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Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream letters, 1917-1919

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 8716

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written primarily to and from Nora Ellen Crockett Ream and William Dewine Ream dated from April 17, 1917 to June 8, 1919. Correspondents include Lydia Lammoreaux, William Wesley Ream, Fabian Ream, Lee Allen, Thomas Vallar, Lee Emerson Ream, Beulah Ream Allen, and Telluride Power Company.

Dates

  • 1917-1919

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Open for public research.

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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. Together they have ten children that lived to adulthood. She has resided in Utah, Idaho, and California. She died on November 30, 1945 in San Francisco, California, and was buried back 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

Lee Emerson Ream (1890-1919) was the son of Nora Ellen Crocket and William Dewine Ream.

Lee Emerson Ream was born in 1890 in Dingle, Idaho. He was enlisted in the army and spent time stationed at Camp Fremont. Lee Emerson died in 1919, a few weeks after his discharge, from a flu contracted durring his miltary service.

Biographical history

Delia Anne Crocket Curtis (1860-1926) was the sister of Nora Ellen Crocket Ream.

Delia Anne Crocket Curtis was born in October 1860 in Logan, Utah. She married Edwin Morrell Curtis and together they had seven children. She was the sister of Nora Ellen Crocket Ream. Delia died in California in April 1926.

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

Lydia L. Crockett Lamoreaux (1877-1898) was the sister to Nora Ellen Crockett Ream.

Lydia L. Crocket Lamoreaux was born April 1877 in Logan, Utah. She married Joan Judd Smith in 1898. She was the sister of Nora Ellen Crockett Ream, Mary Sophia Crocket Smith, and Delia Anne Crocket Curtis. She died in July 1955 in Los Angeles, California.

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 couples missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Texas and Georgia. William died in June 1969 in Provo, Utah but was taken home to be burried in Dingle, Idaho.

Biographical history

Fabian Ream (1891-1976) was a World War II soldier stationed in the Philippines.

Fabian Ream was born in December 1891 to Nora Ellen Crocket and William Dewine Ream in Dingle, Idaho. He was married to Ruth J. Johnson with whom he spent many years living in the Philippines while enlisted in the military. They were stationed there throughout World War I. William died in October 1976 in California. He was buried in a family cemetery in Dingle, Idaho.

Biographical history

George Douglas Ream (1895-1976) was a medical doctor and Berkley graduate.

George Douglas Ream was born in Idaho in 1895 to Nora Ellen Crocket and William Dewine Ream. He was married to Lucile Charlotte Krogue October of 1923. Afterwards he attended medical school at Berkley and became a physician. Together he and Lucile raised 5 children

Biographical history

Asia Humpherys (1892-1975) was the school friend of Lee Emersom Ream.

Asia Humphreys was born in 1892 in Paris, Idaho. She became friends with Lee Emerson Ream at school. That friendship deepened later as they both did a brief period as teachers. Asia married Abraham Marion Bergeson in June of 1920 and they had five children together. Asia died in April 1975 in Bountiful, Utah.

Biographical history

Lee Allen (1938-2016) was a successful military officer.

Lee Allen was born in Manila, Philippines in 1938 to Beulah Estelle Ream and Lt. Col. Henderson Wilcox Allen. As a child, Lee spent the duration of World War II in prisoner-of-war camps with his mother and siblings. His father died in a different prisoner of war camp. Lee and his family returned to America after World War II, where he went on to earn an enlistment at Westpoint, starting a military career of over 20 years. He served as a combat arms officer, in a position with the United Nations, and was stationed in Vietnam and Syria. Lee married Silja Viinikka in 1971 and together they raised five children. Lee died in January, 2016, in Provo, 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 on 1956 in Long Beach California. She was buried at a family cemetary 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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