Inventory of Death registers from Salt Lake County (Utah). County Clerk, i 1898-1905.

Series 3864

Salt Lake County (Utah). County Clerk Death registers

Dates: i 1898-1905.

0.70 cubic foot and 1 microfilm reel

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

An agency history is available.

Scope and Content

These records contain death registers for the years 1898-1905. Each entry the decedent's name, occupation, age, marital status, sex, race, color, residence, term of residence, date of death, cause of death, the name of the informant making the report, and an assigned number.

Beginning in 1898, each physician, clergyman, justice of the peace, and undertaker was required to keep a registry of the name, age, residence, and time of death of the decedent. Each person registering deaths filed quarterly with the county clerk or the local board of health in the case of incorporated cities. (Revised Statutes of Utah 1898, Title 57, p. 474-475)

In 1905, the state passed a law requiring each county to file a uniform certificate with the State Bureau of Vital Statistics.

Research Note

The master for this reel of film is missing as of 10/12/01. Do not loan. Apparently it was deaccessioned at some point.

Research Note

The master for this reel of film is missing as of 10/12/01. Do not loan. Apparently it was deaccessioned at some point.

Images Available

This series is available on microfilm.

Copies of these records are located at Ancestry.com View Online.

Access Restrictions

This series is designated as Public.

Reproduction and Use

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Finding Aids

Indexes: Series 20900- Alphabetical index based on decedent's surname.

Related Records

Death register index from Salt Lake County (Utah). County Clerk, Series 20900, provides name access to this series.

Death certificates from the Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Series 81448, are death certificates filed with the state after 1904.

Indexing Terms

Death--Proof and certification--Salt Lake County (Utah).

Salt Lake County (Utah)--Statistics, Vital.

REELDESCRIPTION
11898 - 1905