Marjorie Jane (Debo) Williams (1926 - 2011)

Born 8 Nov 1926 in Eden, Erie County, New York, United States of America

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Died 19 Aug 2011 at age 84 in Long Island, New York United States of America

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Biography

Marjorie Debo was born in Eden, NY in 1926. She grew up there and graduated from Eden High School in 1944. She went on to study at Bryant-Straton College in Buffalo, NY. After working locally in the retail sector, she joined the US State Department Foreign Service and was posted to Tehran, Iran. She met William 'Billy' P. Williams there; they worked together at the American Embassy. They were married at the American Mission in Tehran, Iran in 1952. Their next posting was in Bonn, Germany, where she had her first child. They were subsequently posted to Tokyo, Japan. They then returned to the U.S. to raise their three children and eventually settled in the New York City area and developed a business representing education publishers, which Marjorie contributed to. Marjorie passed away in 2011 in Long Island, NY.

• Marjorie used the name 'Marjorie Jay' for business purposes.

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Obituary

Legacy.com, accessed 15 Apr 2015.

Majorie J. (Debo) Williams

WILLIAMS- Majorie J. (Debo), of Hauppauge (aka Marjorie Jay) born in Eden, NY, passed away August 19, 2011 of cardiac arrest. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Billy P. Williams, whom she met and later married on Sept. 8, 1952 in Tehran, Iran where both were serving at the United States Embassy. Also surviving are sons Mark and David, daughter Suzanne, 2 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. She was cremated and services were private. St. James Funeral Home handled the cremation.

Our Town St James, Feb 2012, Vol 25, No. 4, p. 100, accessed 16 Apr 2015.

"Marjorie J. (Debo) Williams. Marjorie J. (Debo) Williams, aka Marjorie Jay, of Hauppauge, passed away on August 19, 2011, at the age of 84, after a long illness of cardiac arrest. She lived a full and interesting life. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Billy P. Williams, and sons Mark and David Williams, of St. James, and daughter Suzanne Williams, of Hauppage, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Born in Eden, NY, on November 8, 1926, she graduated from Hamburg, NY High School, attended Bryant-Straton College in Buffalo and worked at Hengerer's Dept. store as a product copywriter and secretary to the advertising department manager. Marjorie was accepted into the Foreign Service of the U.S. Dept. of State and posted to Tehran, Iran where she met future husband, Billy P. Williams, also in the Foreign Service at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. After posting to the Embassy in West Germany and Tokyo, Japan, they returned to the U.S. and resigned from the Foreign Service to raise their family in the U.S. During a varied and successful business career, they lived in Hamburg, NY, Fairfax, VA, Southington, CN, and Hauppauge, NY. She used the professional name of Marjorie Jay while working as a partner in Billy Paul Williams Associates, an educational publisher's representative firm. Cremation was private. Mrs. Williams funeral arrangements were professionally supervised by the St. James Funeral Home."

Marriage Announcement

The Hamburg Sun and Erie County Independent (Hamburg, NY), 11 Sep 1952, p. 8.^[1]

"Marjorie Debo a Bride. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner M. Debo of Buffalo St. announce the marriage of their daughter, Marjorie, to Bill Williams, son of Mrs. L. P. Williams of Charleston, S. Car. on Sept. 8. The ceremony was performed in the American Mission at Teheran, Iran, where both Mr. Williams and his bride are associated with the American Embassy of Iran.:

Housekeeping

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• Birth, school records

Sources

Jean Sutter notes, based on interviews of her mother, Edna Roeller Allanson.

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7Z7-KQJ : accessed 15 April 2015), Majorie J Debo in household of Gardner M Debo, Eden, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0398, sheet 7B, family 181, line 95, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1435; FHL microfilm 2,341,170. Name: Majorie J Debo; Gender: Female; Age: 3; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Race (Original): White; Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter; Birth Year (Estimated): 1927; Birthplace: New York; Father's Birthplace: New York; Mother's Birthplace: New York. Household (Role Gender Age Birthplace): Gardner M Debo, Head, M, 25, New York; salesman, gents furnishings, wages, employed, not a veteran; Ella D Debo, Wife, F, 24, New York; no occupation; Majorie J Debo, Daughter, F, 3 (3 5/12), New York; Francis J Debo, Daughter, F, 0 (5/12), New York. Address: West Church Road. Rented house, $30, with radio, not a farm. Parents' birthplaces: NY for everyone. Census Date: 16 Apr 1930. This would put Frances's birthmonth at about Nov 1929.

"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQLF-S14 : accessed 15 April 2015), Marjorie J Debo in household of Gardner M Debo, Eden Town, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15-71, sheet 6A, family 128, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2528. Name: Marjorie J Debo; Gender: Female; Age: 13; Marital Status: Single; Race (Original): White; Race: White; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter; Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter; Birthplace: New York; Birth Year (Estimated): 1927; Last Place of Residence: Same House; Household (Role Gender Age Birthplace): Gardner M Debo, Head, M, 35, married, educ:H3; New York; private employment; 40hrs/52wks; salesman, sporting goods; wages, $2500, no other income; Ella D Debo, Wife, F, 34, married, H4, New York; housework; no other income; Marjorie J Debo, Daughter, F, 13, single, educ:7, New York; Francis J Debo, Daughter, F, 10, educ:4, New York; Donald L Debo, Son, M, 3, New York. Address: North Collins Road. Rental house, $25, not a farm. Everyone was in same house in 1935, not a farm. Her parents and sister Catherine live next door

The Hamburg Sun (Hamburg, NY), 6 Aug 1964, p. 6.Accessed at newspapers.com 16 Apr 2015. "Author's Article In Children's Magazine. Mrs. Marjorie J. Williams of Ockler Pl. is aughter of an article appearing in the August issue of Jack and Jill, a children's magazine published monthly. Her article is entitled 'Roly-Poly Doll from Japan' and describes a particular type of doll which originated in Japan. The article also include the Japanese words and the English translation of a song sung by the Japanese children when they play a special game with the doll. This is Mrs. Williams first article to be published in a juvenile magazine. She has written material for Living for Young Homemakers, My Baby Magazine, The American Home, The Christian Science Monitor and Women's News Service. At one time she was employed by the State Department foreign service and worked in Tehran, Iran, where she met her husband who was then employed by the American Embassy there. They lived in Iran, Germany and Japan for five years. They are the parents of three children, David Ramsar, 11, Mark Bonn, 7, and Suzanne Nara, 3. Mrs. Williams is a graduate of the Bryant Stratton Business Institute. She studied retail advertising at the University of Buffalo and worked in Buffalo as a copywriter for six years."

"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHCW-VVQ : accessed 15 April 2015), Marjorie J Williams, 19 Aug 2011; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). Age: 85; Given Name: Marjorie; Middle Name: J; Surname: Williams; Birth Date: 08 Nov 1926; State: New York; Last Place of Residence: SUFFOLK, New York; Previous Residence Postal Code: 11788; Event Date: 19 Aug 2011.

"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5V-9J5D : accessed 15 April 2015), Majorie J Or Marjorie Jay Debo Williams, Long Island, New York, United States, 24 Jan 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text. Name: Majorie J Or Marjorie Jay Debo Williams; Event Type: Obituary; Event Date: 24 Jan 2012; Event Place: Long Island, New York, United States; Gender: Female; Relationship to Deceased: Deceased; Birthplace: Eden, , New York; Death Date: 19 Aug 2011; Spouse and Children: Billy P Williams, Husband, Male; Mark, Son, Male; David, Son, Male; Suzanne, Daughter, Female.

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Accessed at newspapers.com 15 Apr 2015.