Huntsville, Weber County, Utah Genealogy

Brief History
Huntsville is located in the beautiful Ogden Valleyof Weber County. The Native American population, made mostly of Little Soldier and other bands of Shoshone, have lived in the region since prehistory. The first Europeans in the area were early trappers.

The first permanent Europeans settlers arrived in the Fall of 1860. This group of seven families was led by Jefferson Hunt and founded a small settlement which they called "Hawkin’s Grove". In 1861 more settlers moved into the valley, the town was formally laid out, and the name changed to Huntsville.

These early settlers were predominantly members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or Mormons), and they included groups of Danish (coming from Denmark in 1864) and Scottish converts to the religion. David O. McKay, ninth president of the Church was born in Huntsville.

The City of Huntsville was incorporated in 1924 and the population was 608 at the time of the 2010 census.

Neighboring Communities
Eden | Liberty

Cemetery Records
Abbey of Holy Trinity Trappist Cemetery 1250 South 9500 East Huntsville, UT 84317 Huntsville Cemetery 100 South 5900 East Huntsville, Utah 84317 Utah State History - Utah Cemeteries & Burials Database
 * Listings on Findagrave.com
 * Listings on BillionGraves
 * Listings on Findagrave.com
 * Listings on BillionGraves

Cemetery Transcriptions and Sexton Records

 * Burial records to 1967 [in Huntsville City Cemetery ]. Salt Lake City, UT: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967.
 * Huntsville, Weber County, Utah - Cemetery Sexton's Records (Vol. 47 pages 302-338)

Census Records
Utah Census: Table of available census images

Utah Population Schedule Indexes

[https://axaemarchives.utah.gov/solrDetailPages/series/ARC/Series_detail.html?fq=seriesRid:5269 Weber County (Utah). County Clerk 1880 Census Lists of Persons]

Digitized and Indexed

 * Utah, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1850-1890 (on Ancestry.com $)
 * Includes 1856 Territorial Census, 1890 Veterans Schedule, and 1859 Tax Lists
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory
 * 1880 US Census of Utah Territory

City Records
Huntsville Town

7381 East 200 South

PO Box 267 (use for mailing)

Huntsville, UT 84317

(801-745-3420


 * Ask for the town recorder for records of city administration and town council.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 * Huntsville Ward (organized June 1877, formerly Huntsville Branch, Ogden Stake


 * Record of members, 1861-1941
 * Form E (annual genealogical report), 1907-1948
 * Huntsville Ward history, by Andrew Jensen

Court Records

 * Municipal Court criminal docket : Huntsville City, Utah. Huntsville, Utah : City of Huntsville, Utah Court, 1904-1909.

Emigration and Immigration
Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records $, 1892-1924, listing passengers who stated they are going to Huntsville.

History

 * History of Huntsville, Utah [City of Huntsville]
 * History of Hunstville
 * Huntsville Town's Official History
 * Remember my valley: a history of Ogden Canyon, Huntsville, Liberty and Eden, Utah from 1825 to 1976
 * The founding of Huntsville: its people and projects;

Maps

 * Google Maps
 * Hometown Locator

Current Newspaper Titles

 * Ogden Standard-Examiner (Published 1920-Current)
 * Ogden Valley News (Published 1993-Current)
 * Weber Sentinel News (Published 1998-Current)

Digital Newspapers
Check the following sources for these and other smaller-run newspaper titles in Ogden that may cover Huntsville.

Ancestry.com [$]

 * Ogden Standard, 1888-1894
 * Ogden Standard Examiner, 1920-1977

Newspapers.com [$]

 * Ogden Standard, 1881-1922
 * Ogden Standard-Examiner, 1920-1977

Utah Digital Newspapers

 * Ogden Daily Standard, 1888-1920
 * Ogden Standard-Examiner, 1920-1927
 * Ogden Valley News, 1998-2021

Archives
Utah State Archives and Records Service 300 South Rio Grande Street Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (801) 533-3535

Weber State University Special Collections 3921 Central Campus Drive Department 2901 Ogden, UT 84408 (801-626-6415

Digital Libraries

 * Weber County GenWeb
 * University of Utah, J. Williard Marriot Library - Digital Library
 * Mountain West Digital Library
 * Utah State Archives and Record Service - Digital Archives
 * Utah State University Digital Initiatives
 * Weber State University - Digital Collections

Libraries
Ogden Regional Family History Center 539 24th Street Ogden, UT 84401 801-626-1132

Weber County Library-Ogden Valley Branch 131 South 7400 East Huntsville, UT 84317 801-337-2660

Weber State University Stewart Library 3750 Harrison Boulevard Ogden, UT 801-626-6415

Message Boards

 * Weber County Message Board

Museums
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum 2148 Grant Avenue Ogden, UT 84401 (801) 393-4460 Facebook: Weber County Pioneer Museum

Huntsville History Center 7365 East 200 South Huntsville, UT 84317 801-745-3240

Societies and Groups

 * Daughters of the Utah Pioneers - Camp Olive of the North Central Camp
 * Sons of the Utah Pioneers - Ogden Pioneer Chapter
 * Weber County Heritage Foundation

Vital Records
Huntsville was first settled in 1860 and incorporated in 1903. Publicly kept vital records began in about 1887 (for marriages) and 1905 (for births and deaths). Before these years, vital records may be found in alternative sources: newspapers, church records, family records, cemetery records, etc.

General Utah
Utah Vital Records
 * (index only)
 * Utah Death Certificate Index, 1904-1961 (included some scanned death certificates)
 * (index only)
 * (index only)
 * Western States Marriage Index
 * Western States Marriage Index

Birth

 * Widdison, Carol, transcriber. Midwife Book of Mary Heathman Smith, Huntsville Births 1878-1898.
 * Index to Midwife's Book

Marriages

 * Marriage information may be located at the Western States Marriage Database searchable by bride or groom.

Death

 * 1903-... - 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.


 * 1904-1956 - 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.


 * 1905-1951 - Ancestry.com $ Utah Death Index 1905-1951 Hint Keyword: enter the year of death and enter the name of county if known.


 * 1962-... - Social Security Death Index, begins about 1962.

Websites

 * Danish Immigrants
 * Webtree.com, listing individuals who born or died in Huntsville. Submitters of gedcoms may add, update or remove contents.