Series 20903

Wasatch County (Utah). County Clerk Death registers, 1898-1905.

1 microfilm reel

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

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

These records contain Wasatch County death registers for the years 1898-1905.

Scope and Content

These records contain death registers for the years 1898-1905. Each entry has an assigned number, the decedent' s name, date of death, place of death, term of residence, sex, color, race, age, occupation, cause of death, marital status, birthplace, residence, and name of the informant making the report. The register for 1904 and 1905 also includes information on the father' s and mother' s birthplaces, and place of burial.
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.

Arrangement

Chronological by year, but not by month. Entries were recorded in order of report, not by date of death.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.
Copies of these records are located at Ancestry.com View Online.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was processed by M. Call in September 1998.

Related Material

Death certificates from the Office of Vital Records and Statistics,
, contain death certificates filed with the Bureau of Vital Statistics beginning in 1904.

Container List

ReelDescription
11898-1905