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Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream letters, 1939

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 8716

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written primarily to and from Nora Ellen Crockett Ream and William Dewine Ream dated June 28, 1939, to December 31, 1939. Correspondents include Janet McGeein, Roxana Crockett, George Douglas Ream, Ruth Clarkson, Alta McClay, Ethel Bates, Donna Scott, Ida Nora Ream, Elda Lena Ream, Mitchell Alvin Ream, Mary Mabel Clark, Helga Diehl, and Mabel Aileen Crockett. Materials also include telegrams, postcards, and newspaper clippings.

Dates

  • 1939

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

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

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

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 five children.

Biographical history

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

Ruth Clarkson was born in 1857 in New York. He 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

Donna Scott (1912-1984) was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Donna Scott was born in 1912 in Logan Utah. She was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett. She was married to Vaughn Scott in 1930 and together they had three children. Donna died in 1984 in Utah.

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

Elda Lena Ream (1885-1974) was the sister of William Dewine Ream.

Elda Lena Ream was born in Iowa in 1885 and married a man called Roberts in 1905. She was remarried to Leonard Feagans in 1910. Elda was the sister of William Dewine Ream and the sister-in-law of Nora Ellen Crockett. She died in 1974 in California.

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

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.

Biographical history

Alta Hopkins (1911-1955) was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Alta Hopkins was born in 1911 in Logan, Utah. She was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett and married Guy McClay in 1930. Alta Hopkins died in 1955 in California.

Biographical history

Ethel Bates (1915-1993) was a friend of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Ethel Bates was born in 1915 in Idaho. She was married to David Bates in 1930 and was a friend of Nora Ellen Crockett. She died in California in 1993.

Biographical history

Helga Diehl (1902- approximately 1992) was a friend of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Helga Diehl was born in 1902 in the U.S. and spent a large portion of her life living in New York. Helga was a friend of Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream. She died in the 1990s.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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