Born at Hale, Beetham Parish, Westmoreland, England
Daughter of James Taylor and Agnes Taylor
Married John Rich, 24 Nov 1838, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, later divorced. Children - Samuel Taylor Rich, John Taylor Rich, James Taylor Rich, Elizabeth Taylor Rich.
Married Abraham Lucas Hoagland, 1847. Children - Joseph Taylor Hoagland, Sarah Taylor Hoagland, Agnes Taylor Hoagland, Abraham Taylor Hoagland, Edward Taylor Hoagland.
Married Wilhelm (William) Schwartz, 2 Feb 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Children - Harriet Schwartz, Mary Taylor Schwartz.
History - Agnes was a Mormon pioneer who played a key role in helping her brother, Mormon church president John Taylor, evade authorities during the federal crackdown on polygamy in the mid-1880s. She was also the mother-in-law of later church president Joseph F. Smith and of William W. Taylor, and a wife of Abraham Hoagland.
Agnes's older brother, John, would later become president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 1838, 17-year-old Taylor married John Rich in Carthage, Illinois. They eventually settled in Nauvoo and had four children before divorcing when Taylor wanted to go west with the main body of Latter-day Saints in the late 1840s.
In 1847, Taylor married 50-year-old Abraham Hoagland at age 26. They had five children together before divorcing in 1861 upon the recommendation of Brigham Young. Their daughter Sarah married William Whitaker Taylor.
In 1862, Taylor was 41 when she married Wilhelm Schwartz, a 24-year-old Prussian immigrant. They had two children together, the second of whom, Mary Taylor Schwartz, married 43-year-old Joseph F. Smith in 1884 at the age of 18.
By the time her brother became church president, the Edmunds-Tucker Act began putting intense pressure on him to observe the anti-bigamy law. He sought to comply with the law by moving into the Gardo House with Agnes. She took over management of the mansion while he continued his duties as president. In March 1885, soon after John Taylor's final public appearance, federal marshals made a massive raid on the mansion to capture him. This and subsequent raids were unsuccessful, and his "tough-minded sister ... often held raiding marshals and deputies at bay at the front door of the mansion, admitting no one unless he presented papers properly signed by a federal judge." After her brother's 1887 death, Taylor vacated the house.
Agnes died in Salt Lake City, Utah. Joseph F. Smith, Francis M. Lyman, Charles W. Penrose, Frank Y. Taylor, and Hyrum M. Smith each spoke at her funeral.
Jas. T. Jakeman, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and Their Mothers, p. 55
Agnes Taylor Schwartz:—Was born, on October 2, 1821, in Westmoreland, England, she was the daughter of Jas. and Agnes Taylor. She accepted the Gospel while in the old country, and came to America with her parents arriving in Salt Lake City in 1847. She endured all the hardships of the pioneers, walking nearly all the way from Nauvoo, besides raising a large family. She kept house for President Taylor seven years while he lived in Gardo House. She was President of the Relief Society in the 14th Ward for a good many years, also worked in the Logan Temple for fourteen years steady. She was always a hard worker, and willing to lend a helping hand to any one in need. She passed to the Great Beyond, December 12, 1911.
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Daughter of James Taylor and Agnes Taylor
Married John Rich, 24 Nov 1838, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, later divorced. Children - Samuel Taylor Rich, John Taylor Rich, James Taylor Rich, Elizabeth Taylor Rich.
Married Abraham Lucas Hoagland, 1847. Children - Joseph Taylor Hoagland, Sarah Taylor Hoagland, Agnes Taylor Hoagland, Abraham Taylor Hoagland, Edward Taylor Hoagland.
Married Wilhelm (William) Schwartz, 2 Feb 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Children - Harriet Schwartz, Mary Taylor Schwartz.
History - Agnes was a Mormon pioneer who played a key role in helping her brother, Mormon church president John Taylor, evade authorities during the federal crackdown on polygamy in the mid-1880s. She was also the mother-in-law of later church president Joseph F. Smith and of William W. Taylor, and a wife of Abraham Hoagland.
