John Sheibley (Shively) And Wife Matilda Martha Allison Who Lived In Perry County, Pennsylvania

John Sheibley (Shively) was born ca. 1823 and died 6-Oct-1888. He is buried in Duncannon Union Cemetery, Perry County, PA. He was married to Matilda Martha Allison who was born 23-Nov-1822 and died 2-Aug-1895 in Perry County, PA.  

According to Descendants Of My Great-Grandparents, By Mrs. (A. R.) Laura Willhide Johnston, Assisted by Frank A. Johnston, Being a Descendant of My Great-Grandfather, Peter Scheibly, page 349: "Hon. John Shively, according the census of 1850, was a carpenter of Jackson Township. In the census of 1860, he is shown as a hotelkeeper of Jackson Township. From 1862 to 1865, he was Sheriff of Perry County. After the expiration of his term as Sheriff, he lived in Duncannon. In 1868 and 1869, he was a member of the General Assembly of the Pennsylvania Legislature. In order to distinguish him from the many other John Sheibleys, his friends call him "Sheriff John". His wife was born in Cumberland County, Pa. He and she are both buried at Duncannon."

Listed on the 1850 Jackson Township, Perry County, PA census is the family of John Shively age 26, wife Martha age 26, son Wilson H. age 6, daughter Marietta age 3 and David Rinesmith age 18. Located on the 1860 Jackson Township, Perry County, PA is the household of John Sheibley age 37, wife Martha age 37, son Wilson H. age 16, daughter Marietta age 14 and Jacob Allison age 92. Listed on the 1870 Petersburg Borough, Perry County, PA is the family of John Shiebly age 47, wife Martha age 47, and daughter Mary age 22.  Listed on the 1880 Duncannon Boro, Perry County, PA is the household of John Shively age 56, wife Martha age 55 and son James E.

The following was extracted from The News, Newport, Pennsylvania, Thursday, August 8, 1895, Page 3, Column 4:

Sheibley --On August 2, 1895, in Duncannon, Martha, widow of Ex-Sheriff John Sheibley, aged 72 years, 8 months and 10 days. 

The following was located in The Perry County Democrat, Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, October 10, 1888, Page 3, Column 2:

Death Of Hon. John Shively

On last Friday morning a telegram was received here announcing the sudden death of Hon. John Shively, of Duncannon, the Democratic candidate for Assembly. Later, another dispatch said he was not dead but in a very critical condition. In the afternoon James Mutzebaugh, and adopted son, came up and brought the gratifying intelligence that he was much better and that there were hopes of his recovery, but at about 12 o'clock that night his spirit took its flight and the sad intelligence was wired here on Saturday morning.

His sudden call to the other world was a great surprise to his many friends and men of all parties expressed their sorrow at this unexpected demise. He had been her on Wednesday, apparently in excellent health, though he said to us that he was not feeling very well, attributing the trouble in his stomach and bowels to a drink of sweet cider he had taken a few days before. We have no particulars attending his last hours on earth, other than inflammation of the stomach and bowels was the primary cause of his death.

Mr. Shively was elected Sheriff of this county in 1862, and in 1868 and 1869 represented this county in the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania. He served his constituency faithfully and was again nominated fro the General Assembly by the recent Democratic County Convention. His prospects of election were good and he thus expressed himself to us when we met him her on Wednesday of last week.

We were on the ticket with him in 1862 - he for Sheriff and we for Assembly - and both of us were elected. In that campaign we found him to be all that one colleague could expect of another --fair, square and honorable. That that time he was a resident of Jackson township, and was very popular where he was best known. Had he lived he would have received much more than his party vote in Duncannon, Penn and Wheatfield and, we think, have been again elected to the Legislature.

In his personal and domestic relations he was affable and obliging. He leaves a  widow, a son and a daughter to mourn the loss of a devoted husband and a kind father. He was aged 64 years. His funeral takes place to day (Wednesday) and will be largely attended.

We have learned since the above was put in type that Mr. Shively's disease was in the bowels and that it took the form of violent cholera morbus, followed by collapse and paralysis of the brain. It was a case very much like genuine cholera.

