Tulsa Genealogical Society has over three hundred court journals beginning with statehood (1907) at our library and these books are the source of the information given. Included in the journas are criminal, civil, divorce, rights of majority cases and any other cases coming before the judge of the District Court in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Journal dates overlap since the journals are from the proceedings of various judges.

In addition to the published volumes listed above, this index includes Superior Court Journal 2 (Oct. 1913 - Oct. 1914) and pre-statehood Indian Territory Journal 18 (Oct. 1904 - May 1905).

The index includes the Journal number, page number, plaintiff and defendant's names. Please contact the research committee for further information or if you would like copies of the pages in the journal.

Names are sometimes entered multiple times. The case may come to court many times before and after the final decree of divorce. The first court date may be for a restraining order to prevent money from being withdrawn from a joint bank account, from selling jointly owned property, preventing harassment of plaintiff, children or other relatives, or their business or their employees. The plaintiff usually needed temporary alimony, support for children and money to pay the attorney. In the later journals, the couple may come to court with the property settlement already decided and present it to the court. Sometimes a referee will be appointed to help settle the property. A cross petition may be filed by the defendant against the plaintiff.

There are a few cases of appeal to bring them back into court after the final decree. The plaintiff may have to appear in court again for a contempt citation if the defendant fails to pay alimony, support of the children or property settlement. These appeals may cover many years and may be appealed to the Supreme Court. In a few cases, the defendant is sent to jail until payments are made. Many times the payments would then be made through the court. There will also be requests to modify or amend parts of the decree, such as visitation, custody or support payments for the chidlen and alimony payments.

Because the books are fragile, we will only make a digital photo of any pages you would like to order for $1.00 per page. Please specify the pages you want photographed. If you would like additional information we have extracted with the case number, send your request to our research committee on this website or contact us to place an order.

Research services may also be provided by TGS volunteers, at a cost of $5.00 per Court Book page, available in the Library. Case file research at the Tulsa County Courts Record Warehouse is $25.00 plus the cost of record copies.

To use the indices click the section which would include the surname being researched.