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Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream letters, 1939

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 8716

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written primarily to and from Nora Ellen Crockett Ream and William Dewine Ream dated January 3, 1939, to June 21, 1939. Correspondents include Ruth Crockett, Alvira Thomas, Janet McGeein, George Emer Crockett, Roxana Crockett, and Ernestine Pomeroy.

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

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

Ruth Clarkson was born in 1857 in New York. Her 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

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 a friend and boarder of Nora Ellen Crockett during the 1930s and 1940s. She died in 1961 in California.

Biographical history

George Emer Crockett (1865-1940) was the brother of Nora Ellen Crockett.

George Emer Crockett was born in 1865 in Logan, Utah. He married Isabel Elizabeth Adams in 1889 and together they had twelve children. He was the brother of Nora Ellen Crockett. George died in 1940.

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

Ernestine Pomery (1851-1940) was a friend of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Ernestine Pomeroy was born in 1851. She was a wife and a mother. She became a friend of Nora Ellen Crockett and Ida Nora Crockett in Long Beach, California then later feuded With Ida over some property. Ernestine died in approximately 1940.

Biographical history

Janet E. McGeein (1878-1957) was a 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.

Extent

1 folders

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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