William Sheibley And Wife, Catharine Fosselman, Who Lived In Perry County, Pennsylvania

William Sheibley was born on 27-Apr-1800 in Perry County, PA and died 30-Nov-1892 in Perry County, PA.  He was the son of Peter Sheibley and Christiana Linn. (For more information on Peter Sheibley see the Shively blog article written on 23-Sep-2018). William Sheibley was married on 28-Nov-1822 to Catharine Fosselman, daughter of Daniel Fosselman. She was born on 18-Sep-1803 and died 19-Mar-1885.

Listed on the 1850 Spring Township, Perry County, PA census is the household of William Sheibley age 50, wife Catharine age 48, son Absalom age 18, son Edmund age 15, daughter Mary age 12 and Catharine Heckendorn age 5.  Located on the 1860 Spring Township, Perry County, PA census is the family of William Sheibley age 60, wife Catharine age 58 and son Emanuel age 29.  The household listed prior to William is his daughter Eliza J. Heckendorn and the household listed after William is daughter Mary A. Kell. Listed on the 1870 Spring Township, Perry County, PA census is the household of William Sheibley age 70, wife Catharine age 67, Eliza A. Sheibley age 10, Jane E. Heckendorn age 45, Emanuel Kell age 11, Daniel P. Sheibley age 12 and  Kate Heckendorn age 24.  On the 1880 Spring Township, Perry County, PA census is the household of William Sheibley age 80, wife Catherine age 77, granddaughter Lizzie age 20 and servant E. Heckendron age 55.

Located in The Perry County Democrat, Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, December 7, 1892, Page 3, Column 2:

Death Of The Oldest Person On Our Subscription List

William Sheibley, of Elliottsburg, died at his residence in that village on last Wednesday morning. He was probably the oldest person in the county, having been born April 27, 1800 - the year of Thomas Jefferson's first election to the presidency of the United States. He was a farmer and led a peaceful life; a citizen of irreproachable character; a neighbor who was always kind to hose who needed his assistance; a Democrat who understood the principles of his party and voted for its candidates; a consistent member of the Reformed church and lived the life of a Christian. He had been a subscriber to The Democrat since June, 1856, and although he could not see to read the paper for a year or two before his death, continued to receive it to the day of his demise, having others to tell hime all the important news it contained. Having lived through all the administrations of the government except those of George Washington and John Adams, he had the almost exceptional opportunity of seeing his country grow from sixteen sparsely settled commonwealths to a great Republic, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific, embracing forty-four States, with a population of more than sixty-two millions. The funeral took place on Saturday. Services were held at the late residence of the deceased and then the remains were taken to the Reformed church, where Rev. Mr. House, of Landisburg, delivered an eloquent and impressive sermon. His text was the 1st verse of the 38th chapter of Isaih: "Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die and not live". The interment was in the Union burial ground and the procession to the grave was composed of a large number of relatives, friends and acquaintances of the deceased, a number of whom were from this borough. Mr. Sheibley was aged 92 years, 7 months and 3 days. He was an uncle of Hon. D. H. Sheibley, of this borough, and of Dr. Sheibley, of Landisburg.

Extracted from the Duncannon Record, Duncannon, Pennsylvania, Friday, May 6, 1892, Page 1, Column 2:

William Sheibley, of Elliottsburg, on the 27th ult. completed his 92d year. He is the only surviving child of the late Peter Sheibley, the ancestor of the Sheibleys in this and many other states of the Union. -- Advocate & Press

Found in The Perry County Democrat, Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, March 25, 1885, Page 3, Column 1:

Mrs. Catharine Sheibley, the good wife of our old friend William Sheibley, of Elliottsburg, died on the 19th inst., aged 81 years, 5 months and 29 days. She was a daughter of Daniel Fosselman and was married on the 28th of November, 1822. She was the mother of a large family of children and was much esteemed by all who knew her. Mr. Sheibley survives her and will soon be 85 years old.

Peter Sheibley Who Lived In Perry County, Pennsylvania

The following article was found in The Perry County Democrat, Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, March 17, 1926, Page 1, Columns 6-7:

Ancestors, Perry County Chapter, D.A.R.

