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.
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