[1] Its family members include George W. Romney (1907–1995), the 43rd Governor of Michigan (1963–1969), and his son, Mitt Romney (born 1947), who was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts (2003–2007), the 2012 Republican U.S. Presidential nominee, and later a U.S.

[6][7] Anna's grandfather was the renowned early Latter-day Saint apostle Parley Parker Pratt.

[8][9][10] Authors Richard and Joan Ostling have written that the Romneys are "an LDS political dynasty"[11] and "LDS royalty",[12] based on the family's heritage and their modern-day prominence in business, politics and as part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

He married Elizabeth Gaskell (1809-1884) on November 16, 1830, in Dalton-in-Furness and both were converts to the LDS Church.

He was an architect and designed the St. George Tabernacle and Brigham Young Winter Home and Office, the latter with his son, Miles Park Romney.