Franklin Eugene Shively And Lucy May Anderson Who Lived In Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

 

Franklin Eugene Shively Death Certificate

Franklin Eugene Shively was born on 24-Mar-1891 in Curwensville, Clearfield County, PA and died on 16-Jul-1977 in Decatur Township, Clearfield County, PA. Franklin Shively was the son of James Henry Shively and Ann Frazier. Franklin was married on 13-Oct-1914 to Lucy May Anderson who was the daughter of George and Mary J. Anderson. Lucy was born Aug-1895 and died Sep-1972 in Clearfield County, PA.  For information on the parents of Franklin Shively see the Shively blog article written on 2-Jun-2012 and article on his brother written 22-Nov-2014.

In 1959 a newspaper in Clearfield County, PA was featuring weekly arial photos of farms in the county and asking readers to identify the farms.  The following was extracted from the Clearfield Progress, Saturday, April 4, 1959, Page 7, Columns 3-6:

West Decatur R.D. Farm Was Last Week's Mystery

By Mabel Lobb

Progress Staff Writer

Moving days are always busy times in family households. And for the Robert L. Shimmels and Mrs. Frank Shively it was doubly so, for both Mr. Shimmel and Mrs. Shively took time out from their busy moving to stop in at The Progress and identify last Saturday's Mystery Farm.

The two persons are recently "double owners", so to speak, of the West Decatur R.D. farm which is located on the Morgan Run Road about two and one-half miles south of Blue Ball. During the past week the Shimmels, the new owners, were in the process of moving in and Mrs. Shively, past owner, of moving out. "We just aquired the place on Feb. 27", Mr. Shimmel reported.

Several owners have held title to this 25-acre tract in the past, among them being W J. Husted, who now lives in the Passmore Hotel at Philipsburg. The farm apparently was settled in the early 1800's and was a part of the Gearhart estate.

On April 4, 1911, Mr. Husted bought the property from John S. Gearhart and actually built up the farm and started work on various buildings. Also a miner, Mr. Husted practiced farming and reared his family on this farm.

In 1944, when his son was killed in the service, Mr. Husted sold the property to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shively and moved to Philipsburg.

He and his daughter, Mrs. Jack Price of West Decatur, were among those persons correctly identifying the Mystery Farm. Other neighbors and friends who correctly guessed the farm are: Wesley Kling, West Decatur R.D.; Mrs. Boyd Richner, West Decatur; Larry Fahr, Progress carrier at New Castle; Mrs. Carl Smeal, West Decatur R.D. 1 and Mrs. Harry Bloom Curwensville.

"We moved to the farm in April of 1945", Mrs. Shively continued. "And we didn't have to go too far, she smiled, "just about two miles down the road".

The gray shingled house, which is nestled in an attractive setting of greens and pine trees, was built in 1912 by Mr. Husted. Mr. Shively built the large barn about 1949. The first barn, a small structure which is still standing, was apparently constructed by Mr. Husted many years ago. The house, of course, has been modernized and remodeled in recent years.

Frank Shively married Lucy Anderson Oct. 13, 1914. Mr. Shively died about two years ago. They had six children, four of whom are living: Mrs. Melvin (Anna) Davis, Ashland; Ray, Niagra Falls, N.Y.; James, West Decatur; and Ralph, DuBois. Mrs. Shively now has 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

She is a member of Blue Ball Grange, and family members often attend the Ohio E.U.B. Church. Rug-making and quilting are favorite hobbies. "I also enjoy gardening", she added, "especially in the line of growing flowers".

The present owners, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shimmel were married Oct. 27, 1946. Mrs. Shimmel is the former Iva Mease. They have five children; Robert, Elwood, Joyce Elaine, James and Walter Roy.

Mrs. Shimmel also is a quilting enthusiast and enjoys sewing, too. "The boys and I like to hunt and fish in our spare time", Mr. Shimmel said. He was instrumental in helping to organize the 4-H Club at West Decatur, too. "When Mr. Mitchell (W. O. Mitchell, county farm agent) first came, I helped him in starting one of the first 4-H Clubs in the county", he explained.

General farming was once practiced on the property, at the time Mr. Shively owned it. Besides the cows and chickens raised fro the family's own use, calves, cream, butter and eggs were sold. Crops of oats, corn and hay were rotated. Mr. Shively also worked for Harbison-Walker in Passmore mines for 32 years.

The Shimmel's intend to practice truck farming and raise strawberries on the tract. They didn't have to travel too far in moving, either, for they previously lived about two miles out of Blue Ball. Mr. Shimmel plans to sell his old property of 14 acres on which his house burned last November and do all the faming on the newly-acquired farm. Besides being a busy farmer, he is employed by the Purity Milk Corp.

Between getting settled in their new home and getting truck farming operations under way, the active Shimmels have a good slice of their future already cut out for them.

And what of Mrs. Shively's future, now that she can take a little time out from a busy farming life? "I plan to visit around with my family awhile", she said, "and then settle in DuBois with my son, Ralph".

