Henry Shively, Jacob Shively and Michael Shively - Mercer County, Pennsylvania - 1808

A Shively researcher has ask for additional information on a Henry Shively, Jacob Shively or Michael Shively who could have been in Mercer County, PA ca. 1808.  Mercer County, PA was taken from Allegheny County, PA in 1800.  Mercer County is a county on the western edge of PA and adjacent to Mahoning County, OH and Trumbull County, OH.  It is documented there were Shively families in both of these Ohio counties.  If anyone would have additional information to share on Henry, Jacob or Michael Shively who might have been in these PA of OH counties please email to Larry Shively at amrun@aol.com

The following article was found in the Aurora General Advertiser, Philadelphia, PA, Thursday, June 23, 1808, Page 4, Columns 1-2:

MARSHAL'S SALE

UNITED STATES

Pennsylvania district

By virtue of a writ of vehditioni exponas, to me directed will be sold, by public vendue, at the merchant's coffee house, in the city of Philadelphia

ON THURSDAY,

The 30th day of June next, at 12 o'clock, at noon

All the following described to wit:

...................................Also, sixty tracts of land of four hundred acres each or thereabouts, be the same more or less, situate on the head waters of Beaver Creek and waters of Coneat (Conneaut) Creek, near to and adjoining the western boundary of the state, surveyed on warrants issued in the names following to wit:  Henry Sheerman, near to the western boundary of the state, and bounded by lands surveyed on warrants to John Nixon and Jacob Shermer, Jacob Sheerman adjoining the foregoing--Mathew Sheerman do. Jacob Sheerman do. Abraham Sipps do. Jacob Sipps do. Conrad Sherer, adjoining Mathew Sheerman, Henry Sherer, adjoining the foregoing, William Skeller do. Harman Sipps do. Henry Sheppard adjoining Conrad Sherer, John Sheppard adjoining the foregoing--Thomas Skelly do. Michael Sipps do. John Sin do. John or Joseph Skerret do. Michael Sheppard do Michael Sherve do Henry Shiver do. Francis Shaw do. WIlliam Skinner do. Thomas Sen do. Philip Sink do. Valentine Smith do. Mathew Shaw do. John Shieve do. Benedict Shider do. John Snellhard do. Henry Snell do. Henry Sink do. John Sink do. John Snell do. Jacob Snell do. Jacob Snyder do. Peter Snyder do Daniel St. Clair do. Arthur St. Clair, do. Jacob Sink, do. George Snyder, adjoining Peter Snyder, Herman Snyder, adjoining the foregoing, Caspar Snyder adjoining the foregoing--Christian Solger, do. Jacob Souder, do. Charles Souder, do. Martin Souder, do. William Souder, do. HENRY SHIVELY, do. JACOB SHIVELY, do. MICHAEL SHIVELY,, do. Jacob Shock, do Paul Shock, do. Jacob Shippock, do. Moses Shock, do. Aaron Shock, do. Charles Shoemaker, do. Abraham Shoemaker, do. Johnathan Shoemaker, do. Bernard Shomo, do Philip Shomo, do. Jacob Shomo, do. ---Subject to all contracts made with settlers on said lands by the agents of said Robert Morris

George Washington Shively Who Lived In Mahoning County, Ohio

James Floyd Shively, Cortland, OH shared the following information. George Washington Shively, Sr. was born 8-Nov-1798 n Cumberland County, PA and died on 28-May-1883 in Mahoning County, OH. He was married 1st to Elizabeth Opp and 2nd to Maria Grove. She was born on 6-Feb-1806 and died 11-Nov-1859 in Mahoning County, OH. Both are buried in Old North Cemetery, Canfield, Mahoning County, OH. George Washington Shively, Sr. descends from the line of Peter Scheibly/Shively who was born 10-Apr-1742 in Switzerland and died 1823 in Perry County, PA.

Listed on the 1850 Austintown, Mahoning County, PA census is the family of George Shively age 52, wife Maria age 46, daughter Elizabeth age 13, son Daniel age 12, son Abraham age 10, son George age 9, daughter Caroline age 6 and son John age 4. Located on the 1860 Austintown, Mahoning County, OH census is George Shively age 62, son David age 21, son Abraham age 20, son George W. age 18, daughter Caroline age 15, son John age 14 and Catharine Whetsler age 67. On the 1870 Austintown, Mahoning County, census are George Shively age 71, Sarah age 44, son George W. age 28, son John age 24, domestic servant Susan Swank age 45 and Caroline Kistler age 26. Listed on the 1880 Austintown, Mahoning County, OH census are George Shively age 81, daughter Sarah age 53, daughter Caroline Kistler age 35, grandson John Kistler age 11, niece Lottie Shively, and boarder John C. Bookhart age 57.

