ESSENTIAL READING
from elsewhere on the web:
Utah Historical Background     ~    Utah Research Outline 
Utah Statewide Indexes and Collections   

Glossary of Genealogy Terms

"How-to" Guides from FamilySearch

• The Basics on How to Search for Ancestors in the United States
  How Do I Begin?
• How to Locate Your Ancestor in the United States
• How to Recognize Your United States Ancestor
• Name Variations in United States Indexes and Records
• Finding a Utah Pioneer I, II & III

LDS Members

• Early Church Information File   from FamilySearch
• Tracing LDS Families  from FamilySearch
• n.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm

Sanpete County, Utah from FamilySearch's Family History Library Catalog of over 2 million rolls of microfilm, riche, etc.

NOTE: You'll want to peruse these titles, to locate microfilm or microfiche of original documents mentioning your ancestors and (hopefully) proving lineages. Then visit the Family History Library Catalog in Salt Lake or one of 3,400+ local branches. Click HERE to locate a center near you.

• Sanpete County Records

• Archives and libraries - Inventories, registers, catalogs

• Biography

• Cemeteries

• Census - 1851

• Census - 1880

• Church records

• Colonization

• Court records

• Court records - Inventories, registers, catalogs

• Description and travel

• Dwellings

• Genealogy - Periodicals 

• History

• History - Periodicals

• Jewish history

• Land and property

• Land and property - Inventories, registers, catalogs

• Native races

• Newspapers

• Officials and employees      

• Probate records

• Public records - Inventories, registers, catalogs

• Schools

• Social life and customs

• Taxation

• Vital records 

• Vital records - Inventories, registers, catalogs

See also related places:

• Utah, Sanpete, Axtell

• Utah, Sanpete, Centerfield

• Utah, Sanpete, Chester 

• Utah, Sanpete, Clarion

• Utah, Sanpete, Ephraim

• Utah, Sanpete, Fairview

• Utah, Sanpete, Fayette

• Utah, Sanpete, Fountain Green

• Utah, Sanpete, Freedom

• Utah, Sanpete, Gunnison

• Utah, Sanpete, Indianola

• Utah, Sanpete, Manti

• Utah, Sanpete, Mayfield

• Utah, Sanpete, Milburn

• Utah, Sanpete, Moroni

• Utah, Sanpete, Mount Pleasant

• Utah, Sanpete, Spring City

• Utah, Sanpete, Sterling

• Utah, Sanpete, Wales          

Utah Resources  

• FamilySearch.org:

  • Utah Federal Census Population Schedules, 1850 to 1920 
  • Utah Historical Background  
  • Utah Research Outline 
  • Utah Statewide Indexes and Collections 
  • Utah, United States Events and Time Periods  These links take you to www.FamilySearch.org for the best advise on the strategies for locating evidence of Birth, Marriage and Death in original documents that have survived in the Territory and State of Utah.
  • Birth - 1847-1886, 1887-Present
  • Marriage 1847-1886, 1887-Present
  • Death 1847-1886, 1887-Present

From USGenWeb:

• USGenWeb Archives Census Project

• USGenWeb Census Project 

• USGenWebTombstone Transcription Project 

• USGenWeb Utah Marriage Records Project 

• USGenWeb Utah Digital Map Library 

From the official Utah State Web Site:

• Utah State Web Site - http://www.utah.gov/ 
• Visiting Utah - http://www.utah.gov/visiting.html 
• History - The Utah History Encyclopedia The first complete history of Utah in encyclopedia form consisting of 575 articles and over 200 historic photographs.
• Archeology & Antiquities
• Public Pioneer Online Library - Utah History & Geography
• Capitol Preservation Board
• Utah State Archives & Records Service

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US Resources from FamilySearch.org 

• U.S. 1850 Census Worksheet 
• U.S. 1860 Census Worksheet 
• U.S. 1870 Census Worksheet 
• U.S. 1880 Census Worksheet 
• U.S. 1900 Census Worksheet    
• U.S. 1910 Census Worksheet  
• U.S. 1920 Census Worksheet
• United States Mortality Schedules, 1850 to 1885 
• United States Previous Research, Part 1
• United States Previous Research, Part 2  
• United States Research Outline    
• United States Social Security Death Index and Application Files     
• United States, Birth and Death Records Created by Town, County, or State Governments 
• United States, How to Find and Use a Map 
• United States, Marriages Created by Towns, Counties, or States  

USGenWeb Project Archives "The USGenWeb Digital Library (Archives) offers actual transcriptions of public domain records. You will find copies of census records, marriage bonds, wills, and other public documents. Go directly to the National Archives Search Engine or to the State Archives Search Engine."

