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164 Yale University Obituary Record
Smith, daughter of Seymour and Phdomeha (Bissell) Chapman of Concord,
NH
Granby (Conn) Academy, attended Lehigh Umversity 1882-84. Special
student m civd engmeermg Sheffield Scientific School 1884-86; awarded
PhB 1887
Surveyor Mexican National Radroad 1888-90 and Great Northern Railroad
m State of Washington 1890-91, m engmeermg department New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad Company 1891-96; associated with mining interests in Mexico 1896-1907, became associated with Connecticut Company,
Bndgeport, 1907, with Mais Motor Truck Company, Indianapolis, Ind,
1911-14, employed m Bndgeport 1914 until retirement; member Chnstian
Science church
Marned November 1,1906, in San Antonio, Texas, Emma Brown Robinson.
No chddren Mrs Smith died in 1930
Death due to acute indigestion Buned m Lakeview Cemetery, Bndgeport
Survived by a brother, Marvin Smith (M D New York Umv. 1883) of New
Haven, Conn.
Edward Gilbert Williams, Ph.B. 1887.
Born May 8, 1865, in Essex, Conn
Died October 22, 1942, in Brooklyn, N Y.
Father, Gdbert Wdhams of Essex; shipowner and merchant, son of Ebenezer
and Phdenda (Pratt) Wdhams of Essex Mother, Harriet Gauntlett (Gubb)
Wdhams, daughter of Wilham and Harnet (Gauntlett) Gubb of London,
England.
General Russell's Collegiate and Commercial Institute, New Haven, Conn ;
studied m London, two years at sea on father's ship to China and East Indies.
Civd engmeermg course, third prize for Enghsh composition and honorable
mention m all studies Freshman year, shared pnze for excellence m civd engineering Semor year, Class president Semor year; Commencement speaker.
Resident engmeer on railroad construction Burlington & Missoun River
Railroad Company m Nebraska, Dakota, and Wyoming 1887-91; general
manager and chief engmeer Canbbean Manganese Company and chief engmeer
New York Continental Jewell Filtration Company 1891-93, engaged m
examining mining and railroad properties m South Amenca 1893-94, m construction work m New York and Connecticut 1894-96; manager of radway
and mining properties m South Amenca, principally in Colombia, 1896-1903;
chief engmeer Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc, Lakevdle Holding & Development Company, and Ridgefield Land Company 1905-09, associated with
J G White and Company, Inc (later J G White Engmeermg Corporation),
New York City, 1909 until retirement 1941 (construction manager 1909-13,
vice-president m charge of construction 1913-40, vice-president and treasurer
| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1940-1945 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1940-1945 |
| Call Number | Yb 65 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Yale University -- Biography |
| Type | Periodical |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3036259 |
| Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
| Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa |
| Series | Bulletin of Yale University |
| Title | Page 164 |
| Transcript | 164 Yale University Obituary Record Smith, daughter of Seymour and Phdomeha (Bissell) Chapman of Concord, NH Granby (Conn) Academy, attended Lehigh Umversity 1882-84. Special student m civd engmeermg Sheffield Scientific School 1884-86; awarded PhB 1887 Surveyor Mexican National Radroad 1888-90 and Great Northern Railroad m State of Washington 1890-91, m engmeermg department New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company 1891-96; associated with mining interests in Mexico 1896-1907, became associated with Connecticut Company, Bndgeport, 1907, with Mais Motor Truck Company, Indianapolis, Ind, 1911-14, employed m Bndgeport 1914 until retirement; member Chnstian Science church Marned November 1,1906, in San Antonio, Texas, Emma Brown Robinson. No chddren Mrs Smith died in 1930 Death due to acute indigestion Buned m Lakeview Cemetery, Bndgeport Survived by a brother, Marvin Smith (M D New York Umv. 1883) of New Haven, Conn. Edward Gilbert Williams, Ph.B. 1887. Born May 8, 1865, in Essex, Conn Died October 22, 1942, in Brooklyn, N Y. Father, Gdbert Wdhams of Essex; shipowner and merchant, son of Ebenezer and Phdenda (Pratt) Wdhams of Essex Mother, Harriet Gauntlett (Gubb) Wdhams, daughter of Wilham and Harnet (Gauntlett) Gubb of London, England. General Russell's Collegiate and Commercial Institute, New Haven, Conn ; studied m London, two years at sea on father's ship to China and East Indies. Civd engmeermg course, third prize for Enghsh composition and honorable mention m all studies Freshman year, shared pnze for excellence m civd engineering Semor year, Class president Semor year; Commencement speaker. Resident engmeer on railroad construction Burlington & Missoun River Railroad Company m Nebraska, Dakota, and Wyoming 1887-91; general manager and chief engmeer Canbbean Manganese Company and chief engmeer New York Continental Jewell Filtration Company 1891-93, engaged m examining mining and railroad properties m South Amenca 1893-94, m construction work m New York and Connecticut 1894-96; manager of radway and mining properties m South Amenca, principally in Colombia, 1896-1903; chief engmeer Long Island Motor Parkway, Inc, Lakevdle Holding & Development Company, and Ridgefield Land Company 1905-09, associated with J G White and Company, Inc (later J G White Engmeermg Corporation), New York City, 1909 until retirement 1941 (construction manager 1909-13, vice-president m charge of construction 1913-40, vice-president and treasurer |
