1.  Family group sheet compiled by my aunt, Betty Ann (MATTHIESEN) COGLIATI, and her grandmother, Maude Irene (THOMPSON) ROSE, sister-in-law of Emma (ROSE) RADY.

2.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #30 of 35):  1124 Pearl St., Alameda City (Precinct 6), Alameda Twp., Alameda Co., CA, Roll T625_87, p. 15B, SN 15B, SD 5, ED 1, enumerated 7 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

17

18

19

21

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25

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*

1124

207

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Rady William

Head

O

M

M

W

25

S

Y

Y

CA

NY

CA

Y

Electrical Engineer

Power Plant

W

Hollenback Henry

Step-Father

F

W

65

M

Y

Y

NY

NY

NY

Y

Conductor

Train

W

__________ Emma

Mother

F

W

45

M

Y

Y

CA

AL

TN

Y

None

Thompson George

Grandfather

M

W

84

M

Y

Y

MO

MO

MO

Y

None

________ Margret

Grandmother

F

W

80

M

Y

Y

TN

TN

TN

Y

None

*Pearl St

William RADY is Margaret's grandson from her prior marriage to William Jefferson ROSE, so George Washington THOMPSON is his step-grandfather. 

3.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #73 of 254):  16924 Work, Detroit City (Ward 16; Block 329), Wayne Co., MI, Roll 1055, p. 37A, SN 37A, ED 82-542, SD 19, enumerated 17 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	24	25	26	27	28	30	31
*	16924	468	615	Rady William J	Head	R	60.00	N	N	M	W	35	M	33	N	Y	CA	CA	CA	Y	Elec Engineer	Automotive	W	Y	Y	WW
				____ Elizabeth	Wife					F	W	29	M	27	N	Y	PA	PA	NY	Y	None
*Work

4.  Florida Death Index, 1936-1998 (online at Ancestry.com):

Name:	William J Rady
Birth Date:	21 Dec 1894
Death Date:	13 Apr 1970
Age at Death:	75
State of Death:	Florida
County of Death:	Sarasota
Race:	White
Gender:	Unknown

5.  SSDI:  Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):

Name	Birth	Death	Last Residence	SSN	Issued	Post-em
William RADY	21 Dec 1894	__ Apr 1970	33579 (Florida)	313-03-0422	IN	Yes
Elizabeth H RADY	04 Feb 1901	18 May 2000 (V)	34239 (Sarasota, Sarasota, FL)	262-82-4124	FL	Yes
(V) = (Verified) Report verified with a family member or someone acting on behalf of a family member.

6.  World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.  Microfilm Series M1509 (4277 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (card images and index online at Ancestry.com; the images are so blurry and the printed labels on the card in text so tiny, I can barely read most of them):

Roll | Form | No:		1531205 | 1011 | 3
1	Name in full | Age in yrs:	William Jennings Rady | 22
2	Home Address:	San Lucas, Cal.
3	Date of Birth:	December 21st, 1894
4	Are you (1) a natural born citizen…	Natural born
5	Where were you born:	Gilroy, California
6	If not a citizen, of what country…
7	What is your present trade, occupation…	Foreman S.P. Co.
8	By whom employed:	Southern Pacific Co.
	Where employed:	Coast Division
9	Have you [dependents]?:	no
10	Married or Single | Race:	Single | Caucasian
11	What military service have you had?	Corporal University of California two Ca [can't read labels]
12	Do you claim exemption from draft?	no
Signature:		William Jennings Rady
1	Height (tall, medium, short):	Short
	Build (slender, medium, stout):	Medium
2	Color of Eyes | Color of Hair | Bald:	Blue | Dk Brown | No
3	Physically Disabled:	No
Date of Registration:		June 5th 1917
Draft Board:		San Lucas, Monterey Co., California

7.  James Lynn Parham.  1998.  An Alabama Rose Garden: the Rose Family of Lauderdale and Limestone Counties.  Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD.

8.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

9.  Email from Austin E. Fadden.