George Washington Aurelio Williams

1872 - 1938  (65 years)

• Name	George Washington Aurelio Williams  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	2 Dec 1872	Havana, Cuba
  Gender	Male
  Census	8 Jun 1880	Brooklyn, New York
  	Son, 35 Cambridge Place.
  Census	6 Jun 1900	Brooklyn, New York
  	Son, 35 Cambridge Place.
  Census	18 Apr 1910	Brooklyn, New York
  	Son, 35 Cambridge Place.
  Census	12 Jan 1920	Brooklyn, New York
  	Head, 315 Westminster Road.
  Biography	The following is a translation of the Jorge's baptismal record. Written by Senor Don Anaclato Redondo Catholic Priest of the Parish of the church of Jermino del Mansemate of Havana. I certify that in the book #13 of the baptism of white people page 26 entry 757 is found the following statement On the fifteenth of March 1873. I father Dn Anaclato Padondo Priest of the Parish of this church of Jeranimo del Mansemate, solemnly baptize a child who was born on the second of December of the year immediate passed, legitimate son of Dn Ramon Oscar Williams[INDEX:]People;Williams;Ramon Oscar [:INDEX], native of Washington in the United States and of Dona Angela Luciana Garcia[INDEX:]People;García;Angela Luciana [:INDEX], native of the town of Regla in the state of Yela, paternal grandparents Dn Jorge[INDEX:]People;Williams;George W. [:INDEX] and Donia Juana Anna Young[INDEX:]People;Young;Janett Ann [:INDEX]: maternal grandparents Dn Vicente Benito[INDEX:]People;García;Vicente Benito [:INDEX] and Dona Anna Coleta Garcia[INDEX:]People;García;Ana Coleta [:INDEX]; on said child I perform the baptismal ceremony and I placed upon him the name of Jorge Aurelio: there were present the god parents Dn Ramon Vicente Williams and Dona Luciana Nevit de Underwood to whom I charged with the spiritual upbringing which they attested and I signed = Dn Anacleto Redondo" This is a true copy of the original. Havana, March 17 eighteen hundred and seventy three. signed Dn Anacleto Redondo In 1934, while living at 1 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, he wrote a resume. The resume is included below with inserts of information from his application for a license as a Professional Engineer made sometime after October 1934: 45 Broadway New York City September 28, 1934 Education and Experience of George A. Williams, Tag #142106 Residing at #1 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. Age 61. Mr. Roberts: In accordance with instructions from Mr. Borough, I am submitting below an outline of my education and experience as a mechanical engineer. I received my education in the following Brooklyn schools; Adelphi Academy and the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. I afterwards took a special course in sugar house work at the Audubon Sugar School, New Orleans, La. Worked on sugar plantations in Louisiana and Cuba on designing and construction of sugar houses for about five years and for ten years I had charge of the manufacturing of sugar at various plants, employing upwards of three men. [1890-1895 Assistant to Engineer in charge of design and construction of sugar house and design and installation of sugar machinery for Henry Heidegger & Co. located at Matanzas, Cuba, owner of sugar plantation, "Santa Catalina," located Coral Falso, Cuba. He had complete charge of sugar house and factory. 1895-1897 Superintendent of sugar house for Pascual Goicochea, the owner of the sugar plantation "Providencia" located in Guines, Cuba. He had complete charge of the sugar house and chemical laboratory. 1894-1895 Assistant to Superintendent of sugar house for Atkins & Co., the owners of the sugar plantation "Soledad" located near Cienfuegos, Cuba. 1897-1899 Due to the war, he held a clerical position with Peale, Peacock & Kerr, 1 Broadway, N. Y. owners and operators of coal mines located at Clearfield, Pa. 1899-1901 Assistant Cashier in charge of loans on sugar for North American Trust Co., Havana, Cuba. He was in charge of Appraisals of raw sugars and sugar properties. 1901 Superintendent of sugar house for Cuban American Sugar Co., owners of the sugar plantation, "Tinguaro" in Perico, Cuba. He had complete charge of sugar house and chemical laboratory. 1901-1904 Cashier of bank for Banco Nacional de Cuba, in Cienfuegos, Cuba. His duties included loans on raw sugars and sugar properties. 1904-1906 Vice President of Williams & Co., 96 Wall St., N. Y. contractors and exporters of machinery and mill supplies.] I might mention that I can speak and write Spanish fluently. From 1907 to 1909 I was employed by the General Fireproofing Co. in their New York office as sales engineer designing and selling special steel filing equipment and superintending the installation of same. From 1909 to 1920 I was employed by the Berger Mfg.Co. as sales manager in their New York office selling sheet metal building material including steel filing equipment. Had charge of at least twelve salesmen and draftsmen, besides a gang of mechanics and superintended the erection and installation of material. In 1920 I organized Williams & Record, Inc., and was its president from the start until 1929. We maintained a manufacturing and assembling plant at Long Island City. Our business consisted in furnishing and installing, as sub-contractors, special steel equipment in over 300 hundred public schools in the various boroughs in New York City, hospitals, court houses, jails and various other buildings. I had charge of our manufacturing plant where we employed anywhere from thirty to seventy men. From 1929 to 1931 I was employed by the Steel Equipment Corp. as sales engineer designing and superintending installations of special steel equipment in public buildings. From 1931 to 1932 I was employed by the Gibson Committee to make an