Weber County, Utah Genealogy

United States Utah  Weber County

Parent Counties
3 March 1852: Weber County was officially formed as an original county despite having been created in 1850 for Census purposes.

Neighboring Counties
Box Elder | Cache | Davis | Morgan | Rich | Tooele

History Timeline
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 Bridgerwas reportedly the first white man to ee the Great Salt Lake
 * 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.
 * 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

Cemeteries
Cemeteries near or within cities/towns, please refer to the list above.

List of cemeteries in Weber County

See the Weber County Cemeteries, Burial Records, and Tombstone Photos page located on the USGenWeb site. The page contains helpful information and links to online cemetery resources for Weber County.

Find A Grave.com has burial information for the following Weber County cemeteries: Abey of the Holy Trinity (Huntsville), Aultorest Memorial Park (South Ogden), Ben Lomond (North Ogden), Eden, Evergreen Memorial Park (Ogden), Good Shepard Columbarium (Ogden), Hooper, Huntsville, Liberty, Lindquist Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch (Ogden), Masonic Gardens (Ogden), Meadow View Cemetery (Eden), Mount Benedict Monastery, Mountain View Cemetery (Eden), Ogden City, Plain City, Poor House Cemetery (Roy), Roy City, Saint Joseph's Church (Ogden), Slaterville, Stone Family Burial Plot (Uintah), Taylor, Uintah, Union Cemetery (North Ogden), Warren, Washington Heights Memorial Park (South Ogden), and West Weber Cemetery.

The Utah Cemetery and Burial Database on the Utah State History Website contains burial information for the following Weber County cemeteries: Ben Lomond (North Ogden), Evergreen Memorial Park (Ogden), Holy Trinity Abey Cemetery (Huntsville), Hooper, Huntsville, Liberty, Ogden City, Poor House Cemetery (Roy), Uintah, and Warren-West Warren Cemetery.

Census
The 1850 [1851], 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 U.S. federal population schedules of Weber County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Utah Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in national indexes, try checking local indexes. Created by experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide indexes.

See Utah Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.


 * 1850 (1851)
 * 1856
 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Church Records
Early church records, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Weber County Wards and Branches can be found on film and are located at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The film numbers, for each ward, can be locate through the Family History Library Catalog at https://www.familysearch.org/. Or by refering to Jaussi, Laureen R., and Gloria D. Chaston. Register of Genealogical Society Call Numbers. 2 vols. Provo, Utah: Genealogy Tree, 1982. (FHL book 979.2258 A3j; fiche 6031507). These volumes contain the film numbers for many (but not all) membership and temple record films.

Court Records
The Family History Library Catalog lists several collections of. Films can be viewed at the Family History Library or sent to family history centers.

Histories
The Family History Library Catalog has several. 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.

Land and Property
The Family History Library Catalog lists several collections for. It also lists collections of and. Films can be viewed at the Family History Library or sent to family history centers.

Maps
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

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

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.


 * Standard-Examiner
 * Weber Sentinel News

Historical Newspapers


 * 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

Probate Records
The Family History Library Catalog has. 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).

Taxation
The Family History Catalog lists. Films can be viewed at the Family History Library or sent to family history centers.

Vital Records
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.

A considerable number of marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index 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.

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.

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.

Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904

Biography and 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

Town

 * Huntsville

Historical Places
Bingham's Fort

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 &amp; Army Air Force
 * Weber County Casualties World War II ~ Army &amp; 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

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

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Weber County, Utah Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Weber County, Utah Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)