Utah, Uintah County Discharge Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Utah Uintah County

What is in the Collection?
The collection consists of images of military discharge records located in the county courthouse in Vernal for the years 1893-2009.

Sample Images
Discharge records may contain any of the following:


 * Name
 * Birth date and place
 * Age
 * Residence
 * Names of other family members
 * Dates of service
 * Branch of service
 * Reason for discharge
 * Physical description

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know:


 * Name
 * Other identifying information such as branch and dates of service

To browse by image:

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page.

Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:


 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. For example:


 * Use the age to calculate a birth date
 * Use the name and residence to find the family in census, church, and land records
 * Use the name and birth date to search for federal military records

I Found Who I'm Looking for, What Now?

 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
 * Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now?

 * Check for variant spellings of the names.
 * Look for an index. There are often indexes for military records. In addition local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records.
 * Search the records of nearby localities (or military units, counties, parishes, etc.).

Citations for This Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

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