Mike, Vital Records link for death certificates: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/vital/index.htm Note: Oklahoma didn't require reporting of births and deaths until after 1908 and some counties didn't comply until the late 1920s. Area of interest prior to statehood: Coowescoowe Dist. Cherokee Nation Nowata, Washington and parts of Craig, Mayes, Rogers & Tulsa T 21 N / R 16 E is in current day Rogers County: See Township County Map at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/twpmaps/rogers.html Data and addresses found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/index.htm Hope this helps. Fred Frederick M. Dittmar, Diggin' Deep Genealogy Research Service PO Box 2601 Norman, Oklahoma 73026 http://frederick.dittmar.org Member: Association of Professional Genealogy http://www.apgen.org Mail List Administrator: 38 Mail Lists - 1 Message Board Board Member & Genealogical Assistant Oklahoma Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs