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Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream letters, 1922

 File — Box: 2, 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 November 1, 1922 to November 29, 1922. Correspondents include Beulah Ream Allen, Kenneth Durword Ream, Fabian Ream, Mabel Aileen Crockett, William Wesley Ream, George Douglas Ream, Kenneth Durward Ream, Ida Nora Ream and Milton Parke Ream. Also includes some other materials including invitations and post cards.

Dates

  • Creation: 1922

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. 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

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

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

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 buried in Dingle, Idaho.

Biographical history

Fabian Ream (1891-1976) was a WWII soldier stationed in the Phillipines.

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 Phillipines while enlisted in the military. They were stationed there throughout WWII. 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. He died in 1976.

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, Phillipines. He died in Califronia in 1980.

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 of 1956 in Long Beach California. She was buried at a family cemetery in Dingle, Idaho.

Biographical history

Mabel Aileen Crockett (1892-1964) was the niece of Nora Ellen Crocket.

Mabel Aileen Crockett was born in 1892 to Orzo Ozias Crockett and Ruth Clarkson. She married John Archie Kofoed in 1923. She died in Logan, Utah in 1964.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Genre / Form

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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