John Lewis Shively was born on 31-Aug-1856 in Grand Rapids, Wood County, OH and died on 20-Nov-1940 in Lydick, St. Joseph County, IN. He was the son of Albert Shively (died 1879 in Clay County, TX) and Catherine Harris (born 17-Nov-1829 and died 10-Oct-1927 in Hutchinson County, TX). For information on Henry Shively who was a brother of John Lewis Shively see the Shively blog article written on 17-Jul-2022.
John Lewis Shively married 1st on 24-Dec-1879 in Paulding County, OH to Hattie L. Carey (1852-1889). She was the daughter of David and Sarah Carey. John married 2nd on 27-Nov-1890 in Paulding County, OH to Hattie Mead (1865-1897). She was the daughter of Smith D. Mead (1832-1874) and Lydia Ann H. Carey (1833-1888). John married 3rd on 17-Jun-1900 in Van Wert County, OH to Cindarilla Lucinda Utt (born 4-Feb-1864 died Jul-1949). She was the daughter of William A. Utter (1827-1870) and Sophia Matthews (1825-1881). John married 4th on 7-Oct-1908 in Berrien County, MI to Lillie (Lilly) L. Wales (born 12-Jul-1867 died 28-Apr-1927). She was the daughter of James Wales and Elizabeth Biddinger. Lillie Wales was married 1st to John Flynn.
Listed on the 1860 Harrison Township, Henry County, OH census is the family of Albert Shively age 29, wife Catharine age 28, son John L. age 5, son James H. age 3 and son William A. age 1. On the 1880 Brown Township, Paulding County, OH census is the household of David Carey age 54, wife Sarah L. age 51, daughter Lucy age 19, daughter Mary L. age 21, servant Amos Himebaugh age 11, son-in-law John L. Shively age 26 and daughter Hattie L. Shively age 27. On the 1900 Union Township, Scott Village, Van Wert County, OH census are Catharine Shively born Nov-1832 age 67, son John L. born Aug-1855 age 44 and grand daughter Cora H. born Sep-1896 age 3. Listed on the 1920 Richland Township, Fulton County, IN census are John L. Shively age 63, wife Lillie L. age 57, mother Catherine age 96, grand daughter Erma Price age 7 and Ruth Price age 6 months.
The following newspaper obituary was found in The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Wednesday, November 20, 1940, Page 21, Column 7:
John Louis Shively
John Louis Shively, aged 85, of rural route No. 2, Lydick, this county, died there in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harvey Hardy, at 3:40 a.m. today. He was born Aug. 31, 1855, in Grand Rapids, O., and came here 15 years ago from Fulton county, Indiana. He was married in 1906 in Niles, Mich., to Lillie Flinn, who preceded him in death. Surviving are two daughtes, Mrs. Cora Bailey, of Bartlesville, Okla., and Mrs. Hardy, a brother, Henry Shively, Rochester, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Cora Suelgrove, of Borger Texas, and eight grand-children. Friends will be recieved in the residence Thursday evening and until the funeral at 2 p.m. Friday in the Lydick Evangelical church. Rev. Norman Detroy, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery.
The following was found in the Niles Daily Star, Niles, Michigan, Friday, October 9, 1908, Page 1, Column 5:
Flynn-Shively Wedding
Ceremony Performed By The Bride's Father
Wednesday evening, October 7, the home of Mrs. Lilly Flynn, south of this city was the scene of a very pretty wedding, the contracting parties being Mrs. Flynn and J. L. Shively. The ceremony was performed at 8 p.m. by the bride's father, Rev. Jas. Wales, formally of this city, now of Berrien Springs.
About eight guests were present, those from out of town being Chas. Hiatt and wife of Rochester, Ind., John Toner, wife and daughter of Bristol, Ind., and Jeremiah Toner and family of South Bend.
Many beautiful and useful presents were received.
Mr. and Mrs. Shively are well known in this community, Mr. Flynn having acted in the capacity of Superintendent of Truitt's Chapel Sunday School the past summer.
The newly married couple will spend a few days at Rochester, Ind., but will be a home after Oct. 14, and will take up their residence on the farm three miles south of Niles.
The many friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Shively extend best wished and congratulations.
The newspaper obituary for Lillie Wales first husband, John Flynn, was located in The Bremen Enquirer, Bremen, Indana, Friday, June 1, 1900, Page 5, Column 4:
John Flynn, a prominent farmer living several miles south of Argos, in Fulton County, was struck and instantly killed by lightning Sunday afternoon. He had returned from church and was leaning on a barbed wire fence. The lightning first struck a telephone wire and then glanced to the barbed wire fence and killed Mr. Flynn.. His daughter at his side was knocked unconscious.
The following was extracted from the Niles Daily Star, Niles, Michigan, Tuesday, January 25, 1910, Page 3, Column 6:
Burial Of The Victim
Mrs. Orata Price Will Be Taken To South Bend
The funeral services for Mrs. Orata Price, the hapless victim of the Sunday night tragedy at Bertrand will be held at the humble home of the Price's Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. The remains will then be taken to South Bend where further services will be held at Beulah Chapel at one o'clock, followed by interment at Riverview cemetery.
Mrs. Price was a daughter of John G. Flinn, who was killed at Rochester, Ind., 10 years ago by a stroke of lightning. His widow remarried J L Shively and lives just a short distance from where the death of her daughter occurred.
The deceased was born Jan. 24, 1889. She is a granddaughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Wales of Arden, Mich, the former at one time being the pastor of Beulah chapel.
The life of Price seems to be marked with misfortune. He was married Dec. 27, 1906, and since that time he has buried two children who died during infancy.
While employed at the Singer factory, his right hand accidentally became entangled in a machine and he lost all his fingers with the exception of the thumb.
Recently he began doing cement contracting work and that he might reduce his expenses to a minimum he bought a small strip of ground near Bertrand where he built a small frame house scarcely 20 feet square. While the little home is only sparcely furnished it showed that care had been taken of it by the young woman who presided over it who was taken from him so ruthlessly.
