William Grady Landis (April 15, 1913 - May 18, 1996)


WILLIAM GRADY LANDIS, son of JOHN ROBERT "J.R." LANDIS and EMMA LOU ALICE "LULU" DAVIS was born April 15, 1913, in Elrod, Fayette County, Alabama, USA, and died May 18, 1996, in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, USA.  He married (1) LONA MOZZELLE TAYLOR March 19, 1940, in Gadsden County, Florida, USA, daughter of WARREN FREDDIE TAYLOR and PEARLA MOCK.  She was born August 20, 1918, in Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida, USA, and died December 28, 1994, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA.  He married (2) HELEN ELENA TOSTO February 08, 1942, in Corpus Christi, Dade County, Florida, USA, daughter of VINCENT JAMES TOSTO and MARGARET CRITTI.  She was born February 07, 1917, in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, and died May 07, 1994, in Miramar, Howard County, Florida. USA.


Child of WILLIAM GRADY LANDIS and LONA MOZZELLE TAYLOR is:

  1. SARAH FRANCIS LANDIS, b. April 29, 1940, Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida, USA.


Children of WILLIAM GRADY LANDIS and HELEN ELENA TOSTO are:

  1. ELENA JEANETTE LANDIS, b. January 04, 1943, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.
  2. VINCENT ADRIAN LANDIS, b. September 17, 1946, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.


Marriage of WILLIAM GRADY LANDIS and LONA MOZZELLE TAYLOR:

  • Marriage: March 19, 1940, Gadsden County, Florida, USA
  • Divorce: 1941, Dade County, Florida, USA
  • Source: State Archive, Tallahassee and clerk of courts, various counties; Tallahassee, Florida; Florida, County Marriages, 1823-1982
  • Source: Ancestry.com. Florida, County Marriage Records, 1823-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. 
  • Source: Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  • Source: Original data: Florida Department of Health. Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001. Jacksonville, FL, USA: Florida Department of Health.
  • Source: Original data: Marriage Records. Florida Marriages. Various Florida County Courthouses and State Archive, Tallahassee, Florida. 


Marriage of WILLIAM GRADY LANDIS and HELEN ELENA TOSTO:

  • Marriage: February 08, 1942, Corpus Christi, Dade County, Florida, USA
  • Source: State Archive, Tallahassee and clerk of courts, various counties; Tallahassee, Florida; Florida, County Marriages, 1823-1982
  • Source: Ancestry.com. Florida, County Marriage Records, 1823-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. 
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2020.
  • Source: Original data: Marriage Records. Florida Marriages. Various Florida County Courthouses and State Archive, Tallahassee, Florida. 
  • Source: The Miami Herald; Publication Date: 9/ Feb/ 1942; Publication Place: Miami, Florida, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/617680298/?article=04144c10-06c7-4bcc-b4b1-b0ff454a2f3e&focus=0.27248335,0.2114746,0.5141973,0.5828795&xid=339
  • Source: The Miami News; Publication Date: 1/ Feb/ 1942; Publication Place: Miami, Florida, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/298528021/?article=5a08a89e-4821-45d2-ba30-52d63a5bfe86&focus=0.26380986,0.021576282,0.38358495,0.19162448&xid=3398


Census Record for WILLIAM GRADY LANDIS:

  • Census 1920: Resided in Henry, Pickens County, Alabama, USA:  John 32, Lula 24, Milton 8, Bertha 7, Grady 6, Lonnie 5, Johnnie NB
  • Census 1930: Resided in River Junction, Gadsden County, Florida, USA:  John R. 42, Alice 32, Forest 19, Bertha M. 18, William G. 17, Lonnie 16, Johnnie B. 10, Newman 8, JT 2
  • Census 1935: Resided in Precinct 9, Gadsden County, Florida, USA:  Alice 37, Bertha 23, Grady 2, Newman 13, J.T. 5
  • Census 1950: Resided in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida: USA:  Vincent J. Tosto 63, Marguerite 60, William Grady 36, Eleana 33, Eleana Jeanette 7, Vincent Adrian 3


Census Records for LONA MOZZELLE TAYLOR:

  • Census 1920: Resided in Mount Pleasant, Gadsden County, Florida, USA:  Warren 35, Pearle 34, Effie 5, Erma 4, Delia 3, Lona 2, Trudie NB
  • Census 1930: Resided in Mount Pleasant, Gadsden County, Florida, USA:  Warren 44, Pearla 42, Effie 16, Erma 15, Delia 13, Lona 11, Trudie 10, Willie 8, Agnus 6
  • Census 1935: Resided in Precinct 10, Gadsden County, Florida, USA:  W.H. Taylor 49, Perla 47, Lona 16, Trudy 14, W.B. 13, Agnes 1

Census Records for HELEN ELENA TOSTO:

  • Census 1920: Resided in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA:  Jim 35, Margaret 30, Antonette 9, Katie 7, Pete 4, Eleanor 3, Charlie 2, Frank Staloni 35
  • Census 1930: Resided in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA:  Jim 45, Margaret 41, Antonette 20, Pete 14, Elena 13, Charley 11, Margaret 2
  • Census 1935: Resided in Precinct 20, Dade County, Florida, USA:  Jim 49, Margarete 46, Antonette 25, Katie 23, Pete 20, Charlie 17, helen 18, Margarette Guadagenia 7
  • Census 1940: Resided in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA:  James 53, Margaret 50, Helen 23
  • Census 1945: Resided in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA:  V.J. Tosto 59, Marguerite 57, Helen Landis 28, Elena 2
  • Census 1950: Resided in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida: USA:  Vincent J. Tosto 63, Marguerite 60, William Grady 36, Eleana 33, Eleana Jeanette 7, Vincent Adrian 3


Military Records for WILLIAM GRADY LANDIS:

  • Military Service: Bet. July 09, 1942 - November 24, 1945, United States Army, WWII, Private, Camp Blanding, Florida


Residential History for WILLIAM GRADY LANDIS:

  • Residence: 7511 Embassy Blvd, Miramar, FL, 33023-6531
  • Residence: 120 SW 25th Rd, Miami, FL, 33129-2046

Residential History for HELEN ELENA TOSTO:

  • Residence: 120 SW 25th Rd, Miami, Florida
  • Residence: 7511 Embassy Blvd, Miramar, Florida


Residential History for LONA MOZZELLE TAYLOR:

  • Residence: 122 N Cleveland Street, Quincy, Florida


Burial Records for WILLIAM GRADY LANDIS:


Burial Records for HELEN ELENA TOSTO:


Burial Records for LONA MOZZELLE TAYLOR:




Sources for WILLIAM GRADY LANDIS:

  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. 
  • Source: Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. 
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. 
  • Source:  Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. 
  • Source: Number: 263-26-4318; Issue State: Florida; Issue Date: Before 1951
  • Source: Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. 
  • Source: Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998. 
  • Source: Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings. 

Sources for LONA MOZZELLE TAYLOR:

  • Source: Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.
  • Source: Original data: 1993-2002 White Pages. Little Rock, AR, USA: Acxiom Corporation.
  • Source: Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
  • Source: Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
  • Source: Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.
  • Source: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
  • Source: Tallahassee Democrat; Publication Date: 29 Dec 1994; Publication Place: Tallahassee, Florida, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/247474043/?article=17edf867-94c0-4320-8d87-b312c1c449bc&focus=0.34424192,0.5739428,0.5008806,0.6899531&xid=335


Sources for HELEN ELENA TOSTO:

  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2019.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  • Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.
  • Source: Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
  • Source: Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
  • Source: Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.
  • Source: Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.
  • Source: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
  • Source: The Miami Herald; Publication Date: 9 May 1994; Publication Place: Miami, Florida, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/638279217/?article=15ae7ec5-197e-4b80-8f7e-1f11345a34ee&focus=0.7853927,0.31343758,0.8878383,0.43068162&xid=3355


Photo Gallery: 

 1929, April 21, The Miami News, Miami, Florida, Page 27

1942, February 1, The Miami News, Miami, Florida, Page 32

1942, February 9, The Miami-Herald, Miami, Florida, Page 4

1994, December 29, Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Florida, Page 73

                                      1994, May 9, The Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, Page 16


 1996, May 20, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Page 16

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