This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SaB.2ACI/1616.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Oklahoma law did not require recording of birth & death records until Oct 1908 when a statewide registration of births and deaths was established BUT generally not complied with until 1930's (when babies started being born in hospitals). Any person born before Oct 1908 in Oklahoma would not have birth certificate available, unless the person requested a “delayed” certificate later. Although some county records predate 1908, a few as early as 1891, most did not start until after statehood in 1907. The early records, which are quite incomplete, are housed at county courthouses. County Birth and Death Records In a later project, OKGenWeb will attempt to gather a list of county-level records. For now, you will need to visit the county of interest to ascertain what information, if any, is available