Emily Ada (Betts) Williams (1879 - 1935)

Born 19 Jan 1879 in New York, New York County, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Edward Williams — married 3 Jun 1908 in New York, New York, USA

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1935 at age 56 in Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, United States

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Biography

Emily Ada Betts was born and raised in Manhattan. Her first home was probably 177 E. 114th Street.^[1] By the time she was 20 years old the family had moved to 97 E. 116th Street.^[2] That address no longer exists and is either a deli or under the El train. In 1905, the family lived at 104 116th Street.^[3]

Ada, as she preferred to be called, married Joseph Williams when she was 29. They applied for a marriage license on 3 June 1908 in Manhattan.^[4][5]

He already had an infant son from his previous marriage. They had three more children together. Marion was born while they lived at 510 W. 162nd Street in Manhattan.^[6] Ada was born when they lived at 1006 Ogden Avenue in the Bronx. Their son, George, was also born in the Bronx.^[7] Later, the family moved to Mount Vernon. They lived at 42 West 4th Street.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Ada passed away, at the age of 56, on 24 January 1935.

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census," database, (Ancestry Record 6742 #3211849 : accessed 19 September 2023); citing Year: 1880; Census Place: New York City, New York, New York; Roll: 898; Page: 557A; Enumeration District: 638.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census," database, (Ancestry Record 7602 #49529230 : accessed 19 September 2023); citing Year: 1900; Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: 1123; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0931.
3. ↑ 1905 Census: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1905," database, (Ancestry Record 7364 #3539250 : accessed 19 September 2023); citing New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 33 E.D. 15; City: Manhattan; County: New York; Page: 15.
4. ↑ Marriage: "New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018," database, (Ancestry Record 61406 #5746274 : accessed 19 September 2023); citing New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan; Volume Number: 1.
5. ↑ Marriage: "New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937," database, (Ancestry Record 9105 #1873420 : accessed 19 September 2023); citing Original data: Index to New York City Marriages, 1866-1937. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/Municipal Archives; Certificate Number: 10166.
6. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census," database, (Ancestry Record 7884 #122495807 : accessed 19 September 2023); citing Year: 1910; Census Place: Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1026; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0689; FHL microfilm: 1375039.
7. ↑ 1915 Census: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1915," database, (Ancestry Record 2703 #240072 : accessed 19 September 2023); citing New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 05; Assembly District: 35; City: New York; County: Bronx; Page: 53; Line Number: 8.
8. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census," database, (Ancestry Record 6061 #58744456 : accessed 19 September 2023); citing Year: 1920; Census Place: Mount Vernon Ward 1, Westchester, New York; Roll: T625_1277; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 76.
9. ↑ 1925 NYS Population Schedule
10. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census," database, (Ancestry Record 6224 #124076215 : accessed 19 September 2023); citing Year: 1930; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0235; FHL microfilm: 2341396.
11. ↑ 1925 Census: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1925," database, (Ancestry Record 2704 #20231757 : accessed 19 September 2023); citing New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 01; Assembly District: 01; City: Mount Vernon; County: Westchester; Page: 17; Line Number: 36.

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