Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameJohn Montgomery McLEOD Sr. 
Burial5 Jun 1979, Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York
OccupationPresident, LaValley, McLeod, Inc., Distributor Of Heating And Plumbing Supplies
EducationRoxbury School; Yale 1934
Alias/AKAJack
FatherArthur B. McLEOD (1871-1941)
MotherMarjorie LEARNED (1878-1965)
Spouses
Memo20 Nov 1915? date in address book
Burial23 Oct 1972, Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York66
FatherJames Henry SHELDON (1887-1972)
MotherBeatrice FORDYCE (1891-1950)
Residences notes for John Montgomery McLEOD Sr.
Elmira, N.Y. 1969
Census notes for John Montgomery McLEOD Sr.
1940 New York, Chemung County, Elmira Town, E.D. 8-67, sheet 4B
1722 W. Church St., household 89, rents $63
McLeod, M. John, head, male, white, age 27, married, 4 years college, born New York, lived in same place in 1935, Levalley manufacturing company office
----------, Elizabeth, wife, female, white, age 25, married, 2 years college, born Pennsylvania, lived in New York in 1935
----------, M. Jr. John, son, male, white, age 2, single, born New York
1722 W. Church St., household 89, rents $63
McLeod, M. John, head, male, white, age 27, married, 4 years college, born New York, lived in same place in 1935, Levalley manufacturing company office
----------, Elizabeth, wife, female, white, age 25, married, 2 years college, born Pennsylvania, lived in New York in 1935
----------, M. Jr. John, son, male, white, age 2, single, born New York
Obituary notes for John Montgomery McLEOD Sr.
Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), 4 Jun 1979, Monday, page 7
John M McLeod dies at 68
John M. McLeod, respected local businessman and community leader, died Sunday at Arnot-Ogden Hospital after a short illness.
Mr. McLeod, of 952 Oak Hill Drive, was 68.
At the time of his death, Mr. McLeod was chief executive officer and chairman of the board of LeValley McLeod Inc. a local plumbing, heating, electrical and electronic wholesaling firm founded by his grandfather.
A native Elmiran, Mr. McLeod was president of his Elmira Free Academy class that gradted in 1929. After a year in Roxbury School, Cheshire, Conn., Mr. McLeod entered Yale Universiby, graduating with a B.A. degree in 1934.
He then joined Hardinge Bros. Inc., working out of Hartford, Conn., as that firm’s salesman in the northeast. Mr. McLeod permanently returned to Elmira to join LeValley McLeod in 1947.
A member of Grace Episcopal Church, Mr. McLeod served on the boards of directors for Hardinge Bros., Chemung Canal Trsut Co. and Mellor Advertising Agency.
He was past president and capaign chairman for the form Community Chest, now known as the United Way. A past vice president of Radio Elmira Inc. (WELM), Mr. McLeod also served on the advisory boards of the Salvation Army and Home for the Aged.
The former vice president and director of the Elmira Association of Commerce was also a past president of the Elmira ity Club and a member of the Yale Club and Elmira College Council.
John M McLeod dies at 68
John M. McLeod, respected local businessman and community leader, died Sunday at Arnot-Ogden Hospital after a short illness.
Mr. McLeod, of 952 Oak Hill Drive, was 68.
At the time of his death, Mr. McLeod was chief executive officer and chairman of the board of LeValley McLeod Inc. a local plumbing, heating, electrical and electronic wholesaling firm founded by his grandfather.
A native Elmiran, Mr. McLeod was president of his Elmira Free Academy class that gradted in 1929. After a year in Roxbury School, Cheshire, Conn., Mr. McLeod entered Yale Universiby, graduating with a B.A. degree in 1934.
He then joined Hardinge Bros. Inc., working out of Hartford, Conn., as that firm’s salesman in the northeast. Mr. McLeod permanently returned to Elmira to join LeValley McLeod in 1947.
A member of Grace Episcopal Church, Mr. McLeod served on the boards of directors for Hardinge Bros., Chemung Canal Trsut Co. and Mellor Advertising Agency.
He was past president and capaign chairman for the form Community Chest, now known as the United Way. A past vice president of Radio Elmira Inc. (WELM), Mr. McLeod also served on the advisory boards of the Salvation Army and Home for the Aged.
The former vice president and director of the Elmira Association of Commerce was also a past president of the Elmira ity Club and a member of the Yale Club and Elmira College Council.
Notes for John Montgomery & Elizabeth “Betty” (Family)
New York Times, June 29, 1937, p. 16
Sheldon – McLeod
Announcement has been made by Mr. and Mrs. James H. Sheldon of 277 Park Avenue of the engagement of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Sheldon, to John M. McLeod, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. McLeod of Elmira.
Miss Sheldon is a graduate of Bennett School, Milbrook. Her fiancé prepared at Roxbury School and was graduated in 1934 from Yale, where he was a member of Chi Psi.
Sheldon – McLeod
Announcement has been made by Mr. and Mrs. James H. Sheldon of 277 Park Avenue of the engagement of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Sheldon, to John M. McLeod, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. McLeod of Elmira.
Miss Sheldon is a graduate of Bennett School, Milbrook. Her fiancé prepared at Roxbury School and was graduated in 1934 from Yale, where he was a member of Chi Psi.