Charles Morrison Shively Who Lived In Wood County And Henry County, Ohio

Charles Morrison Shively was born 18-Aug-1848 in Wood County, OH and died 2-Oct-1935 in Henry County, OH.  He was the son of Henry Ambrose Shively (1802-1886) and Margaret McCartney (1804-1879). Charles was married first to Frances Holtz, daughter of James Holtz and Mary Ann Bretz. Frances Holtz Shively was born 2-Mar-1849 and died 28-Aug-1871 in Wood County, OH as a result of childbirth. Charles Shively married second on 4-Aug-1879 in Hancock County, OH to Francis "Fanny" Celeste Lewis. She the daughter of John Lewis and was born 18-Dec-1858 and died 9-Aug-1927 in Henry County, OH.  For additional information on family members of Charles Morrison Shively see the Shively blog articles written on December 12, 2015, July 9, 2016 and October 21, 2018.

The following article was found in the Defiance Crescent News, Thursday, October 3, 1935, Page 4, Columns 5-7:

C. M. Shively Dies At Age 87

Rites of Ex-Holgate Livery Man To Be Sunday; Bury At Defiance

Holgate, Oct. 3 -- Funeral services for Charles M. Shively, 87, formerly the proprietor of a livery barn here, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Joseph Smith, one and a half miles northwest of Holgate, where he died Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Rev. S. K. Strauss, pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran church of Holgate, will conduct the rites and burial will be made in Riverside cemetery, Defiance.

Infirmities of age caused Mr. Shively's death. He passed away while sitting in a chair. He had been able to get about the house until a short time before.

He was born in 1848 in Bowling Green. Forty-five years ago he moved into a farm southwest of here and 30 years ago began operating a livery barn in Holgate.

Since his wife passed away eight years ago, he had made his home with the daughter in whose residence he died.

Surviving are two sons, Frank of Detroit, and John of Vickery, O.; two daughters, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. George Walton, Pembino, N.D.; 15 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. A daughter and a son preceded the father in death.

Extracted from the Defiance Crescent News, Thursday, August 11, 1927, Page 1, Column 1:

Mrs. Shivley, Holgate Will Be Buried Here

The body of Mrs. C. M. Shivley, 68, who died Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at her home in Holgate will be taken to Riverside cemetery for burial, following funeral services Friday at 2 p.m. at her late home.

Mrs. Shivley is well known here, having visited a number of times at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. C. O. Haley, 721 Thurston street.

Mrs. Charles Galimore, who lives a mile from Defiance on the Fort Wayne road is a sister, and Mrs. George Cooper of Defiance is a neice. Mrs. Maude Clady and Ralph Shivley who preceded their mother in death are interred in Riverside cemetery.

Surviving are the husband, and four children: John H. Shivley, Fostoria; Frank L. Shivley, Detroit; Mrs. Joseph Smith, Holgate; and Mrs. George R. Waldron, Draton, N.D. The latter daughter cared for her mother during her illness.