Angela Lucia Williams

1907 - 2010  (102 years)

• Name	Angela Lucia Williams  [1, 2]
  Born	13 May 1907	Brooklyn, New York
  Gender	Female
  Census	18 Apr 1910	Brooklyn, New York
  	Granddaughter, 35 Cambridge Place.
  Census	12 Jan 1920	Brooklyn, New York
  	Daughter, 315 Westminster Road.
  Census	2 Apr 1930	Eastchester Village, Westchester County, New York
  	Wife, 5 Gramatan Gardens.
  Name	Angela Lucia Scholtz
  Residence	Abt 1947	Riverside, Connecticut
  	Leeward Lane
  Residence	Nov 1992	Essex, Connecticut
  	Essex Meadows
  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.
  Died	19 Jan 2010	Essex Meadows, Essex, Connecticut
  Buried	River View Cemetery, Essex, Connecticut
  Person ID	I14	Our Family
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	George Washington Aurelio Williams,   b. 2 Dec 1872, Havana, Cuba ,   d. 2 Nov 1938, 57 Pondfield Road West, Bronxville, New York  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	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.
  Family ID	F623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	José Henrique "Henry" Scholtz, Jr.,   b. 4 Oct 1902, Caracas, Venezuela ,   d. 26 Jun 1997, Essex, Connecticut  (Age 94 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1927	Brooklyn, New York
  Children	1. Fredrick Henry Scholtz,   b. 3 Oct 1929, Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, New York ,   d. 29 Nov 2009, Naples, Florida  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 May 1907 - Brooklyn, New York Census - 18 Apr 1910 - Brooklyn, New York Census - 12 Jan 1920 - Brooklyn, New York Married - 14 Jun 1927 - Brooklyn, New York Census - 2 Apr 1930 - Eastchester Village, Westchester County, New York Residence - Abt 1947 - Riverside, Connecticut Residence - Nov 1992 - Essex, Connecticut Buried - - River View Cemetery, Essex, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Angela Williams Scholtz at the helm of Condesa
  		ScholtzAngela/fx15.jpg

  
  

  Histories		Williams Family Photo Album
  		MacMahan Island, Maine Grandma's trip to MacMahan Island in the early 20s

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Firsthand knowledge (Reliability: 0). [S25] Williams, Ramon, 1910 US Census (Reliability: 0).