The following newspaper obituary was extracted from the Clearfield Progress, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, July 17, 1957, Page 10, Column 6:

Franklin E. Shively

WEST DECATUR -- Franklin Eugene Shively, 86, of West Decatur died yesterday at 7:30 a.m.

A son of the late James and Ann (Frazier) Shively, he was born in Curwensville March 21, 1891. For the past 32 years he had been employed by the Harbinson-Walker Refractories.

Mr. Shively is survived by his wife, the former Lucy Anderson, and the following children: Mrs. Melvin (Anna) Davis of Osceola Mills, Ray F. Shively of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; James Shively of West Decatur and Ralph Shively of Dubois.

Thirteen grandchildren and the following brother and sisters also survive: John S. Shively, Miss Mae Shively, Mrs. Pearl Bailor and Mrs. Glenn Thurston all of Curwensville; Max Shively of Clearfield, James Shively of Minota, S.D.; Mrs. Clara Wingate of Ohio and Mrs. Jennie Given of Chambersburg.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two children and one sister.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 20, at  2 p.m from the Lininger Funeral Home in Curwensville with Rev. Thomas O. Fuss of West Decatur officiating. Interment will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call at Mr. Shively's late home from 7 p.m. today until 10 a.m. Saturday when the body will be taken to the Lininger Funeral Home. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of services.

John William Shively, Son Of James Henry Shively And Annie Frazier, From Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

A recent genealogy request was received regarding additional information on the family of John William Shively who had lived in Clearfield County, PA. The subjects of the 2-June-2012 blog were his parents, James Henry Shively and Annie Frazier.  

Following is information for John William Shively who was born 2-April-1880 at Petersburg, Huntingdon County, PA and died 18-May-1960 at Curwensville, Clearfield County, PA. He was married first to Minnie Daub (Dobb) on 4-Dec-1902 in Clearfield County.  Minnie was born Sep-1880 and died 21-Oct-1915 at the Clearfield Hospital of surgical shock. John William Shively was married second to Lydia Myrtle Stiver.  They were married in May-1918. Myrtle was the daughter of Andrew C. Stiver and Edith Stinerock.  

John and Minnie Shively are listed on the 1910 Clearfield County, PA census. Listed in the family are John Shively age 30, wife Minnie age 28, daughter Hazel age 6, daughter Mildred age 3 and daughter Jean age 1 and several months. Listed on the 1920 Clearfield County, PA census, Pike Township, Curwensville Precinct is John W. Shiveley age 39, wife Myrtle age 25, daughter Mildred age 15, daughter Jean age 11, son Paul age 8 and daughter Ruby age 4.  On the 1930 Clearfield County, PA census is the record of John Shively age 50, wife Myrtle age 35, daughter Ruby age 14, grandson William Durst age 6 and Lawrence Stiver age 16.

Newspaper articles give additional information on this family.  Extracted from The Progress, Clearfield, PA, Wednesday, May 18, 1960, Page 18, Column 5:

John W. Shively

CURWENSVILLE--John William Shively, 80, of Naulton road, Curwensville, died at his home May 18.  A son of James H and Annie (Frazier) Shively, he was born April 2, 1880, at Petersburg, Huntingdon County.

Surviving are his wife, Myrtle (Stiver) Shively and these children:  Mrs. Hazel Haines, Muncy; Mrs. Mildred Chusing, Mayville, N.Y.; Mrs. Jean Irvin, Pleasant Gap; Paul, Curwensville; two stepchildren, Mrs. Ruby Owens, Lockport, NY and Lawrence Stiver, Curwensville.

The following brothers and sisters also survive: Mack Shively, Clearfield; Mae Shively, Curwensville; Mrs. Jane Given, Chambersburg; Mrs. Clara Wingate, St. Petersburg, Fla; Mrs. Pearl Bailor, Curwensville; James Shively, Minot, N.D.; Mrs. Glenna Thurstin, Pine Grove Mills; 11 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Minnie (Daub) Shively, his parents, one brother and one sister.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Lininger Funeral Home at Curwensville, the Rev. Ira R. Duvall officiating.  Interment will be made in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday after 7 p.m. until time of services Saturday.

The following newspaper obituary  was extracted from The Progress, Clearfield, PA, Thursday, June 18, 1964, Page 2, Column 6:

Mrs. Lydia M. Shively

CURWENSVILLE--Mrs. Lydia Myrtle Shively, 70, of Naulton Road, Curwensville, died in the Clearfield Hospital yesterday at 11:50 a.m. A daughter of Andrew C. and Edith (Stinerock) Stiver, she was born at Force, Elk County,, June 16, 1894.

Surviving are the following children:  Lawrence Stiver, Curwensville; Mrs. Ruby Owens, Lockport, N.Y.; these stepchildren; Mrs. Hazel Hines, Muncy; Mrs. Mildred Cushing, Mayville, N.Y.; Mrs. Jean Irwin and Paul Shively, both of Curwensville.

