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Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream letters, 1940

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8716

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written primarily to and from Nora Ellen Crockett Ream dated September 4, 1940, to December 30, 1940. Correspondents include Janet E McGeein, Roxana Crockett, Alvin David Crockett, The Veterans Administration, Archie Lamoreaux, Ruth Johnson, Ralph Roy Garlow, and Ethel Ada Garlow.

Dates

  • 1940

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

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

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

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

Ralph Roy Garlow (1879-1944) was the nephew of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Ralph Row Garlow was born in 1879 in Iowa. He married Eleanor G. Mach in 1908, then was remarried to Ethel Ada Curtis in 1921. Ralph died in 1944 in California.

Biographical history

Ethel Ada Curtis (1882-1961) was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Ethel Ada Curtis was born in 1882 in Logan, Utah. She married Ralph Roy Garlow in 1921 and together they had one son in 1925. Ethel died in California in 1961.

Biographical history

Alvin David Crockett (1854-1943) was the brother of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Alvin David Crockett was born in Payson, Utah in 1854. He was the brother of Nora Ellen Crockett. He married Emma Hodges in 1876 and together they had ten children. Alvin died in 1943 in Franklin, Idaho.

Biographical history

Archie Lamoreaux (1879-1947) was the nephew of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Archie Lamoreaux was born in 1879 in Utah. He was the son of Lydia Lamoreaux and the nephew of Nora Ellem Crockett. He married Avoline Dodge in 1903 and together they had six children. Archie died in Arizona in 1947.

Administrative history

The United States Veterans Administration (1921-)

The United States Veterans Administration was founded in 1921 when three different programs for veterans, the Veterans Bureau, the Bureau of Pensions of the Interior Department, and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers were consolidated into one. The veterans association provides health care and other benefits to United States Veterans.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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