By Charlotte J. Barnett, Historian

Peter Scheibley

It very often happens that there is a variation in the spelling of family names from early days to present time. The family name of the Sheibleys had an unusual number of variations. Five different spellings of the name are found in the deeds, inscriptions and other records: Scheibly, Shively, Sheifly, Sheifley and Scheibley. The spelling of the name in his old family Bible is Scheibly, and the same is used in the inscription on his tombstone. The spelling used by his descendants in Perry county is Sheibley.

Peter Scheibly was born April 10, 1742, in Switzerland, of German parentage, according to the most reliable family traditions. One descendant, however, claims that he was a Swiss Huguenot, which would indicate a French parentage.

He came to this country "at an early age" with two brothers, as  a Redemptioner. He settled in Berks county, where he lived before and during the Revolutionary War. Several other counties are mentioned, by different descendants as his place of residence.

There are five references to Peter Scheibly (Scheifly) in the Pennsylvania Archives. Three of these record him as a private in the Sixth Battalion, Northampton County Militia, in 1781. The fourth reference gives the date as 1787, evidently a typographical error, and the fifth is a record of his receiving depreciation pay for services on the Continental Line, Northampton County Militia.

It had always been a matter of family tradition among his descendants that he was a Revolutionary soldier, but these references to him as a soldier in the Continental Army given in the Archives, are the official proof of traditions of descendants and friends.

Those who lived in Revolutionary times were called upon to endure many hardships. They had hardships and discouragements in addition to the hardships of war.

Peter Scheibly owned a farm in Berks county.  About 1780 he sold this farm and received payment for it in Continental money, which soon became worthless, which meant the loss of his farm.

But the pioneers were a necessity men who were not easily discouraged. So he took a fresh start, when almost fifty years old.  He came to what was then Cumberland county, now Perry county, where he bought a farm, known as the Henry Kline farm in Tyrone township, in 1789, and took up his residence there. At one time he owned 691 acres of land.

In 1802, he bought the farm near Greenpark, which has ever since been known as the Peter  Scheibly farm. The old farmhouse at Greenpark in which he lived is still standing and is occupied by his son-in-law's great-grandson, Edgar A. Stambaugh. On this farm was Stambaugh's Woods, for many years a favorite picnic ground.

At his death his estate was valued at more than $20,000, which in those days, would make him a comparatively wealthy man, and he accumulated this amount in spite of his early loss.

He died September 7, 1823. He was twice married, and, according to the inscription on his tombstone, he was the father of twenty children. He and his second wife are buried side by side in the Union graveyard at Loysville. The inscription on his tombstone is in German and on that of his wife in English.

Like so many of the pioneers of Perry county, Peter Scheibly was devoted to the church and took an active part in the founding of churches. Shortly after he came to Perry county, the Lebanon Church at Loysville was built, and he was one of the building committee, and one of the trustees to whom the land for church purposes was deeded.

He was said by his older descendants to have been a very religious man. His family Bible is still in the possession of one of his descendants. It is of very large size, heavy, and strongly bound, and is in perfect condition.It was printed in German, in 1788, from Luther's translation made in 1534. It contains many illustrations.

Sixteen of his twenty children married and raised large families. Elizabeth, (Mrs. Jacob Stambaugh) never had any children.

The family of Peter Scheibly was one of the prominent pioneer families of the county. His descendants have intermarried with other large Perry county clans. Many of his descendants are found in Perry county and in other parts of Pennsylvania, and in practically all the States of the Union. They include men and women prominent in Church and State, ministers, physicians, and other professional men, law-makers, editors and business men. Several legislators from Perry county were his descendants and the founder of the Advocate and Press was his grandson.

HIs example in fighting for his country has been followed by his descendants, and many of them were found among the soldiers of the War of 1812, the Civil War and the World War.

A very complete genealogical history of the family was published in 1924, by his great-granddaughter, Mrs. Laura Wilhide Johnston. The book entitled "Descendants of My Great-Grandparents". In Mrs. Johnston's family are two professional men and on professional woman.

