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Court Records

• Weber County, Utah Civil and Criminal Case Files, 1852-1887 Ancestry.com ($)
  
• Weber County, Utah Probate Court Civil and Criminal Case Registers of Actions, 1868-1887 Ancestry.com ($)
  
• Court Records . of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Directories

• 1879-1880 - Culmer, H.L.A. et al. Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 1879-80: Containing the Name and Occupation of Every Resident in the Towns and Cities of Salt Lake, Utah, Weber and Davis Counties: and a Very Complete List of the Merchants, Manufacturers, Professional Men and Officials: Together with Full Gazetteer Information. Salt Lake City, Utah: Printed for H.L.A. Culmer & Co. by J.C. Graham & Co., 1879. Digital version at Internet Archive.

• 1883 - Haefeli, Leo and Frank J. Cannon. Directory of Ogden City and Weber County. 1883. Ogden City, Utah: Ogden Herald Publishing Company, Printers, 1883. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.

• Directories. of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Divorce Records

• Divorce Records . of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Ethnic and Other Groups

 Funeral Homes

Lindquist North Ogden Mortuary^[3]
2140 North 400 East
North Ogden, Utah 84404
Phone: (801) 782-6666
Toll Free Phone: 877-394-6667
Fax: (801) 782-6670

3408 Washington Blvd.
Ogden, Utah 84401
Phone: (801) 394-6666
Toll Free Phone: 877-394-6667
Fax: (801) 394-1164

3333 West 5600 South
Roy, Utah 84067
Phone: (801) 774-5666
Toll Free Phone: 877-394-6667
Fax: (801) 394-1164

Myers Mortuary^[4]
5864 South 1900 West
Roy, UT 84067
Phone: 801-825-2239
Tax: 801-779-0129

845 Washington Blvd
Ogden, UT 84404
Phone: 801-399-5613
Fax: 801-339-5624

Aaron's Mortuary and Crematory^[5]
1600 Washington Blvd
Ogden, UT 84404
Phone: 801-393-5678
Toll Free Phone: 866-886-9713
Fax: 801-393-3232

Larkin and Sons Mortuary^[6]
496 24th St
Ogden, UT 84403
Phone: 801-394-5505
Fax: 801-395-1932

Leavitt's Mortuary^[7]
836 36th St
Ogden, UT 84403
Phone: 801-394-5556
Fax: 801-394-5548

Gazetteers

Genealogy

• Genealogies. of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

A FamilySearch Community Tree is available for this place.

• Early Latter Day Saints - An Mormon Trail Pioneer Database
• Daughters of Utah Pioneers
• Sons of Utah Pioneers Stories
• Available online: Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprised of Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies, the Early History of the LDS Church

"FHLC Book 979.2 D3e" (Salt Lake City, Utah: Western Epics, 1966). Vol. 1 part 1 FamilySearch Books Online

Guardianship

• Guardianship Records . of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

History

• Histories. of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.
• The Family History Library Catalog has several histories for Weber County. Films can be viewed at the Family History Library or sent to family history centers. Books can be used at the Family History Library, public libraries or through Interlibrary Loan (check with your public library).
• Pioneer Utah's Online Library has a brief history of Weber County.
• The Utah History Encyclopedia has a short history of Weber County.
• History for Kids also has brief information on Weber County.

History Timeline

• Boundary changes timeline for Weber County, Utah from "UT: Index of Counties," Newberry Library's Utah Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned fromWikipedia for Weber County.

Weber County was formed in 1850 for the census but officially made a county in 1852. Named after the Weber river which was in originally named after a trapper John Henry Weber. In 1869, Weber County's growth grew with the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad north of Ogden. This brought freight, passengers and rolling stock in to Ogden, Weber's County Seat.

Another growth spurt happened during World War II with the installation of The Defense Depot, Hill Air Force Base and the Naval Supply Depot in nearby Davis County. These installations provided many jobs for Weber County residents. Weber State University is not only a larger academic force for Weber County but a large employer as well.

• Prior to 1824 the Weber County area was occupied by the nomadic Shoshone and Ute Indians for centuries.
• 1824. Jim Bridger was reportedly the first white man to see the Great Salt Lake ^[8]
• 1825. Peter Skene Ogden visited the area
• 1843. John C. Fremont accurately maps the area
• 1843. Miles Goodyear built fort that came to be known as Fort Buenaventura
• 1847. The area is purchased by James Brown for the LDS Church
• 1850. The agricultural Weber County area grew to 1,141 residents.
• 1852, March 3. Weber County was officially formed as an original county despite having been created in 1850 for Census purposes. ^[2]
• 1869. The transcontinental railroad gives Weber’s County Seat, Ogden, the nickname of ‘’Junction City’’. The area explodes with industry brought in by the rapid transfer of goods, passengers and freight.
• 1879. John M. Browning patented the first single shot rifle that helped put the area on the World Wide Map.
• 1889. Weber State University was founded as Weber Stake Academy.
• 1940’s. Weber County grows again with the addition of the Defense Depot Ogden(DDO), the neighboring Hill Air Force Base, and The Naval Supply Depot . These brought in as many as 150 regular and special trains a in a few months time through the County by 1944

Land and Property

• Land and Property Records. of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Herdsmen branded their cattle to keep track of stray animals. A 1913 directory displays the marks used by various Weber County, Utah cattle owners:

• Peterson, H.F. Brand Directory, Comprising Davis, Weber, Summit, Morgan, Wasatch, Part of Utah and Part of Uintah Counties. Wanship, Utah: H.F. Peterson, 1913. Digital version at Internet Archive.

