tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782505358705144196.post8174353890937413428..comments2024-03-19T11:28:27.038-05:00Comments on Shively Family Genealogy: Benjamin E. Shively Who Lived In Jefferson County, Kentucky and St. Louis, MissouriLarry Shivelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06708762706015213864noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782505358705144196.post-49753035411962107622011-10-23T20:11:09.990-05:002011-10-23T20:11:09.990-05:00This Benjamin Shively is a grandson of Christian S...This Benjamin Shively is a grandson of Christian Shively of Jefferson County, Kentucky.<br /><br />The following was taken from Way's Packet Directory 1848-1994 compiled by Frederick Way, Jr. page 61 and 62. 0716 BRILLIANT SW p wh b. Cincinnati & Madison Packet Co., Capt. Charles David, master. She was chartered to the U. S. on several occasions to transport troops Cincinnati to Louisville and elsewhere. Soon sold to M.S. Mepham and others, St. Louis, and ran south. She burned at New Madrid, Mo., Oct. 16, 1865. Had landed there to deliver a lady passenger at 6:00 A. M. in a dense fog. Backed out and hardly had headway when fire was discovered. The watchman had been putting oil lanps away in the locker, blew one out, and it exploded. Pilot Ben Shively landed the boat and some 65 passengers got ashore, many in nightdress.<br /><br /><br />1850 Census of Jefferson County, Kentucky District 2<br /><br />330/331 Shively Benjamin 33 m Farmer KY<br />Margaret 23 f KY<br />Mary 05 f KY<br /><br /><br />From Early Marriages Book IV May 1842 -- July 1849 by the Filson Club<br />50 Shivley, Benjamin F. ; bd. Patrick Campion L. & B. 4-9-1844<br />Campion, Margaret Jane; m. Mary Campion, c. p. by M. 4-9-1844<br />Patrick Campion J. McGillWalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454872802128041675noreply@blogger.com