James Shively shares the following information on George Shibely(Shively) which was located in the Youngstown Register & Tribune, Feb. 19, 1880, Page 4:

PIONEER BIOGRAPHY

An interesting sketch of the life of George Shively, of Austintown

By John M. Edwards

Editors Register & Tribune:

At the last pioneer reunion the subject of collecting biographies of the pioneers and early settlers was frequently spoken of, but no definate plan adopted to obtain them. This is very desirable, and if some one or more in each township, hand with the pen, would visit the veterans and the children & neighbors of those who have passed away, and take notes of the histories they could relate, a very valuable amount of historical & biographical information can be collected. Will our friends in the Valley do this, and report to me, or any other officer of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society, the result of their labors, for publication & preservation among our records. We have already some valuable biographies & desire all that we can obtain.

Enjoying an interview with a venerable & highly respected pioneer of a neighboring township, a few days since, I noted down some facts on his life as he related them & herewith present them:

Biography of George Shibely

George Shibely, of Austintown, was born in Tyrone township, Cumberland County (now Perry County) Pennsylvania, November 8, 1798. He came with his parents to Austintown, Trumbull County (now Mahoning County) Ohio in May, 1812, passing through Youngstown, which then consisted of only a few log cabins on each side of the main street, and grass was growing in the streets. The family came in a big wagon drawn by a four-horse team.

       His father’s name was Frederick Shibely, after whom Frederick S. Whitsler, of Youngstown, a son of one of his daughters in named. He died at the age of 56 years. George’s mother died at the age of 63 years. Frederick Shibely bought a tract of land on the “Racoon Road”, as it is called, in the east part of Austintown, on which George now lives, and to which he has made some additions. The land at that time was all woods, and the father & son immediately went to work & cleared up a farm. Frederick and wife had eleven children - six sons & five daughters - who all lived to adult age. Four have died; the rest are living.

George married Elizabeth Opp in Austintown, by whom he had two children. She only lived a few years after the marriage. He married for his second wife Maria Grove, of Austintown, daughter of Wendall Grove, a revolutionary soldier; & sister of John & Andrew Grove. By her he had six children. The 8th - 4 sons & 4 daughters - are all grown up & married. He recollects the events of his early life and the conditions of the country and manners of the people then.

He says the early settlers were very accommodating and always ready to help one another. They always went to log cabin & other raisings, on which occasions whiskey was plenty as water; and was considered indispensable. He speaks of one instance in which the man who had united his neighbors to help him raise, refused to furnish whiskey and found it difficult to get his cabin up. He was well acquainted with Judge Tod, Colonel Hillman, James Mackey, Colonel Rayen and the old citizens of Youngstown. He saw Colonel Rayen in his uniform in command of his regiment, when he had them ready to march to the frontier in the fall of 1812, and says the Colonel was a fine looking man.

This old pioneer, now in his 82nd year, was never sick but once, which was about 40 years ago. Packard attended him. Mr. Shibely was afraid he would not get well. Dr. Packard assured him that he would recover & that he might perhaps live twenty years longer. “And now”, he says, “I have lived forty years longer, and nothing ails me but old age”.

The old gentleman has frequently visited Youngstown this winter on business.

Christian M. Shively And Wife Mary Shoenberger Who Lived In Mahoning County, Ohio

Christian M. Shively was born on 1-Feb-1831 and died 19-Apr-1918 in Mahoning County, OH. He was married to Mary Shoenberger who was born ca. 1835 and died 13-Dec-1922. She was the daughter of George and Susanna (Susan) Shoenberger. Christian and Mary are buried in the Jackson Township Cemetery, North Jackson, Mahoning County, OH. 

Christian M. Shively was the son of Johannes Shively born 21-Dec-1796 in Cumberland County, PA died 21-Jun-1866 in Trumbull County, OH and Hanna Miller (1794-1880). Johannes was the son of Frederick Shively born 14-Mar-1772 in Berks County, PA and died 18-Sep-1828 in Mahoning County, OH and Elizabeth Flick (1773-1836). Frederick Shively was the son of Peter Scheibley (Sheibley) born 10-Apr-1742 and died 7-Sep-1823 in Perry County, PA. and 1st wife Anna Elizabeth Heinsin (Heins).

Located on the 1850 Jackson (Sub Dis 95) Township, Mahoning County, OH census is the household of John Shively age 52, wife Hanna age 54, daughter Susanna age 24, son Peter age 21, son Christian age 18, son Jacob age 16, daughter Rachel age 15 and son John age 12.  Listed on the 1860 Jackson Township, Mahoning County, OH census is the household of Christian Shively age 29 and wife Mary A age 25.  On the 1870 Jackson Township, Mahoning County, OH census is the family of Christian Shively age 38, wife Mary age 34, daughter Charlotte age 8 and daughter Henrietta age 6 and in the same household is the family of Susanna Shoenberger age 79, Matilda age 46 and George age 1.  Located on the 1880 North Jackson, Mahoning County, OH census is the listing of Christian Shively age 48, wife Mary A. age 44, daughter Charlotte age 18 and son Warren M. age 3. Listed on the 1900 Jackson Township, Mahoning County, OH census is the household of Christian Shively born Feb 1831, age 69, wife Mary A. born Mar 1835 age 65, son Warren M. born Apr 1877 age 23 and daughter Olive born Apr 1881 age 19. 

Extracted from The Mahoning Dispatch, Canfield, Ohio, Friday, April 26, 1918, Page 1, Column 3:

Christian Shively, aged about 86, show spent most of his life here, died Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lottie Kroeck, in Hubbard, where he and his wife went last fall to spend the winter. He had been in fairly good health, being sick only a short time. The remains were brought here Monday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Hoskins in the Christian church, where he was a member. He leaves his widow, one son and two daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Leander Shively And Wife Lydia Ellen Yeagley Who Lived In Sebring, Mahoning County, Ohio

Trautvetter/Court Marriage

The following news article prompted research for the Shively families who lived in Sebring, Mahoning County, Ohio.  Located in The Salem News, Salem, Ohio, Tuesday, September 19, 1916, Page 4, Column 3:

Shively Reunion

Sebring, Sept. 19 -- The first Shively family reunion was held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Bauman, south of Sebring. It was well attended those present being Henry Hahn, Mr. and Mrs. David Hahn and family, Salem; Mr. and Mrs. William Hahn and baby, Alliance; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Shively, Sebring; Mrs. William Bourne and children, Waynesburg; Mrs. Irvin Moore and children, Mrs. Fannie Headstand and Mrs. Biery, Alliance; Mr. and Mrs. Leander Shively, Jr., also Alexander Shively, Sr., and children, Sebring; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Burgess and children, East Liverpool; Roy and Gladys Jackson, North Georgetown; Mr. and Mrs. Amos Bush and family, Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bauman and children, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Bauman, Mr. and Mrs. David Bauman, H. Mercer and wife and children, Beloit; Mr. and Mrs. George Sanor, Mr. and Mrs. William Sanor and family, North Georgetown; Frank Barnett and daughter, Freda, Sebring; Mr. and Mrs. George Barnett, Homeworth; Paul Barnett and wife, North Georgetown; John Barnett and wife, Sebring; Mr. and Mrs. C. Hoffman and baby, Homeworth; Miss Mary Summers, East Rochester; John Hahn, Saran, Mich.; John Berger, Beloit; A Lindsey, Sebring.

It was decided to hold the second reunion the third Sunday in August, 1917.  The following officers were elected: President, Lewis Shively; vice president, Mrs. David Hahn; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Fannie Headstand.

Located on the 1900 Smith Township, Mahoning County, Ohio census is the household of Leander Shively born 1856 age 43, wife Lydia born Sep 1855 age 44, daughter Ellie born Aug 1880 age 19, daughter Dorsey born June 1883 age 16, daughter Goanna born Sep 1888 age 11, son David born Oct 1891 age 8, son Willie born Apr 1894 age 6, son Leander born Jul 1896 age 3.   The marriage of Leander Shively and Lydia E. Yearly is recorded in the Columbiana County, Ohio marriage records.  They were married on 27-January-1876.

