Hiram Thomas Gaskell Romney

19 June 1845–from 1911 to 1914 (Age 65)
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Hiram Thomas Gaskell

When Hiram Thomas Gaskell Romney was born on 19 June 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Miles Romney, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Gaskell, was 36. He married Annie Wood in 1872, in Beaver, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ravalli, Montana, United States in 1900 and Seattle, King, Washington, United States in 1910. He died from 1911 to 1914, at the age of 69.

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Family Time Line

Hiram Thomas Gaskell Romney
1845–1914
Annie Wood
1846–1904
Marriage: 1872
Thomas Romney
1867–
Miles Romney Sr
1872–1943
Vernon Romney
1877–1880
Jane Elizabeth Romney
1874–1967
Naomi Romney
1876–1970
George W. Romney
1878–1900
Thomas Gaskell Romney
1880–1917
Kenneth Romney
1885–1952
Winifred Romney
1888–1966

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1872Beaver, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 1
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1846 · First Nauvoo Temple Dedicated
    Age 1
    On May 1-3, 1846, the Nauvoo Illinois Temple was fully dedicated. It was the second temple that had been built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the first temple with an angel Moroni on top, in the case of this temple it also doubled as a weather vane. Before the saints left Nauvoo they gathered in great numbers to go through.
    1864 · Montana Territory
    Age 19
    Montana was made a territory by President Abraham Lincoln on May 26 1864. The capital was Virginia City and remained the capital until 1894, when Helena became the capital.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Romney (Kent), from an uncertain first element (perhaps an Old English personal name Rūmen) + Old English ēa ‘river, stream’. Compare Rye 2.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Rumney
    Rye

    Sources (24)

    • Thomas Romney, "United States Census, 1910"
    • Thomas Romney in entry for Kenneth Romney and Edna F. Fullerton, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
    • Thomas Romney in entry for Kenneth Romney, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"

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