Series 20903
Wasatch County (Utah). County Clerk Death registers
Dates: 1898-1905.
1 microfilm reel
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
An agency history is available.
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.
Related Records
Death certificates from the Department of Health. Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Series 81448, contain death certificates filed with the Bureau of Vital Statistics beginning in 1904.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Processing Note
This series was processed by M. Call in September 1998.
Indexing Terms
- Death—Proof and certification—Wasatch County (Utah).
- Wasatch County (Utah)—Statistics, Vital.
Page Last Updated October 18, 2012.