US Sources
National Sources
 Census
 Naturalization
o After 1906 filed in federal courts
 Immigration
o Passenger lists available at ancestry.com
State/County Sources
 Naturalization
o Before 1906 filed at various local courts
 Birth, marriage, death certificates
o See The Redbook for when they begin
 Probate (wills)
o County courts
LDS Records
 “Behold, there shall be a record kept among you . . .”
 D&C 21:1
Secondary and Complied Sources
 FamilySearch Wiki
 Daughters of Utah Pioneers compilations
 Susan Easton Black compilations
 ECIF (Early Church Information File)
Primary Sources
 Church History
 Membership
 Temple
 Census and Vital Records
 Immigration and Migration
Membership Records
 With a timeline of your family determine all the records they could have been in
 Journal Records (1830-1877)
 Long Book Form (1877-1900)
 Three-Part Form (1900-1920)
o Baptized members
o Priesthood ordinations
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o Children of record
Box Form (1920-1941)
Card Form (1941-present)
Annual Genealogical Report – Form E (1907-1983)
o Records of those blessed, baptized, ordained, missions (going or returning), marriages,
divorces, and deaths during the year
o Also includes immigration
Use Jaussi Register of Genealogical Society
FHLC
Temple Records
 IGI will give specific info about where the info came from
o New FS will require deciphering source notes to get this info
 Original records available at FHL Special Collections
o Must have temple recommend or equivalent to view
 TIB and Endowment Index (1842-1970)
o Available at HBLL, need recommend
 Heir Indexes (1840-1958)
o Indexes the proxies, not the recipients, by temple
 Signature Books (at FHL Special Collections)
o Alberta, Arizona, Idaho Falls, Logan, Manti, St. George, and Salt Lake
Family Group Records Collection
 Organized alphabetically by FATHER’s surname only
 Two sections
o Patrons (1924-1979)
 Majority in AF – but FGRA sheets should have submitter info, including source notes
o Archives (1942-1969)
 Often same information at Patron, but these were the sheets for temple work
 Find them by title on FHLC
 Available at BYU
Census and Vital Records
 Deceased Members File (1941- present)
 Utah Bishops’ Report (1852-1853)
 Church Censuses 1914, and every five years between 1920 and 1960
 1851 Iowa State Census
 Use Nauvoo, Winter Quarters, Ohio, and Missouri federal censuses
 1842 Nauvoo tax lists
 Can find them by keyword or by place search on FHLC
Immigration and Migration
 Crossing the Plains Index (lds.org)
 Crossing the Ocean Index (online via BYU)
Patriarchal Blessings and Genealogy
 ECIF
 Index to Blessings, 1833-1963
o Alphabetical by surname (try various spellings)
ECIF – Patriarchal Blessing Index
What Patriarchal Blessings Provide
Martha Browett
 US sources provide info about her origins. LDS sources provide info about her parents
Why Start with LDS and US?
 Clues for where they lived in England and Wales
 Clues for extended family members
 Clues for when events took place in Britain
 Clues for names and information on earlier generations
Reminders
Church History
 Andrew Jenson’s Encyclopedic History of the Church
 BH Roberts’ Comprehensive History of the Church
 Joseph Smith, History of the Church
 Journal History of the Church