Where do you look for a Utah birth record for a 1912 birth?

Jenna Smith

Where do you look for a Utah birth record for a 1912 birth?

I am helping a friend find his mother's mother (& father). None of the DNA matches the known surnames on the maternal side. So far, by using GeneticAffairs & other DNA analysis, I have narrowed down one MRCA - likely a great-grandparent (who unfortunately had two wives and lots of children).

 

Is there an "easy button" for looking up births in Utah by dates?

 

I looked at the Utah Digital Archives & found the unindexed birth certificates here. Would an adoptee appear in the regular file or somewhere else?

 

I have more knowledge than this vague post might hint at. I am just concerned for the privacy of the concerned parties.

 

Thanks -

Jenna

LegacyUser

I was going to refer you to the index for births in the Utah Archives, but I see that you have been there.

 

Have you checked the Adoption page in the archive? https://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/adoptions.htm

 

"Utah law permits public access to adoption records over 100 years old (Utah Code 1953 78B-6-141 (2)(e), see also Access to Adoption Records). In addition, access will be permitted 100 years after the birth date (Adoption Records Access Amendments).

Adoptions were usually conducted as a court probate proceeding (more on the Utah Court System).Many of the probate records are not indexed, so knowing when and where the adoption took place can be critical."

 

There are lists of record collections to check on this same page.

 

Please let us know if these collections prove helpful to you.

Jenna Smith

@Carolyn Webber​ Thank you - I did not know about Utah adoption law. The adoptee was born in 1912, so this is perfect news.

 

Last night I was trying to figure out the remaining mystery matches in the 2-3 cousin range. Very few trees & mostly incomplete. However, I looked on WhitePages & found his 195 cM match with an unusual middle name. When I popped the middle name into the search, a lot of matches came up & I found a MRCA. Hooray for insomnia?!?!

LegacyUser

This is exciting! I like using FamilyTreeNow.com (just the free parts) for figuring out possible relatives. I have often found names that are associated with an individual that have proved useful in figuring out how to connect trees. I love it when I find naming patterns or ununusual names listed as connections.

 

Insomnia is not nice. Although I also solve some mysteries while the rest of the world sleeps.

Jenna Smith

Today I have been using the WATO tool, the WhitePages, and good old fashioned research (mostly on Ancestry) to trace the descendants of the MRCA. I'll have to check out FamilyTreeNow - I haven't used it before.