Peter Scheibly is represented in the Perry County Chapter, D.A.R., by the Regent, Mrs. Laura Willhide Johnston, and her daughter, Dr. Catharine Johnston; by the Treasurer, Mrs. Mary Kline Patterson, by the Chaplain, Miss M. Zula Swartz, by Mrs. Olevia Kistler Rickard, a director in the chapter; Miss Gertrude English, Miss Martha Kline English, Mrs. LaRue Ritter Fickes, Mrs. Isabelle Burd Newlin and Mrs. Maude Eudora Ritter. Several other applications for membership have been made on his record.

Peter Scheibly's official Revolutionary war record had been sought by men and women for many years without success. Since the publication of his genealogy, the record in it has been used by many in different places outside of Perry county. Among them are: Miss Nell Nace, Chambersburg; Misses May and Louise Naugle, Fremonth, Ohio; Mrs Lulu Gay (Mowery) Foulk, Youngstown, Ohio; her daughter, Mrs. Carl KcKee, Sharon, Pa,; Dr. Will H. Whistler, Cleveland, Ohio, and Mr. Henry Wentz, Shelby, Ohio.

Maurice Charles Shively And Wife Florence Jane Landy Who Lived In Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

On Thursday, December 31, 2015 three e-mails and one phone call were received asking if living members of Maurice Charles Shively could be found.  From information received an individual had found articles which belonged to the family of Maurice Charles Shively at a Goodwill store.  The individual secured the items and saw that they were placed in the possession of the American Legion Post 177 in Newport, Perry County, PA.  An army veteran who knew of this story wrote one of the e-mails asking if living relatives of Mr. Shively could be found.  A search was made and three grandsons of Maurice Charles Shively were located in Luzerne County, PA.  A phone call was made to one of the grandsons and the information passed to him.  It is hoped the articles will make their way "home" to the direct family members.  This is one example of the many acts of kindness found in the hobby of genealogy. It displays the fact that we do have many people working together unselfishly to secure and protect our family histories.

Research done to find the living descendants of Maurice Charles Shively is the subject of this weeks blog.  Maurice Charles Shively, father of Maurice Charles Shively, was the subject of the Shively blog on March 29, 2014.  The son, Maurice Charles Shively was born 22-Oct-1882 in Newport, Perry County, PA.  He died 13-May-1939 in the VA Hospital in Coatesville, Chester County, PA.  On the PA death certificate his parents are listed as Maurice Shively and Catherine Longacre. Maurice C. Shively was married to Florence Jane Landy. Children of Maurice Charles Shively and Florence Jane Landy included at least: Maurice H. Shively, Ellen R. Shively, Marion E. Shively and Marcella E. Shively.

From sources found on the Internet Maurice Charles Shively was enlisted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 30-Aug-1917 and honorably discharged on 28-Jan-1919.  He was a MSE (Master Signal Electrician) and saw service in the 615th Aero Squadron and 117th Aero Squadron at Kelly Field, TX and Americus, GA.

The following was extracted from The Wilkes-Barre Record, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Monday, May 16, 1949, Page 22, Column 1:

Maurice C. Shively

Maurice C. Shively, 63, formerly of Dallas, died Friday night at Coatesville Veterans Hospital, where he had been a patient 11 years.  He was a veteran of World War I.

Surviving are his widow, the former Florence Landy of Wilkes-Barre; children, Maurice, Jr., Dallas; Ellen Ruth, Marion and Marcella, the latter two twins, all of Dallas; a sister, Mrs. Leo Manasek, Miami; brother, Bernard Shively, Billings, Mont.

Funeral will be held from Luther M. Kniffen Funeral Home, 465 South Main Street, Tuesday at 1 with burial in Memorial Shrine Cemetery.  Friends may call tonight from 7 to 10.

The following was found in The Wilkes-Barre Record, Wednesday, May 18, 1949, Page 12, Column 4:

Maurice C. Shively

Maurice C. Shively, World War I veteran and former resident of Dallas, was buried yesterday afternoon following services conducted at the Luther M. Kniffen Funeral Home, 465 South Main Street.  Rev. Robert Wood of Caverton Methodist Church officiated.

Interment was in Memorial Shrine Cemetery where military services were conducted by Battery B, 109th Field Artillery Battalion.  In the detail were First Sgt. William Wellington, commander; Sgt. Lynford Lloyd, Corp. Burton Daubert, Corp. William Edwards, Corp. David Thomas, PFC James Stevens and Recruits Edward Brojowski, Robert Hughes and Gerald Walsh.

