Mrs. Ella May Taylor Swenson, longtime resident of Ogden, died yesterday in her home in Lakewood Calif., after a lingering illness.
She was born April 29, 1884, in Ogden, a daughter of Joseph Ezra and Sarah Ellen Barker Taylor. She was married to Car August Swenson on October 24, 1901, in Ogden. They received their endowment in the Logan LDS Temple on August 24, 1907.
She moved to California in 1944 to join Mr. Swenson, who had gone there a year earlier to make their home. An active worker in the LDS Church, she had been a home missionary in the East Long Beach Stake and a member of the Relief Society and genealogy groups.
Survivors include her husband, Lakewood, 13 sons and daughters, Carl L. Swenson, Encinitas, Calif.; Mrs. W. R. (Olive) Berry, Lynwood, Calif.; Louis E. Swenson, Grand Junction, Colo.; Merrill T. Swenson, Southgate, Calif.; Richard B Swenson, Howard B. Swenson, and Mrs. W. B. (Margaret) Russell, all of Ogden; Mrs. D. W. (Ruth) Hall, Downey, Calif.; James C. Swenson, Lakewood, Calif., Eugene H. Swenson, Bellflower, Calif., Joseph H. Swenson, Downey, Calif.; Mrs. J. A. (Irene) Dickson, Los Angeles; Mrs. A. P. (Catherine) Brown; Yucca Valley; Calif., 31 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; seven brothers and sisters, Mrs. P. W. (Grace) Jackson, Oakland, Calif.; James B. Taylor, William B. Taylor and Mrs. George W. (Viola) Linford, all of Ogden; A. Earl Taylor, San Francisco; Mrs. S. G. (Florence) Smith, Los Angeles, Mrs. Albert (Lillian)Carr, Beaumont, Calif.,
Mrs. Ella May Taylor Swenson, longtime resident of Ogden, died yesterday in her home in Lakewood Calif., after a lingering illness.
She was born April 29, 1884, in Ogden, a daughter of Joseph Ezra and Sarah Ellen Barker Taylor. She was married to Car August Swenson on October 24, 1901, in Ogden. They received their endowment in the Logan LDS Temple on August 24, 1907.
She moved to California in 1944 to join Mr. Swenson, who had gone there a year earlier to make their home. An active worker in the LDS Church, she had been a home missionary in the East Long Beach Stake and a member of the Relief Society and genealogy groups.
Survivors include her husband, Lakewood, 13 sons and daughters, Carl L. Swenson, Encinitas, Calif.; Mrs. W. R. (Olive) Berry, Lynwood, Calif.; Louis E. Swenson, Grand Junction, Colo.; Merrill T. Swenson, Southgate, Calif.; Richard B Swenson, Howard B. Swenson, and Mrs. W. B. (Margaret) Russell, all of Ogden; Mrs. D. W. (Ruth) Hall, Downey, Calif.; James C. Swenson, Lakewood, Calif., Eugene H. Swenson, Bellflower, Calif., Joseph H. Swenson, Downey, Calif.; Mrs. J. A. (Irene) Dickson, Los Angeles; Mrs. A. P. (Catherine) Brown; Yucca Valley; Calif., 31 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; seven brothers and sisters, Mrs. P. W. (Grace) Jackson, Oakland, Calif.; James B. Taylor, William B. Taylor and Mrs. George W. (Viola) Linford, all of Ogden; A. Earl Taylor, San Francisco; Mrs. S. G. (Florence) Smith, Los Angeles, Mrs. Albert (Lillian)Carr, Beaumont, Calif.,
Family Members
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Nora Grace Taylor Jackson
1885–1976
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Mary Anna Taylor
1888–1907
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Joseph Ezra Taylor
1890–1908
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Hazel Margaret Taylor
1893–1894
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James Barker Taylor
1895–1969
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Albert Earl Taylor
1897–1991
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Florence Elizabeth Taylor Smith
1899–1990
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George Collier Taylor
1902–1902
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Lillian Ruth Taylor Buskirk
1904–1996
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William Bryan Taylor
1906–1988
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Viola Marie Taylor Linford Carr
1908–2005
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Carl Lionel Swenson
1902–1968
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Olive May Swensen Berry
1904–1990
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Louis Edmond Swenson
1906–1984
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Merrill Taylor Swenson
1908–1987
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Joseph Hyrum "Bud" Swenson
1910–1975
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Catherine Louise Swenson Thomson
1914–1986
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Richard Byron Swenson
1915–2013
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Margaret Swenson Russell
1917–2011
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Ruth Eleanor Swenson Hall
1918–2002
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Howard Barker Swenson
1922–2002
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1Lt William R Swenson
1923–1945
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Eugene Holt Swenson
1927–2010
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