Details for O. H. Methvin
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5183009982
Data
| Marker Number | 9982 |
| Atlas Number | 5183009982 |
| Marker Title | O. H. Methvin |
| Index Entry | Methvin, O. H. |
| Address | |
| City | Longview |
| County | Gregg |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 337331 |
| UTM Northing | 3596948 |
| Subject Codes | pioneers |
| Marker Year | 1987 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Greenwood Cemetery, Magrill at 4th St. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" Grave Marker |
| Marker Text | (March 10, 1815 - February 9, 1882) Georgia native O. H. Methvin came to Texas about 1848 with his wife Margaret and his father, Richard R. Methvin. They settled on land in Upshur County which would later become a part of Gregg County. In 1870 Methvin gave 100 acres of land to the Southern Pacific Railroad to found the city of Longview. The town became the county seat when Gregg County was organized in 1873. O. H. and Margaret Methvin were the parents of three sons. |