Weber County, Utah Genealogy

Guide to Weber County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for the Weber River, which in turn was named for John Henry Weber (1779–1859), a fur trapper and trader in the area in the mid-1820s. The County is located in the north center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Weber County Clerk/Auditor 2525 Grant Ave Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: 801-395-1079 Weber County Courthouse County Clerk has marriage records from 1887. Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records. County Recorder has land records.

History Timeline
NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned fromWikipedia for Weber County.
 * 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 Bridger was reportedly the first white man to see the Great Salt Lake
 * 1843 John C. Fremont accurately maps the area
 * 1847 The area is purchased by James Brown for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 * 1850 The agricultural Weber County area grew to 1,141 residents.
 * 1852, March 3 Weber County was officially formed as an original county despite having been created in 1850 for Census purposes.
 * 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.
 * 1940s 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.

Biographies

 * Bios USGenWeb Archives Weber County, Utah provides the bios of Charles W. Rapp of Weber County
 * Biographies of Godfrey and Holmes families

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * "Time Book: for Nov. thru Jan. 1892-1893, laborers in North Ogden, Weber Co., Utah" FamilySearch Library US/CAN Film 2056029 item 6.

Cemeteries

 * Territorial-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)

 * 1877-1918 at FamilySearch — index

Stake(s) 1930: Ogden Stake, Utah · Mount Ogden Stake, Utah ·Weber Stake, Utah ·North Weber Stake, Utah Towns: Eden · Farr West · Harrisville · Hooper · Huntsville· Liberty · Marriott-Slaterville· North Ogden· Ogden· Plain City· Pleasant View· Riverdale· Roy· Taylor · Uintah· Warren· West Weber


 * List of Weber County stakes and wards to about 1948

List of Churches and Church Parishes
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 * FamilySearch Places

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records

Maps and Gazetteers
For historical maps of Utah and Weber County, see:
 * Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for Utah
 * Historical Maps of Utah has several maps of Utah counties
 * Google highway map of Weber County 2009
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Utah History to Go has information about military installations in Davis and Weber counties.
 * Territorial-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images at Partner site

 World War I
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Weber County World War I Veterans. From USGenWeb Project Weber County

 World War II
 * 1939-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1946 World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing State of Utah War Department 1946: ~ Army &amp; Army Air Force. From USGenWeb Project Weber County
 * Weber County Casualties World War II - Army &amp; Army Air Force. From USGenWeb Project Weber County
 * Notice from the Navy World War II. From USGenWeb Project Weber County
 * World War II Navy Casualties, Wounded, and POWs Navy. From USGenWeb Project Weber County
 * 1946 World War II Weber County Casualties State Summary of War Casualties US Navy 1946. From USGenWeb Project Weber County

 Korean War
 * 1950-1957 Korean War all Services U.S. Military Personnel Who Died From Hostile Action (including Missing and Captured) in the Korean War, 1950-1957. From USGenWeb Project Weber County

 Vietnam War
 * 1957-1995 Vietnam all Services U.S. Military Personnel Who Died From Hostile Action (including Missing and Captured) in the Vietnam conflict, 1957-1995. From USGenWeb Project Weber County

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1848-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1930 Utah, Federal Naturalization Records, 1906-1930 at Ancestry- index & images, ($)

Newspapers

 * 1850-2003 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * Utah Digital Newspapers Project gives newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view the digitized newspapers.
 * Several newspapers covering covering 1879-1908, 1923-1927 are included.
 * Ogden Standard Examiner:
 * 1801, 1888-94 The Standard Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1920-1977 Ogden Standard Examiner Archives at Ancestry.com $
 * 1923-1927 [ https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/search (Ogden) Standard Examiner] at Utah Digital Newspapers


 * 2001+ Standard-Examiner [Ogden].
 * Weber Sentinel News
 * Hilltop Times: Hill Air Force Base available at GenealogyBank ($) covering 10/18/2007-current.

Obituaries

 * 1850-2005 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & links to images
 * 2010-2013 Utah, U.S., Obituary Index, 2010-2013 at Ancestry - index ($)

Prisons

 * 1892-1949 Board of Pardons Prisoners' Pardon Application Case Files, 1892-1949 at Utah Division of Archives and Records Service – index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1985 Utah Wills and Probate Records 1800-1985 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth

 * Index to Ogden births, online at Utah State Archives. (free) Does not include names of children.
 * Inventory of Series 27190 originals at Utah State Archives.


 * 1898-1905 Online index to births 1898–1905 Series 5107.
 * Inventory of originals, Series 5107 at Utah State Archives.


 * 1903-1914 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1906-1910 1906-1910 online images

Marriage

 * 1805-1992 Utah, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1887-1937 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1887-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1871-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1887-1999 Utah, Marriages, 1887-1999 at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * 1888–present 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.
 * Note: 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 1950s 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.


 * 1888-1947Weber County, UT, County Clerk. Applications for Licenses to Marry, and Original Marriage Certificates, 1888–1947. The applications are arranged by certificate numbers, then chronologically. For example, application number 1s from 1888, 1892, 1897, 1919, and 1935 would be filed together. The years on the films overlap and are mixed. No index is available to certificate numbers. The marriages index cards have been placed in the Early Church Information File. However, the cards give book and page numbers. You may have to search numerous films or order the certificate from the county.
 * Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho — includes some divorces and alternative sources

Death

 * 1898-1904 Weber County, Utah Death Records at UTGenWeb - free.
 * Pre-1904 Utah State Burial Index for death before 1904.
 * 1904-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

FamilySearch Centers

 * Brigham City Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Huntsville Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Layton Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Morgan Utah FamilySearch Center
 * Ogden Utah FamilySearch Center

Libraries
Huntsville History Library 7365 East 200 South Huntsville, UT 84317 Phone 801-745-3420

Stewart Library 3750 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah Phone: 801-626-6415

Weber County Library System - Main Library (Ogden) 2464 Jefferson Ave. Ogden, UT 84401-2404 Phone:(801) 337-2632 fax: (801) 337-2615

Societies
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum 2104 Lincoln Avenue Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: (801) 393-4460

Websites

 * Weber GenWeb, Utah Gen Web
 * USGW Archive Weber, Utah USGW Archives


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