Donald McLeod: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

1.	Donald McLeod was born Jan 1910, , Ontario, Canada (son of Alexander Taylor "Alex" McLeod and Margaret Ann Robertson); died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-195063 Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Generation: 2

Alexander Taylor "Alex" McLeod was born 1879, Stayner, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; died 31 May 1959, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-195059
Occupation: 1905, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Moulder
Occupation: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Moulder - Foundry
Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

Alex McLeod, Sr., Passes

A well-known resident of the Ayr community, Alex McLeod, Sr., passed away at his home on the 10th concession of Blenheim on Tuesday night following a heart attack. In his 81st year, Mr. McLeod had been in ill health for four years. A native of Stayner, Ont., he was a moulder and came here 49 years ago to work at the Watson foundry. After following his trade with this firm for some 20 years, he purchased the farm in the west end of the village now owned by his son, Alex Jr. Later he farmed in both South and North Dumfries for some years prior to his retirement. While residing in Ayr, Mr. Mc-Leod took a keen interest in municipal affairs and served several terms on council. He was a member of the Orange and Foresters orders and an adherent of the Baptist Church. Only a few months ago, in December, Mr. and Mrs. McLeod happily marked their. 55th wedding anniversary. Surviving, besides his wife, are two sons, Alex, Jr., of Ayr and Donald of Galt; three daughters, Mrs. William Tomblin (Agnes), Paris; Mrs. Charles Harrison (Jean), Galt, and Mrs. James Runstedler (Alice), Preston; also 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A son, William, predeceased him. Funeral arrangements are being completed.

The Ayr News Apr 2 1959 pg 2

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Funeral of Alex McLeod, Sr. - Funeral service for the late Alex McLeod, Sr., was held Friday at Coutts funeral Home, Galt, With interment in Ayr Cemetery. Rev. W. McDonald of Galt officiated. Pallbearers were: Wallace Gillespie, C. W. Davis, Clarence Leiska, Henry Bechtel, Ralph McMillan and John Welsh.

The Ayr News Apr 9 1959 pg 2

Alexander married Margaret Ann Robertson 23 Dec 1903, , Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada. Margaret was born 2 Sep 1878, Stayner, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; died 16 Feb 1961, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; was buried 18 Feb 1961, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Margaret Ann Robertson was born 2 Sep 1878, Stayner, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; died 16 Feb 1961, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; was buried 18 Feb 1961, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Margaret Ann McLeod
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-195060
Residence: 1911, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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Death of Mrs. Alexander McLeod, Sr.

A well-known former resident of Ayr, Mrs. Alexander T. McLeod passed away at Willett Hospital, Paris, on Thursday in her 83rd year. The former Margaret Ann Robertson, she was born in Simcoe County, near Stayner. Following her marriage to Alexander McLeod, who predeceased her in 1959, they came to St. George, where they resided for several years before coming to Ayr. They lived in this community some 50 years, where Mrs. McLeod was a highly esteemed and popular citizen. She had resided with her daughter in Paris for the past two years. The late Mrs. McLeod was a former member of Christ Anglican Church here, and later of the St. James' Church, Paris. Surviving are two sons, J. Alexander of Ayr and Donald of Galt; three daughters, Mrs. William Tomblin (Agnes) of Paris, Mrs. Charles Harrison (Jean) of Galt, and Mrs. James Runstedler (Alice) of Preston; a sister Mrs. Agnes Sever of Lansing, Mich.; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, William. - The Funeral - Funeral service was conducted at the Bruce Smith Funeral Home, Paris, on Saturday by Rev. H. K. L. Charlton. Interment took place in Ayr Cemetery chapel. Pallbearers were: William (Bud) McLeod, Gerald Harrison, John Harrison and Ronald McLeod all of Galt; Robert Runstedler, Preston, and William Mitchell, Ayr.

The Ayr News Feb 23 1961 pg 1

Children:

James Alexander "Alex" McLeod was born 20 Jan 1905, St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1986, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
William Fraser McLeod was born 1 Sep 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died 24 Apr 1955, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 27 Apr 1955, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
1. Donald McLeod was born Jan 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
Agnes A. McLeod was born 18 Jan 1914, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1998, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Feb 1998, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Janet Elizabeth "Jean" McLeod was born 6 Mar 1916, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Oct 1995, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Alice Dorothy MacLeod was born 1919, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jan 1998, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Jan 1998, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.