Also surviving are 16 grandchildren, a number of great-grandchildren; a sister and a brother, Herbert Stiver and Mrs. Minnie Forcey, both of Curwensville.    

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Shively, in 1960, her parents and one sister.

Burial services will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. from the Russell H. Lininger Funeral Home, Curwensville, with the Rev. Dr. E. Roy Hauser officiating.  Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 p.m. today until the hour of service Saturday.

The following newspaper obituary was extracted from The Buffalo News, Sunday, June 7, 1998, Page D3:

Ruby A. Owens, a retired Harrison Radiator Division production worker, died Saturday (June 6, 1998) in Odd Fellows and Rebekah Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.  Mrs. Owens, 82, was born Ruby Shively in Curwensville, Pa., and come to Lockport in 1945.

She was employed for 28 years as a production worker at the Harrison Radiator plant.  She retired in 1977.

She was a member of the Navy Club, Harrison Retirees and United Auto Workers Union Local 686.

Mrs. Owens is survived by three grandchildren and a great-grandson.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Gaul Funeral Home, 263 East Ave. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.

Extracted from The Daily News, Huntingdon, PA, Monday, November 27, 2000, Page 2, Columns 1-2:

Lawrence D. Stiver

Retired from Howe Leather Co.

Lawrence D. Stiver, 86, of Curwensville, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000.  Born Dec. 17, 1913, he was a son of the late John and Myrtle Shively.  He was united in marriage to Alice Johnson in 1940, and she preceded him in death April 14, 1965.

One daughter, Sharon L. Dick of Petersburg survives, along with two nieces and a nephew, three grandsons  and two great-grandsons.

One daughter, Cindy Lou Stiver, preceded him in death May 5, 1953.

Mr. Stiver retired from Howe Leather Co. in Curwensville, after many years of service.  He was active in his community and served as chairman of the Curwensville Days Parade Committee for many years.  He was also the manager of the Curwensville baseball team.

He was a member of the Curwensville Rescue Hose and Ladder Company, where he was president for 13 years, Clearfield County Fireman's Association, Central District Firemen's Association and the Curwensville Rescue Hose and Ladder Fire Police.

Funeral services will be held at the Choirboy Funeral Home in Curwensville Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Donald Hurley officiating.  Interment will be made in the Oak Hill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Curwensville Rescue Hose and Ladder Fire Police or the Curwensville United Methodist Church.

James Henry Shively And Wife, Anna Frazier, In Clearfield County, PA

The newspapers in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania contain information regarding the family of James Henry Shively and wife, Anna Frazier.  James Henry Shively was born ca. 1855 in Huntingdon County, PA and died on 1-Oct-1925 in Clearfield County, PA.  He was the son of James C. Shively and Susannah Williamson.  

James Henry Shively and Anna Frazier were parents of at least the following children:  John William born 2-Apr-1880 died 18-May-1960; Mack William born 8-Oct-1883 died 12-Feb-1971; Mae E. born 25-Mar-1885 died 6-Jun-1974; Ada Laura Shively Peters born 21-Sep-1886 died 17-Dec-1955; Jane R. Shively Given born 5-Apr-1888 died Mar-1967; Clara Shively Wingate born 16-Sep-1889 died 13-Sep-1978; Frank Eugene born 21-Mar-1891died 16-Jul-1957; Pearl Anna Shively Bailor born 12-Sep-1892 died 18-May-1972; James R. born Nov 1894; and Glenna A. Shively Thurstin born 16-Feb-1898 died 19-Feb-1969.  Obituaries were located in the Clearfield County newspapers except for Jane Given and James R. Shively.

Located in The Clearfield Progress, Saturday Evening, October 3, 1925, Page 8, Column 2 was the following obituary for Henry Shively:   Henry Schively, a resident of the Naulton section, died on Thursday evening, after a short illness of pneumonia, aged about 69 years.  Deceased was born and reared at or near Shaver's creek in Huntingdon county.  He removed from that section to this neighborhood with the family a good many years ago.  Last spring he passed through a most serious illness, and was just recovering nicely when stricken last Sunday with pneumonia.  He is survived by his widow and a large family of sons and daughters.

Located in The Clearfield Progress, Friday Evening, January 8, 1937, Page 14, Columns 5-6: Mrs. J.H. (Annie) Shively died Thursday, December 31, 1936, at her home in Naulton.  Funeral services were held Saturday, January 2, 1937, Rev. Edwin H. Witman, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church officiating.  Interment was made in Oak Hill Cemetery.  A loyal and devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 26 years, her passing is mourned by a host of friends and relatives in Curwensville and vicinity.  She is survived by one sister, Mrs. D. F. Breon of Rockford, Ill.; one brother, John Frazier of Winnebago, Ill., and 10 children as follows: Miss Mae F. Shively, John Shively, Mrs. E. J. Peters, Mrs. William Bailor and Mrs. H. C. Thurstin, all of Curwensville;  W. Mack Shively of Ebensburg;  Mrs. J. R. Given of Uniontown, Pa., and James Shively of Minot, N.D.  She is also survived by 24 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.