Mary Taylor Schwarz

Brief Life History of Mary Taylor

When Mary Taylor Schwarz was born on 30 April 1865, in Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Wilhelm Schwarz, was 27 and her mother, Agnes Taylor, was 43. She married Joseph Fielding Smith on 13 January 1884, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 5 December 1956, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in B'Nai Israel Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Fielding Smith
1838–1918
Mary Taylor Schwarz
1865–1956
Marriage: 13 January 1884
John Schwartz Smith
1888–1889
Calvin Schwartz Smith
1890–1966
Samuel Schwartz Smith
1892–1983
James Schwartz Smith
1894–1950
Agnes Smith
1897–1966
Silas Schwartz Smith
1900–1983
Royal Grant Smith
1906–1971

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  • Mary Schwartz in household of Agnes T Schwartz, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Mary Taylor Schwartz Smith, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • M Schwartz in entry for John Schwartz, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Erwin, Gunter, Heinz, Wolfgang, Gerhard, Manfred, Klaus, Bernhard, Ernst.

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Schwartz . This surname is also found in Slovakia, Czechia, Poland, Croatia, and Slovenia, where it is more common in Slavicized forms (see 2 below) and where it was often applied as a translation into German of Slavic cognates like Czech and Slovak Černý (see Cerny 1), Slovenian Černe (see Cerne 1). It is also found in some western European countries, notably in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and the Netherlands.

Germanized form of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian Švarc (see Swartz 2) and Polish Szwarc , surnames of German origin (see above).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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