UTSV11802-A Davis County (Utah) County Clerk Birth Registers, 1898-1905 Finding aid written in English UTAH STATE ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICESeries 11802 DAVIS COUNTY (UTAH). COUNTY CLERK

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BIRTH REGISTERS1898–1905 1 microfilm reel

A separate agency history is available.

DESCRIPTION: These records contain birth registers recorded during the years 1898 through 1905. Each entry has the date of birth, place of birth, sex, race, color, parents\rquote names, residence, name of informant making the report, and an assigned number.

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. (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: 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, record this information after 1904 but do not become public until 100 years after birth. The researcher should contact the agency.

FINDING AIDS: An electronic index to date of birth, gender of child, and parents' names is available.

PROCESSING NOTE: Processed by M. Call in September 1998.

PREFERRED CITATION: Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.