Edward C. Eyring was born 27 May 1868 in St George, Washington County, Utah, United States to Henry Carlos Ferdinand Eyring (1835-1902) and Mary Bommeli (1831-1913) and died 13 April 1957 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of unspecified causes. He married Caroline Cottam Romney (1874-1954) 11 October 1893 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. He married Emma Romney (1884-1957) 3 November 1903 in Colonia Juárez, Casas Grandes Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Biography
Son of Henry Carlos Ferdinand Eyring and Maria Bommeli. Married Caroline Cottam Romney, 11 Oct 1893 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.
Possibly the last person in the LDS Church to practice polygamy upto 1954 when his first wife died.
Edward operated a cattle ranch at the Mormon Colonies in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua until July 1912 when they were driven out by violent revolutionaries of Pancho Villa. After living in El Paso for approximately one year, the Eyrings relocated to Pima, Arizona.
Family Life
Gravestone of Edward Eyring
Children of Edward Eyring and Caroline Romney
- Camilla Eyring (1894-1987) - m. Spencer W Kimball, Apostle and 12th President of the LDS Church
- Mary Eyring (1898-1979) -
- Henry Eyring (1901-1981) - famous chemist, see biography Mormon Scientist, m. Mildred Bennion - cousin of Mervyn Bennion, captain of the US battleship West Virginia at Pearl Harbor.
- Edward Christian Eyring (1903-1993) - m. Evelyn Arms
- Leland Eyring (1904-1904) - died young
- Cathrine Eyring (1905-2006) - m. William Edwards
- Caroline Eyring (1907-1999) - m. Glen Miner
- Isabel Eyring (1909-1975) - m. Evan Ellsworth
- Joseph Clayborn Eyring (1910-1996) - m. Lavon Brunt
- Rose Eyring (1912-2009) - m. Grant Calder
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Camilla Eyring (1894-1987) | 7 December 1894 Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | 20 September 1987 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Spencer Woolley Kimball (1895-1985) |
| Mary Eyring (1898-1979) | |||
| Henry Eyring (1901-1981) | 20 February 1901 Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | 26 December 1981 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Mildred Bennion (1896-1969) |
| Edward Christian Eyring (1903-1993) | |||
| Leland Eyring (1904-1904) | |||
| Catherine Eyring (1905-2006) | |||
| Caroline Eyring (1907-1999) | |||
| Isabel Eyring (1909-1975) | |||
| Joseph Clayborn Eyring (1910-1996) | |||
| Rose Eyring (1912-2009) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Miles Eyring (1904-1904) | |||
| Anthony Ivins Eyring (1905-1989) | |||
| Ruth Eyring (1908-2003) | |||
| Isabel Eyring (1909-1975) | |||
| Maurine Eyring (1912-2007) | |||
| Ethel Eyring (1916-2009) | |||
| Leroy Eyring (1919-2005) | |||
| Margaret Eyring (1922-1926) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Henry Elias Eyring (1862-1904) | |||
| Mary Louise Eyring (1863-1944) | |||
| Bertha Clara Eyring (1865-1866) | |||
| Edward Christian Eyring (1868-1957) | 27 May 1868 St George, Washington County, Utah, United States | 13 April 1957 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States | Caroline Cottam Romney (1874-1954) Emma Romney (1884-1957) |
| Emily Henrietta Eyring (1870-1947) | 18 April 1870 St George, Washington County, Utah | 18 May 1947 Logan, Cache County, Utah | William Spencer Snow (1867-1892) Miles Park Romney (1843-1904) |
| Ida Elizabeth Eyring (1874-1952) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| George Albert Eyring (1873-1873) | |||
| Clara Virginia Eyring (1875-1876) | |||
| Anna Margaret Eyring (1877-1950) | |||
| Jonathan Elias Eyring (1880-1880) | |||
| Wilford Woodruff Eyring (1881-1882) | |||
| Andrew Theodore Eyring (1884-1964) | |||
| Carl Ferdinand Eyring (1889-1951) | 30 August 1889 Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | 4 January 1951 | Bessie Fern Chipman (1890-1981) |
| Fernanda Caroline Eyring (1891-1960) | |||
Residences
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