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Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream letters, 1944

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 8716

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written primarily to and from Nora Ellen Crockett Ream dated February 3, 1944, to June 15, 1944. Correspondents include Belle Swensen, Jan McGeein, Hettie Smith, Alvira Thomas, Lois Ream, Donna Scott, Sybil Vione Hopkins, Mary Lamoreaux, Barbara Hopkins, and John Rodney Ream.

Dates

  • 1944

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

Belle Swensen (1896-1974) was a friend of the Ream family.

Belle Swensen was born in 1896 in Utah. She married married Laverne Swensen in 1915 and together they had five children. She was a friend of the Ream family and once tried to purchase property from them. Belle died in 1974 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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

Hettie Smith (1878-1962) was the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Hettie Smith was born in 1878 in Ohio. She married Rochester Smith in 1998 becoming the niece of Nora Ellen Crockett. Hettie died in 1962 in San Diego, California.

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

Lois Ream (1921-1998) was the granddaughter of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Lois Ream was born in 1921 in Dingle, Idaho, the daughter of William Wesley Ream and the granddaughter of Nora Ellen Crockett. She married Delmar Severey in 1951. She died in 1998 in California.

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

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 in the Utah State Capital building then later for the state tax comission. Sybil died in 1996 in Logan, Utah.

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.

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 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.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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