Weber County, Utah Genealogy

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Guide to Weber County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Facts
County seat: Ogden
Organized: January 31 1850
Parent County(s): Original County
Neighboring Counties
Box Elder • Cache • Davis • Morgan • Rich
See County Maps
Courthouse
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Location Map
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Downtown Ogden, Weber Co. Utah

County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

The county was named for the Weber River, which in turn was named for John Henry Weber (1779–1859), a fur trapper and trader in the area in the mid-1820s. The county is located in the north center area of the state.[1]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Weber County Clerk/Auditor
2525 Grant Ave
Ogden, UT 84401
Phone: 801-395-1079
Weber County Courthouse

County Clerk has marriage records from 1887.
Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.
County Recorder has land records.[2]

Weber County, Utah Record Dates[edit | edit source]

Known Beginning Wayne for Major County Records[3]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1898 1887 1898 1852 1850 1852 1851
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1905. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

History Timeline[edit | edit source]

NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned fromWikipedia for Weber County.

  • Weber County was formed in 1850 for the census but officially made a county in 1852. It was named after the Weber river which was originally named after a trapper John Henry Weber. In 1869, Weber County's growth grew with the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad north of Ogden. This brought freight, passengers and rolling stock in to Ogden, Weber's County Seat.
  • Another growth spurt happened during World War II with the installation of The Defense Depot, Hill Air Force Base and the Naval Supply Depot in nearby Davis County. These installations provided many jobs for Weber County residents. Weber State University is not only a larger academic force for Weber County but a large employer as well.
  • Prior to 1824 the Weber County area was occupied by the nomadic Shoshone and Ute Indians for centuries.
  • 1824 Jim Bridger was reportedly the first white man to see the Great Salt Lake [4]
  • 1843 John C. Fremont accurately maps the area
  • 1847 The area is purchased by James Brown for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  • 1850 The agricultural Weber County area grew to 1,141 residents.
  • 1852, March 3 Weber County was officially formed as an original county despite having been created in 1850 for Census purposes. [5]
  • 1869 The transcontinental railroad gives Weber’s County Seat, Ogden, the nickname of ‘’Junction City’’. The area explodes with industry brought in by the rapid transfer of goods, passengers and freight.
  • 1879 John M. Browning patented the first single shot rifle that helped put the area on the World Wide Map.
  • 1889 Weber State University was founded as Weber Stake Academy.
  • 1940s Weber County grows again with the addition of the Defense Depot Ogden(DDO), the neighboring Hill Air Force Base, and The Naval Supply Depot. These brought in as many as 150 regular and special trains a in a few months time through the County by 1944.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

  • "Time Book: for Nov. thru Jan. 1892-1893, laborers in North Ogden, Weber Co., Utah" FamilySearch Library US/CAN Film 2056029 item 6.

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Weber County, Utah online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Utah Cemeteries for more information.

Census Records[edit | edit source]

  • See Utah Census for databases to territorial and federal Censuses.
Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1850 1,186 —
1860 8,675 631.5%
1870 7,858 −9.4%
1880 12,344 57.1%
1890 22,723 84.1%
1900 25,239 11.1%
1910 35,179 39.4%
1920 43,663 24.1%
1930 52,172 19.5%
1940 56,714 8.7%
1950 83,319 46.9%
1960 110,744 32.9%
1970 126,278 14.0%
1980 144,616 14.5%
1990 158,330 9.5%
2000 196,533 24.1%
2010 231,236 17.7%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Church Records[edit | edit source]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)[edit | edit source]
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Guide to history and records of wards and branches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Stake(s) 1930: Ogden Stake, Utah · Mount Ogden Stake, Utah · Weber Stake, Utah · North Weber Stake, Utah
Towns: Eden · Farr West · Harrisville · Hooper · Huntsville · Liberty · Marriott-Slaterville · North Ogden · Ogden · Plain City · Pleasant View · Riverdale · Roy · Taylor · Uintah · Warren · West Weber


List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]


For historical maps of Utah and Weber County, see:

Migration[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Utah History to Go has information about military installations in Davis and Weber counties.

Civil War

World War I

World War II

Korean War

  • 1950-1957 Korean War all Services U.S. Military Personnel Who Died From Hostile Action (including Missing and Captured) in the Korean War, 1950-1957. From USGenWeb Project Weber County

Vietnam War

  • 1957-1995 Vietnam all Services U.S. Military Personnel Who Died From Hostile Action (including Missing and Captured) in the Vietnam conflict, 1957-1995. From USGenWeb Project Weber County

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Several newspapers covering covering 1879-1908, 1923-1927 are included.
  • Ogden Standard Examiner:
1801, 1888-94 The Standard Ancestry.com ($)
1920-1977 Ogden Standard Examiner Archives at Ancestry.com $
1923-1927 [ https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/search (Ogden) Standard Examiner] at Utah Digital Newspapers

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Prisons[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Online Probate Indexes and Records

School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]

Marriage[edit | edit source]

  • Note: Historical marriage records for this county are difficult to locate and use. It appears that the original marriage registers beginning in 1887, were microfilmed in the 1950s and then destroyed. Unfortunately, the staff at the clerk's office are unable to locate the microfilm copies either (as of 2007). Researchers must resort to the applications and/or the original marriage license returns (microfilmed) to locate specific marriages. The microfilm is some what confusing to use and is mislabeled.

  • 1888-1947Weber County, UT, County Clerk. Applications for Licenses to Marry, and Original Marriage Certificates, 1888–1947FS Library Films 1670859–1670885. The applications are arranged by certificate numbers, then chronologically. For example, application number 1s from 1888, 1892, 1897, 1919, and 1935 would be filed together. The years on the films overlap and are mixed. No index is available to certificate numbers. The marriages index cards have been placed in the Early Church Information File. However, the cards give book and page numbers. You may have to search numerous films or order the certificate from the county.
  • Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources

Death[edit | edit source]

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Voting Records[edit | edit source]

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]

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  • FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Huntsville History Library
7365 East 200 South
Huntsville, UT 84317
Phone 801-745-3420

Stewart Library
3750 Harrison Blvd.
Ogden, Utah
Phone: 801-626-6415

Weber County Library System - Main Library (Ogden)
2464 Jefferson Ave.
Ogden, UT 84401-2404
Phone:(801) 337-2632
fax: (801) 337-2615

Museums[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum
2104 Lincoln Avenue
Ogden, UT 84401
Phone: (801) 393-4460

Websites[edit | edit source]

  • FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Wayne, Utah" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_County,_Utah accessed 5 Dec 2018
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Weber County, Utah Page 688 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Weber County, Utah . Page 686-688 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 676-677.
  4. ↑ Weber County History
  5. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FS Library book 973 D27e 2002].
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