Edwin Monroe Shively And Mary L Holcombe Who Lived In Peoria County, Illinois

Edwin Monroe Shively was born on 1-Apr-1873 in Morrison, Whiteside County, IL and died 9-Mar-1955 in Peoria County, IL.  He was the son of Henry B. Shively (born ca. 1842) and Josephine Courtright. Henry B. Shively was the son of Samuel Shively and Jane Stickle (Stickel) Hubbard.  Edwin Monroe Shively married Mary L. Holcombe who was born on 23-Sep-1877 in England and died on 23-Apr-1936 in Peoria County, IL.  She was the daughter of Charles James Holcombe (1843-1899).

Located on the 1880 Dresden Township, Chickasaw County, IA census is the family of Henry Shively age 36, wife Josephine, son Clarence age 11, son Edwin M. age 7, and son Raymond age 3.  On the 1900 Richwood Township, Peoria County, IL census are Edwin M. Shively born Apr-1873 age 27 and wife Mary L. born Sep-1877 age 22. On the 1910 Peoria Heights, Peoria County, IL census is the family of Edwin Shively age 37, married 14 years, wife Mary age 32 married 14 years having given birth to 3 children with 1 living, and daughter Gertrude age 8. Edwin remains on the 1920, 1930 and 1940 census records in Peoria County, IL.

Extracted from the Peoria Heights Herald, Peoria Heights, Illinois, Friday, March 11, 1955, Page 7, Column 5:

Edwin M. Shively Rites To Be Held Saturday

Funeral services for Edwin M. Shively, 81, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Cumerford-Endsley Memorial Home, with the Rev. Stephen Woodruff of Hanna City officiating. Burial will be in Springdale cemetery. Friends may call at the memorial home Friday evening.

Mr. Shiveley, 81, a resident of Hanna City for the last four years and who resided here for more than 65 years, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wilton W. (Gertrude) Thompson, 104 Spring st., Robein Add., Washington. He had been visiting there four days.

He formerly resided at 234 W. Hazard ave., before moving to Hanna City, where he made his home with another daughter, Mrs. Junius (Mary Josephine) McCreight.

Born at Morrison April 1, 1873, he was a son of Henry B. and Josephine Courtright Shively. He married Mary Lee Holcombe in Peoria Nov. 26, 1895. She died April 23, 1936. A shipping clerk at the old Pfeiffer Crockery Co. until its dissolution, Mr. Shively then worked at the Caterpillar Tractor Co. prior to his retirement 17 years ago. He was a member of First Baptist Church.

Surviving are his two daughters; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Grace Fauber of Washington and one brother, Raymond Shively, also of Washington.

Henry Bacon Shively From Pennsylvania To Ohio To Nebraska To Canada

Henry B. Shively/Cora Crockett Marriage

Henry Bacon Shively was born on 5-May-1849 and died 31-Oct-1935 in Ponoka, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada.  He was the son of Adam (born ca. 1815) and Sarah (born ca. 1818) Shively.  Henry B. Shively married Cora C. Crockett in Henry County, OH on 8-May-1869.  Cora was born on 17-Apr-1849 in Henry County, OH and died 21-Sep-1931 in Morningside, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada.  She was the daughter of Jonathan Crockett (1806-1880) and Jane Cassety (1817-1858). Henry and Cora Shively are buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Ponoka, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada.

Located on the 1850 Fermanaugh Township, Juniata County, PA census is the family of Adam Shively age 35, wife Sarah age 32, daughter Phoebe age 10, daughter Jane age 8, son Elias age 6, daughter Cath age 4, daughter P. age 2 and son Henry age 1. On the 1870 Harrison Township, Henry County, OH census are Henry Shively age 21 and Cora age 21. On the 1885 Read Precinct, Butler County, NE state census is the household of H. B. Shively age 36, wife Cora C. age 36, daughter Bertha age 13, daughter Emma age 11, daughter Lillie age 10 and daughter Josie M. age 4. On the 1906 District Strathcona, Province of Alberta, Canada census are Henry B. Shively age 57 and wife Cora C. age 57. The next entry to Henry and Cora on the 1906 record is their daughter and son-in-law Emma Shively Sweet and George H. Sweet.

In reviewing the Butler County, NE newspapers there is more information about Henry and Cora Shively.  The following is noted:  30-Dec-1898 H. B. Shively has moved back to Nebraska from Illinois. His household effects arrived Wednesday morning; 20-Dec-1900 George Sweet is sick and shoemaker Shively has closed his shop for the present to wait on his sick son-in-law; 6-Aug-1902 H. B. Shively returned from Iowa Tuesday. He did not find that work in his line was any more plentiful there than here so he returned; 23-Sep-1903 Col. Shively left here Tuesday for Canada. Col. thinks Canada is all right and we hope he will not be disappointed with the country; 9-Dec-1903 Mrs. Shively left Tuesday where she will join her husband. Mrs. Shively's friends regret to see her leave; 1-Jan-1925 Mrs. Roy Sweet arrived from Alberta, Canada, December 23, to spend the winter with relatives. Her father, H. B. Shively, recently killed a big moose in Canada and she brought some of it with her. B. G. Chapman and family had some of it for their Christmas dinner.

Extracted from The Banner-Press, David City, Nebraska, Thursday, November 14, 1935, Page 2, Column 5:

Word was received here Monday of the death of Henry B. Shively, which occurred Thursday, October 31, at his home in Ponoka, Alberta, Canda, at the age of 86 years. Mr. Shively who was a former resident here and homesteaded in this vicinity in 1872 was the father of Mrs. Josie Chapman a former resident here and will by older residents here. Mrs. Chapman has been in Canada for several months visiting her father and other relatives.

