This site was created by Larry Shively who is researching the history of the Shively families. The goal is to have a site where all Shively researchers can share and ask questions in regards to their Shively lines. The largest majority of the Shively family records are located in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. There are early records of Shively's also in Virginia and Kentucky. There are not many established Shively lineages back to Europe. There are documented lineages to Switzerland and Germany. Through the sharing of information from all of our research it is desired that all can learn about our Shively families.

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Jacob Shively From Darke County, Ohio To Cass County, Indiana To Hamilton County, Ohio

Jacob Shively Ohio Death Certificate

Jacob Shively (Scheifele) was born 1-Nov-1859 in OH and died 7-Jun-1924 in Hamilton County, OH.  He was the son of John Scheifele (born 8-Jun-1823 in Germany died 30-Aug-1877 in OH) and Anna Maria Haug (born 14-Feb-1833 in Germany died 2-Nov-1917 in Darke County, OH). John and Anna Scheifele are both buried in the Highland Cemetery, Covington, Miami County, OH.


Jacob Shively married 1st to Nancy “Nannie” Evelyn Ishmael in Cass County, IN on 19-Mar-1883. This was the 2nd marriage for Nannie E. Ishmael who was married at least 4 times. Nannie Ishmael was born on 27-Jul-1850 in Cain, Fountain County, IN and died on 23-Apr-1927 in Kokomo, Howard County, IN. She was the daughter of Robert T. and Rachel Ishmael. Jacob married 2nd to Ida May Rich on 20-Jul-1898 in Wabash County, IN. Ida May Rich was born 4-Sep-1870 and died 10-Oct-1940 in Hamilton County, OH. She was the daughter of William Rich and Jean Wilson. Ida May Rich was married 1st to Frank Jones in Cass County, IN on 3-Jun-1893.

Listed on the 1870 Bradford, Adams Township, Darke County, OH census is the family of John Shively age 47 born in Wurtemburg Germany, wife Anna M. age 37 born in Wurtemberg Germany, daughter Amelia age 15 born in PA, son John age 13 born in PA , son Jacob age 10 born in Ohio, daughter Anna age 6, daughter Catharine age 4 and son Edward age 1. Listed on the 1880 Bradford, Adams Township, Darke County, OH census are Anna M. Shively age 47, son John age 23, son Jacob age 20, daughter Anna age 16, daughter Catharine age 14, son Edward age 11, son Frank age 6 and son David age 4. Located on the 1910 Precinct E, Cincinnati City, Hamilton County, OH census are Jacob Shively age 50, second marriage and wife Ida M. age 39, second marriage.Still in Cincinnati in 1920 they are listed on the 1920 Cincinnati, Precinct O, Hamilton County, OH census as Jacob Shively age 60 and wife Ida M. age 49. Jacob is listed as an Engineer for the railroad.

Jacob Shively married 1st to Nancy “Nannie” Evelyn Ishmael in Cass County, IN on 19-Mar-1883. This was the 2nd marriage for Nannie E. Ishmael who was married at least 4 times. Nannie Ishmael was born on 27-Jul-1850 in Cain, Fountain County, IN and died on 23-Apr-1927 in Kokomo, Howard County, IN. She was the daughter of Robert T. and Rachel Ishmael. Nancy “Nannie” E. Ishmael married 1st to Charles E. Lewis in Cass County, IN on 5-Oct-1871. She married 2nd to Jacob Shively in 1883 with this marriage ending in divorce in 1898. Nannie E. Ishmael Lewis Shively married 3rd in Howard County, IN on 11-Feb-1909 to Edward G. Power. He had been married 1st to Mary E. Turley who had died on 27-Oct-1908.  The marriage of Nannie and Edward Powers ended in divorce in 1909.  Nannie E. Ishmael Lewis Shively Powers married a 4th time to David W. Buskirk in Miami County, IN on 10-Aug-1909.

Located on the 1850 Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, IN census is the household of Thomas Ishmael age 28, wife Rachel age 29, son Thomas age 8, son John age 6, son William age 2, daughter Nacny age 6 months, Rachel Cumins age 72, Davis Stephenson age 17 and William Stephenson age 15. From the 1860 Cain Township, Fountain County, IN census is the family of Thomas Ishmael age 37, wife Rachel age 39, son John W. age 16, son William age 13, daughter Nancy E. age 10, son Reuben B. age 9, son Joel A. age 6, son Thomas age 3, daughter Ruth A. age 1 and farm laborer Franklin Baxter age 18. On the 1870 Kokomo, Howard County census are Rachel Boggs age 70 and domestic servant Nancy Ishmael age 19. Nannie E. Ishmael has married for the first time by 1880 and listed on the 1880 Ensley Township, Newaygo County, MI census are Charles Lewis age 29, wife Nancy age 29 and son Charley age 3. On the 1900 Center Township, Kokomo City, IN census are Charles E. Lewis born Oct-1876 age 23, wife Mary B. born Feb-1887 age 19, son Kenneth born Apr-1900 age 1 month and mother Nanny Shively born Jul-1854 age 45. Listed on the 1910 Center Township, Kokomo City, Howard County, census is the household of David W. Buskirk age 65 (his second marriage) and wife Nannie E. age 55.

