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Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream letters, 1945

 File — Box: 10, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 8716

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written primarily to and from Nora Ellen Crockett Ream dated January 3, 1945, to June 6, 1945. Correspondents include Janet E. McGeein, Sybil Vione Hopkins, Barbara Hopkins, Mary Sophia Crockett Smith, Ruth Clarkson, Alvira Thomas, Mae Baltimore, Mary Lamoreaux, Jennie Alger, Jennie Larsen, Muriel Lamoreaux, Nora Estelle Lamoreaux, Beulah Ream Allen, William Wesley Ream, and Mary Cooper Sirrine.

Dates

  • 1945

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

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.

Biographical history

Barbara Hopkins (1889-1977) was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Barbara Hopkins was born in 1889 in Utah and was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett. She married Sterling Wright in 1918 and together they had five children. Barbara died in 1977 in Utah.

Biographical history

Mary Sophia Crockett Smith (1853-1908) was the sister of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Mary Sophia Crocket Smith was born in June 1853 in Payson, Utah. She married Robert Henrey Smith and was the sister of Nora Ellen Crockett. She died in April 1908 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 members were 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

Alvira B. Thomas (1861-1961) was the lodger of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Alvira B. Thomas was born in 1861 in Utah. She married Zephaniah Thomas in 1881 and together they had ten children. She was the friend and boarder of Nora Ellen Crockett during the 1930s and 1940s. She died in 1961 in California.

Biographical history

Mae Baltimore (1881-1978) was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Mae Baltimore was born in 1881 in Logan, Utah. She was the daughter of Delia Ann Crockett and the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett. She was married to James Welsh in 1903. She was later married to Charles Baltimore in 1927. Mae died in 1978 in California.

Biographical history

Mary Lamoreaux (1901-1979) was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Mary Lamoreaux was born in 1901 in Arizona. She was the daughter of Lydia Lamoreaux and the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett. Mary married Nicholas George Broomes in 1938 and was the mother of one child. Mary died in 1979 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

Jennie Larsen (1908-2003) was friend of the Ream family.

Jennie Larsen was born in 1908 in Utah. She was a friend of the Ream family. Jennie married Grant Larsen in 1933. She died in 2003 in Newton, Utah.

Biographical history

Muriel Lamoreaux (1895-1975) was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Muriel Lamoreaux was born in 1895 in Arizona. She was the daughter of Lydia L. Lamoreaux and the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett. She married George Matthews in 1914 and together they had five children. Muriel died in 1975 in 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 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

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 missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Texas and Georgia. William died in June 1969 in Provo Utah but buried in Dingle, Idaho.

Biographical history

Mary (Mamie) Cooper Sirrine (1886-1983) was the wife of William Wesley Ream.

Mary Cooper Sirrine was born in 1886 in Dingle, Idaho. She married William Wesley Ream in June of 1914 and together they had four children. She died in 1983 in Idaho.

Biographical history

Nora Estelle Lamoreaux (1894-1947) was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Nora Estelle Lamoreuax was born in 1894 in Dingle, Idaho. Nora was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett and duaghter of Lydia Lamoreaux. Nora married Grover Hoopes in 1919 and together they had five children. Nora died in 1947 in Arizona.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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