Series 84244
Davis County (Utah). County Clerk Death registers, i 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
Scope and Content
These records contain death registers for the years 1898-1905. Each entry has an assigned number, name of decedent, age, sex, race, color, term of residence, birthplace, marital status, occupation, last place of residence, causes of death, date of death, and name of the party making the report.
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
There are no entries in this volume for the years 1902-1903.
Arrangement
These records are 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.
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 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,
, These records contain death certificates filed with the Bureau of Vital Records beginning in 1904.
Container List
| Reel | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Register of Deaths (1966 microfilming); 1898 Jan-1904 Apr |
| 1 | Register of Deaths (1966 microfilming); 1904 Jan-1905 May |
| none | Register of Deaths (2019 microfilming); 1898 Jan-1904 Apr |
| none | Register of Deaths (2019 microfilming); 1904 Jan-1905 May |