Copied from the Logansport Reporter, Logansport, Indiana, April 26, 1890, Page 4:
Jacob Shively has his trouble double, while his engine was in the shop for repairs. Thursday, Jake went fishing at the Wabash dam and on his return he discovered that he had lost his pocket book containing a check on the bank for $120 and $10 in money. If found and returned to owner a liberal reward is offered.

Copied from the Logansport Reporter, Logansport, Indiana, May 24, 1898, Page 6:
Nancy Shively was yesterday granted a divorce and $500 alimony in the Miami circuit court from Jacob Shively. The defendant is a Pan Handle engineer and the suit was filed in the Miami circuit court by Larry and Mahoney.

The following was found in the Logansport Weekly Pharos, Logansport, Indiana, May 25, 1898:
In the circuit court at Kokomo yesterday the wife of Jacob Shively, of this city, was granted a divorce and $500 alimony. Plaintiff was represented in the trial by Larry & Mahoney. After the separation of the couple Mrs. Shively removed to Kokomo.

Jacob married 2nd to Ida May Rich on 20-Jul-1898 in Wabash County, IN. She was the daughter of William Rich and Jean Wilson.

Copied from the Logansport Reporter, Logansport, Indiana, May 7, 1900, Page 3:
Jacob Shively, of Smead street, for twenty-two years an employe of the Panhandle, has resigned his position and is preparing to make an extended trip through the south for the purpose of finding a new location. During her husband’s absence Mrs. Shively will visit friends in Frankfort, Ind.

Located in the Logansport Journal, Logansport, Indiana, November 2, 1900, Page 4:
Wife Makes Mistake
Assaults Innocent Woman In Company With Her Husband
Jacob Shively was arraigned in Justice Guthrie’s court yesterday to answer to the charge of provoke preferred by Mrs. Josie Pierce. Mrs. Pierce alleges that Wednesday night she was walking up Market street, when Shively approached her and opened a conversation. She refused to foster the conversation and told him that she was a married woman and for him to tend to his own business. Just then Mrs. Shively appeared upon the scene and catching Mrs. Pierce by the neck struck her. Matters were finally settled in court, Shively pleading guilty and staying a fine.

Nannie E. Ishmael Lewis Shively married 3rd in Howard County, IN on 11-Feb-1909 to Edward G. Power.  The following articles concerning the marriage and divorce of Nannie and Edward G. Power are as follows:

Located in the Kokomo Daily Tribune, Kokomo, Indiana, February 13, 1909, Page 7, Column 2:
Mr. Edward G. Power, seventy-three and Mrs. Nannie Shively, fifty-six, were married Thursday evening, the Rev. C. W. Shoemaker of the Markland avenue M. E. church officiating. The groom was a widower and had his Courtland avenue home all furnished and prepared for the coming of his bridge. The wedding was celebrated in the presence of but a few friends. Friday night the bridal couple were visited by an old fashioned belling party, with hideous musical instruments, gongs and all that makes night hideous. Mr. Power had not purposed recognizing the visitors, or coming out of the house, but finally some of the more ambitious of this tormentors climbed to the roof and capped the chimneys, smoking the couple out, whereupon Mr. Power appeared with a shot gun. There was a scattering among the invaders. Mr. and Mrs. Power are excellent people. The bride was a widow and is a most worthy woman. The groom is a large land owner and a veteran of the civil war.

From the Logansport Times, Logansport, Indiana, February 19, 1909, Page 1, Column 6:
Edward G. Powers Married
Wonders will never cease here in the valley of the Wabash. Here is our old friend Edward G. Powers, formerly of the Young America neighborhood, who has withstood the storms of 73 winters, and he unites himself in marriage with Mrs. Nannie E. Shively, who has bloomed and blossomed through 50 autumns. The groom’s daughter, Ladoska Powers, was many years ago a faithful typesetter in the office of The Logansport Times. Our understanding is that Mr. Powers fell into the trap through and advertisement which he himself inserted. He wanted a wife, and he just said so in so many words, and the thing was no sooner said than done, and our wish if that they may live happy evermore. The bride lived at Kokomo, where they were married.

