Vance Martin has requested a photo of Henry Ambrose Shively. He can be contacted at Vancesmartin@gmail.com or vmart02s@uillinois.edu if you can help. The reason for this request is because he is a member of the Mahomet Masonic Lodge and Henry Ambrose Shively was the head of this lodge in 1898. The lodge use to have pictures of all of the heads of the lodge, but about 10 years ago there was water damage to the wall where the pictures hung and some of the pictures were lost. Their lodge has had 98 leaders since 1856 and they have located all but about 15 missing pictures. Vance wanted to reach out to descendants of Henry Ambrose Shively or anyone who might have a picture of him that they could scan and e-mail to him to replace the empty spot for Mr. Shively's photo.
Located in The Champaign County News, Champaign, Illinois, Wednesday, December 22, 1897, Page 4, Column 6:
Mahomet lodge No. 220, A. F. and A. M, has elected the following officers: H. A. Shively, worshipful master; F. O. Jahr, senior warden; J. M. Harriott, junior warden; J. W. Sterling, secretary; D. J. Ford, treasurer.
Henry Ambrose Shively was born on 21-Nov-1859 in Bowling Green, Wood County, OH. He died on 24-Sep-1938 in Champaign County, IL. He was married on 26-Dec-1889 in Gibson City, Ford County, IL to Majorie Mott. She was born on 3-May-1865 in Athens, Menard County, IL and died on 22-Apr-1951 in Mahomet, Champaign County, IL. Marjorie was the daughter of James Wellington Mott (1833-1879) and Mary Ann England (1839-1872). Henry Ambrose Shively was the son of Ambrose Shively and Margaret Jane Dubbs. (For more information on this family see the Shively blog article written on Friday, January 30, 2015).
Henry Ambrose Shively and Majorie Mott had at least 5 children: Jerome Davidson Shively (1891-1955), Jean Mott Shively (1893-1983), Richard D. Shively (1895-1923), Henry Ambrose Shively, Jr. (1905-1946) and Damon Shively. From the Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois, Friday, October 6, 1899, Page 5, Column 1:
Little Damon Shively, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Shively, died last night at the home in Mahomet. The funeral will be held this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Damon are both in Mahomet. Mrs. Shively was formerly Miss Margie Mott of this city.
Located on the 1900 Mahomet Township, Mahomet Village, Champaign County, Illinois census is the family of Henry A. Shively born Nov-1859 age 40, wife Marjoria M. born May-1866 age 34 married 10 years having 4 children of whom 3 are living, son Jerome D. born May-1891 age 9, daughter Jean born Jan-1893 age 7 and son Richard born Aug-1895 age 4. Listed on the 1910 Champaign Township, Champaign County, IL is the household of Henry A. Shively age 51, wife Marjorie age 45, son Jerome D. age 18, daughter Jean age 17, son Richard age 15, and son H. A. age 4. On the 1920 Champaign City, Champaign Township are Henry A. Shively age 60, wife Marjorie age 54 and son H. A. Jr age 14.
Copied from the Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois, Thursday, September 29, 1938, Page 4, Column 4:
Henry A. Shively
Henry Ambrose Shively, 79, died at his home in Champaign at 9:00 p.m. Saturday, after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Shively who will be remembered by early residents of this community had lived in Champaign for forty years.
He was born near Bowling Green Ohio, in 1859, and came to Illinois in 1864, living in Cerro Gordo and Ivsdale before settling in Mahomet in 1883. After several years there the family moved to Champaign, where he had lived ever since.
He married Marjorie Mott of Gibson City, in 1899, who with three children survive. Surviving children are: Jerome D. Shively, Houston, Tex.; Miss Jean Shively, Cleveland, Ohio, and H. A. Shively, living home. One son, Richard, died in 1923.
