Utah Vital Records: Difference between revisions

[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Utah.htm Utah Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.  

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'''Marriages'''  

'''Deaths'''  

::1904–1958 [http://www.archives.utah.gov/research/indexes/20842.htm Utah Archives]  

::1904–1956 {{RecordSearch|1747615|FamilySearch}}

Utah state, county, and city governments have created records of births, marriages, and deaths. Records containing this information are commonly called "vital records," because they refer to critical events in a person's life.  

This section describes the vital records kept by the civil government and where they are found. The Family History Library has many of the records listed here and many other records. Refer to [[Utah Church Records|'''Church Records''']] for a description of other sources for vital information. Also, refer to the [[Tracing LDS Ancestors|'''Tracing LDS Ancestors''']] page for records pertaining members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  

The library has some territorial vital records on compact disc for the 1800s to 1906. This index contains birth, marriage, guardianship, naturalization, divorce records and wills. The territory includes [[Utah]], [[Arizona|Arizona]], [[Colorado]], [[Idaho|Idaho]], [[Nevada|Nevada]], [[Wyoming|Wyoming]], and Indian territory. Sources include Deseret News notices of vital records, marriages performed by justices of the peace, Methodist marriages, and records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints records.  

''Territorial vital records&nbsp;: births, divorces, guardianship, marriages, naturalization, wills; 1800's thru 1906 Utah territory, AZ, CO, ID, NV, WY, Indian Terr.; LDS branches, wards; Deseret News vital recs.; J.P. marriages; Meth''. <ref>St. George, Utah: Genealogical CD Publishing, 1994. (Family History Library compact disc no. 15.)</ref>  

State registration of births and deaths began in 1905 and was generally complied with by 1917. From 1977 to the present, the births and deaths are indexed by computer and may be found at the county vital records offices. Before 1905, you will need to contact county offices also.  

For information about state birth and death records, write to:  

'''''Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -'''''A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1747615 Family Search Record Search] .&nbsp; Utah requires a death certificate before a burial is completed.&nbsp; A death certificate may contain information as to the name of the deceased, date of death, and place of death, as well as&nbsp;the age, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.  

Although a few counties kept earlier records, most counties began keeping ledger entries of births and deaths in 1898 to comply with a state law. County records to 1905 are kept in the county clerk's office. Since 1905 county birth and death records have been sent to the Bureau of Vital Records. Some of the local county health departments have retained copies of these records.  

The [http://www.infouga.org/site Utah Genealogical Association] has completed an index to the early death records. They have indexed 1898-1905 county death records for all counties except Salt Lake County. The index includes name, sex, age, death date, county page number, and entry or registration number.  

For [http://www.slco.lib.ut.us Salt Lake County], the library has birth and death records. These registers usually are indexed. They are:  

The Family History Library has copies of most of the county birth and death records from 1898 to 1905 and more recent records for some counties.  

Abstracts of Deaths Notices in the Deseret News Weekly newspaper of Salt Lake City, Utah (1852-1888)  

[[Utah Salt Lake County Death Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  

The Family History Library has midwives' records for some cities and towns. Such as ''Record of Births Kept by H. J. Talbot of the Children Delivered by His Wife, Livinia Ann Wall Talbot''. <ref>Talbot, Henry James. ''Record of Births Kept by H. J. Talbot of the Children Delivered by His Wife, Livinia Ann Wall Talbot''. N.p., [18–1?]. (Family History Library {{FHL|282428|item|disp=FHL Book 979 V2t; Film 962649 item 4}}.) </ref>This covers the years 1878 to 1893 and includes the area from Hyde Park near Logan, Utah to Oxford, a small community northwest of Preston, Idaho. This book has been indexed in the ''Early Church Information File''.  

Utah law permits public access to adoption records over 100 years old.<ref>[http://le.utah.gov/%7Ecode/TITLE78B/htm/78B06_014100.htm Utah Code 1953 78B-6-141 (2)(e)].</ref> Records of adoptions are found in probate registers, record books and case files. The Utah State Archives holds such records for many counties, more detail on their [http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/adoptions.htm Adoptions Research Guide].  

Most of these court records are currently at either the county clerk's office or the Utah State Archives (see [http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/marriage.htm Marriage Records Research Guide]). Some are also in the personal journals of individual judges. The Family History Library has pre-1887 court records for a number of Utah counties.  

'''Gretna Greens for Utah.''' Many ''eloping couples''went to Farmington, [[Davis County, Utah]] to be married and avoid the waiting period between the issuing of a licence and the performance of the marriage. Other similar runaway marriage places for Utahns include [[Uinta County, Wyoming|Evanston]], [[Elko County, Nevada|West Wendover]], or [[Clark County, Nevada|Las Vegas]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref>  

An extensive list of marriages for the state are searchable online at the [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Western_States_Marriage_Index Western States Marriage Index]. See the website for detailed listing of counties and time period coverage.  

''Miscellaneous Marriage Index''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. <ref>(Family History Library {{FHL|282764|item|disp=FHL Films 820155–73}}.) </ref>This source is an incomplete index for Utah counties for the 1860 to 1940 period. The index cards list marriage information for individuals from ten counties: Box Elder, Millard, Morgan, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Utah, Wayne, and Weber. A few counties from Idaho and Wyoming are also included. The original cards have been interfiled with the Early Church Information File.  

Birth and death information for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the 1840s to the present is often available in membership records or annual reports. The Family History Library has records to 1948.  

For vital records of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints see the [[Tracing LDS Ancestors|Tracing LDS Ancestors]] portal page.  

Open / closed / state statutes  

You can learn more about the history and availability of Utah vital records through the Internet at [http://www.slvhealth.org/services/birthdeathcerts/ Bureau of Vital Records] and [http://archives.utah.gov/index.html Utah State Archives] Internet sites.  

''Guide to Public Vital Statistics of Utah''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Historical Records Survey, 1941. <ref>(Family History Library {{FHL|17374|item|disp=FHL Book 979.2 A3v; Fiche 6046623}}.) </ref>The book has four sections: birth, death, marriage, and divorce. It has samples of the documents being used and a copy of the instructions to the clerks and doctors on how to fill in the forms.  

[[Utah Church Records|Utah Church Records]]  

[http://www.carbon-utgenweb.com/1896-1916minersA-C.html Utah Mining Accidents 1896-1916] at [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~utgenweb/ UTGenWeb] - free.  

*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record.&nbsp; The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s)&nbsp;and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record.  

*Search for Vital Records in the Family History Library Catalog by using a '''Place Search '''and then choosing '''Vital Records'''.&nbsp; Search for&nbsp;'''Utah''' to locate records filed by the State and then search the '''name of the county''' to locate records kept by the county.

[[Utah Archives and Libraries|Utah Archives and Libraries]]  

Other birth, marriage, death, and midwife records are available at the Family History Library. These can be found using the Family History Library Catalog&nbsp;Place Search under:  

::UTAH, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS.

'''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:'''  

*[[Utah Salt Lake County Death Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  

*[[Utah Statewide Death Certificates (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>

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