Unfortunately the marriage of Edward G. Power and Mrs. Nannie E. Shively did not go so well as reported in the Kokomo Daily Tribune, Kokomo, Indiana, March 11, 1909, Page 1, Column 5:
False Teeth Are An Issue
In Divorce Suit of Power Vs. Power
Husband Not Nice
In His Table Manners, Is Complaint Of The Wife — He Humiliated And Disgusted Her, She Says, By His Habits In The Home — She Lived With Him Two Weeks — She Wants $3,000 And Her Former Name
Many a craft on the matrimonial sea hits the rocks within a year from the time it is launched, but nearly all of them manage to keep afloat at least a fortnight. Even as short a voyage as that, however, is the record of the shallop of Edward G. and Nannie Power. They set sail on February 12, last, and went on the rocks on February 26 — two weeks later to a day.
It is not known that the law firm of Overson & Manning were ambitious to offer something distinctly new in the way of “fillin’” for a divorce complaint, but they are entitled to credit for putting forward something of that kind. The things charged in the complaint are not scandalous but they sound shockingly unsanitary.
The plaintiff in the suit is the wife, Nannie Power. She asserts that she began to drink of the cup of disappointment and humiliation almost from the day of her marriage to the defendant. She says he  became indifferent to her and entered on a course of conduct toward her that finally made it impossible for her longer to continue in his presence.
The complaint sets out that Power had table manners that were, to say the least, peculiar. It is asserted that he had false teeth and that upon finishing a repast and while the plaintiff was still seated at the table, he would take them out and “lick the teeth and plates”, a performance that filled the plaintiff with humiliation and disgust and made her sick.
It is charged, too, that the defendant was not given to practice of eating from an individual dish. It is asserted that it was his habit to help himself direct from the containing dishes. It is set forth, too, that his manner of partaking of the elements of good cheer were neither deliberate nor gentle, it being asserted that he was known frequently to “grab into a dish with both hands”.
It is further complained that neatness in his habits around the house was not one of the distinguishing traits of the defendant. That is not just the way it is put in the complaint — the “shorter and uglier word” filthy is used there. The plaintiff asserts that all of these disagreeable personal habits were not the only shortcomings of the defendant. It is asserted that he added to them the offense of vulgar language. It is averred that the plaintiff found life with the defendant under such circumstances unbearable. She says she was humiliated by his conduct and rendered ill by it, the impression being left that it was conducive to nausea. She stood it two weeks and then a separation was “the end of the chapter”, that a  resumption of the marriage relation is quite out of the question and that a suggestion of reconciliation is not to be considered. In brief, the complaint leaves an impression that the plaintiff has had enough.
In the concluding paragraph of the complaint it is revealed that the plaintiff wants to be paid reasonably well for the two weeks she lived with the defendant. She suggests alimony in the amount of $3,000. It is set out that the defendant has ninety acres of land in Harrison township and that his property holdings are of the value of at least $10,000. It seems that the defendant has become so repugnant to the plaintiff the the latter wants absolutely nothing out of him but a settlement. She does not even want the name he gave her, for she asks the court to restore to her her former name, Nannie Shively. There is also a request that the defendant be required to pay into the court a reasonable sum for the plaintiff’s use pending the final adjudication of the suit for divorce.

Nannie E. Ishmael Lewis Shively Powers married a 4th time to David W. Buskirk in Miami County, IN on 10-Aug-1909.

From The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, June 9, 1924, Page 10:
Services For Engineer
Funeral services for Jacob Shively, railroad engineer, 2198 Shadwell st., Fairmount, who died at his home Saturday, will be held Tuesday from Fairmount M. E. Church. Interment will be at Spring Grove Cemetery. Shively served Chesapeake & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads a total of 40 years.

Copied from the Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo, Indiana, April 23, 1927, Page 1, Column 2:
Brief Illness Fatal
Mrs. Nannie Shivley Dies From Flu And Pneumonia Attack
Mrs. Nannie Shivley, 73, died Saturday morning at 2:05 o’clock at the home of her son, Charles Lewis, 716 North Washington street. She was taken ill with the flu nine days ago, this developing into pneumonia which caused her death. Mrs. Shivley was born and reared in Howard and Tipton counties. She was married to Charles E. Lewis of Logansport in 1870 and his death occurred five years ago. Two children were born, the son at whose home her death occurred and a daughter who died at the age of five. Six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one brother, Joseph Ishman of Logansport, survive.
Until four years ago when she fell and broker her hip, Mrs. Shivley was a faithful attendant of the Main Street Methodist church of which she was a member.
The body was taken to the S. C. Moore funeral home and prepared for burial. Sunday it will be taken to the home of her grandson, Lester Lewis, 114 West Madison street, where friends are invited to call. The funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Main Street M. E. church.

