Leedys in History
The links are compilations of known information about Leedys in history. This is a work in progress, so if you have updated or corrected information, please e-mail it to: Dan Leedy, austin@industryinet.com
The number in parenthesis refers to the designation in The Leedy Family History by Gordon M. Connelly (1985).
Notable Leedy
(Persons, Places and Things)
Persons
Julia Buchheit (10047 H) actress in TV Soap Opera, “All My Children”
Sarah Brown (829) remembers Pres. Lincoln’s funeral train passing by her home
Gordon Connelly (6775) Author of “Leedy Family History”
Aaron Leedy Garber (1131) publisher of “The Leedy Chronicle”
Aaron Leedy (230) Led the Grange Band
Carl Leedy (2487) Weekly radio program as “The Old Timer”
Charles Armor Leedy (1567) Actor, magician
Charles Denoe Leedy ( ) classical pianist
Craig Leedy ( ) 3rd Place in World Rock Drilling Championships, 2007
Dale Leedy (6572) the most successful Leedy baseball player
Daniel Loney Leedy (3406) Wildlife Conservationist and Scientist
Douglas Leedy (9719) Composer, performer and music scholar
Dwight Leedy (7941) Eagle Scout
Earl Leedy, character played by Michael Jeter in the 1994 action movie, “Drop Zone”
Glenn Leedy ( ) African-American actor who played Toby in the 1946 movie “Song of the South”, also known as Glenn Leedy Allen, Sr.
Gene Leedy ( ) architect, founder of “Sarasota School” of Architecture, Florida
Gertrude Leedy (808) worked for woman’s suffrage
Harold Gavin Leedy (3876) President of Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 1941, biography included in 1952 book by Richard Fowler titled, “Leaders in our Town”
Harold Leedy (10270) President of Leedy Manufacturing, Inc.
Isaac Leedy (228) “The most able Leedy minister”
Jacob Harvy Leedy (1566) Artist
Jeff Leedy ( ) Artist in Sausalito, California
Jim Leedy ( ) abstract expressionist artist
John Leedy (1584) Magician and Hypnotist, his act included his three daughters, Evelyn (4195), Carolyn (4196) and Barbara (4197)
Kathy Leedy ( ) Missouri Lottery winner
Laura Leedy Gansler ( ) author
Lucille Leedy (4411 A) Poet
Martha Leedy (1101) 1st woman President of Leedy Reunion (1923)
Robert Leedy (6729 A) Professional Wrestler, used the name, “Sky-Hi Lee”. Reported to be 6’9”, 290 lbs.
Roy Leedy (1353) Leedy Family Historian 1911-1961
Samuel Leedy (222) formed the “Leedyite” Church after being “disfellowshipped” over the issue of feet washing.
The Leedy Trio, a Dutch “light music” group in the late 1940’s composed of Bert Bibaz, Ger Faber and John Moring
Ulysses Grant Leedy (1307) founder of Leedy Drum Company
Val “Doggface” Leedy ( ) Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
George Lucas (8539) writer and director of movie “Star Wars”
Loduska Wirick (2551) missionary in Japan, know as the “Nightingale of the Orient” Honored by the Emperor of Japan
Myron Yates (4186) animation artist for Walt Disney Studios
Places
Leedey, Oklahoma (Amos Leedy 1090, was first Post Master)
Leedy, Mississippi (William Bibb Leedy 539, was influential in naming town)
Leedy, Montana (Schuyler Colfax Leedy 1280, was first Post Master)
Leederville Hotel, Leederville, Washington, know to locals as “The Leedy”
Leedy Art Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
Leedy Cemetery, Andrews, Huntington County, Indiana
Leedy Cemetery, Lagro Township, Indiana
Leedy Cemetery, Dewey County, Oklahoma
Leedy Drive, Lander, Wyoming
Leedy-Ellis Scholarship, Univ. of Maryland-Baltimore County
Leedy Estates, Manvel, Brazoria County, Texas
Leedy Field, located on Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois
Leedy Grange Hall, Portland, Oregon, near the Cedar Mill community
Leedy Lane, Andrews, Indiana
Leedy Professor of Law, Univ. of Misouri-Columbia
Leedy Reunion, began in 1896 in Ankeneytown, Ohio, has been held on the second Saturday in August ever since
Leedy Road, Topeka, Kansas
Leedy Store, Fifth Ave., Moline, Illinois
Leedy Theater, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Leedy Way, street in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Things
Leedy’s Roseroot (Sedum integrifolium ssp. leedyi) a cliffside wildflower found in several counties in Minnesota and New York
