George S. Romney was born 12 November 1874 in St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States to Miles Park Romney (1843-1904) and Hannah Hood Hill (1842-1929) and died 19 December 1935 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of unspecified causes. He married Terressa Artemesia Redd (1874-1964) 5 December 1894 in Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
President of Bannock Stake Academy (1917-1930) President of LDS Church Northern States Mission (1933-1935)
Vital Stats
- Son of Miles Park Romney (1843-1904) and Hannah Hood Hill (1842-1929)
- 1874-Nov-12 : Birth at St George, Washington Co, Utah Territory
- 1894-Dec-05 : Marriage to Terressa Artemesia Redd (1874-1964) at Colonia Jaurez, Galeana, Chihuahua, Mexico
- 1935-Dec-19 : Died at Rockford, Winnebago Co, Illinois and buried 3 days later at Wasatch Lawn Cemetery in Salt Lake City.
Biography
m. Terressa Redd - he was president of Bannock Stake Academy (later Ricks College, then BYU-Idaho). Their son, Marion, was an apostle in the LDS Church and a democrat in the Utah State Legislature. Their daughter, Artemsia married Ariel Balliff who was later Mayor of Provo Utah (1960-61).
At a young age his family moved to the Mormon Colonies in Mexico to that his father could continue practicing plural marriage, which was illegal in the US. He married and had several children. Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution forced the family to flee in 1912. By 1918 they settled in Rexbury, Idaho, where George became the president of the future Ricks College.
Romney's eldest son Marion G. Romney became an apostle and a member of the First Presidency of the LDS Church. Romney daughter, Catherine Romney Cheney, later became a cloistered nun in the Roman Catholic Church. Romney was an uncle of Michigan governor George W. Romney, father of the 2012 US Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney.
Bannock Stake Academy
George S Romney building at BYU-Idaho
Later known as Ricks College and today as BYU-Idaho.
By 1917 Romney was a faculty member at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. In the summer of that year Romney was appointed principal of Bannock Stake Academy to replace Andrew B. Christensen. In 1918, the school was granted state certification. It was then renamed Ricks Normal College. By the time students returned for Fall Semester they not only had a new name, but they were now led by a president.
Under Romney's leadership the school instituted standards of dress and conduct that all students agreed to follow in 1922.
In 1923, the name of the school was changed again to Ricks College, but Romney continued to lead it in its broadened mission. In 1930 Romney was replaced by Hyrum Manwaring.
Northern States Mission
After his service as president of Ricks College, Romney served as president of the Northern States Mission of LDS Church. He died while serving in this position and was replaced by Bryant S. Hinckley.
Died while serving as president of the LDS Church Northern States Mission in Rockford, Winnebago Co, Illinois and buried 3 days later at Wasatch Lawn Cemetery in Salt Lake City.
Family of George and Terressa Romney
- Tessa Romney (1895-1963) - m. Charles Clark
- Marion George Romney (1897-1988) - Apostle in the LDS Church and Counselor to President Kimball - m. Ida Jensen
- Lurlene Romney (1900-1982) - m. Rulon Cheney - Lurlene Romney Cheney, was baptized in the Roman Catholic church and later became Sister Mary Catherine of the Carmelite order, a cloistered nun, at the Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Holladay, Utah. (Salt Lake Tribune, 9-19-09, p. C2)
- Antone Kimball Romney (1902-1982) - m. Gretta Parkinson
- Artemesia Romney (1904-1993) - m. Ariel Balliff - Mayor of Provo (1960-61)
- Jasmine Romney (1906-1993) - m. John Edmunds
- Leona Romney (1910-1970) - m. George Montierth
- Maurine Romney (1912-1981) - m. Wanderous Johnson
- Jennie Romney (1914-1980) - m. Albert Swensen
- Merlyn Romney (1917-1994) - m. Charles Walters
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Tessa Romney (1895-1963) | |||
| Marion George Romney (1897-1988) | 19 September 1897 Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | 20 May 1988 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Ida Olivia Jensen (1890-1979) |
| Lurlene Romney (1900-1982) | 20 September 1900 Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | 15 January 1982 Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Rulon Hutchings Cheney (1901-1979) |
| Antone Kimball Romney (1902-1982) | |||
| Artemesia Romney (1904-1993) | |||
| Jasmine Romney (1906-1993) | |||
| Leona Romney (1910-1970) | |||
| Maurine Romney (1912-1981) | |||
| Jennie Romney (1914-1980) | |||
| Merlyn Romney (1917-1994) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Isabella Hill Romney (1863-1919) | |||
| Elizabeth Romney (1865-1866) | |||
| Mary Ann Romney (1868-1951) | 31 January 1868 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | 21 November 1951 St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona, United States | Willard Farr (1856-1951) |
| Miles Archibald Romney (1869-1939) | |||
| Gaskell Romney (1871-1955) | 22 September 1871 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | 7 March 1955 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Anna Amelia Pratt (1876-1926) |
| Infant male Romney (1873-1873) | |||
| George Samuel Romney (1874-1935) | 12 November 1874 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | 19 December 1935 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States | Terressa Artemesia Redd (1874-1964) |
| Ernest Van Romney (1877-1951) | |||
| Maggie Romney (1880-1902) | |||
| Eugene Romney (1883-1945) | |||
| Leo Romney (1887-1939) | |||
| Frances Henrietta Sanders (1896-1978) | |||
| Will Romney (1900-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William George Romney (1868-1931) | |||
| Martha Diana Romney (1870-1943) | |||
| 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) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Ann Cannon Romney (1879-1955) | |||
| Alice Lambert Romney (1881-1923) | 6 April 1881 St George, Washington County, Utah | 29 December 1923 | Albert Leroy Hurst (1880-1961) |
| Orin Nelson Romney (1884-1965) | 28 March 1884 St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona, United States | 6 February 1965 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | Albertha Farnsworth (1885-1965) |
| Erastus Snow Romney (1886-1920) | |||
| Eleanor Romney (1888-1956) | |||
| Ivie Romney (1890-1975) | |||
| Erma Romney (1893-1981) | |||
| Frank Romney (1897-1983) | |||
References
- Romney Family Ancestry -
- George Romney List of Famous Descendants -
- George S Romney - Wikipedia Profile
- Pratt Romney profile - The many notable descendents of the Pratt-Romney family.
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