Extracted from The Cincinnati Enquirer, Friday, October 11, 1940, Page 23, Column 2:
SHIVELY--Ida May Shively (nee Rich), beloved wife of the late Jacob Shively, passed away October 10, 1940, at her residence, 2198 Shadwell st., in her 70th year.  Funeral from the Vitt & Stermer Fairmount funeral home, 1824 Westwood ave., Saturday, October 12, at 1:30 pm.  Services at the Fairmount M. E. Church, Tremont st. at 2 p.m. 
Remains may be viewed at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Ralph Homer Shively And Edna Vivian Sword Who Lived In Marinette County, Wisconsin

Ralph Shively And Edna Sword
Green Bay Press-Gazette, 8-Nov-1955
Ralph Homer Shively was born on 30-Jan-1890 in Marcus, Cherokee County, IA and died on 23-Sep-1973 in Goodman, Marinette County, WI. He was married on 28-Oct-1915 to Edna Vivian Sword. Edna was born on 16-Nov-1893 in Canton, Trigg County, KY and died don 18-Feb-1976 in Racine, Racine County, WI.  She was the daughter of Alexander L. Sword (1860-1927) and Nancy Evelyn Bradley (1861-1934).

Ralph Homer Shively was the son of William Austin Shively who was born on 7-Sep-1864 in Monticello, Jones County, IA, died 13-Oct-1928 in Randall, Morrison County, MN and Eleanor Francis Wendorf who was born 15-Mar-1865 in Neenah, Winnebago County, WI and died on 24-May-1939 in Blue Earth County, MN. William Austin Shively was the son of Benjamin Franklin Shively Jr. who was born on 18-Oct-1834 in Sandusky County, OH died 20-Jan-1916 in Kalamazoo County, MI and first wife Emeline Orilla Hill (1837-1872). Benjamin married second in 1883 to Hattie May Doolittle (1864-1901). Benjamin Franklin Shively Jr. was the son of Benjamin Franklin Shively (1790-1844) and Barbara Eshelman (1809-1887).

Listed on the 1900 Village of Brewster, Nobles County, MN census is the household of William Shively born Sep-1864 age 35, wife Ellenora F. born Mar-1865 age 35, daughter Glenn A. born Aug-1888 age 11, son Ralf H. born Jan-1890 age 10, son Herald born Oct-1891 age 8, daughter Ruth born May-1897 age 3, daughter Pearl born Aug-1899 age 9 months, and boarder John H. Claspill born Jul-1874 age 25. On the 1910 Slayton Township, Murray County, MN census is the family of William Shively age 45, wife Ella age 45, daughter Glen age 21, son Ralph age 20, sons Harold age 18, daughter Ruth age 12, and daughter Marie age 10.  On the 1920 Homes Township, Menominee County, MI census is the household of Ralph H. Shively age 29, wife Edna V. age 26, daughter June E. age 2. Listed on the 1930 Faithorn Township, Menominee County census is the family of Ralph H. Shively age 40, wife Edna age 36, daughter June age 12, and daughter Nancy age 1. On the 1940 Goodman Township, Marinette County , WI census are Ralph H. Shively age 50, wife Edna age 46, daughter Nancy age 11, daughter Marjorie M. age 9, son Neil H. age 8 and son Ronald H. age 5. On the 1950 Goodman, Marinette County, WI census is Ralph H. Shively age 60, wife Edna V. age 57, son Ronald L. age 15, son in law Jerry Clifford age 33, daughter Jane E. age 32, granddaughter Fay age 10 and granddaughter Vivian age 7.

The following article was found in The Tomahawk Leader, Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Thursday, November 29, 1917, Thursday, November 29, 1917, Page 5, Column 5:
Basket Social At Bradley
A number of gentlemen at Bradley, including Messrs. Shoemaker, Ralf Shively, Henry McCarthy, Arthur Johnson and Edgar Johnson, have made arrangements for a basket social and dance at Bacotte’s hall this week Saturday night for the benefit of the Red Cross. These gentlemen are standing the expenses of the evening so that everything that is realized from the sale of baskets and dance tickets will to to the Red Cross fund. Everyone is invited to attend and besides helping a good cause a fine time is assured.

