Series 83352

Millard County (Utah). Fillmore District Registrar of Vital Statistics Registers of Births, 1907-1912; 1914-1971

1.05 cubic feet

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

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains the local registrar's copy of birth certificates for the Fillmore registration district. The registrar's copies were recorded on forms identical to the originals and, like the originals, included such information as the place of birth, full name of child, sex, whether a twin, triplet, or multiple birth, whether legitimate or illegitimate, full name of father, father's residence, father's color or race, father's birthplace, father's age at last birthday, father's occupation, mother's maiden name, mother's residence, mother's color or race, mother's birthplace, mother's age at last birthday, mother's occupation, number of child of this mother and number of children of this mother now living, certificate of attending physician or midwife, date of filing with the local registrar, and registrar's signature.

Scope and Content

This series contains the local registrar's copy of birth certificates for the registration district. In 1905 the State Legislature adopted a law providing for the registration of births and deaths in the state under the direction of the State Board of Health. In accordance with this law, registration districts were created that coincided with established precincts. Local registrars for each district were appointed by county commissions. The local registrars were required to see that complete and accurate birth certificates were submitted for all births in the precinct. The registrar was to make a copy of each certificate "to be filed and permanently preserved in his office as the local record" and to submit the originals to the State Registrar once a month ("Laws of Utah, 1905," chapter 120).
The registrar's copies were recorded on forms identical to the originals and, like the originals, included such information as the place of birth, full name of child, sex, whether a twin, triplet, or multiple birth, whether legitimate or illegitimate, full name of father, father's residence, father's color or race, father's birthplace, father's age at last birthday, father's occupation, mother's maiden name, mother's residence, mother's color or race, mother's birthplace, mother's age at last birthday, mother's occupation, number of child of this mother and number of children of this mother now living, certificate of attending physician or midwife, date of filing with the local registrar, and registrar's signature.
The series includes a photo negative of a young boy, which was found in the 1949-1950 register. The boy is unidentified, but the image appears to be early twentieth century, based on the clothing style. The boy may be a relative of the registrar, but his exact identity is unknown.

Gaps

The holdings in this series at the State Archives appear to be missing the earliest register dating from 1905-1907 and a register dating from 1912-1914.

Arrangement

Chronological by reporting date and roughly chronological by birth date.

Access Restrictions

This series is primarily classified as Exempt: Birth records are considered private for 100 years from the date of birth in accordance with Utah Code 26-2-22. The secondary classification is Public: Birth records become public 100 years after the birth in accordance with Utah code 26-2-22.

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

The records in this series dating from 1907-1912 and 1914-1971 were archivally processed by Alan B. Barnett in April 2026.

Related Material

Birth certificates from the Office of Vital Records and Statistics,
Series 81443
, contain the official copies of the records in this series that were sent to the State Department of Health.

Indexing Terms

Container List

BoxDescription
1 Register of Births; 1907 Jan 12-1912 Mar 27
1 Register of Births; 1914 Nov 28-1916 Aug 6
1 Register of Births; 1916 Jul 24-1919 Oct 15
1 Register of Births; 1919 Jan 22-1922 Sep 23
1 Register of Births; 1922 Oct 10-1926 Feb 15
1 Register of Births; 1926 Feb 20-1929 Aug 8
1 Register of Births; 1929 Jul 17-1933 Jun 26
1 Register of Births; 1933 Jun 12-1936 Nov 27
1 Register of Births; 1936 Oct 26-1940 Jun 14
1 Register of Births; 1940 Jun 4-1941 Nov 20
2 Register of Births; 1941 Nov 12-1943 May 20
2 Register of Births; 1943 May 28-1945 Jul 13
2 Register of Births; 1945 Jul 9-1947 Jun 27
2 Register of Births; 1947 Apr 6-1948 Jun 16
2 Register of Births; 1948 Jun 9-1949 Apr 21
2 Register of Births; 1949 Apr 10-1950 Mar 26
2 Photo negative of unidentified boy; no date
2 Register of Births; 1950 Jan 15-Nov 29
2 Register of Births; 1950 Nov 3-1952 Jul 31
2 Register of Births; 1952 Aug 6-1953 May 30
2 Register of Births; 1953 May 22-1954 Dec 25
2 Register of Births; 1954 May 17-1956 Mar 5
2 Register of Births; 1956 Feb 4-1958 Jul 19
3 Register of Births; 1958 Jul 4-1960 Sep 29
3 Register of Births; 1960 Sep 14-1961 Aug 9
3 Register of Births; 1961 Jul 21-1962 Nov 3
3 Register of Births; 1962 Nov 16-1963 Dec 28
3 Register of Births; 1963 Dec 16-1964 Dec 20
3 Register of Births; 1964 Dec 9-1966 Feb 1
3 Register of Births; 1966 Feb 18-1967 Jul 13
3 Register of Births; 1967 Jun 20-1969 Mar 5
3 Register of Births; 1968 Jan 12-1969 Mar 21
3 Register of Births; 1969 Oct 11-1971 Nov 30