Agnes's older brother, John, would later become president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 1838, 17-year-old Taylor married John Rich in Carthage, Illinois. They eventually settled in Nauvoo and had four children before divorcing when Taylor wanted to go west with the main body of Latter-day Saints in the late 1840s.
In 1847, Taylor married 50-year-old Abraham Hoagland at age 26. They had five children together before divorcing in 1861 upon the recommendation of Brigham Young. Their daughter Sarah married William Whitaker Taylor.
In 1862, Taylor was 41 when she married Wilhelm Schwartz, a 24-year-old Prussian immigrant. They had two children together, the second of whom, Mary Taylor Schwartz, married 43-year-old Joseph F. Smith in 1884 at the age of 18.
By the time her brother became church president, the Edmunds-Tucker Act began putting intense pressure on him to observe the anti-bigamy law. He sought to comply with the law by moving into the Gardo House with Agnes. She took over management of the mansion while he continued his duties as president. In March 1885, soon after John Taylor's final public appearance, federal marshals made a massive raid on the mansion to capture him. This and subsequent raids were unsuccessful, and his "tough-minded sister ... often held raiding marshals and deputies at bay at the front door of the mansion, admitting no one unless he presented papers properly signed by a federal judge." After her brother's 1887 death, Taylor vacated the house.
Agnes died in Salt Lake City, Utah. Joseph F. Smith, Francis M. Lyman, Charles W. Penrose, Frank Y. Taylor, and Hyrum M. Smith each spoke at her funeral.
Jas. T. Jakeman, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and Their Mothers, p. 55
Agnes Taylor Schwartz:—Was born, on October 2, 1821, in Westmoreland, England, she was the daughter of Jas. and Agnes Taylor. She accepted the Gospel while in the old country, and came to America with her parents arriving in Salt Lake City in 1847. She endured all the hardships of the pioneers, walking nearly all the way from Nauvoo, besides raising a large family. She kept house for President Taylor seven years while he lived in Gardo House. She was President of the Relief Society in the 14th Ward for a good many years, also worked in the Logan Temple for fourteen years steady. She was always a hard worker, and willing to lend a helping hand to any one in need. She passed to the Great Beyond, December 12, 1911.
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Born at Hale, Beetham Parish, Westmoreland, England
Daughter of James Taylor and Agnes Taylor
Married John Rich, 24 Nov 1838, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, later divorced. Children - Samuel Taylor Rich, John Taylor Rich, James Taylor Rich, Elizabeth Taylor Rich.
Married Abraham Lucas Hoagland, 1847. Children - Joseph Taylor Hoagland, Sarah Taylor Hoagland, Agnes Taylor Hoagland, Abraham Taylor Hoagland, Edward Taylor Hoagland.
Married Wilhelm (William) Schwartz, 2 Feb 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Children - Harriet Schwartz, Mary Taylor Schwartz.
History - Agnes was a Mormon pioneer who played a key role in helping her brother, Mormon church president John Taylor, evade authorities during the federal crackdown on polygamy in the mid-1880s. She was also the mother-in-law of later church president Joseph F. Smith and of William W. Taylor, and a wife of Abraham Hoagland.
Agnes's older brother, John, would later become president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 1838, 17-year-old Taylor married John Rich in Carthage, Illinois. They eventually settled in Nauvoo and had four children before divorcing when Taylor wanted to go west with the main body of Latter-day Saints in the late 1840s.
In 1847, Taylor married 50-year-old Abraham Hoagland at age 26. They had five children together before divorcing in 1861 upon the recommendation of Brigham Young. Their daughter Sarah married William Whitaker Taylor.
In 1862, Taylor was 41 when she married Wilhelm Schwartz, a 24-year-old Prussian immigrant. They had two children together, the second of whom, Mary Taylor Schwartz, married 43-year-old Joseph F. Smith in 1884 at the age of 18.
By the time her brother became church president, the Edmunds-Tucker Act began putting intense pressure on him to observe the anti-bigamy law. He sought to comply with the law by moving into the Gardo House with Agnes. She took over management of the mansion while he continued his duties as president. In March 1885, soon after John Taylor's final public appearance, federal marshals made a massive raid on the mansion to capture him. This and subsequent raids were unsuccessful, and his "tough-minded sister ... often held raiding marshals and deputies at bay at the front door of the mansion, admitting no one unless he presented papers properly signed by a federal judge." After her brother's 1887 death, Taylor vacated the house.
