Willard Raymond Shively Who Lived In Sonoma County, CA

Wilard Raymond Shively was born on 29-May-1887 in IN and died on 28-Apr-1954 in CA. He was the son of Harden Byron Shively (1857-1935) and Emma Mary Cox (1866-1949). Harden Shively was the son of Lewis Byram Shively (1825-1864) and Harriett Woods. Lewis Shively was the son of Jacob Banta Shively (1797-1868) and Anna Mavity (1799-1878). Jacob Shively was the son of Henry Shively (1759-1842) and Mary Banta (1767-1844).

William Raymond Shively was married first to Bertha M. Coburn on 22-Nov-1918 in San Francisco, CA.  He married second to Mabel E. Gills on 8-Nov-1946 in Ormsby County, NV.  

Listed on the 1900 Henderson County, KY census is the family of Harden B. Shively born Sep-1858 age 41, wife Emma born Mar-1866 age 34, son Elvy born Nov-1884 age 15, son Willard born May-1887 age 13, daughter Myrtle born Oct-1893 age 7, daughter Bessie born Sept-1895 age 4, daughter Ethel born Sep-1898 age 2, and mother in law Retha Cox born Nov-1828 age 71.  On the 1910 U.S.S. Vicksburg in the Navy is Willard R. Shively age 22.  On the 1920 Precinct 8 Township, Solano County, CA census in the household of Jack Bowers are Willard R. Shively age 32 and wife Bertha M. age 32. Located on the 1930 Anderson City, Anderson Township, Madison County, IN census is Willard R. Shively age 43 and wife Betha M. age 47. Located on the 1940 Analy Judicial Township, Sonoma County,  CA census in the household Alice Prout are Willard R. Shively age 52 and wife Bertha age 57.  From the 1950 Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA census are Willard R. Shively age 62 and wife Mabel E. age 53.

Copied from the Monroe County Appeal, Paris, Missouri, Friday, November 30, 1917, Page 2:

A letter from Willard Shively, brother of Rev. Shively of Paris, written to their mother at Vincennes, Indiana and printed in a local paper, tells of a 11,000 mile cruise of the destroyer Barry, on which he is an officer, from Manila to the European war zone, where he is now chasing German submarines. He was in Egypt and had his picture taken in front of of the Sphinx.

The following marriage notice was found in the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, Sunday, December 1, 1918, Page 44, Column 2:

Marriages

SHIVELY-COBURN — In this city, November 22, by Superior Judge Edmund P. Morgan, Willard Raymond Shively, 31, and Bertha Coburn, 31, both of San Francisco.

Extracted from the Sonoma West Times And News, Sebastopol, California, Friday, March 14, 1941, Page 11, Column 1:

Funeral Services For Mrs. Shively

Final rites for Bertha M. Shively, wife of W. R. Shively of this city, were held Tuesday afternoon from the chapel of the O’Leary Funeral Home with Rev. James Phillips officiating. Internment was in the Sebastopol cemetery.

Mrs. Shively died Saturday after an illness of several months. Born in Indiana, Mrs. Shively was 58 years of age and had lived in this county for three years. She was the sister of Roscoe Kennett of San Francisco and a daughter of the late Alice Prout, widely known Sebastopol resident.

The newspaper notice of the death of Willard Shively was found in The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California, Sunday, May 2, 1954, Page 10A:

SHIVELY — In San Francisco, Willard Raymond Shively; dearly beloved husband of Mrs. Mabel Shively of Santa Rosa; loving brother of E. B. Shively of Kansas City, Kan., Mrs. Mytle Pyle of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Ethel Moore and Mrs. Bess Gillespie, both of Indianapolis, Ind. A native of Indiana.

 

Anna R. Shively, Daughter Of Augustus R. Shively And Martha A. Robison Who Lived In Wayne County, Ohio

Anna R. Shively was born in 1861 and died on 27-Feb-1922 in East Orange, New Jersey.  Anna is buried in Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, Wayne County, OH and shares a tomb stone with her brother, Edward Shively (1864-1925).Anna was the daughter of Augustus R. Shively (born ca. 1830 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA) and Martha A. Robison (daughter of Thomas Robison and Jemima Dickey).  Anna R. Shively was married to Hugh Mann Annat on 7-Aug-1884 in Wayne County, OH.  Anna and Hugh later divorced.  Hugh M. Annat was born on 15-Apr-1860 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland and died on 26-Sep-1931 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL.  He married a second time to Elizabeth “Betty” Dunlop in Forfarshire, Scotland.

Listed on the 1880 Wooster City, Wayne County, OH census is the household of Martha E. Shively age 49, daughter Ellen B. age 23, daughter Anna R. age 18 and daughter Martha L. age 12.  Listed on the 1910 East Orange City, Essex County, NJ census in the household of Frank Harrison age 48 is roomer Anna R. Annat age 47. On the 1920 East Orange City, 2nd Election District, Essex County, NJ in the household of Ada M. Robinson age 49 is lodger Anna R. Annat age 56.

