Ogden, Weber County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah Weber County Ogden

History
The county seat of Weber County, Ogden is a multifaceted town. It has a history of Mountain Men Rendezvous, Mormon settlers and the arrival of the railroad along with it’s array of colorful characters. It’s first non Native American inhabitants were traders/trappers that lived in the mountains east of Ogden with their Native American wifes trapping and trading. Peter Skene Ogden led a group of trappers to what is now Ogden Valley in 1825.

Mountain men Jedediah S. Smith, Peter Skene Ogden, Etienne Provost, and Jim Bridger, camped in the Ogden area. Fort Buenaventura is an area that was claimed in 1843 by horse trader/trapper Miles Goodyear. Miles built the fort and trading post on the banks of the Weber River just west of what is now Ogden City. Fort Buenaventura merged from it’s Mountain man culture to eventually that of a Mormon Agricultural Community settled by James Brown and later, Lorin Farr. Miles sold his claim to James Brown in 1847. The name was changed to Brownsville then in January of 1850 the name Ogden first came into use.

With the completion of the transcontinental railroad, Ogden became the "Cross Road of the West" or "Junction City" and welcomed a variety of visitors for several decades to come. From the 1870s to World War II, Ogden was a major railroad town, busy with 9 different Railroad Companies.

During the great depression in 1937, the "New Deal" created 13 WPA and PWA projects giving residents an opportunity to work and the community some of the most amazing art deco style buildings.
 * Brownsville
 * Fort Buenaventura
 * Ogden History
 * Ogden High School

City Hall

 * Ogden City 2549 Washington Boulevard Ogden, Utah 84401

Biography & Genealogies

 * Early Latter Day Saints - An Mormon Trail Pioneer Database
 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers
 * Sons of Utah Pioneers Stories
 * Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprised of photographs, genealogies, biographies, the early history of the LDS Church


 * 1) Belnap, Arias (1893-1974)
 * 2) Belnap, Gilbert (1821-1899)
 * 3) Belnap, Gilbert Rosel (1847-1929)
 * 4) Belnap, Hyrum (1858-1938)
 * 5) Knight, Adaline (1831-1919)
 * 6) McBride, Henrietta (1821-1899)
 * 7) Mead, Abigail (1770-1854)

Cemeteries
Digitized cemetery records for Ogden cemeteries are available online through the Utah Cemetery and Burial Database maintained by Utah State History:
 * Utah State History: Cemetery and Burial Database for Ogden


 * Aultorest Memorial Park (merged with Mountain View Cemetery)
 * Burials in Aultorest began in 1929, however Mountain View section dates back to the late 1800s. Records for the Mountain View Section had to be reconstructed from headstones, some information may be missing.


 * Leavitts Aultorest Memorial Park/Mausoleum 836 36th Street Ogden, Utah 84403 (801) 394-5556
 * Cemetery Transcriptions
 * Aultorest USGenWeb site
 * Aultorest - Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * Aultrorest - Findagrave.com


 * Evergreen Memorial Park 100 Monroe Boulevard Ogden, Utah 84414
 * Myers Mortuary/Evergreen Memorial Park Administrative Office: 845 Washington Boulevard Ogden,Utah (801) 593-0845
 * Cemetery Transcriptions
 * Evergreen Memorial - Findagrave.com
 * Evergreen Memorial Park - The USGenWeb Project site


 * Ogden City Cemetery 1875 Monroe Blvd Ogden, Utah 84401 (801) 629-8231
 * Cemetery Transcriptions
 * Ogden City site
 * Ogden City - Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * Ogden City - The USGenWeb site
 * Ogden City - Findagrave.com
 * Cemetery deeds (Ogden, Utah), ca. 1905-1952
 * Lindquists Washington Heights Memorial Park Also known as: Washington Heights Memorial Park
 * Cemetery Transcriptions
 * Washington Heights Memorial Park - Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * Washington Heights Memorial Park - The USGenWeb Project site
 * Washington Heights Memorial Park - Findagrave.com

Note:
 * St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery

There isn't a cemetery with this name nor are there any Catholic cemeteries in Ogden. This has been confirmed by the pastor of the parish of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Ogden.

Mortuaries
Mortuaries or funeral homes is an often over looked but excellent record source. The valuable records they keep about the individuals they care for can be quite extensive. If the funeral home is no longer in business, other homes will sometimes take over their records.

City Records

 * Ogden City Council Minute Book A, 1851-1869 (transcription; complete text)
 * Ogden City Council Minute Book B, 1869-1872 (transcription; complete text)

Church History and Records

 * Baptist


 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Roman Catholic

Directories

 * Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 1879-1880

Histories
Ogden has a number of city-specific histories. Given its dominant role in Weber County, county histories should also be consulted. Some Ogden-specific histories include:
 * A History of Ogden
 * History of Ogden, Utah in Old Post Cards
 * Ogden
 * Ogden Junction City
 * Ogden pioneer forts and the people who lived there
 * ''Ogden Rails: A History of Railroads in Ogden, Utah From 1860 to Today
 * 1) Belnap, John M. ed. Ogden City and Weber County: A Historical Sketch, Transcribed from the Original Manuscript of Joseph Stanford, Ogden City, 1880 (1968)
 * 2) A Belnap Family Guide to Weber County, Utah, 1992

Land and Property

 * Abstracts of titles to lots and lands of Ogden, Utah, 1870-1936 Records are arranged by blocks of land.

Includes City Park, Nevada, Grannway, Mansion Heights, Wilson Park, Nelson Park, Monterey, Orchard Grove, Florence Park, Academy Heights, Arlington Heights, Brummitt's, Fairmount, Hales, Hermitage, West Ogden Heights, Pacific Place, and Kings Additions; Eccles Subdivision and Ogden City Cemetery Annex.

Maps

 * USGS GNIS FID 1444049
 * Google
 * Hometown Locator

Newspapers

 * Standard-Examiner
 * Weber Sentinel News

Historical Newspapers
One major resource for newspapers throughout Utah is the University of Utah's Utah Digital Newspapers project "with more than 600,000 pages of digitized Utah historical newspapers." Four newspapers from Weber County are included in this digital project, the Ogden Standard-Examiner predecessors, the Ogden Junction, Ogden Herald, and the Ogden Standard. Read more... about using Utah newspapers for your family history research.
 * Ogden Standard Examiner Archives is available at Ancestry.com $ The data base is searchable from 1920 to 1977.
 * Utah Digital Newspapers for the Ogden Standard 1879 - 1927
 * Old editions are also available on microfilm at the Weber County Library.

Societies, Museums and Libraries

 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum 2148 Grant Avenue Ogden, UT 84401 ph: (801) 393-4460
 * Ogden Regional Family History Center 539 24th St. Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: 801-626-1132 E-mail: UT_OGDEN@ldsmail.net

Marriages

 * Marriage information may be located at the Western States Marriage Database searchable by bride or groom.
 * Digitized images of marriage licenses issued for Ogden from June 1888 to present are available online at Weber County Marriage Licenses

Death

 * 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.
 * 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.
 * Ancestry.com $ Utah Death Index 1905-1951 Hint Keyword: enter the year of death and enter the name of county if known.
 * Social Security Death Index, begins about 1962.
 * Digitized images of marriage licenses issued for Ogden from June 1888 to present are available online at Weber County Marriage Licenses
 * Health Department
 * Weber-Morgan Health Department

Websites

 * Lorin Farr - Community Builder
 * Ogden City History
 * Public Works Administration
 * Swedish Groups in Ogden
 * Union Pacific Railroad
 * Utah's Mountain Men
 * Works Progress Administration