Alice Wadsworth Ayer

Other Events:

• Name: Alice Wadsworth Williams
• Census: 5 Jun 1880, Ashland, Virginia
• Census: 6 Jun 1900, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: 18 Apr 1910, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: 12 Jan 1920, Brooklyn, New York

Notes:

Biography:
After she got married she moved to Cuba coming back for the birth of her first two children. Her second child, Jane, developed a curvature of the spine while a small child and Alice felt it was because of the milk in Cuba. She convinced her husband to move permanently back to the U.S. about 1904. Her death certificate says she was born in Richmond (Ashland is a suburb).

Census:
Daughter, 31 Rail Road.

Census:
Daughter-in-law, 35 Cambridge Place.

Census:
Daughter-in-law, 35 Cambridge Place.

Census:
Wife, 315 Westminster Road.

Buried:
Lot 24465, Section 139

Alice married George Washington Aurelio Williams on 20 Oct 1897 in Brooklyn, New York. George (son of Ramon Oscar Williams and Angela Luciana García) was born on 2 Dec 1872 in Havana, Cuba; died on 2 Nov 1938 in 57 Pondfield Road West, Bronxville, New York; was buried on 9 Nov 1938 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Lot 24465 Sec 139, Brooklyn, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 18 Apr 1910, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: 12 Jan 1920, Brooklyn, New York

Notes:

Biography:
From Alice Ayer Williams:
Ramon was an exceptional person and loved so much by us all that I know you will enjoy a review of a few incidents in his life.
He received his education at Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn, N.Y. and Cornell University, N.Y. State and was a member of Psi Upsilon Fraternity. After college he was a year with A. H. Bull Steamship Company, as Supercargo and had some interesting experiences on the many trips to southern ports. He started his Wall Street career with the firm of Tucker Anthony and Company, members of the N.Y. and Boston Stock Exchanges and N.Y. Curb Exchange. He became a partner and was Representative of the firm on the floor of the Curb Exchange.
He was a member of Nassau Country Club, Heights Casino, Cornell Club and Squadron A, ex-member Association and former member of the N.Y. Yacht Club. He was an enthusiastic yachtsman and enjoyed sports of all kinds.
During the 1st World War he served as Ensign in the United States Naval Reserve Force for eighteen months. He became an authority on Naval Navigation and wrote several books on the subject. Worked on the second revision of the Mixter Primer of Navigation and was author of the third revision of the "Standard Navy Text."
When he was still in High School a company was organized to train teachers and older boys and Ramon was elected Captain. He had spent the summer at the Platsburg Army Training Camp, so was well able to take over and did such a fine job that the Company received commendation from several sources and I was told by Dr. Alder, the Principal, that they brought enthusiastic applause from the grand-stand in the big New York Parade.
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I am putting inserts from a couple of wonderful letters I received at his death which will show how much he was admired by those who know him.
The following is from RICE BREWSTER:
"Dear Mrs. Williams:
I want you to know how much we, who knew Ra, loved and admired him. His cheerful friendliness and keen sense of humor always made it a delight to be with him. It is impossible for me to picture him in any other mood.
In appearance as well as in spirit he seemed to retain the fresh enthusiasm of youth."
From Felice Mixter - now - Mrs. FINDLEY DOWNS:
"Dear Mrs. Williams:
I had always the greatest admiration for Ra and vast respect for his ability and all his wonderful qualifications.
He was always the same, the most poised, the most balanced and delightful person, with a great capacity for doing the work he had undertaken in the most efficient way.
His brilliance and personal charm won the devotion of all those who worked with him and we shall all miss him immeasurably even tho' the particular job was finished and brilliantly so by him."
Ramon attended Cornell University.

Census:
Grandson, 35 Cambrige Place.

Census:
Son, 315 Westminster Road.

Buried:
Lot 19365, Section 151

Ramon married Louise Ormiston Callender on 25 Apr 1928 in St. James' Church, Brooklyn, New York. Louise was born on 20 Feb 1901; died on 28 Aug 1994; was buried on 13 Sep 1994 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Jane Ayer Barber
• Census: 18 Apr 1910, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: 12 Jan 1920, Brooklyn, New York

Notes:

Census:
Granddaughter, 35 Cambrige Place.

Census:
Daughter, 315 Westminster Road.

Died:
Jane's obituary appeared in a Bronxville newspaper.

