James Metheny1

#14809, (circa 1800 - )

Family

Sarah _____ b. c 1808
Children 1.James S Metheny6 (c 1833 - )
 2.Palina Metheny+1 (1835 - 1892)
 3.John Metheny6 (c 1838 - )
 4.David Metheny+6 (c 1841 - )
Birth*circa 1800He was born circa 1800 at Tennessee or South CarolinaG.1 
Marriage*say 1830He married Sarah _____ say 1830.1 
October 1850He and Sarah _____ appeared on the census of October 1850 at Dist. 10, Hamilton Co., IllinoisG.2 
31 July 1860He and Sarah _____ appeared on the census of 31 July 1860 at Twp. 5 S Range 4 E, Franklin Co., IllinoisG.3 
7 June 1870He and Sarah _____ appeared on the census of 7 June 1870 at Twp. 9 S Range 4 E, Franklin Co., IllinoisG; nei. David Metehny (29), fam. 121.4 
28 July 1880He appeared on the census of 28 July 1880 in the household of David Metheny and Elizabeth Augerbright at Eastern Twp., Franklin Co., IllinoisG, father, age 81, b. TN, parents b. NC.5 

Citations

  1. [S1401] History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois (Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1887), p. 688. "In 1850 he [John Harvey Corn] married Palina C, daughter of James and Sarah Metheny a native of Flannigan Township, born in 1835.". Hereinafter cited as History of Gallatin, Saline, etc.
  2. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. James Matheney (48), b. TN, farmer; Sarah (41), b. TN.
  3. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. James Mathena (50), b. TN, farmer; Sarah (53), b. TN, housekeeping.
  4. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. James Metheny (72), b. SC, farmer; Sarah (62), b. SC, keeping house.
  5. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. David (39), b. IL, parents b. TN, farming; Elizabeth (29), b. KY, parents b. TN, keeping house.
  6. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census.