Utah, Uintah County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Utah  Uintah County

What Is in the Collection?
This collection includes county records including probate, land and property, naturalization, voter, school, military discharge and marriage records  1890-1930, located in Vernal, Utah.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?
Land Records usually include:


 * Names of interested parties
 * Nature of Instrument
 * Date of Transaction
 * Legal description of the Property
 * Amount of Money exchanged
 * Details of the Transaction

Marriage records may contain:


 * Groom's name and place of residence
 * Bride's name and place of residence
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Names of witnesses
 * Name of officiator

Military Discharge records may contain:


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

Naturalization records may contain:


 * Name and age of petitioner
 * Current residence
 * Date and number of petition
 * Date and place of birth
 * Race, and last foreign residence
 * Date of arrival and port of entry
 * Marital status and name of spouse if married
 * Maiden name of wife
 * Date and place of birth of spouse
 * Date of Declaration of Intent or Naturalization
 * Volume and page number of petition
 * Names of two witnesses
 * Signature of judge or court official

School records may contain:


 * Name of town and county
 * School District Number
 * Names
 * Ages
 * Gender
 * Names of parents or guardians
 * Beginning and ending dates of grading period
 * Beginning and ending dates for school year

Voter records may contain:


 * Name of voter
 * Current address
 * Birthplace
 * Gender, age, and race of voter
 * Length of residence in state, in county, in precinct
 * Name of voting precinct
 * Is voter a naturalized citizen
 * Date of Registration
 * Signature of voter

Wills, probate records, and probate estate case files may contain:


 * Name of testator or deceased
 * Names of heirs such as spouse, children, and other relatives or friends
 * Names of witnesses
 * Residence of testator
 * Lists of belongings, property, and so forth
 * Document and recording dates (Sometimes the date of death will be given. Recording dates are also used to approximate event dates, i.e. a letter of administration was usually written shortly after the time of death.)

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know at least some of the following:
 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The place of residence.
 * The approximate event date.
 * The names of other family members and relationships.

Compare the information on the image to what you already know about your ancestor to determine if it is the correct family or person. You may need to compare several images before you find your ancestor.

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What Do I Do Next?
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.

I Found Who I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the age to calculate the birth date to find other records such as birth, christening, marriage, census, and death records.
 * Use the probate date as a substitute death date.
 * Use the name of the undertaker, mortuary, or cemetery to find funeral and cemetery records.
 * Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family.
 * Use the occupations to find employment or military records.
 * 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 Who I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
 * Search the indexes and records of Utah, United States Genealogy.
 * Search in the Utah Archives and Libraries.

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