Maurice Charles Shively And Wife, Catherine Longacre, Who Lived In Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

The parents of Brenard Acker Shively (1881-1965) were Maurice Charles Shively and Catherine Longacre.  Maurice Charles (M. C.) Shively was born 22-November-1858 and died 31-August-1906 in Luzerne County, PA. Catherine Longacre, was born 7-April-1862 and died 12-December-1905 in Luzerne County, PA.  Both are buried in the Newport Cemetery in Perry County, PA.

M. C.  and Catherine Shively were the parents of five children:  Laura who died in 1895; Brenard Acker born 22-January-1881 died 24-September-1965 in Yelllowstone County, MT.; Maurice C. born October 1882 married 1st Maggie Thoma married 2nd Katherine J. Heksch in Marion County, IN and married 3rd Florence J. Landay; Alice born November 1888, died 1-July-1915 married to Robert Straup; and Mary born 1892.

Extracted from The Wilkes Barre Times, Luzerne County, PA, Monday Evening, September 10, 1906, Page 10, Column 3:

Will of M. C. Shively

According to the will of M. C. Shively, of Grove street, this city, which was admitted to probate on Saturday, his personal property, valued at $2,500, is to be divided among his children.  Among the personal property is the following:  A $1,000 life insurance policy in the Life Insurance Company of Binghamton, N.Y.; a $500 policy of the Knights of Maccabees of Port Huron; a $250 certificate of the national council of the Jr. O. U. A. M. and a $250 funeral benefit in the William J. Byars Council, No. 282, Jr. O. U. A. M. of this city.  The children are Rev. Brenard A. Shively, of Naponee, Neb.; Maurice Charles Shively, Jr.; Misses Alice M. and Eliza Shively, of this city.  Rev. Mr. Shively is named as executor of the estate and guardian of his two sisters, Alice and Mary.

Located in The Wilkes Barre Times,  Wednesday Evening, December 13, 1905, Page 6, Column 5:

Death Of Mrs. M. C. Shively

Mrs. Kate Shively, wife of M. C. Shively, died at her home, 105 Grove street, yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock after a long illness, her death being hastened by pneumonia, aged 43 years and 8 months.  She is survived by her husband, two sons, Rev. Bernard A., of Shelton, Neb.; Maurice, of Park avenue; Alice and Mary, at home; also by her mother and father, two brothers and three sisters.

Deceased was a faithful and consistent member of the First United Evangelical church, Dana street, being an ardent worker in the Ladies' Aid society and Keystone League of that church.

Services will be held at the home this evening at 7:30, conducted by Rev. S. H. Chubb.  The remains will be taken to Newport, Perry county, to-morrow morning on the 7:15 Pennsylvania train for interment at that place on Friday.

The blog last week featured Brenard Shively.  Extracted from The Wilkes Barre Times, Wednesday Evening, March 26, 1902, Page 5, Column 7:

Farewell Gathering

A farewell gathering, a surprise to their host, assembled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Shively, corner of Washington street and Hazle avenue, last evening. The gathering was made up mostly of the Christian Endeavor Society of the First United Evangelical church, Dana street, who met to bid a farewell and tender one of their number, Bernard A Shively, their best wishes for success in the work in which he is about to engage.  Mr. Shively goes to Nebraska this week to take up a charge and enter upon the work of the ministry.  There was a goodly number present and all spent a very pleasant time.  Refreshments were served.

Those present were Rev. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. David Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Bloom, Mr. and Mrs. George Lehr, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Delvert, Mr. and Mrs. George Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. James Price, Mrs. Sarah Synder, Mrs. Garrett, Mrs. Abbott, Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Maurice Miller, Mrs. Knebler, Robert Worrel, Theo. Rogers, Misses Diana Hawk, Estella Briggs, Dora Rogers, Mary Shively,  Alice Shively, Fannie Reynolds, Lizzie  Straup, Bessie Lockens, Ella Fetzer, Lizzie Beverland, Bertha Snyder, Messrs. Maurice Shively, Frank Evans and H. Hersh.

