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from being withdrawn from a joint bank account, from selling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. 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.