The following was extracted from The Evening Review, East Liverpool, Ohio, Saturday, April 16, 1927, Page 11, Column 4:

Leander Shively, 71 years old, former street commissioner and for 27 years a resident of Sebring died at his home on New York avenue Sunday afternoon. Death was due to pneumonia. Besides his wife, Mrs. Lydia Shively, he is survived by six children:  Mrs. J. B. Buress and Mrs. J. J. Carner, both of Sebring; Mrs. Bryan McGowan of Tiffin; David, William and Lee Melton Shively of Sebring. Two sisters, Mrs. Ella Bauman of Valley and Mrs. Fanny Sanor of North Georgetown, also survive.  Funeral services were held in the home Wednesday afternoon.  Burial was made at Grandview cemetery.

The following was found in The Evening Review, East Liverpool, Ohio, Saturday, April 23, 1927, Page 13, Column 3:

Funeral of Leander Shively, 71, for 24 years street commissioner and a resident of Sebring for 27 years was held at his let home in Sebring Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Shively was born and raised in Knox township a son of the late David Shively. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lydia Yeagley Shively and six children, Mrs. J. B. Buress, and Mrs. J. J. Carner, both of Sebring; Mrs. Bryan M. Cowan of Tiffin; David, William and Milton Shively, all of Sebring; and two sisters, Mrs. Ella Bauman of Valley and Mrs. Fannie Sanor of North Georgetown. Burial was made in Grandview cemetery, Sebring.

The newspaper obituary for Lydia Ellen Yeagley Shively was found in The Canton Repository, Canton, Ohio, Tuesday, July 9, 1935, Page 15, Columns 3-4:

Mrs. Lydia Shively

Funeral Services Wednesday For Sebring Resident, 79

SEBRING -- Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia Ellen Shivly, 79, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Carrier of 631 W. New York ave, Sunday afternoon, will be held at the Carrier home Wednesday at 2 p.m.  Rev. Oliver Royer, pastor of Alliance Church of Brethren, of which Mrs. Shively was a member, will officiate. Burial will be in Grandview cemetery.  Friends may call at the home after 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Mrs. Shively, widow of Leander Shively, is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Anna McGowan of Tiffin, Mrs. Dorsie Burgers and Mrs. Carrier; three sons, David, William and Lee of Sebring; 19 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Carpenter of Sebring, Mrs. June Hoffman and Mrs. Abie Cross of Homeworth, and a brother, William Yeagley of Homeworth.

The marriage for David Shively, son of Leander Shively and Lydia Yeagley could not be located.  Listed on the 1930 Smith Township, Village of Sebring, Mahoning County, Ohio is the household of David G. Shively age 39, wife Anna J. age 33, son Berdell T age 15, son Virgil A age 10, son Robert D age 7, and daughter Bertha E age 3 years.   Anna Josephine Court was the wife of David Shively and her first marriage is in the photo above.  Anna Josephine Court was married to Walter Fred Trautvetter in Hancock County, WVA on 1-July-1914. In The Sheridan News, Sheridan, Indiana, Friday, July 11, 1919, Page 6, Column 4: Walter Trautvetter vs Anna Trautvetter, complaint for divorce.  Located on the 1920 Smith Township, Mahoning County, Ohio is the household of the parents of Anna Josephine Court: William E Court age 47, wife(2nd wife) Myrtle age 44, son Charles age 11, daughter Esther age 8, grandson William Trautvetter age 5.  William Trautvetter is found in later records as William Burdell T. Shively.  William Burdell T Shively was married to Helen Mae McGrath on 19-Feb-1934 in Hancock County, WVA.

The newspaper obituary for Anna Josephine Court Trautvetter Shively was found in The Canton Repository, Canton, Ohio, Tuesday, May 13, 1952, Page 13, Columns 2-3:

Mrs. David Shively

SEBRING -- Services for Mrs. Anna Court Shively, 55, of 296 Pennsylvania Ave., will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. (EDT) at the Moosman-Vogt funeral home.  Rev. J. W. Kluges will officiate and burial will be in Grandview Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9.

Mrs. Shively died Sunday morning in Alliance City Hospital after an illness of one year.  She was born in Columbiana County and had lived in this vicinity the last 35 years.  She was a member of Local 59, National Brotherhood of Operative Potters.

Surviving are her husband, David Shively; three sons Bedroll of Alliance, Virgil and Robert, both of Sebring; three sisters, Mrs. Edna Flanagan of East Canton, Mrs. Grace Seidner of Salem and Mrs. Esther Hunter of Atwater, and two brothers, Charles Court of Alliance and Earl Court, address unknown.

Looking From Relative Of Frank C. Shively Who Lived In Mahoning County, Ohio And Mercer County, Pennsylvania

1926 Sharon, PA Bank Postcard

A kind person would like to see that the 1926 postcard to the left is returned to a Shively family member of Frank C. Shively. Frank C. Shively and wife, Bertie Westover, were the subjects of the Shively blog on November 29, 2014.  Frank C. Shively was an employee at the Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania bank.  

F. C. Shively, Cashier 

The 1961 newspaper obituary for Frank C. Shively mentions he was survived by two cousins, W. B. Shively and F. L. Shively, both of Berlin Center, Mahoning County, Ohio.  Research shows that Frank C. Shively was the son of Jeremiah Shively. W. B. Shively and F. L. Shively were the sons of Lawrence Shively. Jeremiah Shively and Lawrence Shively were sons of Lawrance Shively and Margaret Best. 

No children for Frank C. Shively and Bertie Westover could be found.  In order to find possible relatives of W. B. Shively and F. L. Shively the following newspaper articles were located.  Extracted from The Salem News, Salem, Ohio, Friday, December 14, 1956, Page 36, Column 6:

F. L. Shivelys To Observe Anniversary

BERLIN CENTER -- Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Shively of Berlin Center will have open house on Sunday from 2 p.m. to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary.  Mr. and Mrs. Shively were married at the home of the bride in East Palestine.

The couple have six children, Mrs. Averill Strickling of Akron, George Shively of Ashtabula, Virgil Shively of Champion, Dale Shively of Warren, Mrs. William Paxson of Lordstown and Mrs. Harold Cook of Cincinnati.  There are 15 grandchildren.

The couple spent most of their married life in or near Berlin Center.  Mr. Shively is retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad where he was a signal operator for a number of years.

The following regarding W. B. Shively was found in The Salem News, Salem, Ohio, Thursday, November 7, 1968, Page 8, Column 7:

Ward Shively

BERLIN CENTER -- Ward Burton Shively, 86, of RD 1 died in the Delp Nursing Home Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. after six years of ill health.

Born in Berlin Twp. Nov. 11, 1881, the son of Lawrence and Emma Carson Shively, he was a retired mail carrier.  He belonged to the North Benton United Presbyterian Church, was past president of the Mail Carriers Assn., and past president of the Berlin Center school board.

Preceded in death by his wife, Madge, in 1964, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Helen Taylor of Sebring, a son, Robert of Berlin Center; a brother, Laverne of Ashtabula; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Services will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Vogt-Gednetz Funeral Home.  Interment will be in Hartnell Cemetery.

Friends my call at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.

If you are a relative of Frank C. Shively, interested in the family history, and can prove your relationship to this Shively family please send an e-mail.  We can establish your relationship to Frank C. Shively and then contact the individual who has the postcard who will then send the item to you.  This individual does not want compensation for the postcard and only has a desire to see it returned to a Shively family member.  If interested contact Larry Shively at amrun@aol.com

David Shively And Wife, Rebecca Jones, Who Lived In Mahoning County, Ohio

David Shively was born on 18-Sep-1838 and died 21-Nov-1894.  He was the son of George Shively (1798-1883) and Mary Grove (1806-1859).  David Shively married Rebecca Jones in Mahoning County, OH on 7-Mar-1865.  Rebecca Jones was born 22-Nov-1843 and died 4-April-1927.  Rebecca Jones Shively is buried in New Four Mile Cemetery, Austintown, Mahoning County, OH.

On the 1870 Mahoning County, OH census is the family of David Shively age 31, wife Rebecca age 26, son Clarantine age 4, and daughter Demona age 2.  Listed on the 1880 Mahoning County, OH census if David Shivley age 40 farmer, wife Rebecca age 34 keeping house, son Clarentine age 14, daughter Demona age 12, daughter Crea L age 4, and son Leopold age 2.  On the 1900 Mahoning County, OH census is Rebecca Shivley born Nov 1843, daughter Chrea born June 1876 and son Lee born May 1878.

David Shively and Rebecca Jones were the parents of at least the following children:  Clarentine born ca 1856  died  and married Mary E. Ellis 6-Dec-1891 Mahoning County, OH; Demona born 14-Apr-1868 died 15-Sep-1916 and married Cassius E. Cross 25-Feb-1889 Mahoning County, OH; Chrea born 21-June-1876 died 3-Oct-1962; Lee born 18-May-1878 died 31-May-1966 and married Minnie Osborn 20-Dec-1905 Mahoning County, OH; Ina V. born 2-Jul-1881 died 15-Aug-1972 and married to Howard E. Brickley 19-Jul-1899 Mahoning County, OH.

