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.
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