McLoed - Leslie - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Montgomery County, Indiana

The success that Leslie M. McLOED, of Browns Valley, Montgomery County, has attained as a general farmer and stock raiser has been due to his persistent and close application and the exercise of sound judgment in the management of his affairs. He has always done his work well and has studied advancing methods, thus keeping abreast of the times, which, all of a contemplative turn of mind will admit, is as necessary in agriculture as any other division of human endeavor. he is also widely known as a businessman and is a public spirited citizen, doing much for the upbuilding of the community in many ways. Mr. M. was born in this co. Oct 3, 1862 and here he has been contented to spend his life. He is a son of Oliver and charlotte (PENN) McLoed. The father was a native of Ky, coming from that state to Montgomery Co in 1843, settling in Browns Valley he having made the trip from the Blue Grass State on a boat on the Ohio and thence up the Wabash River to Terre Haute and from there drove a wagon through to Browns Valley. The country was wild, but he was of the true pioneer type and never quailed at hardships. He developed a good farm here and also followed his trade of cabinet making, alternating the two all his life, and was successful in a business way. His family consisted of 9 children: namely, Martha A and Mary, twins are both deceased; Ellen E, Sophronia F; William J; Emma J; Oliver c; Leslie M and David P, the latter being deceased. Leslie M. McLoed grew to manhood on the home farm in Browns V, where he worked hard when a boy, and he received his education in the common schools of this County, later studying at the Normal School at Danville, Indiana, then began life by teaching school, but not taking very kindly to this line of endeavor he gave it up after one term and took up farming and has been a successful general and mixed farmer and stock raiser ever since, having met with a larger measure of success than falls to the average agriculturist, owning a productive and well improved farm and an attractive home. He has also been prominent in numerous lines of business, and was one of the organizers of the Browns Valley Bank, of which he was the first cashier, serving in that capacity from March 2, 1905 until July 10, 1912 following, when he retired to his farm, where he has since remained. His labor in placing this popular institution on a sound basis is worthy of praise, and it is rapidly taking its place among the financial institutions of this locality. Mr. McLoed was also one of the organizers and prime movers of the local elevator company, which is doing a large and growing business. Mr. Mc L. was marr. in 1897 to Agnes JONES, daughter of Lewis H. and Millie A. (CRAWFORD) Jones, early settlers of Decatur County, both being now deceased. He died there and she died in Boone Co. The union of our subject and wife has been without issue, but our subject has a stepson, and is also raising a nephew

Leroy O. and Kenneth Jones. Politically, Mr. M. is a Republican, and has long been more or less active in local affairs. Fraternally, he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America. Religiously, he is a Methodist, was one of the organizers of the local Church and he is at present one of the trustees. He has been one of the pillars of the same, contributing largely to its support. He was also one of the organizers of the local lodge of Knights of Pythias at Browns Valley; in fact, he has long been a leader in the affairs of Montgomery Co. and is one of the useful, successful and most representative citizens of the time.