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Aram and Sons records

 Collection
Identifier: MG 161

Scope and Contents

The Aram and Sons records 1890-1902 collection includes three account books of Aram and Sons farm of a Grangeville, Idaho. These account books give a detailed information on stock in pasture, freight hauled, and farm equipment sold.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890-1903

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Aram and Sons was created by John Aram and his sons James and John T. "Tom". John Aram was born in 1827 in New York and followed the Gold Rush west, eventually settling just outside of Grangeville. He packed goods into the mining claims around the area and is staid to have introduced the first orchard in the area. He married Sarah Barr (or Boar) around 1852. They had 5 children together. He died 30 September 1901 and is buried in Grangevill, Idaho.

James Aram was born in 1863 in Portland, Oregon. He would join his father in the store and in ranching. He would own 600 acres of land upon his death. During the Indian War, he was 14 and remember the family getting word and hurrying to Mt. Idaho. He married Phebe Smith in 1911. James died 8 April in Weiser, Idaho and is buried in Lewiston, Idaho.

John Thomas "Tom" Aram was born 1858. He was killed while attempting to cross the Clearwater river via a ferry overloaded with cattle on 16 May 1897. He was a stock grower and businessman out of the Camas Prarie at the time. He married Carrie Moore in 1892. He was buried in Mount Idaho, Idaho.

Extent

0.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains account books that give detailed information on stock in pasture, freight hauled, and farm equipment sold by Aram and Sons in Grangeville, Idaho.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials were found on a shelf in Speical Collections in 1985 with no information regarding donor(s).

Title
Guide to Aram and Sons records
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Daniel Olortegui.
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository