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Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream letters, 1926

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 8716

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written primarily to and from Nora Ellen Crockett Ream and William Dewine Ream dated April 18, 1926, to June 28, 1926. Correspondents include Milton Parke Ream, Kenneth Durward Ream, Roxana Catherine Crockett, Beulah Ream Allen, Mary Cooper Sirrine, William Wesley Ream, Hyrum Enos Crockett, and Ida Nora Ream.

Dates

  • 1926

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Biographical history

Nora Ellen Crockett Ream (1862-1945) was a wife, mother, and grandmother to many in Utah.

Nora Crockett Ream was born on December 28, 1862, in Logan, Utah, to parents Mary Sophia Reed and Alvin Crockett. She married William Dewine Ream on November 11, 1885, and spent years ranching in Dingle, Idaho. Together they had ten children that lived to adulthood. She resided in Utah, Idaho, and California. She died on November 30, 1945 in San Francisco, California, and was buried in Dingle, Idaho.

Biographical history

William Dewine Ream (1859-1939) was a husband, father, and rancher in Idaho.

Will Ream was born on October 29, 1859, in Chariton, Iowa, to parents Nancy Elizabeth Murphin and Sampson Mitchell Ream. He married Nora Ellen Crockett on November 11, 1885, and together they had ten children that lived to adulthood. Their family years were spent ranching in Dingle, Idaho. William died on November 24, 1939, in Long Beach, California.

Biographical history

Milton Parke Ream (1901-1976) was the son of Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream.

Milton Parke Ream was born in 1901 in Dingle, Idaho to Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream. He married Helen Swensen in 1929 and together they had three children. Milton died in 1976 in California.

Biographical history

Kenneth Durword Ream (1903-1980) was the son of Nora Ellen Crokcett and William Dewine Ream.

Kenneth Durword Ream was born in 1903 in Dingle, Idaho to Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream. He married Ruth Genella Quale in 1935 in Manilla, Philippines. He died in California in 1980.

Biographical history

Roxana Catherine Crockett (1870-1944) was the sister of Nora Ellen Crocket.

Roxana Catherine Crocket was born in 1870 in Logan, Utah and was the sister of Nora Ellen Crockett. She married John Henrey Hopkins in 1886 and together they had twelve children. She died in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1944.

Biographical history

Beulah Ream Allen (1897-1989) was the Dean of the college of nursing at Brigham Young University.

Beulah Ream Allen was born in 1897 in Dingle, Idaho. She recieved a degree in nursing and later married Lt. Col. Henderson Wilcox Allen in September 1937. She was a nurse in the Phillipines for over a decade and her service there coincided with WWII. During WWII she spent several years in prisoner-of-war camps with her young sons. She was later the Dean of BYU's college of nursing from 1961-1965. She was the mother of two sons and died in 1989.

Biographical history

Mary (Mamie) Cooper Sirrine (1886-1983) was the wife of William Wesley Ream.

Mary Cooper Sirrine was born in 1886 in Dingle, Idaho. She married William Wesley Ream in June of 1914 and together they had four children. She died in 1983 in Idaho.

Biographical history

William Wesley Ream (1886-1969) was an Idaho based civil engineer.

William Wesley Ream was born in August 1886 to Nora Ellen Crocket and William Dewine Ream in Dingle, Idaho. He graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in civil engineering and married Mary C. Sirrie, his childhood neighbor. Together they served two missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Texas and Georgia. William died in June 1969 in Provo Utah but buried in Dingle, Idaho.

Biographical history

Ruth Johnson (1896-1985) was the wife of Fabian Ream.

Ruth Johnson was born in 1896 in Minnesota. She married Fabian Ream in 1925 and together they had two children. The family spent many years living in the Philippines. Ruth died in California in 1985.

Biographical history

Hyrum Enos Crockett (1873-1935) was a banker and the brother of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Hyrum Enos Crockett was born in 1873 in Logan, Utah and was the brother of Nora Ellen Crockett. He had a long career in banking. He was married to Susannah Mary Facer in 1897 and together they had four children. He was later remarried to Susette Turner in 1911. He died in 1935 in Logan, Utah.

Biographical history

Ida Nora Ream (1893-1956) was a teacher and the daughter of Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream.

Ida Nora Ream was born in 1893 in Dingle, Idaho. She married Leo Rock Choquette in June of 1928 and together they had two children. She taught school for many years. Ida was killed in a head on collision in May 1956 in Long Beach California. She was buried at a family cemetery in Dingle, Idaho.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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