Jane W. Barber, 96:
retired real estate agent
Jane W Barber, a former long-time resident of Bronxville, died Saturday, June 6.1998, at Honey Hill Care Center in Norwalk, Conn. She was 96.
A Bronxville resident for more than 50 years, Mrs. Barber retired after working for many years in real estate sales for Ley Management Corp. in Bronxville. Previously, she had worked for Equitable Trust in New York City.
She was a former member of the Bronxville Field Club. She was also a volunteer for the Red Cross and the Bronxville school PTA
Mrs. Barber had also done volunteer work at the Reformed Church of Bronxville.
She was born Jan 31, 1902, in Brooklyn Heights to George and Alice Ayer Williams. She attended Adelphi Academy in Brooklyn.
On June 5, 1923, she and William H. Barber were marred in Brooklyn Heights. He died in October 1957.
She is survived by two daughters, Alice Ann McCann of Cape Cod, Mass, and Jane B Ritchey of Norwalk; a sister, Angela Scholtz of Essex, Conn.; eight grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren.
A brother, Ramon Williams, and a grandson, Bruce McCann, died earlier
The funeral will be private Arrangements are being handled by Edward Lawrence Funeral Home in Darien, Conn.
Memorial donations may be made to the Bronxville School Foundation, 177 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, N.Y. 10708.

Buried:
Lot 24465, Section 139

Jane married William Barber on 5 Jun 1923. William was born about 1899 in Connecticut; died in Oct 1957. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Angela Lucia Scholtz
• Census: 18 Apr 1910, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: 12 Jan 1920, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: 2 Apr 1930, Eastchester Village, Westchester County, New York
• Residence: Abt 1947, Riverside, Connecticut
• Residence: Nov 1992, Essex, Connecticut

Notes:

Biography:
From Catharine Scholtz Labine:
A Gift of Art: memories of Angela W. Scholtz
23 January 2010
Good afternoon.
It's not news that Grandma Angela was a talented woman. We've been in awe of her creations throughout the years. She had many, many passions: her miniatures, her painting, her prints, athletics…and she carried it off with a magical quality. There is a reason for this, and perhaps it was Grandma's secret ingredient. As involved as she was with her pursuits, she was fascinated by other people's interests. She had a way of finding out what someone liked to do. She'd either know who that person should meet, or she would figure out another way of encouraging them. In that manner, Grandma was like her mother, Alice, who would go to great lengths to celebrate others' accomplishments. Just ask my brother, Bill, about the poem Alice wrote for him when he was only eight and caught his very first fish.
Grandma Angela would often ask what her great-grandkids were thinking and doing. She wanted pictures, but never portraits…only photographs of them doing what they love most. And, knowing mine is a family of writers, she asked me to send stories the kids had written. Amongst others, I sent a story that my son, Mike, wrote about an adventure his Grandpa Andy and Andy's brother, Fred, had in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey during World War II. Dad, Fred and a friend traveled by train so they could sail in a regatta, the Atlantic Coast Lightning Championships. They were young, and in their innocence decided to spend an afternoon before the races hanging out on the beach. Well, there was a war on, the beach was closed, and when the Coast Guard came around to pick them up, having the name "Scholtz" was no advantage. In Grandma's note to Mike in which she related her impressions of the story, she wrote: I was so engrossed…I desperately wanted to know how it would end. Mike thought that was funny since she was Andy's and Fred's mom, of course she knew everything turned out okay. I know, though, that Mike felt honored by her remarks because Grandma was so willing to be swept up by the telling of a story she knew well.
Grandma and Grandpa lived on Leeward Lane in Riverside for over 40 years. My favorite room in that house was their living room. There was always something creative going on, whether it was Grandma's miniature period pieces on display, or Grandpa building his model ships. When we were very young, Grandma would have the grandchildren gather around the armchair so Alice could recite poetry and tell us stories. Those words had us transported.
So, for Grandma, who took enormous delight in encouraging the imagination of a child, and for my dad, my brothers and my cousins who will remember this well, I'll read a familiar poem:
The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are, you are, you are,
What a beautiful Pussy you are."
Pussy said to the Owl "You elegant fowl,
How charmingly sweet you sing.
O let us be married, too long we have tarried;
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day,
To the land where the Bong-tree grows,
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood
With a ring at the end of his nose, his nose, his nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.
"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling your ring?"
Said the Piggy, "I will"
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon.
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand.
They danced by the light of the moon, the moon, the moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.
I love you, Grandma.
Catharine Scholtz Labine

