Romans, Lorenzo, 1875-1965

Lorenzo Romans (1875-1965) was born in Iowa. His family moved to Los Angeles, California when he was very young and he spent the majority of his life in that city, working primarily in real estate. In 1894, Romans was hired to escort a client to the Las Vegas valley to purchase land; while in the valley, he stayed as a guest of Helen Stewart at the Las Vegas Rancho. After his retirement, Romans moved permanently to Las Vegas in 1950. He died in 1965 and was buried in Glendale, California.

Source:

Jones, Florence Lee. “State Land Sale of 1894 No Swindle.” Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV), Jun. 20, 1963.