313. WILLIAM ELLERY8 ALMY (John Jay7, Samuel6, Job5-4-3-2, William1),b. Washington, DC, 9 Nov 1856; d. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1 Aug 1901.
He m. Philadelphia, PA, 11 Feb 1885, MILDRED SELLERS. b. Philadelphia, PA, 4 Dec 1859, dau of John Jr. and Ann Caroline (Keen) Sellers. She m.(2), Dr. Charles Platt.
Children:
| i | MARION SELLERS9, b. Ft. Leavenworth, KS, 14 Aug 1888; m. Philadelphia, PA, 4 Dec 1912, ARNOLD H. VANDERHOOF. Children: 1. Mildred Vanderhoof, m. 6 Dec 1941, Halsey Leavitt. 2. Jane Vanderhoof, m.(1) Exum Davis; m.(2) ...... Tyler. 3. Julia Vanderhoof, m. Edward Nash. | |
| ii | HELEN AUDREY, b. Ft. Leavenworth, KS, 2 Aug 1890; d. Sep 1970; m. DAVID K. REEDER. Children: 1. David Reeder. 2. William Almy Reeder. 3. John Reeder, d. Princeton, NJ, 1971; m. Constance Wales. | |
| iii | ANN CAROLINE, b. Ft. McIntosh, TX, 18 Feb 1894; d. Wynnewood, PA, 14 Oct 1973. She was a U.S. Army Nurse. Her SS No. is 182-26-0543. | |
| 449 | iv | WILLIAM ELLERY, JR., b. Philadelphia, PA, 18 Nov 1901; d. Paoli, PA, 9 Jan 1970; m. Rosemont, PA, 22 Oct 1925, GERTRUDE THAYER, b. Villanova, PA, 28 Nov 1906; d. Malvern, PA, 20 Mar 1976. |
William Ellery Almy was a Major in the U.S. Army, having graduated from West Point in 1879.
The William Ellery Almy household was included in the military and naval service section of the 1900 Federal census in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as follows. Major William E. Almy 43, b. DC, Nov 1856; Mildred S. 36, b. PA, Dec 1863; Marion 11, dau, b. KS, Aug 1888; Helen 9, dau, b. KS, Aug 1890; and Ann C. 6, dau, b. TX, Feb 1894.
REFERENCES: FAMILY RECORDS; FEDERAL CENSUS; LAWTON p. 84.