O. H. Methvin
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(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.
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