AGENCY: Fillmore (Utah)

SERIES: 12393
TITLE: Death and burial registers
DATES: 1854-
ARRANGEMENT: Generally chronological by death or burial date.

DESCRIPTION: The volumes in this series document deaths and burials for persons buried in the Fillmore City Cemetery. Ledger columns vary between volumes but may include the line number, name of the deceased, date of death, age, cause of death, place of birth, date of birth, gender, parents' names, physician or nurse, grave locations, race, color, last place of residency, term of residence, marital status, and occupation. The first volume also includes a survey map of the cemetery as well as a record of lot ownership which includes the name of the purchaser, the location of the grave, the date of the sale, and the payment amount. Ownership records are entered by date of sale.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule Burial records, GRS-286

AUTHORIZED: 09/11/2015

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed or until administrative need ends and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This disposition is based on the value these records have in documenting deaths and burials in Fillmore.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Private. More recent records may record the cause of death, taken from a private death certificate. This information should remain private for 50 years, in accordance with Utah Code 26-2-22.

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