
Ancestry of
Ben Ames Williams
Novelist and Short Story Author
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- 1st Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 1
- Father:
- Daniel Webster Williams
- Mother:
- Sarah Marshall Ames
- Birth Date:
- 7 Mar 1889
- Birth Location:
- Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 4 Feb 1953
- Death Location:
- Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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- Notes:
Novelist and Short Story Author
Ben Ames Williams was an American novelist born on March 7, 1889, in Macon, Mississippi. He grew up in a small town in Iowa and attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids. After graduation, Williams worked as a newspaper reporter for several years before turning to writing fiction full-time.
Williams's first novel, "The Great Accident," was published in 1929 and was a critical success. He went on to write more than 30 novels and numerous short stories throughout his career. Some of Ben Ames Williams's more notable work includes the followng novels that were turned into films: Leave Her to Heaven (1945), The Strange Woman (1946), and All the Brothers Were Valiant (1923 and 1953).
In addition to his writing, Williams was also an avid historian and wrote several books on the history of New England. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and received several literary awards during his lifetime.
Williams passed away on February 4, 1953, in Brookline, Massachusetts, at the age of 63.
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Marriages for Ben Ames Williams
- Spouse:
- Florence Trafton Talpey
- Marriage Date:
- 4 Sep 1912
- Marriage Location:
- York, York Co., Maine
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Sources for Ben Ames Williams
- 1 Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Lyons, Image 98 of 186.
- 2 Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922, Marriage record for Ben Ames Williams and Florence Trafton Talpey.
- 3 Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Birth records for children of Ben Ames Williams and Florence T Talpey.
- 4 The Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine), 15 DEC 1951, p. 10, Engagement of Frederick B Wardwell and daughter Penelope A Williams.
- 5 The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont), 10 NOV 1970, p. 2, Obituary for spouse Florence Talpey Williams.
- 6 The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 10 JUL 1932, Obituary for father Daniel W Williams.
- 7 The Logan Daily News (Logan, Ohio), 04 NOV 1959, p. 2, Funeral notice for mother Sarah Ames Williams.
- 8 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Record for Ben Ames Williams.
- 9 Jackson County, Ohio Genealogical Society, Jackson County, Ohio: History and Families, 175th Anniversary, 1816-1991, Vol. 1, Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company (1991), 211.
- 10 Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Mayflower 500: Five Hundred Notable Descendants of the Founding Families on the Mayflower, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2020), 202.
- 11 Wikipedia, "Ben Ames Williams", (accessed 02/27/2023).
- 12 Willard, Eugene B., et. al., A Standard History of the Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio, n. p.: The Lewis Publishing Company (1916), 798.