James B. Shively was born Oct-1857 and died 25-Mar-1916. He is buried in Beale Chapel Cemetery, Apple Grove, Mason County, WVA. He was the son of Phillip B. Shively (born 7-Sep-1818, died 20-Nov-1873) and Mary Wright (born 25-May-1826, died 31-Jan-1894). James B. Shively was married to Emma Pollock, daughter of Thomas Pollock and Elizabeth Kennedy, on 3-Feb-1897. Emma Pollock was born on 27-Mar-1858 and died 9-Jun-1938 in Gallia County, OH. For additional information on James B. Shively and Emma Pollock see the Shively blog article written on 14-Aug-2015.
James B. Shively went into business with brother-in-law Ernest Pollock in Minneola, Clark County, KS ca. 1910. The following was found in the Stafford Courier, Stafford, Kansas, Thursday, June 23, 1910, Page 7, Column 3 - James B. Shively of Apple Grove, Virginia, is a guest this week at the home of James B. Robinson. He is a partner in the general merchandise business with Ernest Pollock at Minneola and is on his way out to that place.
Additional information is found in the article from the Stafford Courier, Stafford, Kansas, Thursday, March 3, 1910, Page 1, Column 1:
Buy Store At Minneola
Ernest Pollock and his brother-in-law, Mr. Shively, concluded the latter part of last week the purchase of the stock and business of the Lee Mercantile Co. at Minneola. Mr. Pollock has been connected with the Pollock store here for about nine years and is a thorough business man and an agreeable gentleman. The new firm has selected one of the best locations in the state to go into business and we believe the patrons of the store will find them all right. Regarding the change the Minneola Record of last week says: "A notice in the window of the Lee Mercantile Co. Thursday afternoon stated that they had closed to invoice their stock and that the store wo7,uld be open for business on Saturday. We understand that Messrs. Pollock and Shively have purchased the store. The former is from Stafford, having been engaged there is business with his brother. The latter is from West Virginia and formerly engaged in business there with his brother-in-law, Mr. Pollock. We wish the new firm success and welcome them to our city. To the outgoing firm, our best wishes go in whatever they take up."
This newspaper article was found in the Stafford Courier, Stafford, Kansas, Thursday, July 8, 1915, Page 3, Column 4 - Pollock, Shively & Co. are getting somewhat straightened out in their new store building. It looks very good now but when they get the final touches on it, no store west of Hutchinson on this line will have anything on it. The two big show windows in front would do credit to a business establishment in a large city and will make a fine place to display their goods. Automatic acetylene lights are found all over the main building and in the basement. The north of the building is given over to men's and boys' furnishings and the south to the ladies' department. The grocery department is in the rear with a side entrance on the south. A large wareroom on the rear and a large basement into which there is an elevator give ample room to store goods. The firm is to be congratulated on giving the town such an improvement. It not only gives them greater convenience in handling their big trade but also adds prestige to the town when a stranger here notes such structures.
The following was extracted from The Dodge City Daily Globe, Dodge City, Kansas, Monday, March 27, 1916, Page 1, Column 5:
Sick Only 48 Hours
A Minneola Grocer Dies From Spinal Meningitis
Special to the Globe. Minneola, Kan., March 27. -- J. B. Shively, a wealthy grocer at Minneola, died Saturday after an illness of only forty-eight hours. He was in apparent good health, but was stricken by an attack of spinal meningitis. He leaves a wife and boy to mourn his death. The body was taken to Virginia for burial. It was sent via the Rock Island yesterday, on No. 2.
Additional information regarding the death of James B. Shively was found in the Stafford Courier, Stafford, Kansas, Thursday, March 30, 1916, Page 5, Column 3 - J. S. Pollock and wife were called to Minneola last Saturday night by the death of the former's brother-in-law, James Shively. Mr. Shively was one of the prominent business men of Minneola and was a member of the firm of Pollock & Shively. He passed away at 4 p.m. March 25, 1916, his death being due to spinal meningitis. Mrs. Shively and J. S. Pollock left Monday morning with the body for Apple Grove, West Virginia, for burial. Mrs. J. S. Pollock returned home Sunday night.
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