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== What Is in This Collection? == | == What Is in This Collection? == | ||
This collection consists of an index of registers kept to record the departure and return of missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through Salt Lake City. The collection covers the years 1860 to 1937. A more comprehensive database is offered in the [https://history. | This collection consists of an index of registers kept to record the departure and return of missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through Salt Lake City. The collection covers the years 1860 to 1937. A more comprehensive database is offered in the [https://history.lds.org/missionary/ Church History Department] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints which includes missionaries serving from 1830 to 1860, missionaries not routed through Salt Lake City, links to lists of missionaries serving at the same time and histories of mission areas. | ||
== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
'''Mission records''' may contain the following information: | |||
*Full name of missionary | *Full name of missionary | ||
*Parent’s full names | *Parent’s full names | ||
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*Quorum or Priesthood office held | *Quorum or Priesthood office held | ||
*Present residence | *Present residence | ||
*Page, volume, line number | *Page, volume, line number | ||
== How Do I Search This Collection? == | ==How Do I Search This Collection?== | ||
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | You can search the index or view the images or both. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | ||
*Name of the person | *Name of the person | ||
*The name of a parent or date of the event | *The name of a parent or date of the event | ||
=== Search the Index === | === Search the Index === | ||
{{Search Collection Link | CID= | {{Search Collection Link | ||
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === How Do I Analyze the Results? === | ||
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. | Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. | ||
== What Do I Do Next?== | == What Do I Do Next?== | ||
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
* | *Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later. | ||
* | *Use the age or estimated birth date to find church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records. | ||
* | *Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records. | ||
*[[Utah Church Records]] were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900 | *Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses. Witnesses were usually family members. | ||
*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family. | |||
*[[Utah Church Records| Church Records]] were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | |||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
* | *If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives. | ||
* | *If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county. | ||
*Remember that | *Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name. | ||
*Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records | *Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well. | ||
*Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records. | |||
== Citing This Collection == | == Citing This Collection == | ||
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | ||
;Collection Citation: | |||
"Utah, Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1937." Database. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : 14 June 2016. Records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Citing Missionary department missionary registers 1860-1959. CR 301 22. Church History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. | |||
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| Record Type | Missionary Database |
| Collection years | 1860-1937 |
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What Is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]
This collection consists of an index of registers kept to record the departure and return of missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through Salt Lake City. The collection covers the years 1860 to 1937. A more comprehensive database is offered in the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints which includes missionaries serving from 1830 to 1860, missionaries not routed through Salt Lake City, links to lists of missionaries serving at the same time and histories of mission areas.
What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]
Mission records may contain the following information:
- Full name of missionary
- Parent’s full names
- Birth date and place
- Residence
- Ward or Stake name
- Mission location
- Dates departed for and returned from mission
- Name of person ordaining missionary
- Date set apart as missionary
- Baptism date
- By whom baptized
- Quorum or Priesthood office held
- Present residence
- Page, volume, line number
How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]
You can search the index or view the images or both. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
- Name of the person
- The name of a parent or date of the event
Search the Index[edit | edit source]
You will be able to search this collection when it is published.
How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.
What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]
I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]
- Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later.
- Use the age or estimated birth date to find church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records.
- Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records.
- Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses. Witnesses were usually family members.
- Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
- Church Records were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.
I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]
- If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
- If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county.
- Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
- Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
- Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records.
Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
- Collection Citation
"Utah, Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1937." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Citing Missionary department missionary registers 1860-1959. CR 301 22. Church History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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