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Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream letters, 1924

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 8716

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written primarily to and from Nora Ellen Crockett Ream and William Dewine Ream dated October 12, 1924, to December 2, 1924. Correspondents include Ida Nora Ream, Beulah Ream Allen, Elda Lena Ream, Delia Crockett Curtis, Milton Parke Ream, Lucile Charlotte Krogue, Lydia Lamoreaux, and John Rodney Ream. Also contains post cards and invitations.

Dates

  • 1924

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

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

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

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

Delia Anne Crocket Curtis (1860-1926) was the sister of Nora Ellen Crocket Ream.

Delia Anne Crocket Curtis was born in October 1860 in Logan Utah. She married Edwin Morrell Curtis and together they had seven children. She was the sister of Nora Ellen Crocket Ream. Delia died in California in April 1926.

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

Lucile Charlotte Krogue (1899-1982) was the wife of George Douglas Ream.

Lucile Charlotte Krogue was born in 1899 in Idaho. She married George Douglas Ream in 1923 in Salt Lake and together they had three children. She died in October of 1982 on the Ionian Sea.

Biographical history

Lydia L. Crockett Lamoreaux (1877-1898) was the sister to Nora Ellen Crockett Ream.

Lydia L. Crocket Lamoreaux was born April 1877 in Logan, Utah. She married Joan Judd Smith in 1898. She was the sister of Nora Ellen Crockett Ream, Mary Sophia Crocket Smith, and Delia Anne Crocket Curtis. She died in July 1955 in Los Angeles, California.

Biographical history

John Rodney Ream (1900-1966) was the son of Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream.

John Rodney Ream was born in 1900 in Dingle Idaho to Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream. John was an electric engineer and married Norma Ida Volker in 1927. John died in 1966 in Bingham, Idaho.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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