Solomon Shively was born ca. 1852 and died in 1896 in Indiana. He was the son of Samuel S. Shively and Lydia Ullery. (For more information on Samuel S. Shively see the blog article written on January 24, 2014). Solomon Shively married Laura Grossnickle on 22-Oct-1875. Laura was born on 1-Feb-1859 in MD and died 2-Oct-1935 in Wabash County, IN. She was the daughter of Jonathan Grossnickle and Sarah Kline. Laura married 2nd Jeremiah Adams on 17-Sep-1898 and a 3rd time to Adam Keister.
Located on the 1880 Lake Township, Kosciusko County, IN census is the family of Solomon Shively age 26, wife Laura age 21 and son age 3. Listed on the 1900 Seward Township, Kosciusko County, IN census is the household of Jeremiah Adams born Dec-1837 age 62, wife Laura born 1856 age 43, son Noah born Aug-1899 age 5 months, step-son Jacob Shivley born May-1886 age 14 and step-son Ernest Shivley born Dec-1892 age 7.
The following newspaper obituary for Solomon Shively is as follows:
Solomon Shively Dead
Mention was made in our last issue of the frightful fall of Solomon Shively from his hay mow on Monday evening and the dangerous condition of his injuries. He died about ten o'clock Thursday night having never regained consciousness. From the first the doctors pronounced his injuries fatal but as he continued to live his family wanted everything done that might save his life. Dr. McCaskey, of Fort Wayne, was sent for and with Dr. Lancaster, of this city, performed an operation by which a portion of the injured man's skull was cut out and some clotted blood removed from his brain. The operation, we are told, had no perceptible effect on the patient and he still continued in a comatose condition, death resulting as above stated.
The deceased was a man aged 43 years, 8 months and 14 days at the time of his death, having resided in this community all his life. He leaves a wife and four children, besides a number of brothers and other relatives to mourn his death. Funeral took place Saturday forenoon at ten o'clock at the old Dunkard church a mile west of town. Elders Balsley and Jacob Mishler officiating. The services were very largely attended, the church being crowded to over flowing. Burial took place in the Swank cemetery north of town.
