Louise Alice Dorough
(1891-1955)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Theron Gray Methven

Louise Alice Dorough 1 2

  • Born: 2 October 1891, New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Theron Gray Methven about 1922 1 2
  • Died: 12 May 1955 at age 63
  • Buried: After 12 May 1955, Old Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

1. 1930 US Census, 8 April 1930, Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. 1 1930 US Census
Sheet 5B, Roll 707, District 0013, Household 125
Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation, Leavenworth County, Kansas
Louise D. Methven..Wife..38..LA
(Living with husband and 2 sons.)

2. 1940 US Census, 12 April 1940, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. 2 1940 US Census
Sheet 19B, Roll 4413, District 20-39, Family 396
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
887 Poplar Road; home rented $90
Louise Methven..Wife..39..LA..4 years college
(Living with husband and 2 sons.)



3. Cemetery: Old Hopkinton Cemetery, After 12 May 1955, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. 3 Find A Grave Memorial #83492535


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Louise married Theron Gray Methven, son of James Robinson Methven and Alice Carey Gray, about 1922.1 2 (Theron Gray Methven was born on 29 June 1891 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States,1 4 5 6 7 8 9 died on 24 August 1982 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States 8 9 and was buried after 24 August 1982 in Old Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1930 US Census, 8 April 1930, Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. 1 1930 US Census
Sheet 5B, Roll 707, District 0013, Household 125
Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation, Leavenworth County, Kansas
Theron G. Methven..Head..38..MN..Soldier
Louise D. Methven..Wife..38..LA
Donald G. Methven..Son..4..HI
Stuart E. Methven..Son..2..HI

(Sometimes indexed as "Methuen" instead of "Methven".)

2. 1940 US Census, 12 April 1940, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. 2 1940 US Census
Sheet 19B, Roll 4413, District 20-39, Family 396
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
887 Poplar Road; home rented $90
T. G. Methven..Head..41..MN..4 years college..Colonel, US Army..earned $50001 in 1939
Louise Methven..Wife..39..LA..4 years college
Donald Methven..Son..14..HI..8th grade
Stuart Methven..Son..12..HI..6th grade
Ruth Hardgrove..Maid..23..WV..8th grade


bullet  Marriage Notes:

There is a ship's passenger manifest from the SS USAT "Chateau Thierry" that sailed from Honolulu to San Francisco on 22 Jun 1928. On board was "Mrs. Louise D. Methven and sons Donald G. and Stuart E. Their address in the US was given as Fort Benning, GA. The passengers all appeared to be dependants of army personnel.
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Sources


1 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation, Leavenworth County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 0013, sheet 5B, family 125, Theron Gray Methven and Louise Alice Dorough; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 28 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 707.

2 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 20-39, sheet 19B, household 396, Theron Gray Methven and Louise Alice Dorough; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 28 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 4413.

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Aug 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83492535.

4 1895 Minnesota State Census, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, p. 43, family 287, James Robison Methven and Alice Carey Gray; index and images, Family Search.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1503031 : accessed 26 Aug 2014).

5 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, enumeration district (ED) 5, sheet 2A, dwelling 32, family 33, James Robinson Methven and Alice Carey Gray; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 27 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

6 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 14A, family 272, James Robinson Methven and Alice Carey Gray; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 27 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

7 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Camp Lee, Prince George County, Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 121, p. 6B, family 520, Theron Gray Methven; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 28 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

8 "United States, Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1202535 : accessed 31 December 2020), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JB27-VX9 : 4 December 2020), Theron Methven, Aug 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Aug 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83492523.


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