LEROY MIDDLETON
Arizona, The Youngest State, 1913, pg 692

One of the prominent business men and citizens of Globe is 
Leroy Middleton, now in control of one of the largest automobile 
agencies in the city.  He is one of Arizona's native sons, his 
birth having occurred in Tucson in 1874, his parents being 
William and Myra Middleton, the former of whom was born in 
Kentucky and the latter in Illinois.  The father was a pioneer 
in California, having crossed the plains with ox teams to that 
state in 1849.  He there spent a number of years become coming 
to Arizona, where he lived in various sections for some time, 
finally locating in Globe, where he followed the blacksmith's 
trade until his death, which occurred in 1891.  His wife 
survives him and is now over seventy years of age.  Seven of 
their nine children still survive, the subject of this review 
being the seventh in order of birth.

Leroy Middleton acquired his education in the public schools 
of his native city and when he was fourteen years of age began 
his independent career, learning the blacksmith's trade under 
his father and following in various parts of Arizona for a 
number of years, for six years of this time acting as 
blacksmith for the Old Dominion Mining Company in Globe.  
In 1911 he turned his attention to the automobile business 
and is now agent for the Hudson and Hupmobile cars. He has 
secured a large and representative patronage.  Mr. Middleton 
has valuable real estate holdings in Globe, including nearly 
a block of business buildings in the main section of the 
city, one occupied by Mr. Middleton's garage and the remainder 
rented under lease.

In 1895 Mr. Middleton married Miss Florence Pascoe, a native 
of California and they are the parents of one daughter, 
Gertrude, born November 1896 and now attending Globe High 
School.

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