Washington, Pierce County Birth Records Index, 1914 - 1923

There are 127 birth records in the Washington, Pierce County Birth Records Index, which begin in the year 1914 and finish in 1923. These birth records were compiled from the collection maintained by the Washington State Digital Archives. To learn more about the Washington State Digital Archives and the Washington, Pierce County Birth Records Index, visit them online at the Washington State Digital Archives.

Information Available In This Collection

The records in the Washington, Pierce County Birth Records Index typically reveal the last name of the individual, as well as the place of birth and date of birth. Also usually included are the first and last names of both parents, as well as the page, record and reference number of the source birth record.

About the Washington State Digital Archives

The original birth records from the Washington, Pierce County Birth Records Index are maintained by the Washington State Digital Archives. To obtain more information on requesting hard copies of birth records from the Washington, Island County Birth Records Index, use the contact information below.

Washington State Digital Archives
960 Washington Street
Cheney, Washington 99004
360-650-3125

Births were first recorded in Washington in 1891, when the state legislature made it a requirement for all physicians and midwives attending births to report them. Births were reported to the County Auditor until 1907 when the Department of Health Center for Health Statistics took over compiling birth records.

The Washington State Digital Archives was not only the first to become an electronic database for all state and local records deemed of legal, historical and fiscal value. Birth records are an important collection, particularly those collected from the late 1800s and early 1900s. The birth records for Pierce County include the child's name, race, gender, date of birth, place of birth, whether the baby was born still-born or alive, and whether the child was legitimate. The parents' names are also listed, plus their ages, how many children they have, and the father's occupation.

The birth records compiled by the Washington State Digital Archives can be searched online using name of the mother, father or child and year. In some cases, the source birth certificate is available as an image that can be printed for no charge. Hard copies can also be ordered online.

Other records collected and compiled by the Washington State Digital Archives include census, land, military, marriage and death certificates, cemetery, corporation, plats and surveys, power of attorney records, frontier justice records and historic photographs. All of these record collections are available to the public to use and enjoy.


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