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Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream letters, 1942

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 8716

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written primarily to and from Nora Ellen Crockett Ream dated January 2, 1942, to September 2, 1942. Correspondents include Ruth Clarkson, Althea Crockett, Jan McGeein, Lone K. Johnson, Roxana Crockett, Jennie Crockett, and Sybil Vione Hopkins.

Dates

  • 1942

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

Ruth Clarkson (1857-1947) was the wife of Orzo Ozias Crockett.

Ruth Clarkson was born in 1857 in New York. Her family was early Latter-day Saint pioneers that immigrated to the western United States. Ruth married Orzo Ozias Corckett in 1878 and together they had twelve children. She died in 1947 in Idaho.

Biographical history

Althea Crockett (1867-1950) was the half-sister of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Althea Crockett was born in 1867 in Logan, Utah. She was the half-sister of Nora Ellen Crockett. Althea was married to Joseph William Earl during the 1880s. Althea died in 1950 in Seattle, Washington.

Biographical history

Janet E. McGeein (1878-1957) was friend of the Ream family.

Janet E. McGeein was born in Canada in 1878. She was friends with the Ream family and knew their children growing up. She died in 1957 in California.

Biographical history

Lone K. Johnson (1868-deceased) was the father-in-law of Fabian Ream.

Lone K. Johnson was born in Denmark in 1968. He was married to Abolone Nielson on an unknown date and together they immigrated to the U.S. He was the father of Ruth Johnson who married Fabian Ream. Lone died on an unknown date in the 1940s.

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

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

Sybil Vione Hopkins (1896-1996) was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Sybil Vione Hopkins was born in 1896 in Logan, Utah. She was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett. She worked as a secretary for the Utah State Capital building and then later for the state tax comission. Sybil died in 1996 in Logan, Utah.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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