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Facts and Events
| Name |
Gaskell Maurice Romney |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][3][4] |
22 Sep 1871 |
St. George, Washington, Utah, United States |
| Marriage |
20 Feb 1895 |
Dublán, Chihuahua, Mexicoto Anna Amelia Pratt |
| Marriage |
25 Mar 1927 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United Statesto Amy Wilcken Pratt |
| Death[1][5] |
7 Mar 1955 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pratt–Romney family, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
Gaskell Romney (1871-1955) was born in St. George, Utah, the son of Miles Park Romney and Hannah Hood Hill. He married in 1895 to Anna Amelia Pratt in Colonia Dublán, Galeana, Chihuahua, Mexico, February 20, 1895. He was the father of five sons: Maurice, Douglas, Miles Pratt Romney, George W. Romney, Lawrence and Charles. Gaskell would be a candidate for County Commissioner 1931 as a Republican. He passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 7, 1955 and is buried Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in the city
- Associated Press. "Polygamy Prominent in GOP Presidential Hopeful Mitt Romney's Family Tree"
[1].
Gaskell Romney, Mitt Romney's grandfather, was not a polygamist. He married Anna Amelia Pratt, the daughter of polygamists and the granddaughter of Parley Pratt, the apostle with 12 wives. Their marriage took place Feb. 20, 1895, in Dublan, Mexico.
Gaskell Romney had moved to Mexico with his parents in 1884 amid the proliferation of U.S. laws prohibiting "unlawful cohabitation." Anna Pratt was born in Utah, but had emigrated to Mexico and lived in one of nine Mormon colonies established over the border.
Gaskell Romney and Anna Pratt had seven children, including George Wilcken Romney, the former Michigan governor. He lived with his parents in Mexico until 1912, when the family returned to the United States.
- ↑ Photo of gravestone, in Find A Grave
[2].
- ↑ Utah, United States. Utah Marriages, 1887-1966: Database online. (Family Search)
Film 429126.
Groom Gaskell Romney, b. 22 Sep 1871, St. George, , Utah. Widowed. Parents Miles P. Romney Hannah H. Hill
Bride Amy Wilcken Pratt. Marriage took place 25 Mar 1927 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
- ↑ Death certificate, in Utah, United States. Death Certificates. (Office of Vital Records & Statistics)
[3].
Born 21 Sep 1871 St. George. Parents Miles Park Romney (b. Nauvoo), Hannah Hood Hill (b. near Toronto). Wife Amy Pratt Romney. d. 7 Mar 1955 at his house in SLC where he had lived for 34 years.
- Boston Globe. "Gaskell Romney"
[4].
After fleeing the Mexican revolution, Mitt Romney's grandfather, Gaskell lost his home and possessions. While living in Salt Lake City, Gaskell Romney ran for County Commissioner with the slogan by which his grandson, Mitt, abides: “Vote Republican!”
Gaskell sued Mexico for the loss of his property and, in 1938, was awarded damages of $9,163. Half of the money went to his son, George Romney, putting the family on a solid financial footing.
Gaskell and George visited Colonia Juarez on a sentimental trip in 1941. George's son, Mitt Romney, was born in 1947 and has never visited the town.
- ThinkProgress. "The One Mexican Border-Crossing Immigrant Family That Tancredo Likes? The Romneys"
[5].
Gaskell and Anna (who were monogamous) were married in 1895, and according to George’s biographer Tom Mahoney, lived in Chihuahua until the height of the Mexican Revolution in 1912. Relative Junius Romney negotiated with rebel leaders to get women and children out of the colony for their safety. Anna, with Mitt’s father George in tow, fled across the U.S. border by train (with no apparent delay or search at the border). A short time later Gaskell, like many Mexican immigrants before and since, covered hundreds of miles under a hot sun, crossing by land into New Mexico.
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