Maps

• Maps. of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

For historical maps of Utah and Weber County, see:

• David Rumsey Collection for Utah

• Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for Utah

• Historical Maps of Utah has several maps of Utah counties

• Google highway map of Weber County 2009

Migration

Military

Utah History to Go has information about military installations in Davis and Weber counties.

Veterans:

The following was taken from USGenWeb Project Weber County

• Weber County World War I Veterans
• World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing State of Utah War Department 1946: ~ Army & Army Air Force
• Weber County Casualties World War II ~ Army & Army Air Force
• Notice from the Navy World War II
• World War II ~ Navy Casualties, Wounded, and POWs Navy
• World War II Weber County Casualties State Summary of War Casualties U. S. Navy 1946
• Korean War all Services U.S. Military Personnel Who Died From Hostile Action (including Missing and Captured) in the Korean War, 1950-1957
• Vietnam all Services U.S. Military Personnel Who Died From Hostile Action (including Missing and Captured) in the Vietnam conflict, 1957-1995

Naturalization and Citizenship

• Naturalization and Citizenship Records . of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Newspapers

Small town newspapers contain obituaries, birth or death notices, community news (such as the visit of someone's relatives), legal notices and provide historical content. See Utah newspapers for tips, resources, and details.

• Utah Digital Newspapers Project presents newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view all newspapers digitized for Weber County, Utah.
  • Several newspapers covering covering 1879-1908, 1923-1927 are included.
    
• Newspapers. of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.
• Existing copies of newspapers. newspapers for Weber County, Utah] are listed in Chronicling America by Library of Congress (LOC).
  • The list by dates and towns (from Chronicling America)
• Ogden Standard Examiner:
  • [1801, 1888-94] The Standard Ancestry.com ($) Fully searchable text version.
    
  • [1920-1977] Ogden Standard Examiner Archives at Ancestry.com $
  • [1923-1927] [Ogden] Standard Examiner at Utah Digital Newspapers
  • [1996+] For selected "snapshots" of the Standard-Examiner from 1996+ see Internet Archive's WayBackMachine.
  • [2001+] Standard-Examiner [Ogden].
• Weber Sentinel News
• Hilltop Times: Hill Air Force Base available at GenealogyBank ($) covering 10/18/2007-current.

Obituaries

Obituaries may mention birth, marriage, spouse, parents, and living family members. See Utah Obituaries for state level compendiums and United States Obituaries for tips and insights regarding this record type.

Obituaries for residents may be found in:

• Newspapers of Weber County, Utah
• Local Funeral Homes, Societies, Libraries, or in family records.
• Obituaries of neighboring counties
• Newspapers of major cities: Deseret News and/or The Salt Lake Tribune both in Salt Lake City

• Obituaries. of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Periodicals

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Poorhouses, poor law, etc Records. of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

In Utah, such records may be difficult to find. Try records of the church they may have attended. Realize, however, that such records may have not been preserved, and would not be in the typical records of membership.

It is possible there were records kept by civilian authorities. Ask town or county officials and local librarians and the State Archives. Also try National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (online).

Probate Records

• Probate Records . of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Public Records

• Public Records . of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Resource Repositories

Courthouses

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Ogden Regional Family History Center
• Ogden Utah Large Mult-stake Family History Center
• Ogden Utah University Family History Center

Libraries

• Archives and Libaries. of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Museums

Historical Places: Bingham's Fort

Societies

• Societies. of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Taxation

• Taxation Records . of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Vital Records

• Vital Records . of Weber County, Utah are listed in the FamilySearch Library. To obtain closer-to-home access to resources, see. public libraries.

Weber-Morgan Health Department, Office of Vital Records
(The Vital Statistics Office is on the second floor)
477 23rd St
Ogden, Utah 84401
801-399-7134

The registers beginning in 1890 have been transferred to the Utah State Archives.^[9]

The Family History Library does not have Ogden City vital records.

Birth

Below are the best sources to find birth information (dates and places of birth and names of parents) for Weber County, Utah. Also available: How to Find Birth Information in Utah.

Follow the suggestions under the year span that matches when your ancestor was born:

1852

Weber County, Utah was formed on 3 March 1852

Before county formation, go to Utah Censuses to locate the family around the time of birth.

1852-1890

No birth records were created for Weber County, Utah by either by county or state civil authorities in this time period.

