Series 81440

Bureau of Vital Statistics Death certificates phonetic index, 1904-1934.

1.00 cubic foot

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

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

Created by the Utah Work Projects Administration under the direction of the Bureau of Vital Records, this record contains the names of Utah decedents whose death certificates were filed during the years 1904 to 1934.

Scope and Content

Created by the Utah Work Projects Administration under the direction of the Bureau of Vital Records, this record contains the names of Utah decedents whose death certificates were filed during the years 1904 to 1934. Each entry is comprised of name code, full name, age, gender, date of death, county code, and death certificate number. This index is based on the Soundex coding system. This phonetic system was developed to find a surname even though it may have been recorded under various spellings.
The Soundex Coding System is a coded surname index based on phonetics rather than spelling. Surnames that sound the same, but are spelled differently, have the same code and are filed together. Every Soundex code consists of a letter and three numbers. The letter is always the first letter of the surname whether it is a consonant or a vowel. The numbers are assigned to the remaining consonants of the surname according to the Soundex guide.
After retaining the first letter of the surname anddisregarding the next letters if they are A, E, I, U, W, Y, and H, then:
The number represents the letters:
1 B, P, F, V
2 C, S, K, G, J, Q, X, Z
3 D, T
4 L
5 M, N
6 R

Arrangement

Alphabetical by first letter of surname, thereunder chronological by three number code.

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 electronic index from the Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Series 20842, is an automated death certificate index arranged by last name of deceased, not phonetic.
Death certificates from the Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Series 81448, contains the death certificates indexed here.

Container List

BoxFolderDescription
11A; 000-520
12A; 520-656
13B; 000-320
14B; 320-460
15B; 460-620
16B; 620-650
17B; 650-664
18C; 000-415
19C; 415-520
110C; 520-623
111C; 623-663
112D; 000-400
113D; 400-662
114E; 100-663
115F; 000-666
116G; 000-536
117G; 536-663
118H; 000-300
119H; 300-450
120H; 450-535
121H; 535-663
122I; 000-652
123J; 000-525
124J; 525-655
125K; 000-660
126L; 000-512
127L; 512-660
128M; 000-250
129M; 250-420
130M; 420-600
131M; 600-663
132N; 000-656
133O; 000-663
134P; 000-400
135P; 400-652
136R; 000-240
137R; 240-655
138S; 000-315
139S; 315-363
140S; 363-525
141S; 525-552
142S; 552-660
143T; 000-520
144T; 520-665
145U; 100-652
146V; 000-656
147W; 000-330
148W; 330-426
149W; 426-662
150X; 200-520
151Y; 000-655
152Z; 000-652