Series 83886

Grand County (Utah). County Clerk Birth registers

Dates: i 1898-1905.

1.40 cubic feet 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 birth registers recorded during the years 1898 through 1905. Each entry has the date of birth, name of child, place of birth, sex, race color, parents' names, residence, name of informant making the report, and an assigned number. Also recorded are anomalous entries dated 1905 to 1939 which were entered long after the fact.

Beginning in 1898, physicians and midwives were required to keep record of each birth at which they assisted professionally. In their absence, parents were required to make a report. They then reported quarterly to the county clerk or in the case of incorporated cities, to the local board of health and they would in turn report to the county clerk. (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.

Images Available

This series is available on microfilm.

This series is available online as part of the Utah State Archives Digital Archives.

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: an electronic index is available which includes parents' names, gender of child, and date of birth, covering from 1898 thru 1905. View index.

Related Records

Birth certificates from the Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Series 81443, This series contains birth certificates filed with the Bureau of Vital Records beginning in 1904.

Indexing Terms

Registers of births, etc.--Grand County (Utah).

Grand County (Utah)--Statistics, Vital.

REEL	DESCRIPTION
1	1898 - 1905