Oklahoma, School Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection includes school records, primarily annual censuses, of pupils who attended schools in Oklahoma counties between 1895 and 1936. The Woodward County records were indexed by the Northwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society. The records are generally arranged by years and then in numerical order by school district; many of them list the name of each pupil and include the pupil's date of birth and the names of parents or guardians. School records can be very helpful as they can often be used as a reliable substitute for birth records or they can lead you to birth records.

Woodward County was formed in 1893 from the Cherokee Outlet. It was originally "N" County. On November 6, 1894, the new citizens voted to change the name to Woodward and establish the town of Woodward as the county seat. All of present Harper and Woodward counties, the northern part of Ellis and the western end of Woods counties were contained within the borders of county "N", Oklahoma Territory, when it was opened for settlement September 16, 1893. The first school was established in Woodward in January 1894.

The following counties are included in this publication Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Beckham, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cimarron, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Cleveland, Dewey, Ellis, Greer, Hughes, Jackson, Kay, Le Flore, Major, McClain, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Ottawa, Pittsburg, Pushmataha, Roger Mills, Rogers, Pottawatomie, Stephens, Tillman, Woodward, Woods.

The records helped local governments determine funding needs for individual schools so the information is generally reliable.

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Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Oklahoma.
 * Oklahoma Guided Research
 * Oklahoma Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Oklahoma Research, 1880-Present
 * Oklahoma Record Finder

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Selected Collections
 * Atoka County, Enumeration record, 1912-1918
 * Atoka County, Scholastic census reports, 1912-1934
 * Caddo County, Scholastic census books, 1912-1936; index to school census books, 1912-1936
 * Canadian County, Scholastic census records, 1907-1934
 * Carter County. Scholastic census; scholastic census index, 1914-1962, 1914-1934
 * Cherokee County, Register of teachers employed, 1908-1912; school district maps
 * Cleveland County, Scholastic census reports, 1912-1934; index, 1912-1930
 * Comanche County, Scholastic census index, 1918-1968; scholastic census reports, 1918-1936
 * Dewey County, Scholastic census, 1912-1936 ; pupils high school credit records, 1901- 1952
 * Linda Norman Garrison, comp and edited. The Graduates of Walters High School, Walters, Oklahoma, 1909-1996.Walters, Okla. : L.N. Garrison, 1996. Cotton County
 * Craig County, Scholastic census reports, 1915-1935
 * Greer County, Enumeration records, 1898-1936; teachers employed, 1930-1931, board members, 1923-1924, term reports, 1900-1912; index, 1902-1955; maps, 1900-1904 and 1922-1925; school officials, 1900-1904
 * Harper County, Scholastic census records, 1912-1934
 * Kay County. Census of school districts, 1897-1938
 * Major County. Scholastic enumeration records, 1912-1934
 * McClain County, Scholastic census reports, 1912-1934
 * Pittsburg County, Scholastic census reports, 1918-1936

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