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Note: w did not require them until 1917. Sept. 27, 1891 is taken from his death records. Another offical records, his WWI draft card, has October 27, 1894. Some census records suggest as late as 1896.
Florida Marriage Records for Alachua County: Grady Roberson licensed to marry Alice Ross around 8 April 1915.
World War I Draft Registration card: Born 1894 October 27, living in Bell, Alachua, FL. Working for B.O. Nooley in Bell, FL. Has child, married, no miltary service. Tall, with a medium build, blue (?) eyes andlight hair. Dated 1917 June 5.
World War I Service card: Grady R Roberson, white, residence Bell, Alachua, FLORIDA. Inducted at Gainsville Fla. on Sept 19, 1917. Place of birth: Columbia Co Fla. Age or date of birth: 23 11/12 yrs. Organization served in. Sup Co 334 Inf. Grades: Pvt. Wounds received: None. Served overseas: no. Honorably discharged Sept 26, 1917 physical disability. In view of occoupation he was, on date of discharge, 0 per cent disabled. See http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/WWI/
1920 Census: Grady is first name, married white male. Born ~1896 (24 years old) in Florida. Father born in Georgia, mother born in Florida. Renter in Newberry, Alcahua, FL. Farmer. Lucile is not on this census.
Alachua Ancient Records: G.R. Roberson and wife Alice Roberson to deed to B.H. Roberson 160 acres on 6 Dec 1924. S ½ of SE ½ and SE ¼ or SW¼ sec 2 and NW ¼ of NE ¼ Sec 11 Tp 9 S R 14 E. This land is partially(intersecting, but not subset) that was acquired by father Bryant in 1909. This occurs only months before Alice's death.
Florida Certificate of Death:
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County: Columbia
City: Lake City, Fla. (U.S. Veterans' Hospital)
Full Name: ROBERSON, GRADY R. (C-1 359 561) [number difficult to read]
Residence: Rt. #1, Rx. 72, Bell, Fla.
Sex: Male
Color: White
Status: Married
Husband of: Mrs. Grady R. Roberson
Date of Birth: September 27, 1891
Age: 36 years old
Occupation of the deceased: Saw mill work
Birthplace: Florida
Name of Father: Unknown
Birthplace of Father: Unknown
Maiden Name of Mother: Unknown
Birthplace of Mother: Unknown
Informant: Hospital Records
Date of Death: February 13, 1928 1:07 am
Cause of death: Peritonitis, general. Unknown duration
Contributory: Cirrhosis of liver. Unknown duration.
Where contracted: Unknown
Did an operation proceed death: No.
Was there an autopsy: No.
What test confirmed diagnosis: Physical examination, <signed> JAMES H. DYER, U.S. Verterans' Hospital, Lake City, Fla.
Place of burial, cremation, or removal: Bell, Fla.
Undertaker: <signed> C.C. SHERRILL
Date of burial of removal: 2-14-28
Address: Lake City, Fla.
[Suggests Grady was married at the time of death. This is consistent with oral history, but no record of marriage in Alachua county have beenfound, and the on-line database at http://www.clerk-alachua-fl.org/archive/AncientJ/anmarrsearch2.cfm is suggested to be complete.
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According to LIVING Wallce, granddaughter of this man (they never met),he was charactered by his daughter Thelma as an abusive "drunk" who worked for "the railroad". After Thelma's mother died, he married the "town whore", who also abused the children. Ultimately, the children weredriven into orphanages as teenagers or pre-teens. Grady apparently hassores on his legs that would not heal, possibily indicating that Gradyhad diabetes.
Note: It is unlikely that a birth certificate exsits for Grady, as Florida la
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