Theron Gray Methven

Daniel Robinson Methven
(1829-1921)

Ellen Flack
(1834-1902)

Katherine
(1837-After 1910)

James Robinson Methven
(1857-1950)

Alice Carey Gray
(1861-1931)

Theron Gray Methven
(1891-1982)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Louise Alice Dorough

Theron Gray Methven ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰

Born: 29 June 1891, Minneapolis, MN ¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰
Marriage (1): Louise Alice Dorough about 1922 ¹ ²
Died: 24 August 1982, Hopkinton, NH at age 91 ⁴ ⁹ ¹⁰
Buried: After 24 August 1982, Old Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, NH ⁴ ¹⁰

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Theron Methven
Given Name: Theron
Surname: Methven
Event Type: Death
Event Date: Aug 1982
Event Place: Merrimack, New Hampshire
Event Place (Original): Merrimack, New Hampshire
Age: 91
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1891

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (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).
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1895 Minnesota State Census in Minneapolis, MN in 8 June 1895. ⁵

1895 Minnesota State Census
Page 43, Household 287
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
7 Oak Street SE
Theron G. Methven..4..MN
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Minneapolis, MN on 2 June 1900. ⁶

1900 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 5, Dwelling 32, Household 33
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
310 27th Avenue; house rented
Theora Methven..Son..Jun 1891..8..MN..At School
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Minneapolis, MN on April 1910. ⁷

1910 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 39, Household 272
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Theron Methoen..Son..18..MN
(Living with parents and maternal grandmother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Camp Lee, VA on January 1920. ⁸

1920 US Census
Page 6B, District 121, Household 520
Camp Lee, Prince George County, Virginia
Theron G. Methven..Servant(?)..28..MN

NOTE - Camp Lee was an active Army installation at the time of the 1920. The designation as a "servant" may have been sort of a joke to indicate that he was still under the control of the army.
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Fort Leavenworth, KS on 8 April 1930. 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
(Living with wife and 2 sons.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Charleston, WV on 12 April 1940. 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
(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 29 Jun 1891, then his age should have been 48 instead of 41.
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• He was buried after 24 August 1982 in the Old Hopkinton Cemetery in Hopkinton, NH.

Find A Grave Memorial #83492523
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Theron married Louise Alice Dorough about 1922.¹ ² (Louise Alice Dorough was born on 2 October 1891 in New Orleans, LA,¹ ² ⁴ died on 12 May 1955 ⁴ and was buried after 12 May 1955 in Old Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, NH.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Fort Leavenworth, KS on 8 April 1930. 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".)
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Charleston, WV on 12 April 1940. 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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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; index and images, FamilySearch.org (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; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 4413.

3 Tom Methvin, "James Methven," database and images, Methvin Online (http://www.tmethvin.com/methvin/jamesmeth.htm : accessed 27 Aug 2014).

4 Jack Moselle, "JOHN A. FLACK & JANE GAULT Of Washington County Pennsylvania," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=moselle : accessed 06 Nov 2009).

5 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).

6 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; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

7 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; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

8 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Camp Lee, Prince George County, Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 121, p. 6B, family 520, Theron Gray Methven; index and images (accessed 28 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

9 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (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).

10 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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