From LimeLine.com:
Angela W. Scholtz 01/19/10
Angela W. Scholtz died quietly in her sleep on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 in Essex. She was born on May 13, 1907, daughter of George and Alice Williams, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
During her long and prodigious life, she enjoyed participating in diverse activities. In her youth, she loved competitive swimming. While still in her teens, she won several New York State freestyle championships, and she took great pride in having once raced against Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel.
Angela Scholtz was a graduate of Packer Collegiate Institute, Class of 1927, in Brooklyn. In that same year, she married J. Henry Scholtz, Jr., also a Brooklyn resident. As a young mother during the 1930s, she continued to follow her love of competitive athletics on the tennis courts of Old Greenwich and Riverside, while raising two sons.
When her sons became interested in sailboat racing, she also learned to sail and got the entire family to participate in the sport together. She crewed on several of the family's racing sailboats. She also raced her own single-handed dinghy at Riverside Yacht Club during the summer season as well as the winter frostbite racing season. At the time of her death she was a member of the Riverside Yacht Club and the New York Yacht Club.
Angela Scholtz loved artistic and creative endeavors. For many years, she designed and printed her own Christmas cards using monotype imaging. She also became interested in the construction of miniature period rooms. Angela was active in local and national miniature associations. She was commissioned to design and build a whimsical miniature historical model of the town of Greenwich for the 350th anniversary of the founding of Greenwich. She donated the model village to Essex Meadows Life Care Retirement Community in Essex, where she lived for the past 18 years.
Angela Scholtz was predeceased by her husband and by a son, Frederick H. Scholtz. She is survived by her son, Andrew A. Scholtz, and Claudia B. Scholtz of Naples, Fla.; her daughter-in-law, Sally K. Scholtz, also of Naples; and seven grandchildren, Andrew A. Scholtz, Jr. of Binghamton, N.Y.; William H. Scholtz of Mill Valley, Calif.; Catharine S. Labine of Darien, Richard van D. Scholtz of Denver, Colo., Peter D. Scholtz of Darien, Sarah S. Dewar of Valdosta, Ga., and F. Bradley Scholtz of Darien. She is also survived by 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grand-daughter.
A Celebration of the Life of Angela Scholtz was held at the First Congregational Church, 2 Ferry Road, Old Lyme on Saturday, January 23. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main Street, Essex, CT 06426.
Arrangements are by Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, Centerbrook.

Census:
Granddaughter, 35 Cambridge Place.

Census:
Daughter, 315 Westminster Road.

Census:
Wife, 5 Gramatan Gardens.

Residence:
Leeward Lane

Residence:
Essex Meadows

Angela married José Henrique "Henry" Scholtz, Jr. on 14 Jun 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. José (son of José Henrique Scholtz and Joanna Catharina van Daalen) was born on 4 Oct 1902 in Caracas, Venezuela; died on 26 Jun 1997 in Essex, Connecticut; was buried in River View Cemetery, Essex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Fred Scholtz
• Census: 2 Apr 1930, Eastchester Village, Westchester County, New York

Notes:

Census:
Son, 5 Gramatan Gardens.

Died:
Unpublished Obituary:

FREDERICK HENRY SCHOLTZ

Fred Scholtz, former Wall Street banker and Morgan Stanley partner, died December 29, 2009 in Naples, Florida after a ten month battle with pancreatic cancer.

He was born in Bronxville, New York on October 3, 1929. He spent most of his youth in Riverside, Connecticut and later lived with his wife, Sally Kirkham, for many years in Darien and New Canaan, Connecticut. Lately, he and Sally have been living in Charlestown, Rhode Island and Naples, Florida.

Mr. Scholtz was a graduate of St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, Connecticut, and he received a BA from Amherst College in 1952. He specialized in finance throughout his business career. In addition to ten years with Morgan Stanley, he worked at Chemical Bank, General Foods Corporation, Mitchell & Associates, and as president of the auction house, Sotheby’s, North America.

Mr. Scholtz loved moving from one pursuit to another and was fond of saying that his motto was, “Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.”

Among his many hobbies, Mr. Scholtz was an avid deep water sailor. In 1977, as chairman of the New York Yacht Club race committee, he managed the running of The America’s Cup races won by Ted Turner off Newport, Rhode Island. In addition to sailing, he participated in the US Senior Tennis League and in 1996 he won the singles and doubles Connecticut State Championships in his age group.

Throughout his life, Mr. Scholtz enjoyed collecting contemporary art and the building and remodeling of his homes. His recent interests led him to become an ardent photographer and conservationist. Some of his favorite places to photograph wildlife and landscapes were Alaska, East Africa, the Rocky Mountains, New England and South Florida. During photography trips to Kenya he became interested in animal conservation and worked as a volunteer on wildlife conservation projects with the Mara Conservancy organized by the Earthwatch Institute of London, England.

Mr. Scholtz is survived by his 102-year-old mother, Angela; his wife of 58 years, Sally; his brother, Andrew; his children, Peter and his wife Christine, Sarah Dewar and her husband Bob, Bradley and his wife Julie; and his eight grandchildren. A memorial service in celebration of the life of Fred Scholtz will take place at United Church of Christ, 5200 Crayton Road in Naples, Florida at 3:00pm on Friday, December 4th, 2009.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Fred Scholtz may be made to the Mara Conservancy, c/o Earthwatch Management Ltd., Box 13509-0800, Nairobi, Kenya or to Avow Hospice, 1095 Whippoorwill Lane, Naples, Florida, 34105.

Fredrick married Sally Kirkham in Sep 1951 in St Pauls Church, Riverside, Connecticut. Sally was born on 1 Oct 1930; died on 18 Apr 2010 in Naples, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]