Ramon Oscar Williams

1899 - 1952  (53 years)

• Name	Ramon Oscar Williams  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	12 Jul 1899	Brooklyn, New York
  Gender	Male
  Census	18 Apr 1910	Brooklyn, New York
  	Grandson, 35 Cambrige Place.
  Census	12 Jan 1920	Brooklyn, New York
  	Son, 315 Westminster Road.
  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. [BOLD:]HERE ARE A COUPLE OF INSERTS[:BOLD] 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.
  Died	27 Oct 1952
  Buried	29 Oct 1952	Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
  	Lot 19365, Section 151
  Person ID	I365	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	Louise Ormiston Callender,   b. 20 Feb 1901,   d. 28 Aug 1994  (Age 93 years)
  Married	25 Apr 1928	St. James' Church, Brooklyn, New York
  Children	1. Thomas Ormiston Williams,   b. 25 Aug 1932,   d. 4 Dec 2005  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Jul 1899 - Brooklyn, New York Census - 18 Apr 1910 - Brooklyn, New York Census - 12 Jan 1920 - Brooklyn, New York Buried - 29 Oct 1952 - Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York  = Link to Google Earth
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  Histories

  Williams Family Photo Album

  
  

• Sources

  [S31] Williams, Alice Ayer, Ayer, Bradley, etc. (Reliability: 0). [S25] Williams, Ramon, 1910 US Census (Reliability: 0). [S233] Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn.