Leo was the second son of children born to Jeremiah Long and Sabina Moore Long. He was born on February 15, 1896 in the city of Rochester, NY.
He served as a Private First Class in the Army during World War I.
He married Mae Gladys Tyler, daughter of Charles and Leona Viola Tyler, on June 3rd, 1920. They had two children - Melvin born in 1925 and Shirley born in 1928.
According to the 1930 US Census, Leo owned a building construction company in Rochester. And by the 1940 US Census Leo was working as a carpenter at the country jail in Monroe County.
Leo died in October, 1981 and is buried in the Maplewood Cemetery, Henrietta, Monroe County, New York, USA. Plot: B - 296 - 5
Obituary taken from the ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT and CHRONICLE October 18, 1981 PAGE 7F
Long, Leo M.
October 16, 1981, Leo M. Long of Henrietta.
Survived by his wife, Mrs. Mae Long, son, Malvin and daughter-in-law Dorothy, daughter, Shirley and son-in-law, Everett Miller, 5 grandchildren, Malvin and Kevin Long, Judy Hatch, Marilyn and Glenn Miller, grandchildren, Aaron, Cindy, and Cathy, a brother, Joseph, sister, Sabina Hall, nieces and nephews. He was a veteran of WWI.
Friends may call Monday only at the funeral home of Henry D. Halloran Son, Inc, 5781 West Henrietta Road. Funeral service Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock.
Interment Maplewood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Henrietta United Church of Christ Memorial Fund.
New York State Census, 1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKM8-4MY : accessed 22 March 2016), Leo Long in household of Jermiah Long, Rochester, Ward 19, E.D. 04, Monroe, New York; citing p. 29, line 46, county offices, New York.; FHL microfilm 833,789.
"New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVPH-7V5 : accessed 22 March 2016), Leo M. Long and Mae Gladys Tyler, 03 Jun 1920; citing county clerk’s office, , New York, United States; FHL microfilm 831,348.
"United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X78M-FHF : accessed 22 March 2016), Mae Long in entry for Les M Long, 1930.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQTT-MFZ : accessed 23 March 2016), Melvin Long in household of Leo M Long, Henrietta Town, Monroe, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28-33, sheet 10B, family 200, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2679.
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