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Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream letters, 1933

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 8716

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written primarily to and from Nora Ellen Crockett Ream and William Dewine Ream dated March 3, 1933, to December 27, 1933. Correspondents include Pacific State Savings, Alvira Thomas, Roxana Crockett, Ruth Clarkson, Mitchell Ream, Mary Mabel Clark, and Thor C. Nielson . Also includes other materials such as newspaper clippings, leases, and cards.

Dates

  • 1933

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

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

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.

Administrative history

The Pacific State Savings and Loan Company (1889-) was a financial institution.

The Pacific State Savings and Loan Company was founded in 1889 in Los Angeles. It was an entity that specialized in lending and spread across 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

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

Ruth Clarkson was born in 1857 in New York. Her family members were 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 the a friend and boarder of Nora Ellen Crockett during the 1930s and 1940s. She died in 1961 in California.

Biographical history

Thor C. Nielson (1872-1952) was a friend of Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream.

Thor C. Nielson was born in 1872 in Denmark. He married Olivia Hansen in 1893 in Utah and together they had three children. Thor became friends with Nora Ellen Crockett and William Dewine Ream while living in Montpelier, Idaho. He died in 1952 in California.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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