The Oklahoma Society Sons of the American Revolution was organized February 22, 1905, according to the national Society's Handbook. It received its official charter during May, 1905. We have been unable to find minutes or other official records of the organization meeting or other preliminaries leading up to it. Readers are reminded that when this meeting took place early in 1905, present day Oklahoma was still Indian Territory, and its headquarters was at Guthrie. The United States Congress passed the Enabling Act in 1906 and Oklahoma was admitted to the Union, as the 46th State, in November 1907, nearly three years after the organizational meeting. Theodore Roosevelt was president. Much of eastern Oklahoma land had recently been allotted to the Indians occupying it, and much of the other lands in that area were 'restricted'. Most of western Oklahoma lands had been opened to white settlers during the 1890 decade. Between 1890 and 1905 many thousands of settlers and home seekers poured into both eastern and western Oklahoma, many towns were platted, growth was rapid, but there was some confusion.

By 1905, law and order was pretty well established, churches had been organized, and several of the new towns had become small cities. Among the thousands coming into Oklahoma during this time were several (but less than a dozen) members of the Sons of the American Revolution. It is likely (we think) that the National Society SAR corresponded with most of them, urging them to form an Oklahoma (STATE) Society. It is also likely several of those members were thinking in similar vein, and sought advice from the National Society. Evidently Henry H. Edwards took the lead in contacting his Oklahoma Compatriots, and that three to five of them responded favorably. One of them, Arthur H. Price, must have offered to help by securing supplies, application blanks, etc. from National.

Encouraged by the favorable responses, we believe that Edwards or Edwards and Price, invited all Oklahoma Compatriots to bring interested friends and attend an organization meeting to be held February 22, 1905, probably in the home town of Edwards, maybe in his home. We don't know who or how many attended. Probably 3 to 5 Compatriots, possibly with 6 to 10 interested friends, maybe as many as 17 in all. We are inclined to believe that then and there a plan of organization was adopted, and that all those eligible; and interested signed the Charter Application. Arthur Hamblin Price was authorized to serve as interim Registrar and all interested were asked to sign and file with him Applications for Membership which he would clear through the National Society. We know for sure that during the year 1905, five of those having SAR memberships in other states transferred and fourteen new applicants for membership were admitted to membership in the Oklahoma Society, nineteen in all. The first seventeen were considered (and often are referred to) as 'Charter Members'.

Chapter	Location / Descriptive Data	Activiated	Closed
Ardmore	Ardmore, Lawton, Durant area.	2009	Active
Bartlesville		1960	Active
Choctaw	Antlers, Durant, & McAlester.	1974	1975
Claremore and Claremore-Pryor	Renamed Nathaniel Pryor in 1981.	1961	1981
Five Tribes	Tahlequah, Muskogee. Absorbed by Tulsa.	1976	1981
Great Plains	Altus, Duncan, Lawton.	1972	1979
Jet	Largely decendants of Jonathan Harned.	1958	1964
Kingfisher	Absorbed by Oklahoma City about 1979.	1971	1979
Michael Gold	Far NE Oklahoma. Miami, Vinita area.	1976	1979
Montfort Stokes	Gradually changed to Muskogee.	1928/1929	1948
Muskogee	Often inactive. Eventually merged with Tulsa.	1935	1974
Nathaniel Pryor	Formerly Claremore-Pryor	1981	Closed
Norman		1985	Active
Oklahoma City	Formed when the Oklahoma Society split into two chapters, Tulsa and Oklahoma City.	1924	Active
Oklahoma Society	Operated without chapters.	1905	1924
Ponca City	Absorbed by Oklahoma City	1970	2004
Shawnee	Never very large or active.	1954	1964
Stillwater		1964	1975
Tulsa	Operated informally 1916-1923. Formally created when the Oklahoma Society split into two chapters, Tulsa and Oklahoma City.	1924	Active

Source: "The Oklahoma Society Sons of the American Revolution 1987 Historical Roster"