Huntsville, Weber County, Utah Genealogy

Brief History
Huntsville is located in the beautiful Ogden Valleyof Weber County. The Native American population, made mostly of Little Soldier and other bands of Shoshone, have lived in the region since prehistory. The first Europeans in the area were early trappers.

The first permanent Europeans settlers arrived in the Fall of 1860. This group of seven families was led by Jefferson Hunt and founded a small settlement which they called "Hawkin’s Grove". In 1861 more settlers moved into the valley, the town was formally laid out, and the name changed to Huntsville.

These early settlers were predominantly members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or Mormons), and they included groups of Danish (coming from Denmark in 1864) and Scottish converts to the religion. David O. McKay, ninth president of the Church was born in Huntsville.

The City of Huntsville was incorporated in 1924 and the population was 608 at the time of the 2010 census.

Neighboring Communities
Eden | Liberty

Cemetery Records
Abbey of Holy Trinity Trappist Cemetery 1250 South 9500 East Huntsville, UT 84317 Huntsville Cemetery 100 South 5900 East Huntsville, Utah 84317 Utah State History - Utah Cemeteries & Burials Database
 * Listings on Findagrave.com
 * Listings on BillionGraves
 * Listings on Findagrave.com
 * Listings on BillionGraves

Census Records
Utah Census: Table of available census images

Utah Population Schedule Indexes

Digitized and Indexed

 * Utah, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1850-1890 (on Ancestry.com $)
 * Includes 1856 Territorial Census, 1890 Veterans Schedule, and 1859 Tax Lists
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 * Huntsville Ward (organized June 1877, formerly Huntsville Branch, Ogden Stake


 * Record of members, 1861-1941
 * Form E (annual genealogical report), 1907-1948
 * Huntsville Ward history, by Andrew Jensen

Emigration and Immigration
Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records $, 1892-1924, listing passengers who stated they are going to Huntsville.

History

 * History of Huntsville, Utah [City of Huntsville]
 * History of Hunstville
 * Huntsville Town's Official History
 * Remember my valley: a history of Ogden Canyon, Huntsville, Liberty and Eden, Utah from 1825 to 1976
 * The founding of Huntsville: its people and projects;

Maps

 * Google Maps
 * Hometown Locator

Current Newspaper Titles

 * Ogden Standard-Examiner (Published 1920-Current)
 * Ogden Valley News (Published 1993-Current)
 * Weber Sentinel News (Published 1998-Current)

Digital Newspapers
Check the following sources for other smaller-run titles in Ogden that may cover Huntsville.

Ancestry.com [$]

 * Ogden Standard, 1888-1894
 * Ogden Standard Examiner, 1920-1977

Newspapers.com [$]

 * Ogden Standard, 1881-1922
 * Ogden Standard-Examiner, 1920-1977

Utah Digital Newspapers

 * Ogden Daily Standard, 1888-1920
 * Ogden Standard-Examiner, 1920-1927
 * Ogden Valley News, 1998-2021

Societies, Museums and Libraries
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum

Huntsville History Center
 * 2148 Grant Avenue Ogden, UT 84401
 * (801) 393-4460
 * Facebook: Weber County Pioneer Museum


 * 7365 East 200 South
 * Huntsville, UT 84317
 * 801-745-3240

Ogden Regional Family History Center


 * 539 24th Street
 * Ogden, UT 84401
 * 801-626-1132

Weber County Library-Ogden Valley Branch


 * 131 South 7400 East
 * Huntsville, UT 84317
 * 801-337-2660

Weber State University Stewart Library


 * 3750 Harrison Boulevard
 * Ogden, UT
 * 801-626-6415

Suggested Reading

 * History of Weber County
 * Wangsgaard/Wangsgard roots and branches, 1866-1989

Birth

 * Transcription of Midwife's Book of Births 1878 to 1897
 * Index to Midwife's Book

Marriages

 * Marriage information may be located at the Western States Marriage Database searchable by bride or groom.

Death

 * 1903-... - Utah Department of Archives 1903 to 50 years ago Choices of search types - name, date of death (year, month, day, or any combination) and county. Images of actual death certificates.


 * 1904-1956 - Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the Family Search Historical Records. 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. For information on death prior to 1904 you can search the Utah State Burial Index.


 * 1905-1951 - Ancestry.com $ Utah Death Index 1905-1951 Hint Keyword: enter the year of death and enter the name of county if known.


 * 1962-... - Social Security Death Index, begins about 1962.

Websites

 * Danish Immigrants
 * Webtree.com, listing individuals who born or died in Huntsville. Submitters of gedcoms may add, update or remove contents.