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Benjamin Franklin Methven
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Benjamin Franklin Methven 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Born: 23 September 1853, Pennsylvania 2 3 6 7 8 9
- Marriage (1): Emily V. Roberts on 12 September 1882 in Chicago, IL 1 2 3 4
- Died: 13 April 1924, Chicago, IL at age 70 9 10
- Buried: 16 April 1924, Chicago, IL 9
 Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in New York, NY on June 1860. 6
1860 US Census
Page 102, Family 600, 4th District of 7th Ward
New York, New York County, New York
Benjamin F. Methren...7..PA
(Living with parents and maternal grandmother.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States on June 1870. 7
1870 US Census
Page 16, Dwelling 140, Household 123
Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, United States
Benjamin F. Methvin..17..PA..Post Office Clerk
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Chicago, IL on June 1880. 8
1880 US Census
Page 499D, Roll 0185
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Frank B. F. Methoen..Son..26..PA..Telegraph Operator
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Chicago, IL on 9 June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Page 10A, District 1033, Dwelling 92, Family 142
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hyde Park Hotel, 51st Street
married 16 years
Benjamin F. Methven...Boarder..Sep 1853..46..PA..Lawyer
(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Chicago, IL on April 1910. 3
1910 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 371, Household 102, Ward 6
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Benjamin F. Methven..Head..56..PA
(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Chicago, IL on January 1920. 4
1920 US Census
Page 8A, District 308, Household 143
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Benjamin Methven..Head..65..PA
(Living with wife.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 23 Sep 1853, then his age should have been 66 instead of 65.
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• His occupation in April 1924 was an Attorney in Chicago, IL. 9
• He was buried on 16 April 1924 in the Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago, IL.
Find A Grave Memorial #134739190
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Benjamin married Emily V. Roberts on 12 September 1882 in Chicago, IL.1 2 3 4 (Emily V. Roberts was born in March 1851 in Delaware,2 3 died in 1935 12 and was cremated in 1935 in San Diego, CA 12.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Chicago, IL on 9 June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Page 10A, District 1033, Dwelling 92, Family 142
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hyde Park Hotel, 51st Street
married 16 years
Benjamin F. Methven...Brdr..Sep 1853..46..PA..Lawyer
Emily V. Methven...Brdr..Mar 1851..49..DE..0 children
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Chicago, IL on April 1910. 3
1910 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 371, Household 102, Ward 6
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Benjamin F. Methven..Head..56..PA
Emily V. Methven..Wife..58..DE
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Chicago, IL on January 1920. 4
1920 US Census
Page 8A, District 308, Household 143
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Benjamin Methven...65..PA
Emily B. Methven...65..DE
NOTE - The relationship of Emily to Benjamin was strangely listed as "waiter" instead of the expected "wife".
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Sources
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"Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920 - index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463145 : accessed 22 Aug 2014), Name: B. Frank Methven; Spouse's Name: Emily V. Roberts; Event Date: 12 Sep 1882; Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois;
The marriage license was issued on 07 Aug 1882 but the actual marriage did not take place until over 30 days later on 12 Sep 1882. Benjamin's name was listed as "B. Frank Methven" and Emily's as "Emily V. Roberts". Benjamin's age was given as 28 and Emily's age as 30 both of which are in slight conflict with what was believed to be their true birth dates. The license was filled out and signed by what appears to be "Rector of Trinty Church".
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1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 1033, p. 10A, dwelling 92, family 142, Benjamin Franklin Methven and Emily V. Roberts; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 05 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.
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1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, enumeration district (ED) 371, sheet 4B, family 102, Benjamin Franklin Methven and Emily V. Roberts; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.
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1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 308, sheet 8A, family 143, Benjamin Franklin Methven and Emily V. Roberts; index and images (accessed 22 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.
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"Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920 - index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1463145 : accessed 22 Aug 2014), Name: B. Frank Methven; Spouse's Name: Emily V. Roberts; Event Date: 12 Sep 1882; Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
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1860 U.S. census, population schedule, New York, New York County, New York, p. 102, family 600, James Frazier Methven and Sarah A. Murray; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.
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1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, United States, p. 16, dwelling 140, family 123, James Frazier Methven and Sarah A. Murray; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.
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1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, p. 499D, James Frazier Methven and Sarah A. Murray; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0185.
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"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438856 : accessed 22 Aug 2014), Name: Benjamin Frank Methven; Event Date: 13 Apr 1924; Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
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Don Methven and James Robinson, Methvens From Caledonia To America (Minneapolis, Minnesota: n.p., n.d.), page 15.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 22 Aug 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=134739190.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 22 Aug 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=122235828.