• Ancestry World Tree
• Social Security Death Index
• $Utah Cemeteries 
• $Utah Cemetery Inventory
• $AGBI - Am. Gen. & Bio. Index
• $Daughters of Utah Pioneers and Their Mothers
• $Daughters of Utah Pioneers Obituary Scrapbook
• $LDS Biographical Encyclopedia
• $LDS Member Name Index, 1830-45
• $LDS Military Records, 1840-47
• $LDS Redress Petition Listing, 1843
• $PERSI - Periodical Source Index
• $Pioneer Immigrants to Utah Territory
• $Utah Census, 1850-90
• $Utah County, Utah Cemetery Index
• $Utah Directory, 1890: Salt Lake City, Logan, and Provo
• $Utah History
• $Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men
• $Utah Pioneers, 1847-50
• $Utah Since Statehood, Volumes 1-4
• $Utah, Our Pioneer Heritage
• $1790 U.S. Census 
• $1800 U.S. Census
• $1880 U.S. Census
• $1900 U.S. Census
• $1910 U.S. Census 
• $1920 U.S. Census 
• $1930 U. S. Census
• $Civil War Pension Index

Cyndi's List - The mega lister of links to other genealogy-related web sites.

• Cyndi's List - Utah
• Cyndi's List - History of the LDS Church

FamilySearch arguably the largest collection of genealogy databases in the world, with info from 97 countries. The global search includes:

• Ancestral File
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  Tips on How to Search the International Genealogical Index
• Pedigree Resource File
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• US Social Security Death Index
  Tips on How to Search the Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records Index
  Tips on how to search the Vital Records Index

Family Tree Maker - This web site sells tons of genealogy data CDs. The ones I like are not the patron-submitted files labeled "World Family Tree." I much prefer individual titles often previously published by the well-regarded Genealogical Publishing Company in book format. Fee Required. $Search Genealogy Library.

RECENT SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS:

On April 24, 2003 the webmaster searched for SANPETE +Utah 
at www.google.com and located the following hits. You'll want to check for more!

CENSUS:

• Sanpete, Utah 1930 (T626-2422) Team Census Transcription ... Sanpete County, Utah - - 1930 Federal Census Team Transcription Microfilm #T626-2422. Enum Distr, Enumeration District Description, Transcriber, Proofreader. ...

• ANDERSON Anderson Family - aqwg01 ... Florence Irene Anderson [Parents] was born 27 Feb 1903 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. ... Emily Jane Anderson [Parents] was born 4 Aug 1901 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. ...

• BUSHMANCharlotte Turley Bushman ... Born: 15 Apr 1840 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Died: 1 Nov 1899 Fairview, Sanpete, Utah Buried: Nov 1899 Fairview City Cemetery, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah. ...

• BUCHANAN Brian and Lori Buchanan... 1/1846. Ezra died 4/14/1915 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, at 68 years of age. His body was interred 4/7/1915 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. ...

• CHRISTENSEN - Laurs and Else Christensen family group ... m. 22 Apr 1866, to Else Kathrine Christensen, in Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark. d. 10 Nov 1928, Manti, Sanpete, Utah. ... d. 19 Nov 1923, Manti, Sanpete, Utah. ...

• DASTRUP Dastrup Family Organization - pafg02.htm - ... and Charlotte Marie or Charlottie MALMQUIST, on 27 Nov 1912 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. ... He died on 29 Dec 1968 in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah. ...

• DAVIDSON Davidson - Davison Family Resource - State of Utah ... Salt Lake, Utah Elizabeth DAVISON (F).... M: 1 Jan 1878 Spouse: Hans LARSEN Spring City, Sanpete, Utah Elizabeth DAVISON (F).... M: 1 ...

• FLORES Rogelio FLORES / Georgina PAGAZA ... Wife: Mary Leonora MORLEY. Born: 26 Mar 1852, at: Manti,Sanpete,Utah. Died: 5 Feb 1918, at: Molen,Emery,Utah. ... Born: 4 Mar 1871, at: Manti,Sanpete,Utah. ...

• METCALF FGR of William Metcalf & Emma Ulricka Capson ... 1855 PLACE: Salt Lake City,S-Lk,Utah CHR.: PLACE: MAR.: 3 Jul 1879 PLACE: Salt Lake City,S-Lk,Utah DEATH: 31 Jul 1938 PLACE: Gunnison,Sanpete,Utah BURIAL: 3 .

• PETTY - Petty Family - pafg01 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File  George Washington Petty-58 [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born on 1 Jul 1875 in Sterling, Sanpete, Utah. He died on 16 Apr 1928 in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah. ...

• POTTER Family Group Records 1 ... Harriot Elva Potter [Parents] was born on 25 Jan 1886 in Dover, Sanpete, Utah. ... Jerome married Rosetta Anise Chapman on 20 Sep 1850 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. ...

• TYZACK Tyzack Genealogy ... Herbert married Mary Jane Garrick on April 7, 1885 in Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah. Mary Jane Garrick was born Sept. ... She is buried in Centerfield, Sanpete, Utah. ...

• WASDEN Thomas WASDEN/Mary COUCOM ... Born: 29 JUN 1821 at: Laughton,Yorkshire,England Married: 6 DEC 1841 at: Rotherham,Yorkshire,England Died: 18 APR 1891 at: Gunnison,Sanpete,Utah,USA Father: ...

• WILLIAMS Thomas Andrew WILLIAMS / Jane Ellettice EDWARDS ... Married: 18 Oct 1864, at: Mayfield,Sanpete,Utah. Died: 16 Jun 1919, at: Mayfield,Sanpete,Utah. Father: Stephen WILLIAMS. ... Born: 24 Oct 1865, at: Ephraim,Sanpete,Utah. ...