Located in The Banner-Press, David City, Nebraska, Thursday, October 2, 1930, Page 12, Column 4:

Death of Mrs. Cora Shively

Mrs. Cora Shively died at the home of her daughter, Mrs Bertha Sweet, in Morningside, Alberta, Canada, Sept. 21, 1930, from paralysis. Mrs. Shively came to Butler county in the seventies with her father, Jonathan Crockett, and five sisters. She was married in the seventies to Henry B. Shively and lived here many years.  There was born to this union one boy and four girls, the boy dying in infancy. They moved to Canada about 25 or 30 years ago. She leaves her husband, H. B. Shively; three daughters, Mrs. Bertha Sweet and Mrs. Emma Sweet, of Morningside, Alberta, Canada, and Mrs. Josie Chapman, of Holstein, Nebr. The other daughter, Mrs. Lillie Baker, preceded her mother in death about a month ago. Mrs. Shively had been a great sufferer for about a year. She had reached the age of 81 years, 5 months and 4 days.

Alvin C. Shively From Hart County, Kentucky To Bates County, Missouri

Alvin C. Shively Death Certificate

Alvin C. Shively was born on 8-Feb-1869 in Hart County, KY and died on 28-Oct-1938 in Bates County, MO.  Alvin was single.  He was the son of Levi Shively (born 4-Feb-1830, died 16-Jan-1869, buried in Lively Cemetery, Hart County, KY) and Rebecca H. Stamp (born 5-Aug-1835, died 20-May-1924 in Bates County, MO, buried in Prairie Home Cemetery, Diller, Jefferson County, NE). Levi Shively was the son of John S. Shively (born ca. 1797 in Green County, KY, died 1-Dec-1886 in Priceville, Hart County, KY, buried in Lively Cemetery, Hart County, KY, married on 11-Oct-1820 in Green County, KY) and Mary "Polly" A. Craig (born 13-Jan-1799, died 26-Mar-1866, buried in Lively Cemetery, Hart County, KY). John S. Shively was the son of Michael Shively and Nancy Payne (born ca. 1775, died in May-1850) who were married on 6-Jan-1797 in Washington County, KY and lived in Taylor County, KY.

Listed on the 1850 Hart County, KY census is the family of John S. Shively age 53, wife Mary age 48, son William age 24, son John age 22, son Levi age 16, son James age 13, daughter Susan age 11 and daughter Nancy age 7.  On the 1860 District 2, Hart County, KY census are John S. Shively age 62, wife Mary age 58 and son Levi age 29.  On the 1870 District No. 6, Hart County, KY census is the household of Rebecca Shively age 37, son Emory L. age 4, daughter Sylestral age 3, and son Alvin C. age 1.  Located on the 1880 Priceville Precinct No. 77, Hart County, KY census is Rebecca H. Shively age 45, son Emory L. age 14, daughter Celestia age 13 and son Alvin C. age 11.  By 1900 this family has moved to Elm Township, Gage County, NE and is listed as Alvin Shively born Feb-1869 age 31, mother Rebecca born Aug-1835 age 64, widowed having borne 4 children with 2 living, and sister Celestia L. born Jul-1867 age 32. The family has again moved in 1910 and are listed on the Mount Pleasant Township, Butler City, Bates County, MO census being Alvin C. Shively age 41 and his mother Rebecca H age 79.

Thank you to the librarians at the Butler Public Library in Butler, MO for locating the following obituaries.  Located in the Butler County Democrat, Butler, Missouri, Thursday, November 3, 1938:, 

A. C. Shively Dead

A. C. Shively, well known farmer of just north of Butler, passed away suddenly Friday afternoon about 2:30 o'clock, his death being attributed to a heart attack.

Mr. Shively had been in his car and about two miles north of town on Highway 71, he apparently became  ill and stopped his car alongside the slab. He had lain down on the shoulder and a passing motorist stopped to investigate. Discovering him to be very ill the passing motorist hailed another car and sent to town for medical assistance. When the physician arrived he was dead. His death occurred about 2:30 o'clock.

Mr. Shively lived just north of the Ernsbarger farm just a short distance west of the highway. He had been in poor health for some time but had been in the field shucking corn Friday morning. He was a brother of Mrs. F. S. Adams, also residing north of town.

Alvin C. Shively was born in Kentucky on February 8, 1869. He was 69 years of age at the time of death.

The remains were brought to the Culver undertaking rooms and Dr. R. H. Smith of Rich Hill, county coroner, was summoned.

Services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Christian church, conducted by  Rev. Delbert Dick of Appleton City. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery.

Extracted from the Bates County Democrat, Butler, Missouri, Thursday, May 22, 1924:

Mrs. Rebecca Shively Dead

Mrs. Rebecca H. Shively, aged 88 years, 9 months and 15 days, passed away at the home of her son, A. C. Shively just west of town Thursday morning at five o'clock.

Mrs. Shively was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, on August 5, 1835. Surviving are two children, the son with whom she made her home and one daughter, Mrs. Celesta Adams of near this city. She also leaves two brothers, John M. and David C. Stamp both of Kentucky and four grandchildren, Miss Vera Adams of near Butler, Mrs. Edith Randall of Washington, Mrs. Zella Clark of Montana and Mrs. Mable Kite of Texas.

Funeral services were held at the Christian Church in this city Wednesday morning at 9:45 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Elder Harlan. The body was shipped on the noon train for Deller, Neb, where burial was made.