{"id":4189,"date":"2025-07-31T10:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/?page_id=4189"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:26:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T20:26:46","slug":"william-john-babcock-williams-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/exhibitions\/current-exhibitions\/eggscentricity-2\/william-john-babcock-williams-2\/","title":{"rendered":"William J. B. Williams (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

William John Babcock Williams<\/strong> was born 1866 in Holland Patent, NY to John G. and Frances Williams. His father was a respected professor. His mother was a teacher and a true daughter of Daughters of the American Revolution.<\/p>\n

William was interested in collecting eggs at a young age. At age 19, he became a member of the American Ornithologist\u2019s Union as an Oologist, Ornithologist and observer for the society. William was a member of the Young Men\u2019s Christian Association in 1892. At age 28 in 1894 he became a lawyer in Utica. He is listed in the 1898 Naturalist Directory as specializing in \u201cOrnithology, Oology, has a collection and is interested in exchanges.\u201d However, the last entries in his record book were exchanges in 1898 with collector F.C. Willard.<\/p>\n

William had many interests throughout his lifetime besides birds, egg collecting and being a lawyer. He was involved with the Poultry & Pet Stock Association and he and his father were poultry dealers. They also formed a tree company taking care of the trees in Utica, NY. William was active in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, president of the Utica Stamp Club and a member of the Philatelic Society (stamp collecting).<\/p>\n

William died in 1934 in Whitestown, NY at the age of 68.<\/p>\n

Sources: Ancestry, Find a Grave, NYS Historic Newspapers<\/span><\/p>\n

\"W.J.B. <\/a>
W.J.B. Williams <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Exhibit <\/a>
Exhibit 2 <\/div> <\/div>
\"Bronzed <\/a>
Bronzed Grackle eggs collected on May 15, 1889 in Holland Patent, NY. These eggs are 136 years old! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"No <\/a>
No data sheet but he lists the set in his egg log <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"1885 <\/a>
1885 article <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"1898 <\/a>
1898 Naturalist Directory <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"1934 <\/a>
1934 Obit pg 1 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"1934 <\/a>
1934 Obit pg 2 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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