The following was copied from The Tomahawk Leader, Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Thursday, February 7, 1918, page 6, Column 5:
We have heard that Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shively are going to move away from Bradley in the near future. Ralph is being stationed at some other point on the Soo Line. We all wish the Shively’s would stay here seeing we are getting pretty well acquainted now. But if they must go we wish them good luck and lots of it at their new station.

The following was extracted from The Tomahawk Leader, Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Thursday, February 21, 1918, Page 6, Column 4:
Monday was moving day for Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Shively. They were busy all day Monday packing and loading their car of household goods and in the evening they left for Fairborn, Mich., where they will make their future home. Mr. Shively will be depot agent for the Soo Line at that place as soon as they get settled.

Copied from the News-Record, Neenah, WIsconsin, Friday, November 27, 1936, Page 2, Column 4:
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Sword entertained at a family reunion Thanksgiving day. Guests included Mrs. A, L. Sword,, Mrs. Florence Young and daughter Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shively and sons, Neal and Ronald, and daughters, June, Nancy and Marjorie, all of Faithorn, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bebeau, Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sword and son Clyde and daughter Carol, Madison, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cannon, Gladstone, Mich.

The following was located in the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Monday, November 8, 1965,, Page 1, Column 1:
Shively Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Shively, of Goodman, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary recently. Shively was Soo Line agent at Goodman from 1938 until his retirement in 1964. They had four children, three of whom are still living, and 15 grandchildren.


The death notice for Edna Vivian Sword Shively was copied from The Journal Times, Racine, WIsconsin, Friday, February 20, 1976, Page 3, Columns 1-2:
SHIVELY, Mrs. Edna
Lakeland Lutheran Lincoln Convalescent Center, Feb. 18. Services will be held Saturday at Norway, Mich., arrangements made by Hanson Funeral Home.

The following newspaper obituary was found on Find-A-Grave.
Ralph Shively Is Dead at 83
GOODMAN — Ralph H. Shively, 83, of Goodman died Sunday morning at his home.
He was born Jan. 30, 1890, in Marcus, Iowa, and had resided in the Goodman area for the past 34 years. Mr. Shively came to the Faithorn area in 1914 where he was employed by the Soo Line. He also worked for the Soo Line in Bradley and Rhinelander and served as station agent and operator for the company at Goodman, retiring in 1964


 

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Edward Shively, Son of Augustus R. Shively And Martha A. Robison, In Wayne County, Ohio

 
Edward Shively And Anna Annat Tombstone
Edward Shively was born ca. 1864 and died on 11-Feb-1925 in Summit County, OH. Edward Shively is buried in Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, Wayne County, OH. He and his sister, Anna R. Shively Annat share a tombstone. Edward was the son of  Augustus R. Shively (born ca. 1830 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA) and Martha A. Robison (daughter of Thomas Robison and Jemima Dickey). 

Listed on the 1870 Wooster City, Second Ward, Wayne County, OH census is the family of Augustus R. Shively age 39, wife Martha age 38, daughter Ellen D. age 13, son John McB age 11, son Jesse age 9, son Edward age 6, son George J. age 5 and daughter Martha age 2. On the 1880 Wooster, Wayne County, OH census are John McBride age 70, wife Mary J. age 56, nephew Edward Shively age 16, nephew George age 18 and servant Effie Miller age 17. Located on the 1900 City of Akron, Akron Township, Summit County, OH census in the household of Mr. Seibert is boarder Edward Shively born Apr-1874 age 26. On the 1910 Precinct B, Akron City, Akron, Summit County, OH census in the household of Mr. Seibert is roomer Edward Shively age 41.  On the 1920 Akron Township, Akron, OH, Summit County, OH census in the household of Charles Seibert is roomer Edward Shively age 57.

Copied from The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, Thursday, February 12, 1925, Page 19, Column 6:
Restaurant Owner Many Years Dies
Edward Shively, Who Had Lived In City For 45 Years, Succumbs To Illness
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 8 o’clock for the late Edward Shively, 62, retired confectioner and restaurateur, in the home of his nephew, Tim J. Seibert, 166 S. First st., where Mr. Shively died Wednesday afternoon, following a short illness. The body will be taken to Wooster where services will be held Saturday afternoon, followed by burial in the family burial plot.
Mr. Shively was born in Wooster, but had lived in Akron for 45 years. He engaged in the confectionery and restaurant business and owned several of these establishments in Akron. He retired eight years ago. A brother, John Shively, and a sister, Mrs. Charles Seibert, of Akron, are his only near relatives surviving.