Benjamin F. Shively was born Jan-1846 in Franklin County, PA and died 5-Deb-1916 in Rooks County, KS. He was married to Elmina Thomas who was born 1846 and died 25-Jan-1917 in Rooks County, KS. Both are buried in Zurich Cemetery, Zurich, Rooks County, KS. Benjamin F. Shively was the son of Solomon Shively and Rebecca Embich.
Located on the 1850 Green Township, Franklin County, PA census is the family of Solomon Shiveley age 40, wife Rebecca age 35, daughter Anna M. age 9, son John E. age 7, daughter Hannah L. age 6, son Benjamin F. age 4, son Henry C age 3, and daughter Catherine age 1. Listed on the 1880 Rooks County, KS census if the household of B. F. Shivley age 33, daughter Elmina age 32, son Edgar S. age 5, daughter Adiline age 7, son Orlanda Ross age 5, daughter Mary B. age 4, daughter Bessie G. age 2 and daughter Rosa G. age 11 months. Listed on the 1900 Village of Zurich and continuation of Logan Township, Rooks County, KS is the family of Benjamin Shively born Jan-1846 age 54 married 29 years, wife Ella born 1846 age 53 having borne 13 children with 13 living, son Orlanda R. born Sept-1874 age 25, daughter Rosa G. born Jul-1879 age 20, son John E. born Oct-1880 age 19, daughter Ella M. born Dec-1881 age 18, son Benjamin F. born Aug-1884 age 15, daughter Nora born Nov-1885 age 14, daughter Nettie B. born Jul-1887 age 12 and son James F. born Nov-1888 age 11.
Located in the Plainville Gazette, Plainville, Rooks County, KS, Thursday, November 18, 1909, Page 42, Columns 1-2 was an article featuring B. F. Shively. Included in the article was the picture above of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Shively and the picture to the right of the residence of B. F. Shively. The article reads "B. F. Shively was born near Chambersburg, Penn., and relates how, when a boy, he helped the "skedaddlers" hide the horses in the mountains when the southern forces invaded that country during the civil war. He was married in 1870 to Miss Ella Thomas and eight years later they moved to Kansas and located in Logan township. In 1900 they bought their present farm of 480 acres one half mile west of Zurich.
This farm is all in cultivation and pasture, fenced and cross fenced. The crops this year consist of 250 acres of wheat, 115 acres of corn, 27 acres of wheat, 10 acres of alfalfa, 22 acres millet, 15 acres kaffir corn. Mr. Shively has truly earned his bread by the sweat of his brow for he has worked in the harvest field fifty three harvests, beginning by carrying bundles when ten years old. This is the first harvest he has been on the retired list.
Among the best things in Rooks county is Mr. Shively's high bred live stock. Whatever he has he believes in keeping the best. He has 22 head of high grade Percheron horses, most of which he raised during the past seven years. He has refused $500 for a pair of five year olds. His geldings are valued at $250 each at the farm.
Two years ago he began to raise pure bred shorthorn cattle and now has twenty head of the registered Bates strain in reds and roans. Here we find the pure bred Duoc Jessey swine, the Rhode Island Red and he is now looking for a pure bred Scotch terrier. He is enthusiastic on having the best of everything and it pays.
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