Biographical review; this volume contains biographical sketches of Livingston and Wyoming counties, New York .. . e. To David and Sarah York Batterson twochildren have been born — Emily Louise andHarriet York. Mr. David O. Batterson, who came anabsolute stranger to the locality in which hehas risen by his own unaided efforts to a posi-tion of influence, is a proof of what a man maymake of himself by application to his businessand an unswerving determination of .purpose. He has the gift of attracting friends, and isa very popular man in Dansville. He is aVestryman in St. Peters Church, of which
Biographical review; this volume contains biographical sketches of Livingston and Wyoming counties, New York .. . e. To David and Sarah York Batterson twochildren have been born — Emily Louise andHarriet York. Mr. David O. Batterson, who came anabsolute stranger to the locality in which hehas risen by his own unaided efforts to a posi-tion of influence, is a proof of what a man maymake of himself by application to his businessand an unswerving determination of .purpose. He has the gift of attracting friends, and isa very popular man in Dansville. He is aVestryman in St. Peters Church, of whichhis wife is a communicant. His politicalcreed is the Republican platform, upon whichhe stands firm and unshaken. Tt!^ONALD McLEOD, a clear-headed oc-I ^^ togenarian, the original of the por-|b\ trait on the opposite page, is now^?^ living quite retired at the home ofhis son in Attica, Wyoming County, father was Allen McLeod, born in 1777,in the town of Stone Arabia, MontgomeryCounty, and was brought up at Johnstown, inFulton County. His grandfather was Will-iam Norman McLeod, a Scotch Highlander,. RONALD MCLEOD. BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW 38s who was married twice, the second wife beingthe grandmother of Ronald. Her familyname was McKenzie; and she was sister ofthe celebrated Sir Alexander McKenzie, whowas knighted for his daring McLeod was her only son, but hefound himself the possessor of three half-brothers by his fathers former three half-brothers joined the UnitedStates army during the War of 1812; and oneof them, Neal McLeod, was killed by the Ind-ians. The others escaped with their lives,and served to the close of the war, when theywere dischaj\ged at Charleston, Mur-dock remained at the South; but Normancame North, and later was the father of thenoted Episcopal clergyman. Dr. William Nor-man McLeod. The grandfather, William , died three months before his sonAllen was born. The grandmother died, andwas buried near her hus
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