Robert Franklin Leedy

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robert Franklin Leedy (28 July 1863 - 12 January 1924) was a lawyer, soldier, and Virginia state legislator. Robert Franklin Leedy was born at Leedy's Pump, Rockingham County, Virginia, a son of John (1826-1889) and Sarah Ann Mauck Leedy (1830-1896). At the time of R.F. Leedy's birth, his father was on detailed service from the Confederate army to conduct farming operations. John Leedy served one year in the 10th Virginia Infantry before being detailed to this service. Like his father, Robert was initially a farmer, working on the family farm until the age of 22. After receiving a basic education in the in the common schools of his county of birth, and after leaving home at the age of 22, Leedy spent the next three years mining and railroading. He returned to the family farm when he was about 25.