Agnes died in Salt Lake City, Utah. Joseph F. Smith, Francis M. Lyman, Charles W. Penrose, Frank Y. Taylor, and Hyrum M. Smith each spoke at her funeral.
Jas. T. Jakeman, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and Their Mothers, p. 55
Agnes Taylor Schwartz:—Was born, on October 2, 1821, in Westmoreland, England, she was the daughter of Jas. and Agnes Taylor. She accepted the Gospel while in the old country, and came to America with her parents arriving in Salt Lake City in 1847. She endured all the hardships of the pioneers, walking nearly all the way from Nauvoo, besides raising a large family. She kept house for President Taylor seven years while he lived in Gardo House. She was President of the Relief Society in the 14th Ward for a good many years, also worked in the Logan Temple for fourteen years steady. She was always a hard worker, and willing to lend a helping hand to any one in need. She passed to the Great Beyond, December 12, 1911.
Utah Death Certificate
Daughter of James Taylor and Agnes Taylor
Married John Rich, 24 Nov 1838, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, later divorced. Children - Samuel Taylor Rich, John Taylor Rich, James Taylor Rich, Elizabeth Taylor Rich.
Married Abraham Lucas Hoagland, 1847. Children - Joseph Taylor Hoagland, Sarah Taylor Hoagland, Agnes Taylor Hoagland, Abraham Taylor Hoagland, Edward Taylor Hoagland.
Married Wilhelm (William) Schwartz, 2 Feb 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Children - Harriet Schwartz, Mary Taylor Schwartz.
History - Agnes was a Mormon pioneer who played a key role in helping her brother, Mormon church president John Taylor, evade authorities during the federal crackdown on polygamy in the mid-1880s. She was also the mother-in-law of later church president Joseph F. Smith and of William W. Taylor, and a wife of Abraham Hoagland.
Agnes's older brother, John, would later become president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 1838, 17-year-old Taylor married John Rich in Carthage, Illinois. They eventually settled in Nauvoo and had four children before divorcing when Taylor wanted to go west with the main body of Latter-day Saints in the late 1840s.
In 1847, Taylor married 50-year-old Abraham Hoagland at age 26. They had five children together before divorcing in 1861 upon the recommendation of Brigham Young. Their daughter Sarah married William Whitaker Taylor.
In 1862, Taylor was 41 when she married Wilhelm Schwartz, a 24-year-old Prussian immigrant. They had two children together, the second of whom, Mary Taylor Schwartz, married 43-year-old Joseph F. Smith in 1884 at the age of 18.
By the time her brother became church president, the Edmunds-Tucker Act began putting intense pressure on him to observe the anti-bigamy law. He sought to comply with the law by moving into the Gardo House with Agnes. She took over management of the mansion while he continued his duties as president. In March 1885, soon after John Taylor's final public appearance, federal marshals made a massive raid on the mansion to capture him. This and subsequent raids were unsuccessful, and his "tough-minded sister ... often held raiding marshals and deputies at bay at the front door of the mansion, admitting no one unless he presented papers properly signed by a federal judge." After her brother's 1887 death, Taylor vacated the house.
Agnes died in Salt Lake City, Utah. Joseph F. Smith, Francis M. Lyman, Charles W. Penrose, Frank Y. Taylor, and Hyrum M. Smith each spoke at her funeral.
Jas. T. Jakeman, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and Their Mothers, p. 55
Agnes Taylor Schwartz:—Was born, on October 2, 1821, in Westmoreland, England, she was the daughter of Jas. and Agnes Taylor. She accepted the Gospel while in the old country, and came to America with her parents arriving in Salt Lake City in 1847. She endured all the hardships of the pioneers, walking nearly all the way from Nauvoo, besides raising a large family. She kept house for President Taylor seven years while he lived in Gardo House. She was President of the Relief Society in the 14th Ward for a good many years, also worked in the Logan Temple for fourteen years steady. She was always a hard worker, and willing to lend a helping hand to any one in need. She passed to the Great Beyond, December 12, 1911.
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