Nancy "Anna" (Martin)
Metheny
(1855-1900)
Nancy "Anna" (Martin) Metheny was born on April 2, 1855 in Preston County, WV, the daughter of James K. and Margaret (Minerd) Martin.
Nancy married Alpheus (or "Alford") Metheny (1848-1920). They had at least one son, George Harvey Metheny.
Nancy Ann passed away at age 45 on Nov. 20, 1900. She was laid to rest at Mt. Moriah Cemetery at Valley Point, Preston County.
Alpheus outlived her by two decades. He died on
Jan. 6, 1920, at the age of 72, and was buried beside his wife. A record of
their burials was published in the 1933 book, Genealogy of Some Early
Families in Grant and Pleasant Districts, Preston County, West Virginia,
authored by Edward Thorp King, of Marshalltown, Iowa.
Little
else is known of the Methenys' lives, except that their descendants are listed in the
1980 book, Genealogy of the Jacob and Mary (Connoly) Feather Family of
Preston County, authored by Edna (Davis) Rogers, and published by McClain
Printing Company.
Son George (1886-1955) married Laura Belle Shears (1901-1981), the daughter of Minerva (Feather) Shears. They resided in Albright, Preston County, and had four children -- Virginia Pearl Christopher, William Ray Metheny, Edna Lucinna Liston and Georgie Pauline Thomas. George died of heart trouble at the age of 68 on March 14, 1955. He was laid to rest at Mt. Moriah in Valley Point. Laura Belle outlived him by more than a quarter of a century. She died in 1981.
Granddaughter Virginia Metheny married Gilbert Oscar Christopher (1914-1967), the son of Albert Hall and Ocie Margaret (Liston) Christopher and the grandson of John Anderson and Louisa (Martin) Liston.
Grandson William Ray Metheny (1921- ? ) married Virgie Myrtle Rodeheaver (1914-1964), the daugher of Grant and Lillie (Teets) Rodeheaver. The wedding took place on Aug. 9, 1949, in Oakland, Allegany County, MD. They had two children -- Wendy Lee Cress and Billy Metheny. Virgie passed away at age 49 on April 22, 1964, "following a brief illness," said the Preston County Journal, with burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Granddaughter Edna ( ? - ? ) married Edwin Liston (1912- ? ), the son of Curtis and Jennie (Nedrow) Liston, and a native of Connellsville, Fayette County, PA. They had two children -- Gary L. Liston and Carol Y. Liston.
Granddaughter Georgie (1930- ? ) married Robert Thomas (1918- ? ), the son of Charles W. and Estella M. Thomas, and a native of Leisenring, Fayette County, PA. The Thomases had one son, Mark A. Thomas.
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