Utah, Box Elder County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What Is in This Collection?
The collection consists of images of county records located at the county courthouse in Brigham City for the years 1856 to 1960. Included in this collection are:
 * Marriages (1887-1960)
 * Naturalization/Citizenship (1869-1945)
 * Military (1917-1957)
 * Land and Property (1857-1942)
 * Probate (1856-1878)

Soon after they were formed, counties began recording vital records, court records, and land transactions. The records are generally well preserved. The records were made to establish legal rights and to help track the population for health and taxation purposes. The information is generally reliable, but depends upon the reliability of the informant. Some transcription errors may have occurred.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Marriage
 * Name, age and residence of groom
 * Name, age and residence of bride
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Sometimes, name(s) of those who gave consent
 * Name of person who solemnized marriage
 * Names of witnesses

Military
 * Name of serviceman
 * Rank and military unit in which served
 * Period of service
 * Military specialty given
 * Character reference
 * Date and place of filing, recording
 * Signature of recipient
 * Signature of commanding officer

Naturalization
 * Court, city and county where petition was filed
 * Date of filing
 * Birth date and place of birth of petitioner
 * Complete physical description
 * Marital status and name of spouse
 * Number of children
 * Place of emigration
 * U. S. port of entry
 * Affidavits of witnesses

Other
 * Date of event, transaction or recording with county
 * Names of individuals, family members and/or witnesses
 * Ages, relationships and residences
 * Occupations
 * Signature(s) or mark
 * Legal descriptions of land
 * Amount of money exchanged as part of business transactions

How Do I Search This Collection
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * The name of a parent or date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the information to find other records such as emigrations, port records, ship’s manifests, birth, christening, census, and land records
 * Learn foreign and “Americanized” names
 * Use the information to find additional family members
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
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Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Utah.
 * Utah Guided Research
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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Historical Records Survey, Division of Women's and Professional Projects, Works Progress Administration. Inventory of the county archives of Utah, no. 02, Box Elder County (Brigham City). Ogden, Utah : Historical Records Survey, 1938
 * County Recorder. Deed records, 1857-1942
 * Deeds, mortgages, miscellaneous records (Box Elder County, Utah), 1857-1968
 * County Recorder. Abstract records, ca. 1860-1979
 * County Reorder. Mining record books, 1899-1901
 * County Recorder. Lien records, 1890-1907
 * County Clerk. Military books, 1945-1952
 * County Clerk. Military records, 1942-1945
 * District Court. Records of declaration of intention and citizenship certificates 1868-1929
 * First District Court. Naturalization records, 1868-1957
 * 1st District Court. probate case files, 1885-1916
 * District Court. Probate records, 1856-1966
 * District Court. Estate files District Court, 1870-1917
 * County Clerk. Records of birth and death 1898-1915
 * County Clerk. Registers of births : Junction district, June 1907-Sept 1920
 * State Dept. of Health. Birth records, 1915
 * County Clerk. Marriage licenses 1887-1966

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Box Elder lore of the Nineteenth Century'' Brigham City, Utah : Sons of the Utah Pioneers, Box Elder Chapter (Utah), 1951
 * History of Box Elder County.[Brigham City, Utah : Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Box Elder County Company, 193-?

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