U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Metheny, Silas (1848-1927) --------------------------------------------------------------------- A History of Preston County West Virginia Biographical Department, Supplied by J. R. Cole Kingwood, W. Va., The Journal Publishing Company, 1914 by H. S. Whetsell Pages 810-811, SILAS METHENY. Nathan Metheny was the ancestor of the subject of this sketch. He spent his life on a farm on Big Sandy, and was born September 14, 1787. His wife Mary was born December 22, 1781. The farm, about 25 acres, was originally owned by Abraham Jenkins, and is still in the family. Mr. Metheny was a squire for many years, an office held in those earlier days by men well enough qualified to adjust matters of law now occupying the attention of the lower county courts. The children of this union were: Catherine, born April 7, 1803; Peter, January 8, 1805; Mary, December 28, 1806; Leah, February 29, 1809; James, June 7, 1811; Isaac, the father of Silas, November 3, 1817, died September 30, 1893; Asa, April 18, 1820 (?); Huldah, March 10, 1823. Isaac Metheny married Elizabeth Chidester. He was born April 18, 1820 (?), and died January 29, 1891. Their children were: John, born November 18, 1837. He was killed in the Seven Days Battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864. Mary and Martha, twins, born April 26, 1840. Mary died May 14, 1843. William H., May 4, 1846. Silas, April 21, 1848. George, September 19, 1850. Harriet, July 29, 1856. Silas Metheny married Mary A. King, daughter of Albert and Hester King, on December 24, 1868. She was born November 29, 1847, and died April 11, 1905. Their children were: Albert F., born March 3, 1870. He married Cora Michael, and is a farmer. (2) Ida was born September 15, 1871, and married Walter Cupp. He is an engineer on the M. & K Railroad and lives in Morgantown. (3) Anna was born April 25, 1873. She married Harvey Benson, a farmer, and lived near Bruceton, and died December 9, 1907. (4) Isaiah was born October 1, 1874. He married Miss Osa (?) Forman, and is a farmer. (5) Hester Edith was born September 26, 1876. She married Amos Wolfe, a farmer and a teacher. (6) Bessie M., was born January 23, 1880. She married J. H. Garner, and is connected with a factory at McKeesport. (7) Sallie G., born October 28, 1884, died February 16, 1907. (9) Emmett M., born May 18, 1889, married Jennie Michael, and is the bookkeeper for the McKeesport factory. Mr. Metheny was educated in the common schools and reared a farmer. During the war he served in the 3rd Md. Rgt., from March 3rd to the close of the Rebellion. He was in the battle of Frederick and at Monocay Junction, but aside from these conflicts and several skirmishes, was on duty principally guarding wagon trains. He was mustered out at Baltimore in 1865. Mr. Metheny also operated the home farm and ran a saw and planing mill. He moved to his present location in 1889, and is about to retire from the active pursuits of his former career to a retired life. November 25, 1908, he married his present wife, Mary F. Spiker, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Spiker, who live near Bruceton. --------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Preston County, WV #11996 FULL-NAME: Silas Milton Metheny BIRTH-DATE: April 21, 1848 BIRTH-PLACE: West Virginia DEATH-DATE: September 5, 1927 DEATH-PLACE: near Kingwood, Kingwood District, Preston County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widower OCCUPATION: Retired Farmer FATHER: Isaach Metheny (born in W.Va.) MOTHER: Elizabeth Metheny (born in W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis / Arteriosclerosis INFORMANT: Belle Cupp (of Kingwood, W.Va.) BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery There's a tall tombstone in Fairview Cemetery, Bruceton Mills, WV S. M. METHENY MARY A. wife of S. M. METHENY APR 21, 1848 NOV. 27, 1847 SEPT. 5, 1927 APR. 11, 1905 and a Footstone for the 2nd wife of Silas Metheny MARY L. METHENY FEB 1, 1865 JULY 11, 1919 --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Preston County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/preston/bios.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------