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About George S. Romney

"...George Samuel Romney (November 12, 1874 – December 19, 1935)[ was the president of Bannock Stake Academy, now Brigham Young University–Idaho, at the end of the First World War. He was a key figure in helping it to survive the postwar depression. Before its latest rename it was known as Ricks College.

Romney was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was born in St. George, Utah. When he was young his family moved to the Mormon colonies in Mexico so that his father could continue practicing plural marriage, which was illegal in the United States..."

"...Romney's eldest son Marion G. Romney became an apostle and a member of the First Presidency of the LDS Church. Romney's daughter, Catherine Romney Cheney, later became a cloistered nun in the Roman Catholic Church. Romney was an uncle of Michigan governor George W. Romney..."

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Romney

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George S. Romney's Timeline

1874
November 12, 1874
St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States
1880
1880
Age 5
1895
October 6, 1895
Artemesia, Chihuahua, Mexico
1897
September 19, 1897
Colonia Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico
1900
September 24, 1900
Colonia Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico
1902
September 20, 1902
Colonia Juarez, Casas Grandes Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
1904
August 27, 1904
Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
1906
September 7, 1906
Colonia Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico
1910
May 21, 1910
Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico