William Lawrence Landis Jr. (1913 - 1985)

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Biography

William was born in 1913. He passed away in 1985.

BEMENT PAIR LICENSED

Monticello—A marriage license was issued Saturday to William Lawrence Landis, 19, and Miss Edith Louise Shonkwiler, 16, both of Bement.

The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, Tuesday, 27 Jun 1933, Page 12.

Edith Shonkwiler Weds in Bement

Bement – Miss Edith Shonkwiler and William L. Landis were married June 25 in the Christian church parsonage by Rev. C. J. Adams. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Shonkwiler, was a pupil in High school.

Mr. Landis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Landis, and is employed in the blacksmith shop at Ivesdale.

The young couple have gone to housekeeping in the Buchanan house on West William street.

The Decatur Herald, Decatur, Illinois, Sunday, 2 Jul 1933, Page 16.

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Eight Years Ago

William L. Landis, Jr. and Miss Edith Shonkwiler were united at the Christian parsonage at three o’clock Sunday afternoon. The young couple are both from Bement homes, the bride being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Shonkwiler while the bridegroom to the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Landis. They began house keeping in Ivesdale.

The Bement Register, Bement, Illinois, Thursday, 3 Jul 1941, Page 2.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6MS-FVB : accessed 14 October 2020), William Landis in household of William L Landis, Canton Ward 5, Stark, Ohio, United States; citing ED 48, sheet 8A, line 44, family 172, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1435; FHL microfilm 1,821,435.

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-PMWH : Sun Mar 10 04:12:25 UTC 2024), Entry for William Lawrence Landis and Wm Landis, 25 Jun 1933.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40292587/william_l-landis: accessed April 10, 2024), memorial page for William L. Landis (20 Sep 1913–20 Feb 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40292587, citing Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Karen Frederickson (contributor 47127730).

• Shonkwiler, William Forrest, et al. The Napoleon Bonaparte Shonkwiler Family. William Forrest Shonkwiler, 1966.