inventory of all chemicals and chemical apparatus at the chemical laboratory of the New York University. Since January 1934 to date I have been working as senior engineer on a survey project of piers and waterfront of the Port of New York, having had charge of as many as fifty assistant engineers during the course of this work. [The above work ended in October of 1934. After that he was a Senior Engineer for C.W.A. Project consisting of remodeling the interior of store houses belonging to the City of New York and replacing old equipment with modern steel equipment for the storage and handling the City's supplies in a more economical and systematical way. He was in charge of an office force of about 35 men (engineers, architects and draftsmen) and a field force of about 200 labors. I do not know how long he held this position.] The 1900 census listed his occupation as clerk and the 1910 listed it as manager in the business of steel furniture. He was educated in Havana and the U.S. When he was young he entered the sugar business and soon became a manager of the sugar house on one of the largest plantations in Cuba. During the War against the Spanish rule, some revolutionists burned the cane fields to cut the Spanish revenue. He had to go into other lines of work ending up in the shipping business the U.S., South America, and Cuba with his brothers. They shipped the first automobile to Cuba. He was very interest in photography and took many pictures during the Spanish American War.
  Died	2 Nov 1938	57 Pondfield Road West, Bronxville, New York
  	He died at home.
  Buried	9 Nov 1938	Green-Wood Cemetery, Lot 24465 Sec 139, Brooklyn, New York
  Person ID	I363	Our Family
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Ramon Oscar Williams,   b. 4 Dec 1827, Arlington, District of Columbia ,   d. 2 Oct 1913, Brooklyn, New York  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Angela Luciana García,   b. 7 Jan 1836, Regla, Yela, Cuba ,   d. 9 Aug 1920, Brooklyn, New York  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Abt 1861	Havana, Cuba
  Family ID	F137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Wadsworth Ayer,   b. 28 Sep 1873, Norfolk, Virginia ,   d. 29 Apr 1966, Carlton Convalescence Home, Riverside, Connecticut  (Age 92 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1897	Brooklyn, New York
  	From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle: [CENTER:]WILLIAMS—AVER[:CENTER] The marriage of Miss Alice Wadsworth Ayer, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Ira Ayer and George A. Williams, son of Ramon O. Williams, former United States consul to Havana, was celebrated yesterday afternoon at the home of the bride's parents, 37 Cambridge place. The Rev. Dr. Joseph France, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Johnstown, N. Y., and uncle of the bride, performed the ceremony. The decorations were in pink and green and the bridal couple stood beneath a canopy formed of pink roses and foliage. Miss Clementine Ayer, sister of the bride, acted as maid of honor and Robert A. Williams, brother of the groom, was the best man. The ushers were Ernest Baldwin and Lord Mead, both of Orange, N. J. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of white satin and, point lace, with tulle vail caught with orange blossoms and carried bride roses. The maid of honor's costume was of white swiss with trimming of pink satin ribbon and she carried pink roses,- Mrs. Ayer, mother of the bride, wore heliotrope poplin and point lace and Mrs. Williams, the groom's mother, wore black satin. A reception followed the ceremony. After i their wedding tour Mr. and Mrs. Williams will live at 37 Cambridge place. Among those present were: Colonel and Mrs. Samuel R. James of Schenectady, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph France, Mrs. Emma Jourgenson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Beard, Mr. and Mrs. Ramon O. Williams, Mrs. John D. Lord of Baltimore; Miss Julia F. Ayer, Miss Jennie Ayer, Miss Edith L. Ayer, Dr. and Mrs. Ira Ayer, Miss Mattie Jorgensen, Mr. and Mrs. William Disbrow, Miss Grace James, Clemence James.
  Children	1. Ramon Oscar Williams,   b. 12 Jul 1899, Brooklyn, New York ,   d. 27 Oct 1952  (Age 53 years)   2. Jane Ayer Williams,   b. 31 Jan 1902, Brooklyn, New York ,   d. 6 Jun 1998, Norwalk, Connecticut  (Age 96 years)   3. Angela Lucia Williams,   b. 13 May 1907, Brooklyn, New York ,   d. 19 Jan 2010, Essex Meadows, Essex, Connecticut  (Age 102 years)
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Dec 1872 - Havana, Cuba Census - 8 Jun 1880 - Brooklyn, New York Married - 20 Oct 1897 - Brooklyn, New York Census - 6 Jun 1900 - Brooklyn, New York Census - 18 Apr 1910 - Brooklyn, New York Census - 12 Jan 1920 - Brooklyn, New York Died - 2 Nov 1938 - 57 Pondfield Road West, Bronxville, New York Buried - 9 Nov 1938 - Green-Wood Cemetery, Lot 24465 Sec 139, Brooklyn, New York  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  George A. Williams (1872-1948)

  
  

  Headstones

  Williams Plot Williams Ramon O. Williams Dec 4, 1827 - Oct 2, 1913 Angela L. Garcia Jan 5 1836 - Aug 9, 1920 Lucia Williams Jul 8, 1865 - Aug 23, 1883 Jeannette F. Williams May 26, 1867 - Oct 8, 1869 George Williams 1872 - 1938 Alice Ayer Williams 1873 - 1966

  
  

  Histories

  Williams Family Photo Album

  
  

• Sources

  [S59] Tradition (Reliability: 0). [S44] Williams, Ramon, 1880 US Census (Reliability: 0). [S25] Williams, Ramon, 1910 US Census (Reliability: 0). [S48] Williams-Ayer Wedding, Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Reliability: 0). [S87] Williams, George A., Registration of Birth (Reliability: 0). [S233] Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn.