Willis Oliver Shively was born Aug-1865 in Tama County, IA and died 16-Dec-1953 in Bellingham, Whatcom County, WA. (For information on his brother, Daniel S. Shively, read the March 10, 2012 Shively blog article). Willis was the son of Alexander Valentine Shively and Agnes Adams. Alexander Shively was the son of Daniel Shively (1796-1884) and Mary "Sarah" Weaver (1794-1847). Daniel Shively (born 1796) was the son of Ulrich Shively (1774-1825) and Christina Shideler (1776-1838). Willis Shively was married 1st on 10-Mar-1894 in Cedar County, NE to Jennie Rebecca Wallace. She was born 10-Aug-1879 and died 1-May-1911 in Mansfield, Douglas County, WA and buried in Mansfield Cemetery. She was the daughter of James S. Wallace and Margarette Dunlap. Willis Oliver Shively was married 2nd on 15-Sep-1914 in Douglas County, WA to Ellen Elizabeth Welshans. She was born in 1856 in Blair, Clay County, IL and died in 1922 in Blair, Clay County, IL. She was the daughter of Lewis Wexler Welshans and Emily Gates Smith. Willis Shively was married 3rd in 1926 to Sarah E. Jones who had been married prior to her marriage to Mr. Shively. Sarah was born 6-Oct-1863 in Trade, Johnson County, TN and died 3-Feb-1927 in Preston, King County, WA. She was buried in Preston Cemetery. Willis Shively was married 4th in Snohdmish County, WA to Nancy Jane Gosnell. There is marriage license to wed issued 17-Oct-1927 to Willis and Nancy Jane. Nancy Jane was born 1872 and died 8-Apr-1956 in Sedro Woolley, WA. She is buried in Greenacres Memorial Park in Ferndale, Whatcom County, WA.
Willis Oliver Shively and first wife had at least the following children: Essie Margaret Shively born Oct-1896, died 1971 in King County, WA, married 12-Feb-1918 in Waterville, Douglas County, WA to B. Alfred McNamee; Murrel Valentine Shively born 2-Sep-1898 died 6-Aug-1972 in TN, married Lula Bowman; Emma Pearl Shively born 6-Aug-1901 in Merrick County, NE, died 11-Dec-1984 in Fresno County, CA, married James Oberon Eaton; and James Ray Shively born 4-Jan-1904 Merrick County, NE, died 14-Dec-1999 Chelan County, WA, married 1st Clara Barton, married 2nd Ruth Ella Lund.
The following newspaper obituary was located in The Bellingham Herald, Thursday, December 17, 1953, Page 37, Column 2:
SHIVELY- Willis O. Shively, age 88, of 2419 James Street, passed away in a local hospital Wednesday, December 16. Mr. Shively had resided in this community for the past 30 years, and was a member of the Free Methodist Church. He was a retired carpenter, and leaves to survive his wife, Mrs. Nancy Shively at the home, two sons, James of Lakeside, Wash. and Mearl of Roseburg, Ore; two daughters, Mrs. A. McNamee of Preston, Wash. and Mrs. Emma Eaton of Orange Grove, Calif., a step-daughter, Mrs. Anna Stickney of Bellingham, 12 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. The remains rest at the funeral home of Harlow-Hollingsworth.
The following was extracted from The Bellingham Herald, Tuesday, April 10, 1956, Page 9, Column 5:
SHIVELY-Nancy Jane Shively, age 84, of Sedro Woolley, passed away at her home Sunday, April 8. Mrs. Shiely had resided in Bellingham for 30 years prior to moving to Sedro Woolley last fall and was a member of the Free Methodist Church. Surviving relatives include one daughter, Mrs. Anna Stickney of Concrete; 5 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren. The remains rest at the Jones Harlow-Hollingsworth Funeral Home where services will be conducted Thursday, April 12 at 10:30 a.m. Final resting place Greenacres Memorial Park.
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