Additional information on the children of David and Rebecca Shively located in the newspapers includes the following extracted from the New Castle News, Monday, September 18, 1916, Page 2, Column 3:

Mrs. Cassius E. Cross.

Concerning the death of Mrs. Cassius E. Cross of Youngstown, who was well known in this city and whose husband formerly resided here, the Youngstown Vindicator says in part:

Mrs. DeMona Shively Cross, 122 Breaden street, a well known club woman and highly respected resident of the Southside, died at the City hospital at 5 o'clock Saturday morning. Death was due to a complication of diseases after an illness of short duration.

Mrs. Cross was born in Austintown 48 years ago the daughter of Rebecca Jones Shivley and the late David Jones (***note, this should be Shively not Jones).  She attended Kent Normal school and taught in the Haselton school for a number of years.  Twenty-eight years ago she was united in marriage to Cassius E Cross, who survives with three children, Vera, Amber and Glen.  The mother, two brothers, C. T. Shively of Rogers, O., Lee Shively of this city and two sisters, Mrs. Howard Brickley of Austintown and Miss Chrea Shively of Youngstown, also survive.

Mrs. Cross was a member of the Haselton P.H.C., the Delphic club and the S.S. chapter of the Home for Aged Ladies.  She was a faithful member of the Central Christian church.

Funeral services were held at the residence at 2 p.m. today with Rev. William Dunn Ryan officiating.

The following was located in The Salem News, Salem, Ohio, Thursday, June 23, 1927, Page 8, columns 4-5:

Mayor Shiveley Of Rogers Dies

Brief Illness Fatal To Man Prominent In Village Affairs

Charles T. Shively, aged 62, mayor of the village of Rogers and a former postmaster, died at his home at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday of pneumonia after an illness of less than a week.

Mayor Shively was about his official duties until a week ago. Last Wednesday afternoon he drove to the cemetery of a departed member of the Knights of Pythias.  Upon his return home he complained of having chills and the next day confined to his bed.  He took a relapse Sunday and although he rallied from this his condition grew steadily worse until the end came peacefully.

Mr. Shively was born in Austin township in 1865, a son of the late David and Rebecca Shively, pioneer settlers in this locality.  He was married in 1891 to Mary Ellis of Austintown.

He attended Austintown township district schools and for several years was a teacher. He taught in West Austintown, Smith's Corners, Perkin's Corners, Cornersburg and Pine Hill.  For some time he was engaged as a gauger at the New Middletown distillery.

He moved to Rogers 20 years ago where had since made his home.  He was appointed postmaster of the village under the Wilson administration and served two terms.  Two years ago he was elected mayor.

Besides his widow he leaves five children, Roy and Beatrice of Rogers; David of Canton; George, Cleveland and Mrs. John Wason of Cleveland.

One brother, Lee Shively, of Youngstown and two sisters, Chrea Shively of Youngstown and Mrs. Howard Brickley of Austintown also survive.

He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and active in the affairs of the organization.  He was a member of the organization.  He was a member of the Methodist church.

Funeral service was held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Methodist church at Rogers, in charge of Rev. Shudduck.

Carey Monroe Shively And Wife Theda Addie Howard Who Lived In Mahoning County, Ohio

Carey Monroe Shively was born 5-April-1860 in Mahoning County, Ohio, the son of John B. Shively and Susanna King. John B Shively and Susanna King were married in Mahoning County on 25-October-1855.  Carey Monroe Shively was married to Theda Addie Howard in Mahoning County on 26-December-1891. Carey Monroe Shively died on 26-March-1934 in Mahoning County. 

The following newspaper article was extracted from The Salem News, Salem, Ohio, Tuesday, March 27, 1934, Page 1, Columns 4-5:

Berlin Center Man Who Hoped To Ride Bicycle On 100th Birthday Is Dead

Carey Monroe Shively Will Be Buried Thursday In $30,000 Mausoleum He Built Himself

Carey Monroe Shively, Berlin Center jeweler who had hoped to celebrate his 100th birthday by riding his cherished high-wheel bicycle, died at 5:30 p.m. Monday, 26 years short of his goal.

