Individual Details
James Zacharias Landis
(1 Aug 1903 - 8 Jan 1994)
Events
| Birth | 1 Aug 1903 | Anavryti, Vryseon, Lakonia, Greece |  |  | |
| Marriage | 6 Nov 1924 | New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States - Amelia | | ||
| NaturalizationPetition | 1 May 1933 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Naturalization-Declaration | 15 Jan 1936 | Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States | | | |
| Burial | 1994 | Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, New York, United States | | | |
| Death | 8 Jan 1994 | Summit, Union, New Jersey, United States | | | |
| Alt name | Demetrios Ladopoulos | | |||
| FamilySearch ID | G9N4-YYB |
Families
| Spouse | Amelia (1900 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Zacharias Nikolaos Landis (1877 - 1965) |
| Mother | Mary K. Th. Vlachos (1884 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Anna Z. Landis (1903 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Lillian Landis (1909 - ) |
| Sibling | Effie Z. Landis (1917 - 2017) |
Notes
Birth
Birth date from Declaration of IntentionMarriage
Marriage date and place from James' Naturalization Papers: Declaration and PetitionNaturalizationPetition
Petition for NaturalizationUS District Court of Eastern District, Brooklyn, NY
No. 249237
James Or Dimitrios Or Demetrios Landis Or Ladapoulos Or Ladopoulos
Petition of James Landis formerly Dimitrios Ladapoulos:
1. Residence: 18 Weben Walk, Brooklyn, NY
2. Occupation: restauranteur
3. Born in Anavrite, Greece on August 1, 1930. Race is Greek
4. Declaration of Intention: January 15, 1936 in tehe U.S. District Court of Eastern District at Brooklyn, NY
5. I am married: wife: Amelia; we were married on November 6, 1924 at New Brunswick, NJ She was born at Athens, Greece on APril 1, 1900; entered the US at New York, NY on September 20, 1900 for permanent residence; now resides at 18 Weben Walk, Brooklyn. I have 3 children: Mary born September 13, 1925 New Brunswick, NJ; Zachary born October 17, 1926 New Brunswick, NJ. Patricia born June 20, 1931 Brooklyn, NY. All residen in Brooklyn, NY
6. Last foreign residence: Anavrite Greece. Emigrated from Peraus, Greece at New York, NY under the name of Ladopoulos, Demetrios on August 22, 1914 on the SS Themistocles.
7. Renounce allegiance to George II King of Hellenes
8. I am able to speak English
9. I have resided continuously in US for 5 years preceding date of this petition since August 22, 1914 and in county of Kings since April 1928.
10. I have not heretofore made petition for naturalization
Signed, James Landis, June 24, 1938
Witnesses:
Philip Colemares, confestioner, 1919 Surf Ave., Brooklyn, NY
George Anton, Restaurant Prop., 16 Weben Walk, Brooklyn, NY
Certificate of Arrival No. 2-384019 and Declaration of Intention No. 238623 are attached
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6263-HP93
Naturalization-Declaration
Declaration of IntentionState of New York, Eastern District of New York
In the United States Brooklyn, NY Court
I, James Landis (formerly: Dimitrios Z. Ladopoulos) now residing at 18 Webers Walk, Coney Island, Brooklyn, N.Y., occupation: restauranteur, age 32.. description: male, white, fair complexion, brown eyes and black hair, 5'8" tall; weight 180 pounds; race Greek; nationality Greek.
I was born in Anavrite, Sparta, Greece on August 1, 1903.
I am married. The name of my wife is Amelia; we were married on November 6, 1924 at New Brunswick, N.J. She was born at Athens, Greece, on APril 1, 1900, entered the U.S. at New York, NY, on September 20, 1900 for permanent residence therein, and now resides at 18 Webers Walk, Coney Island, NY.
I have 3 children:
Mary born September 13, 1925; Zachary born October 17, 1926; Patricia born June 20, 1931. First two children born at New Brunswick, NJ. Last child born at Coney Island, NY. All reside at 18 Webers Walk, Coney Island, NY.
I have not heretofore made a declaration of intention.
My last foreign residence was Anavrite Sparta, Greece.
I emigrated to the US from Patras, Greece, my lawful entry was New York, NY under the name Demetrios Ladopoulos on August 22, 1914 on the vessel S.S. Themistocles.
signed: James Landis, Brooklyn, N.Y. on January 15, 1936.
Certification No. 2-384019 from INS showing lawful entry.
"New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68DX-1TZL : Sun Mar 10 04:10:33 UTC 2024), Entry for James Landis and Amelia, 15 Jan 1936.
Burial
Tombstone, photo sent to Carol Petranek from Marvin Gibbons, April 2, 2019Burial is in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, New York
Landis
1875 Zacharias 1965
1884 Maria 1981
1903 James 1994
FindAGrave
James Zacharias Landis
Birth 1 Aug 1903
Anavriti, Regional unit of Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
Death 8 Jan 1994 (aged 90)
Summit, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot E 7875
Memorial ID 275453512
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275453512/james-zacharias-landis
Death
Social Security Death IndexName James Landis
State New York
Last Place of Residence Summit, Union, New Jersey
Previous Residence Postal Code 07901
Age 91
Birth Date 01 Aug 1903
Death Date 08 Jan 1994
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS6Y-7Z3 : 7 January 2021), James Landis, 08 Jan 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Alt name
Entered US as Demetrios Ladopoulos, as indicated on his Declaration of IntentionEndnotes
1. Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, New York.
2. “Extract record - New Jersey Death Index, 1920-1929, 1949-2017 to Charles M Jounakos - MyHeritage.” https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10747/new-jersey-death-index-1920-1929-1949-2017?s=210681471&action=showExtractWizard&ref=rp&itemId=4010286-&groupId=&indId=individual-210681471-10000123. Accessed 30 Nov. 2019..
3. "New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6263-HP93 : Sun Mar 10 16:05:48 UTC 2024), Entry for James or Dimitrios or Demetrios Landis or Ladapoulos or Ladopoulos and Amelia, 24 Jun 1938..
4. "New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68DX-1TZL : Sun Mar 10 04:10:33 UTC 2024), Entry for James Landis and Amelia, 15 Jan 1936..
5. "New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6263-HP93 : Sun Mar 10 16:05:48 UTC 2024), Entry for James or Dimitrios or Demetrios Landis or Ladapoulos or Ladopoulos and Amelia, 24 Jun 1938..
6. Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, New York.
7. "James Zacharias Landis (1903-1994)." Find a Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275453512/james-zacharias-landis. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024..
8. "James Zacharias Landis (1903-1994)." Find a Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275453512/james-zacharias-landis. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024..
9. Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, New York.
10. “Extract record - New Jersey Death Index, 1920-1929, 1949-2017 to Charles M Jounakos - MyHeritage.” https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10747/new-jersey-death-index-1920-1929-1949-2017?s=210681471&action=showExtractWizard&ref=rp&itemId=4010286-&groupId=&indId=individual-210681471-10000123. Accessed 30 Nov. 2019..
11. "James Zacharias Landis (1903-1994)." Find a Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275453512/james-zacharias-landis. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024..
12. "James Zacharias Landis (1903-1994)." Find a Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275453512/james-zacharias-landis. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024..