Short Biographies of the Williams children

Olive Bemis Williams was born July 10, 1884 in Bethlehem, PA. She married Nathan Greer Parke, II on February 27, 1911, and they had five children, Nathan Greer Parke, III, Olive Daniels Parke (called Danny), William Gildersleeve Parke, II, David Maxwell Parke, and Nancy Riggs Parke. They lived in Woodstock, VT where she died in December 1975. Olive's husband Nathan Greer Parke II was the son of William Gildersleeve Parke and Helen Eva Ackley he was born in Montrose, PA in 1884 and died in Woodstock, Vt in January 1961.

Cornelia Williams was born August 26, 1885 in Roxbury, MA. During WW I, Cornelia served as an Occupational Aide, Medical Department, US Army, at Bordeaux & Coblenz. She married Charles Worthington Fowler, a banker, on August 9, 1924, and lived in San Juan Puerto Rico and New York City. They had no children. She died September 12, 1968.

Elizabeth Williams was born.April 13, 1888. She married Seymour Durnford Ballard June 29, 1912 and they had three children, Seymour, Jane Florence, and Margaret Elizabeth. She died in Pasadena, CA September 19, 1954.

Edward Higginson Williams, III was born on June 18, 1889 in Bethlehem, PA. He was educated at Andover Acadamy, Williams College (Class of 1913) and Lehigh University (class of 1915) and was a Civil Engineer. He married Gladys House on June 19, 1913 and 1914 and they had four children. (see Edward Williams III page) He died on May 15, 1971 in Cromwell, CT and is buried in Woodstock, VT.

Norman Williams, IV was born August 19, 1891. He graduated from Williams College. He married Sarah (Sally) Harlow Burton and they had three children, Norman Williams V, Sarah Elizabeth Williams, and Ann Williams.

Amory Leland Williams was born December 14, 1892. He graduated from Williams College and was an architect. During WW I, he served as a 2nd Lt., Co.A., 318th Engineers in France. He married Mary Evelyn Hitchcock on July 11, 1926, and they had two children, Amory Leland Williams, Jr., and David Bentley Williams. He died December 24, 1968 in New York.

Wentworth Williams was born September 7, 1895 in Roxbury, MA. During WW I, he was a Captain assigned to 304th Infanty, 76th Division. He married Dorothy R. Northrup on September 2, 1922 and they had two children, Wentworth Williams, Jr., and Ellen Benson Williams. He was a College Professor and died on December 15, 1968 in Groton Massachusetts.

Laurens Augustine Peter Williams was born December 2,1899. During WW I, he went to Toronto, Canada, joined the Royal Air Force and served as a Command 1st Lieutenant. He was twice divorced with no children when he married Edith Margaret Purington and they had three children, Laurens A.P. Williams, Jr., Inheritance Judith (who died young), and Phineas Purington Williams. He died in July 1981 in Flagstaff, AZ and his ashes were brought back to Woodstock, VT for burial.