Records are territorial until 1907, when Oklahoma gained statehood.

Newsletter for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Paine (and variant spellings) families who came mainly from England. Some first settled in Massachusetts and Rhode Island in the 1600's. In the 1700's, some emigrated to Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. During the 1800's, some moved to Canada, and to Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Louisiana,...

George Washington Main (1865-1949) and Mary Vianna Main (1872-1947) came to Indian Territory in 1896. They founded the I-O-A Ranch on the Cimarron, as a school in family living. The five farms on 650 acres were incorporated in 1939 and the first boy was enrolled in 1959. It became the Oklahoma Lions I-O-A Youth Ranch in 1969 and the Oklahoma Lions Boys Ranch in 1987. Also includes the allied Donnelly family.