Thursday, he will be laid to rest in the gleaming marble mausoleum which he built for himself and his wife a few years ago in Berlin Center. Acquaintances said it cost him $30,000.

Official Of Canfield Bank

Shively was widely known throughout the county, not only for his fondness for his old "high-wheeler" but as a shrewd business man.   For many years he served as a director and vice president of the Farmers' National Bank at Canfield.  He retired last fall because of poor health.

Born April 5, 1860, in Milton township, Shively was a son of John and Susanna King Shively.  His mother was born in Berlin Center, while his father came from Pennsylvania.  when he was a small child the family moved to Berlin Center.

For about eight years he operated a general store in Berlin Center and for 30 years was a jeweler and optometrist.

Liked To Ride Bicycle

Shively found great satisfaction his high-wheeled bicycle.  Ever gleaming with reminiscence, he told often how he first rode it 20 miles to Youngstown on his 17th birthday, and recalled how it "burned up the road".

The bicycle cost $135 when new.  He claimed that it was the first high-wheeler to have rubber tires.  It always occupied the same corner in a building adjoining his office.

Even in his later years, he  continued to ride it remarking: "For thrills and smooth riding, give me the bicycle." He made it a point to ride the bicycle on his birthday and six years ago, rode it about city streets of Youngstown.

Mr. Shively had an automobile, but was rather timid about driving it, especially after he was injured five or six years ago.  He refused to drive to Youngstown, and when he had business there, he would drive to Canfield, and catch a ride into the city with a friend.

He was married Dec. 29, 1892, to Addie F. Howard, who survives.

Member Of Goshen Grange

He was a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge, No. 155, Canfield, and two years ago was presented a 50-year pin by the lodge.  He also was a member of the Goshen grange.  He was a lifelong Democrat.

Before his death Mr. Shively had made all arrangements for his funeral service, which will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the family home.  He left a note giving the dimensions of the size of the crypt in the mausoleum, so that they would know the size of a casket.

He also left the text for his funeral sermon and requested that Rev. Elmer Kale of Indiana, former pastor of the Mt. Mariah Lutheran church at Berlin Center, be one of the pastors at the service.  Rev. Kale will be assisted by Rev. Leonard Smith of Berlin Center.

Extracted from The Evening Review, East Liverpool, Ohio, Tuesday, March 27, 1934, Page 8:

Jeweler's Body To Rest In Mausoleum

By The Associated Press.

YOUNGSTOWN, O., March 27 -- Carey Monroe Shively, 74, jeweler of Berlin Center, near here, died last night.  Shively will be laid to rest Thursday in the gleaming pink marble mausoleum which he built for himself and his wife a few years ago, in the little Mahoning county village.  Friends said it cost him $30,000 and he was intensely proud of it.  For many years he was a director and vice president of the Farmers National bank at Canfield.

Frank C. Shively And Wife Bertie Westover Who Lived In Mahoning County, Ohio And Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Frank C. Shively was the son of Jeremiah Shively and Ellen Carson.  Frank was born 28-July-1874 in Berlin Center, Mahoning County, Ohio and died 21-November-1961.  He was married to Bertie Westover on 19-Sep-1895.   His father, Jeremiah Shively, was born 13-Dec-1844 in Berlin Center and did 12-Apr-1927 in Mercer County, PA.  Jeremiah Shively was the son of Lawrence Shively and Margaret Best. The mother of Frank C. Shively was Mary Ellen Carson, daughter of George Carson and Catherine Grose.  She was born 1-Aug-1849 and died 17-Jun-1931.  

The newspaper obituary for Frank C. Shively was extracted from The Salem News, Salem, Ohio, Wednesday, November 22, 1961, Page 6, Columns 1-2:

BERLIN CENTER -- Frank C. Shively, 87, of Berlin Center, died of a heart attack at the Jane Frances Nursing Home in Marlboro at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.  Born July 28, 1874, in Berlin Center, he was the son of Jeremiah and Ellen Carson Shively.  His wife, the former Bertie Westover, whom he married on Sept. 19, 1895, died June 21, 1956.

He was a cashier at the First National Bank of Sharon, Pa., for 25 years before retiring in 1945.  He was a member of the Berlin Center Methodist Church, Mahoning Lodge in New Castle, Delta Chapter, R.A.M. of New Castle, Lawrence Commandry of Knights Templar, Zem Zem Shrine in Erie, Pa., and Antioch Conclave of Red Cross of Constantine.  He became a 33rd degree Mason in 1921.