Follow these suggestions to find birth information for this time period:

• Utah Death Certificates 1904-1961 give birth date and place (recorded at the time of death), names of parents, and name of spouse. Search by names or by exact death date.
• Church records usually give birth date and place and names of parents.
• See also other records that give birth information, such as Death records, Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries
• See also neighboring counties for birth information, due to family members living in that area, religious preferences, convenience, and other reasons.

1890-present

Starting in 1890, the Ogden City Recorder kept a register of births occurring within Ogden.

County clerks became responsible for recording births beginning in 1898.^[10] In 1905, the State Department of Health assumed responsibility and required the counties to forward copies of the records to them.

It took a few years after the requirements for people, doctors, midwives, and officials to comply, so some early birth registrations were missed.

Records open to the public

Birth records created more than 100 years ago^[11] are open to the public.

• 1890-1905 Index to Ogden births and Ogden Register of births, both online at Utah State Archives. (free) Does not include names of children.
  • Inventory of Series 27190 originals at Utah State Archives.
  • Idea: use censuses and church records to learn those missing children's names.
  • No copy at the FamilySearch Library.
• Online index to births 1898–1905 Series 5107  for Weber County, Utah by the Utah State Archives. (Free) Search by names of parents, as many entries do not give the child's name. Each entry includes date of birth, sex, residence, etc..
  • This collection excludes the city of Ogden.
  • Inventory of originals, Series 5107 at Utah State Archives.
  • FamilySearch Library copy: FHL film 497706.
  • Idea: use censuses and church records to learn those missing children's names.
• 1906-1910 online images for Weber County, Utah at the State Archives. Browse the "not yet indexed" area by year and county. Most entries do have names of children.
  
  • Later records open to the public are housed at the Utah State Archives, but not online.
• Online Utah, Births and Christenings, 1892-1941, a FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. (Index only, free). Created from the old IGI, this is a mix of some extracted records and submissions by patrons. Please realize it is not complete.

Restricted records

Access to official birth records within 100 years is restricted to those who meet certain requirements. Order copies:

• Office of Vital Records and Statistics, 288 North 1460 West, Salt Lake City, Utah, Phone: (801) 538-6105. How to order online, by mail, or in person.

• Weber Morgan Health Department (Weber County) Vital Statistics Office, Second Floor, 477 23rd St, Ogden, Utah 84401,(801) 399-7134.

Marriage

• 1888–present — Weber County has an Online Certified Marriage License Search database. The database provides groom's name, bride's maiden name, marriage application number, and marriage application date. Digital images of original license applications are available for marriages dating back to 1982. Certified copies of all marriage license applications can be order online for a fee of $10.00.

Weber County Clerk
2549 Washington Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84401
Telephone: 801-399-8019
Fax: 801-629-8011

Note: Historical marriage records for this county are difficult to locate and use. It appears that the original marriage registers beginning in 1887, were microfilmed in the 1950's and then destroyed. Unfortunately, the staff at the clerk's office are unable to locate the microfilm copies either (as of 2007). Researchers must resort to the applications and/or the original marriage license returns (microfilmed) to locate specific marriages. The microfilm is some what confusing to use and is mislabeled.

• 1888–1947— Weber County. (Utah). County Clerk. Applications for Licenses to Marry, and Original Marriage Certificates, 1888–1947FHL Films 1670859–1670885. The applications are arranged by certificate numbers, then chronologically. For example, application number 1s from 1888, 1892, 1897, 1919, and 1935 would be filed together. The years on the films overlap and are mixed. No index is available to certificate numbers. The marriages index cards have been placed in the Early Church Information File. However, the cards give book and page numbers. You may have to search numerous films or order the certificate from the county.

• 1887–1943 — A considerable number of marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index (1887-1943)^[12] although it is incomplete. The Ogden Family History Center has a continuing project to document and reconstruct Weber County marriages and will often be the only source of marriage data/documentation.

Death

• 1898-1904 - Weber County, Utah Death Records at UTGenWeb - free.

• Pre-1904 - Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904.

• 1904-1956 - Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the https://www.familysearch.org/ . Utah requires a death certificate before a burial is completed. A death certificate may contain information as to the name of the deceased, date of death, and place of death, as well as the age, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.
  

Death Record Substitutes

• 1870 - U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 at Ancestry ($). Includes 1870 Weber County, Utah mortality schedule.
  

Voting Registers

Towns and Communities

Cities

Towns

• Huntsville

Unincorporated Communities

References

1. ↑ Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 676-677. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Weber County, Utah Page 688 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
3. ↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,938.
4. ↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,939.
5. ↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,938.
6. ↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,938.
7. ↑ Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory.(Youngstown, OH: Nomis Publications, Inc., c2009,938.
8. ↑ Weber County History
9. ↑ Inventory of Death registers from Ogden (Utah). City Recorder, 1890-1899.
10. ↑ Utah State Archives, Birth Records guide, accessed 28 July 2012.)
11. ↑ State Department of Health Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates page. Accessed 7/31/2012
12. ↑ "Weber County, Utah: Family History and Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records and More," Linkpendium, http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/UT/Weber/, accessed 1 February 2012.