Thomas Methven ^{2 3 4}

  General Notes:

Thomas received part of his education in Edinburgh and later lived in Kilmarnock. From there he went to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, from there to Kendal, Ohio, and from there to Millbrook, Ohio where he died in 1874.
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Thomas, the son of Reverend James Methven and his wife Catherine McPhee was born in Scotland in 1795. He was educated in Edinburgh and Kilmarnock before leaving for America around 1820.

He married Elizabeth Lightfoot in 1825. Their children were James Frazier Methven (17 Apr 1827 - 11 Sep 1889), Daniel Methven (23 Nov 1829 - 17 Feb 1902), Elizabeth Methven-Brittain of Bryan, Ohio, and Angus Archibald Methven (3 Dec 1832 - 21 Apr 1912).

Thomas later married Isabelle Ewing (who died 26 May 1883), and had a daughter, Jeanette Methven. She in turn married Daniel French a Presbyterian Minister in Mansfield, Ohio. Their sons Thomas E. and Edward H. French were residents of Columbus, Ohio. According to the census, Thomas was a weaver by trade.
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Following the death of his 1st wife, Elizabeth Lightfoot in 1835, Thomas remarried to Isabella Ewing on 4 Sep 1837 in Wayne County, Ohio.

Thomas and his 2nd wife and family were living in Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio in the 1840 US Census:

1 male 5-10 (probably son Angus but all his later probable census records indicate a birth location of Pennsylvania)
1 male 40-50 (Thomas Methven)
2 female under 5 (most likely daughter Elizabeth and one other unknown
1 female 5-10 (most likely daughter Catherine or Hetty)
1 female 30-40 (most likely 2nd wife, Isabelle Ewing)
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The 1850 US Census finds Thomas in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio
Thomas Methven..57..Scotland..Weaver
Isabella Methven..45..Scotland
Jenette Methven..9..Ohio
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The 1860 US Census also finds this family in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, although there is a wide variation in the ages from 1850 until 1860.
Thomas Methven..50..Scotland..Weaver
Isabella Methven..50..Scotland
Netter H. Methven..18..Ohio..Teacher Com. School
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He immigrated onboard the ship Telegraph arriving on 23 August 1820 at Philadelphia, PA.
Name: Thomas Methven
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: 1820
Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Birthplace: Scotland
Ship Name: Telegraph

Citing this Record

"Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists Index, 1800-1906," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9Y-VHRD : 16 March 2018), Thomas Methven, 1820; citing ship Telegraph, NARA microfilm publication M360 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 419,523.
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• He appeared on the 1830 US Census in Wooster Township, Wayne County, OH on June 1830. ⁴

1830 US Census
Page 97, Roll 142
Wooster Township, Wayne, Ohio

1 Males 30-40..Thomas Methven..Head..(age 35)

(Living with wife, 3 children, and 1 other unknown female.)
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Thomas married Elizabeth Lightfoot, daughter of Daniel Lightfoot and Caterina Salome Schmidt, in 1825 in Dillsburg, PA.^{2 3} (Elizabeth Lightfoot was born about 1805 in Pennsylvania ³ and died on 26 November 1835 in Franklin Township, Wayne, OH ³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1830 US Census in Wooster Township, Wayne County, OH on June 1830. ⁴

1830 US Census
Page 97, Roll 142
Wooster Township, Wayne, Ohio

2 Males under 5..(probably James; Daniel)
1 Males 30-40..Thomas Methven..Head..(age 35)

1 Females under 5..(most likely either daughter Catherine or Hetty)
2 Females 20-30..(probably wife, Elizabeth Lightfoot; and one unknown)

6 Total in household

NOTE - The one unknown female, age 20-30 was probably one of Elizabeth's 3 slightly older sisters of which little is known about them.
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