Utah, Morgan County Land Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Utah Morgan County

What is in the Collection?
The collection consists of images of abstract and land books with related indexes for the years 1869 to 1920, acquired at the county courthouse in Morgan, Utah.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
The content of the records varies by type of record. You may find any of the following:


 * Names of interested parties
 * Type of record
 * Date of Transaction or filing
 * Legal description of the Property
 * Amount of money or goods exchanged
 * Other details of the Transaction
 * Names of witnesses or family members

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


 * The names of the parties involved in the land transaction.
 * The date of the land transaction.
 * The description of the property.

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.

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page then: ⇒ Select the appropriate "Record" ⇒ Select the appropriate "Record Type, Volume, and Year Range" which takes you to the images.

First check the indexes at the beginning or end. Indexes enable you to access records quickly by searching for the names of the primary individuals. Realize that some entries in earlier years may have been missed or misspelled.

For tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks.

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 information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death 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.

Citing 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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