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Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream letters, 1926

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 8716

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written primarily to and from Nora Ellen Crockett Ream and William Dewine Ream dated August 22, 1926, to December 25, 1926. Correspondents include Ida Nora Ream, Beulah Ream Allen, Jennie Crockett, Mary Mabel Clark, Milton Parke Ream, and Wallie Hopkins.

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

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.

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 received a degree in nursing and later married Lt. Col. Henderson Wilcox Allen in September 1937. She was a nurse in the Philippines for over a decade and her service there coincided with World War II. She was later the dean of Brigham Young University's College of Nursing from 1961-1965. She was the mother of two sons and died in 1989.

Biographical history

Mary Mabel Clark (1890-1967) was the daughter-in-law of Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream.

Mary Mabel Clark was born in 1890 in Pennsylvania. She married Mitchell Alvin Ream in 1919 and was the daughter-in-law of Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream. She died in 1967 in Ogden Utah.

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

Jennie Crockett (1894-1975) was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Jennie Crockett was born in 1894 in Preston, Idaho. She was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett. In 1929, she married Maurice Alger. She died in in 1975 in Houston, Texas.

Biographical history

Wallace Henrey Hopkins (1903-1976) was the nephew of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Wallace Henrey Hopkins was born in Logan, Utah in 1903. He was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett. He married Frances Ione Hunt in 1931, and together they had one child. Wallace died in Logan, Utah in 1967.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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