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Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream letters, 1927-1929

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 8716

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written primarily to and from Nora Ellen Crockett Ream and William Dewine Ream dated December 29, 1927, to December 28, 1929. Correspondents include Fred W. Crockett, Sybil Vione Hopkins, Beulah Ream Allen, Milton Parke Ream, Fabian Ream, Ruth Johnson, Ernestine Pomeroy, Lydia Lamoreaux, Helen Swensen, Ida Nora Ream, and George Douglas Ream. Also includes some other materials such as postcards and invitations.

Dates

  • 1927-1929

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

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

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

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

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

Fabian Ream (1891-1976) was a World War II soldier stationed in the Philippines.

Fabian Ream was born in December 1891 to Nora Ellen Crocket and William Dewine Ream in Dingle, Idaho. He was married to Ruth J. Johnson with whom he spent many years living in the Philippines while enlisted in the military. They were stationed there throughout World War I. William died in October 1976 in California. He was buried in a family cemetery in Dingle, Idaho.

Biographical history

Ruth Johnson (1896-1985) was the daughter-in-law of Nora Ellen Crockett.

Ruth Johnson was born in 1869 in Minnesota. She married Fabian Ream in 1925. Together they had two children and spent many years stationed in the Philippines. Ruth died in 1958 in Walnut Creek, California.

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

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

Helen Swensen (1904-1991) was the daughter-in-law of Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream.

Helen Swensen was born in Pleasant Grove, Utah in 1904. She married Milton Parke Ream in 1929 and became the daughter-in-law of Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream. Together she and Milton had three children. Helen died in 1991 in 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

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.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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