Background
Williams, Roswell Carter was born on August 21, 1869 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of Roswell Carter and Ellen Sophia (Woodford) Williams.
Williams, Roswell Carter was born on August 21, 1869 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Son of Roswell Carter and Ellen Sophia (Woodford) Williams.
Bachelor of Science, Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn, 1888. Mechanical Engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1892.
Electrical engineer and contractor, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1894-1918. Research associate Academy Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, since 1918, director Research . C. Williams & Company, groceries, New York City.
Served as captain Ordnance Department, United States of America, 1 year, World War. Member Entomological Society America (president), Kappa Alpha. Mason (32 degree).; Clubs: Manufacturers, Penn Athletic.
Married Margaret Hamilton, of Belfast, Ireland, March 5, 1910. Married second, Carrie Hamsher, of Barnesville, Pennsylvania, February 28, 1929. Children: Roswell Carter III, Hamilton, Arthur Phelps, Charles Montgomery.