Copied from The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, Sunday, August 10, 1884, Page 14, Column 8:

Annat-Shively Nuptials

Special Dispatch To The Enquirer

WOOSTER, OHIO. August 7. — The wedding of Mr. H. M. Annat and Miss Anna R. Shively, two of Wooster’s most estimable and popular young people, occurred at the residence of the bride’s mother to-day at noon. A small company of invited guests made up of the relatives and special friends of the young couple witnessed the ceremony, which was performed by Rev. T. A. McCurdy, of this city, assisted by Rev. W. S. P. Cochran, of Middletown, Penn. The wedding was one of the most pleasant social events of the season, and the happy couple are the recipients of the hearty congratulations and well wishes of a large circle of admiring friends. The groom is a native of Scotland, and during the past five years has been engaged with his brother in a profitable dry goods business in this city. The bride has been a life-long resident of Wooster, and because of her bright and sunny disposition, her amiability and keen intelligence, has for several years been a great favorite in the leading social circles of Wooster. Mr. and Mrs. Annat left on the evening train for a wedding trip through the Northern Lake Regions.

The newspaper obituary for Anna R. Shively Annat was located in The New York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, March 1, 1922, Page 5:

ANNAT — At East Orange, N.J. Feb. 27, 1922, Anna R. Annat. Funeral services from chapel of Munn Avenue Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, March 1 at 4 P.M. Interment at Wooster, Ohio.

The death of Hugh M. Annat was posted in the Springfield News-Sun, Springfield, Ohio, Tuesday, September 29, 1931, Page 8, Column 6:

 Death Word Received

BELLFONTAINE, Sept. 29. —Hugh M. Annat, 72, native of Scotland, long identified in business in Bellefontaine, died Saturday night at his home in Miami, Fla., according to word received by his nephew, George Esplin, of this city. He carried on an extensive dry goods business here in the Denman room for every 25 years.

Hugh Mann Annat married second to Elizabeth “Betty” Dunlop. The following newspaper article was found in The Bridge Of Allan Gazette, Bridge of Allan, Central Region, Scotland, Saturday, October 17, 1931, Page 2, Column 5:

Glenisla Romance Recalled

Death of Mr. Hugh Mann Annat

A Glenisla romance of six years ago is recalled by the death of Mr. Hugh Mann Annat at his residence in Miami, U.S.A.

Mr. Annat, who was reputed to be a millionaire, married Miss Betty Dunlop, a Glenisla Hotel assistant, after a whirlwind wooing.

He was a native of Kirriemuir, where he served his apprenticeship as a draper. Subsequently, he went to Ohio, where he was very successful in business, and after retiring, amassed a fortune in real estate.

Six years ago, when he was on a visit to Scotland and while at Glenisla he was the central figure in a romance. He was resident in Glenisla Hotel, and coming home ill from one of his fishing expeditions, was nursed back to health by Miss Betty Dunlop, the daughter of a Kippen farmer.

He married here not long afterwards in Glenisla Parish Church.

An account of the wedding of Hugh M. Annat and Elizabeth “Betty” Dunlop was copied from the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, Sunday, November 1, 1925, Page F-5, Columns 2-5:

Hugh M. Annat Seeks Refuge From Downpour In Hotel In Forfarshire, Scotland, And Is Captivated By Kindness Of Betty Dunlop

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Cupid, wrapped in a raincoats, led Hugh M. Annat, millionaire of Miami, Fla., into a rain storm while he was touring Scotland and to escape the downpour Annat took refuge in the Glenisla Hotel at Forfarshire, where Miss Betty Johnstone Dunlop was the housemaid. The Scottish lassie impressed the millionaire with her kindness, in face her endeavors to make his stay at the hostelry pleasant captivated him completely.

Now the little hotel maid is Mrs. Annat and instead of waiting on the guests at the Glenisla Hotel she is wearing fine raiment and strings of pearls and is contemplating a honeymoon tour of the world.

Ceremony Takes Place In Church Close To Hotel Where Couple Met

The ceremony took place in the parish church of Glenisla, a picturesque Old World structure, only a few yards from the hotel where the couple first met.

Thought the date of the wedding had been kept more or less secret, there was a good gathering of neighbors in the little church, in addition to the dozen or so invited guests. The best man was James Berry, proprietor of the hotel, who turned out in full and imposing Highland costume.

The bride was given away by her brother-in-law, S. Young. She wore a frock of dawn pink georgette completely veiled with ivory Spanish lace. Miss May and Miss Agnes Dougall, her nieces, carried the train of her long veil.

Will Sail For America In November And Then Make A Tour Of The World

After the ceremony the bridal party and guests returned to the hotel, where the wedding cake was cut and a luncheon followed. The bridegroom’s gifts to his bridge were a magnificent mole coat and a string of pearls clasped with a stud of platinum and sapphires, while she presented him with a pair of gold and platinum cuff links.

The couple passed a few days of their honeymoon at the Glenisla Hotel before setting out for a tour of Scotland. They will sail for America November 7. It is understood they will go on a world cruise this winter.