Catharine Jane Cottam (1855-1918)

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Daughter of Thomas Cottam (1820-1896) and Caroline Smith (1820-1890)
1855-Jan-07 : Birth in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory
1873-Sep-15 : Marriage to Miles Park Romney (1843-1904) in Salt Lake City Utah as his second wife in a polygamous family.
1882 Family moved to Mormon Colonies in Mexico
1912 Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution forces families to flee Mexico.
1918-Jan-06 : Died in Salt Lake City, Utah USA

Letters of Catharine Cottam Romney - Diary of a Mormon Polygamy Family living in Mexico.

1873-Sep-15 : Marriage to Miles Park Romney (1843-1904) in Salt Lake City - 10 children

Caroline Cottam Romney (1874-1954) - m. Edward Eyring (parents of 10 children including Camilla Eyring Kimball (wife LDS Church President Spencer Kimball) and Henry Eyring the physicist. Grandson, Henry B Erying has served in the First Presidency of the LDS Church since 2008.
Thomas Cottam Romney (1876-1962) - m. Lydia Naegle - he was director of the Logan LDS Institute of Religion and President of the Central States Mission.
Junius Romney (1878-1971) - m. Gertrude Stowell
Claude Romney (1880-1887) - died young
Park Romney (1882-1943) - m. Mary Lee
Emma Romney (1884-1957) - m. Edward Eyring
Ethel Romney (1888-1970) -m. twice - Petersen and Lillywhite
Ida Romney (1891-1943) - m. Leo Alldredge
Lula Romney (1894-1993) - m. Edward Clayson
Vernon Romney (1896-1976) - m. twice - Lois Bradford (a descendant of the Plymouth Colony founder) and Helen Hackett-Brown. Vernon served many years on the Republican state and National Committee from Utah. His wife Helen, was Vice Charman of the Utah Republican Party and founding member of the Utah State Heritage Foundation. Their son Vernon was Utah Attorney General (1969-1976) and another son Keith was a pioneer in condominium developments.

Offspring of Miles Park Romney (1843-1904) and Catharine Jane Cottam Romney
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Caroline Cottam Romney (1874-1954)	25 June 1874 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States	19 April 1954 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States	Edward Christian Eyring (1868-1957)
Thomas Cottam Romney (1876-1962)
Junius Romney (1878-1971)
Claude Romney (1880-1887)
Park Romney (1882-1943)	25 March 1882 St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona, United States	13 February 1943 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States	Mary Vilate Lee (1887-1979)
Emma Romney (1884-1957)	23 July 1884 Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona, United States	18 December 1957 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States	Edward Christian Eyring (1868-1957)
Ethel Romney (1888-1970)
Ida Romney (1891-1943)
Lula Romney (1894-1993)
Vernon Romney (1896-1976)

Offspring of Thomas Cottam (1820-1896) and Ann Howarth (1820-1844)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
John Alma Cottam (1842-1853)

Offspring of Thomas Cottam (1820-1896) and Caroline Smith (1820-1890)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Mary Ann Cottam (1848-1848)
Emma Cottam (1850-1901)
George Thomas Cottam (1852-1934)
Catharine Jane Cottam (1855-1918)	7 January 1855 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States	6 January 1918 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States	Miles Park Romney (1843-1904)
Thomas Punter Cottam (1857-1926)	28 September 1857 Salt Lake City, Washington County, Utah, United States	16 March 1926 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States	Emmaline Jarvis (1863-1944)
Charles Smith Cottam (1861-1950)
Sarah Ellen Cottam (1863-1863)
Baby Girl Smith Cottam (1867-1867)