Henry Shively was born on 9-Mar-1820 in Montgomery County, KY and died on 17-Feb-1895 in Rantoul, Franklin County, KS. Henry Shively was the son of Jacob Banta Shively (1797-1868) and Anna Mavity (1799-1876). Jacob Banta Shively was the son of Henry Shively (born ca. 1760-died 14-Jun-1842 in Orange County, IN) and Mary Banta (born 31-Mar-1767 - died 16-Dec-1844). (For more information on Jacob Banta Shively and Anna Mavity see the Shively blog article written on March 6, 2014). Henry Shively who was born on 9-Mar-1820 married Mary H. Kinkaid who was born on 15-May-1820 in Crawford County, IN and died 13-Sep-1863 in Rantoul, Franklin County, KS. Henry Shively married 2nd to Elizabeth Ferguson on 9-Oct-1864 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, AR. Elizabeth married 2nd to George W. Cartzdafner on 19-Sep-1899 in Miami County, KS. George Cartzdafner was born on 25-Jan-1828 in Frederick County, MD and died Nov-1906 in Franklin County, KS.
On the 1860 Peoria Township, Franklin County, KS census are H. Shiveley age 44, wife M. H. age 41, daughter A. age 21, son A. J. age 18, son W. H. age 15, son J. age 12, daughter M. J. age 6 and son J. L. age 4. Listed on the 1870 Peoria Township, Franklin County, KS census is the family of Henry Shively age 50, wife Elisabeth age 40, son John age 13, son George age 4, son Martin age 3 and daughter Laura age 2. Located on the 1880 Cutler Township, Franklin County, KS census is the household of Henry Shively age 60, wife Elizabeth age 49, son A. George age 14, son A. Martin age 13, daughter B. Laura age 12 and son F. Henry age 9.
Extracted from the Greeley Graphic, Greeley, Kansas, Friday, February 22, 1895, Page 1, Column 5 is the following:
Editor of Lane Graphic:
In fulfillment of a promise made to many friends of the late Henry Shively, I furnish you this tribute of respect to his memory:
Henry Shively was born in Kentucky nearly seventy-five years ago. In early life, with his father's family he came to western Missouri, where he was residing when the border ruffian war was fought. With that class of men he was a marked man, and the wonder is that during those days he was not murdered. He was saved from bullets of those trained murders and mauraders, and in the spring of 1857 he bade good-bye to Missouri and took up his line of march for Kansas. He chose for his future home, the spot on the south bank of the Marais des Cygne, where he so recently laid down the burdens of life.
When Sumpter was assaulted he was ready for the defense of the nation, and at that early day in the long and bloody struggle, he advocated the unconditional emancipation of slaves - the direct cause of the war. Early in 1861 a desultory warfare was precipitated upon the Missouri and Kansas state line. The dormant border ruffian spirit was rejuvinated. Shively responded to the call for men to protect the homes of Kansans living near to and along the line and of the progress of that warfare he kept constant watch until the 25 of August, 1862, when he formally enlisted for three years or during the war.
The company which he joined was lettered "D" and was assigned to the 12th Kansas Infantry. He was chosen first lieutenant and was with the company and regiment mustered into the services by Major T. J. Weed, at Paola, Kansas, September 25, 1862. Shortly after muster in of the regiment, General McKean, then in command of the District of the Border, ordered Col. Adams to detail a suitable officer, who should make choice of 40 men of the regiment to act as mounted infantry, to scout along and protect the eastern border of the state from incursions of the baser element of Missourians. Col. Adams detailed Lieut. Shively for that duty, and right royally did he do the duty assigned him.
The writer went with him often on many scouts necessary and at no time did he ever see him in the least excited or disconcerted. No matter how critical the situation he preserved the same calm, unruffled front. All orders were given with a deliberation and calmness characteristic of the man as our citizens have known him since the war. During the exhausting campaigns of 1863 and 1864 his health was shattered, and in the fall of 1864, he resigned his commission and returned to his old home on the Marias des Cygnes, from whence he was so recently carried and laid to rest to await the great reivelle. In can be said of him as truthfully as was ever said of any man: "He was a brave man".
A good citizen, a brave soldier, a kind neighbor, a Christian gentleman, a godlike nobleman has gone to rest. Oh, that all men would emulate his example and thereby make the world better...-Lane Graphic Wm. H. Ambrose
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