Utah, Uintah County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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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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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records*Use a Probate record to identify adoptions, guardians, heirs and relatives.
 * Use a probate record to approximate a death date, then find a death certificate.
 * For earlier years, use the probate record to substitute for civil birth and death records.
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 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

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Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Utah.
 * Utah Guided Research
 * Utah Record Finder
 * Utah Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1900-Present

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