Rich County (Utah). County Clerk

These records document "birth, death, fetal death, marriage, divorce, dissolution of marriage, or annulment." (Utah Code 26-2-2(20)(2014)) Documents may include registered certification or reports, applications, official registers and other similar records.

This series contains a register recording births from 1898 to 1905. Each entry includes such information as date of birth, sex, race, color, parents' names, residence, and name of informant making the report.

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) Despite these requirements, not all births were recorded.

In 1905, the state passed a law requiring each county to file a uniform certificate with the State Bureau of Vital Statistics.