In a message dated 2/13/01 7:49:21 PM Mountain Standard Time, OKLINCOL-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << I had been using the Lincoln County website to determine if my ancestors had made the 1891 land run. The information on the site did not match an old letter I had from a relative. >> If you are referring to the page headed "LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY ORIGINAL LAND RECORDS", please note that these lists were compiled from land maps some years after the Run -- plenty of time for a number of claims to have changed hands. I've found them quite useful in placing a family in the area in Territorial Days and helpful in deciphering some entries on the 1900 census -- but they certainly don't include all of the original patent holders. << Send a SASE and request a copy of the tract record from the Lincoln County Museum. This is the true document that shows who owned the land. There is a minimal charge for the copy. Then you can request the ownership document from the County Clerk. >> Excellent advice, IF you have the exact land description. If you don't, you can request a lookup in the Federal Land Tract records themselves from the Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society. Their website is: http://www.sirinet.net/~lgarris/swogs I do have their index booklet that covers the eastern part of Lincoln County, so can tell you if anyone with a particular surname is on the list. I can NOT tell you the applicant's full name or the tract description, because this is just the index to the microfilm that SWOGS uses for lookups. Some years ago, we started working on an area study centered in northeastern Oklahoma County. It has since expanded to include several townships in eastern Lincoln County, so if your family was in the Fallis, Wellston, or Captain Creek area we may well have information about them. Please write, I love to compare notes! Sharon McAllister