He is survived by two cousins, Mr. W. B. Shively and Mr. F. L. Shively, both of Berlin Center.

Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Berlin Center Methodist Church, where the body will lie in state from 12:30 p.m. until the time of service.  Rev. Dale Wagner of the Berlin Center Church will officiate.   Burial will be in the Berlin Center Mausoleum.

Friends may call at the Williams Funeral Home in Canfield from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

Several newspaper articles give more information on the life of Frank C. Shively. Located in The New Castle News, Wednesday, July 3, 1907, Page 27, Column 1:

Never Seen A Ball Game

To live thirty years in the world, and to have never seen a game of ball, is the unusual distinction enjoyed by Frank Shively, assistant to Agent Turner of the Pennsylvania.

When interviewed in the status of the case Shively admits it to be a fact that he has never seen even a single inning of an exhibition of the national game.  When the cause is asked for, Frank replies that the reason for his missing so much of the elixir of life is the fact that he has been constantly on duty, day and night, ever since his early youth.  While he regrets having never seen Bill Smith gallop around the thistles in center, or to have witnessed the unusual exhibition of Schintter striking out, he says that he is content to do without the pleasure of going to Cascade to see the Nocks play.

New Castle News, Saturday, November 2, 1907, Page 2, Column 4:

Railroad

Shively Is Back

With the scent of the Pacific sea breezes still fresh in his matted locks, Frank Shively, ticket clerk for the Pennsylvania lines in this city, blew in yesterday after a month's trip through different parts of the west.  Shively visited San Francisco, Denver, Pasadena, and other localities.  He reports a pleasant outing.

New Castle News, Wednesday, July 19, 1916, Page 39, Column 4:

New Castle Man Goes To Sharon

F. C. Shively Will Take Vacancy Caused By Resignation Of Gaylor

Announcement was made today that Ticket Agent E. H. Gaylord, for the past 13 years in charge of the Sharon office of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, has resigned, his resignation becoming effective on July 20.  He will be succeeded by F. C. Shively, for a number of years past, ticket clerk at the New Castle station, says the Sharon Herald.

The announcement came as a great surprise to Mr. Gaylord's numerous friends. He has been in the employ of the Pennsy for the past 21 years.  For five years he worked in the freight office in Sharon and for three years he was located in New Castle.  Then he spent six months in the Youngstown offices before taking charge of the Sharon office in 1903, succeeding Joseph Hardy.  He has been efficient and obliging and during his long tenure of office has done much to increase the Pennsy passenger business out of Sharon. He has not yet decided upon his future movements, but will locate somewhere in the west.  

Mr. Shively, who will succeed him, is one of the best known of the younger Pennsy passenger men and is highly popular with patrons of the line.  In his New Castle position and his fraternal affiliations he is well known to Sharon people and he is assured of a warm welcome here.

New Castle News, Monday, September 24, 1917, Page 23, Column 3:

Frank Shively Leaves Railroad

Former Employe of Pennsylvania In This City To Take Up Bank Work

Local friends of Frank C. Shively will be interested to learn that he has given up railroad work and today enters upon his new duties as assistant cashier of the McDowell National Bank in Sharon.

Mr. Shively has been connected with the Pennsylvania railroad for 19 years and was for years in the New Castle office but left here about one year ago to become ticket agent at Sharon .  He is one of the popular men of the E and A division and his decision to leave the railroad will cause considerable surprise here.

Simpson's Leader-Times, Kittanning, Pennsylvania, Friday, January 9, 1931, Page 16, Column 2:

Dog Stopped Traffic

Sharon, Jan. 9 -- (UP) --  A crowd of 300 persons dropped business here momentarily yesterday to witness the rescue of a poodle pup from the Shenango river by two officials of the First National Bank.  Cashier Frank C. Shively and his assistant, William Bryer, succeeded in lassoing the dog which had fallen into the river while attempting to cross on the ice.  It was pulled out of a small whirlpool.

The Indiana Gazette, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Friday, June 12, 1931, Page 3, Column 3:

SHARON -- Mrs. Mary E. Shively, 82, mother of Cashier Frank C. Shively of the First National Bank, Sharon, was in serious condition in Buhl Hospital today as result of a fall in her home yesterday.  Mrs. Shively is suffering from a fractured hip and shock.