Ethel, My wife has an ancestor in a similar situation to yours. Here is what I have found on the subject: !MARRIAGE: "A white man is not allowed to acquire land, or to farm in the Indian Territory, unless he marries an Indian squaw". Aldridge, _Life on a Ranch_, p. 120; UNR Special Collections. !MARRIAGE: 1898 Indian Territory U.S. Court- Central District;Marriages;Vol. 6; Book 8;Dec.9,1897- March 7, 1900, p. 197;SUTRO; PHEBUS, W.M. Age 29 Krebs to WELCH, Margaret, Krebs, age 28- 28 Aug 1898. The Indian tribes would not (normally) issue tribal marriage licenses to non-Indians. The non-Indians (usually) had to go to the nearest U.S. courthouse, because they were U.S. citizens. In this particular case the federal courthouse was located in McAlester. There were also federal courthouses in Muskogee, Vinita and several other places in Indian Territory. Another place to look for "Indian Territory marriages" is in the county seats of adjacent states. Often it was easier/cheaper to climb on a train, go to Dennison, Wichita Falls or Ft Smith, get married and take the next train back than it would be to go to the Federal courthouses in their district. [This was a comment made on this list] Let me know what else you find out on this subject. As you can see my wife's great grandfather was in a similar situation. Nick Cimino Concord CA ncimino@hotmail.com _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com