BIOGRAPHY

J. WILLIAM McEWEN - OF LE ROY, NY

McEwen, J. William, P.O. Le Roy, N. Y., was born in Le Roy, November 13, 1855. His father, Archibald McEwen, was a native of Johnstown, N. Y., and was a farmer; he married Margaret Green and died in 1882. J. W. McEwen was educated in the Le Roy Academy and after leaving school engaged in farming. In 1896 he, with Mr. W. W. Cole, embarked in the milling business. He has proved himself an enterprising business man, worthy of the confidence bestowed upon him. He married Elizabeth Veghte; their children are Archie, Edith and Helen.

Source:
Our County and its people
A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York
Edited by: F. W. Beers
J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890