Series 3166

WASHINGTON COUNTY (UTAH). COUNTY CLERK [1435]

BIRTH REGISTERS, 1898-1905.
1 cu. ft. (1.5 vols.) and 1 microfilm reel

A separate agency history is available.

DESCRIPTION:These birth registers have entries from 1898 into 1905 showing date of birth, sex, race, color, parents, and residence. The second volume also includes name of child; place of birth; whether a twin, triplet, or other; and name of attendant. 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. In 1905, the state passed a law requiring each county to file a uniform certificate with the State Bureau of Vital Statistics.

The first volume is actually a combined Record of Births and Deaths. Pages 1-10 record births while pages 121-123 record deaths (series 23520). The segments were filmed separately for clarity and research convenience.

ARRANGEMENT: These records are chronological by year but not by month. Entries were recorded in order of report, not by date of birth.

RELATED RECORDS: Series 81443, BIRTH CERTIFICATES of the Bureau of Vital Records, records this information after 1904 but does not become public or available through the Archives until 100 years after birth.

Death register entries from the first volume may be found in series 23520, DEATH REGISTERS.

PROCESSING NOTE: Series 3166, at that time combined BIRTH AND DEATH REGISTERS, was processed by M. Call in September 1998. These birth and death volumes initially were filmed out of order. The hardcopy was filmed again in 2001 as two separate series (series 3166-births and series 23520-deaths). The birth and death register (box 1) is shared between series 3166 and series 23520. The second volume of births appears twice on the film; the second filming includes a page at the end missed in initial filming. This inventory was updated accordingly in 2002.

CONTAINER LIST

Reel	Box	Description
1	1	1898, Jan-1903, Dec (p. 1-10 in Record of Births and Deaths)
1	2	1903, Jan-1905, Apr (Register of Births; filmed twice--second filming has an additional page dated 1903 at the end which was missed in initial filming.)