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Taylor, George Shepherd, 1860-1924

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1860 - 1924

biographical statement

Citation:
Ancestry.com, Dec. 8, 2011 (George S. Taylor; George Shepherd Taylor; b. July 16, 1860 in Salt Lake City, Utah; d. Jan. 16, 1924 in Provo, Utah; m. Anna Christina Smoot (1858-1904)

Latter-day Saint bio. encycl., 1936: vol. 4, p. 362 (George Shepherd Taylor; president of the New Zealand Mission from 1920-1923; son of George Hamilton Taylor and Elmina Shepherd; wife died in 1904)

Mormon missionary diaries WWW site, Dec. 8, 2011 (George Shepherd Taylor; student at the University of Utah and Brigham Young Academy; worked as a clerk at the Taylor, Romney, Armstrong Lumber Company; m. Feb. 9, 1882 to Annie Kristine Smoot, sister of Reed Smoot; served as missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand, 1884-1888; moved to Provo, Utah, 1889; est. Provo Book and Stationary Company, 1889; president of George H. Taylor Investment Company, vice-president of Smoot Lumber Company; served as bishop and high councilman in Church)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

George Shepherd Taylor diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231040558]
Identifier: MSS 167
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries in ten volumes with a book of missionary expenses. Also included are a printed copy of the New Testament in the Maori language and a printed "ready reference" book of scriptures often used by Mormon missionaries in both English and Maori. Taylor writes about his daily activities in leading the mission.

Dates: 1920-1924
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Shepherd Taylor diaries

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