Mary Jane SCHMALZ
- Born: September 27, 1933, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA 2
- Marriage (1): Benjamin L. SMITHSON Jr.
- Marriage (2): James MACKNIGHT on April 19, 1963 in Mexico 1
- Died: April 26, 2002, Torrance, Los Angeles, California, USA at age 68 3 4
- Buried: May 1, 2002, Santa Ana, California - Fairhaven Memorial Park
 Another name for Mary was Mary Jane SMALL.
General Notes:
In addition to her children, Mary had three great grandchildren.
Owen Carpenter
Bianca M. Smithson b: 1989
Donald Urita III b: 1992
Noted events in her life were:
• She resided at 8322 Bancroft in Cleveland, Ohio.  
Herman & Marion purchased the home in 1941 and lived there with their children, Robert, Mary and Gordon until they moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1947. Their phone number was MI6922. As was the custom in those days, the first two digits of a phone number were alphabetical and the MI in this case stood for "Michigan".
• She resided at 2919 N. Cherry Ave. in Tucson, Arizona. 
Herman & Marion purchased this home in 1947 and lived there with their children, Robert, Mary, Gordon, Carol and Richard. They sold the house in the late 1960s and purchased another house in Tucson on Princeton Pl. The phone number on Cherry Avenue was 61651 when they moved in in 1947. When the phone company needed more numbers they went from the 5 digit number to a seven digit number and the new number was MA61651. As was the custom in those days, the first two digits of a phone number were alphabetical and the MA in this case stood for "Main".
• Her name was changed. The Herman SCHMALZ family name was changed from SCHMALZ to SMALL on March 12, 1948 in Pima County, Arizona. View Image
• Mary was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana, California. 
Mary married Benjamin L. SMITHSON Jr., son of Benjamin SMITHSON and Vienna. (Benjamin L. SMITHSON Jr. was born in 1929 in Michigan.)
Mary next married James MACKNIGHT on April 19, 1963 in Mexico.1
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