Regarding the death of Laura, the daughter of M. C. and Catherine Shively the following newspaper article was extracted from The Wilkes Barre Times, Friday, February 8, 1895, Page 8, Column 1:

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shively desire to thank their kind friends and neighbors for assisting them during the affliction and death of their daughter, Laura.  Also to the Jr. O. E. Society and the teachers and pupils of the Centennial school for flowers and their kind assistance.

Brenard Acker Shively And Wife Bertha Heim From Perry County, Pennsylvania; Custer County, Nebraska And Yellowstone County, Montana

Brenard Acker Shively was born 22-January-1881 in Perry County, PA, son of Charles Shively and Catherine Longacre.  He died 24-September-1965  in Yellowstone County, MT.   He married Bertha R. Heim on 19-October-1904 in Dawson, Richardson County, NE.  Bertha R. Heim was born 13-July-1883 in Richardson County, NE, a daughter of Joseph G. Heim. She died 12-September-1957 in Yellowstone County, MT.   Brenard and Bertha were the parents of at least the following children:  Mildred A born ca 1906 who married Earl A. Fuller, Ray D. born ca 1908, Thelma Ruth born ca 1911 who married Samuel Ellis Shoemaker, Hilda M. born 17-April-1913 who married Chester Murphy and Henry Michael, Evelyn Elsie born 25-January-1916 who married George Martin Blevins, Charles J. born ca 1919, and Paul born ca 1921.

Extracted from the History Of Custer County, Nebraska, By W. L. Gaston And A. R. Humphrey, Lincoln, Nebraska, Western Publishing And Engraving Company, 1919, pages 509-510:         REV. BRENARD A. SHIVELY -- It is not often that an outsider understands or appreciates the work of the clergy of the United Evangelical church. Fortunately these learned and worthy ministers give but little thought to the criticism or lack of appreciation on the part of the world, resting content with the realization that they have carried out the ideas of their supervisors, have done the work of their Master, and have accomplished untold good for the benefit of humanity.  One of these unselfish and venerated members of the United Evangelical clergy is Rev. Brenard A. Shively, pastor of the church of this faith at Callaway.

Brenard A. Shively was born January 22, 1881, at Newport, on the Juniata river, in Perry county, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Charles and Catherine (Longacre) Shively, also natives of the Keystone state.  The father, now deceased, was for many years a merchant in Pennsylvania, where he had stores at different points.  There were five children in the family:  Brenard A., Maurice C., Laura (who died single), Mrs. Alice Straup (also deceased), and Miss Mary E

When still a boy, Brenard A. Shively, came into the first money earned by himself, this being gained by picking slate in an anthracite coal-breaker at the mines at Kingston, Pennsylvania.  When he was a little older he attended the public schools of Wilkes Barre, and when not engaged at his studies, he was employed in drawing wire in the establishment of the Hazard Manufacturing Company.  Later he went to Albright College, at Myerstown, in his native state, where he received his higher education, in preparation for the ministry, and at Hazelton, Pennsylvania, in February, 1902, he was licensed to preach the Gospel, by the Eastern Pennsylvania conference of the United Evangelical church.  At that time he came to Humboldt, Nebraska where he accepted a call to the Cottage church, and after there remaining two years he went to Shelton, Buffalo county, where he remained a like period.

On October 19, 1904, at Dawson, Nebraska, was solemnized the marriage of Rev. Brenard A. Shively, to Miss Bertha R. Heim, who was born at Dawson, daughter of Joseph G. and Rosa Heim, early settlers of Richardson county where they still reside.  Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Shively and all reside at the parental home---Mildred A., D. Ray, T. Ruth, Hilda M., Evelyn E., and Charles J.

From Shelton, Buffalo county, Mr. Shively went to Naponee, Franklin county, where he served three years as pastor.  He then went to Eustis, Frontier county, where he spent a like period, and eventually he removed to Aurora, the county seat of Hamilton county, where he remained two and one-half years.  In September, 1914, he was called to Callaway, where he has since acted as pastor of the Evangelical church, serving also the pulpits at Spring Creek and Brown Valley.

For seven years Mr. Shively held various offices in the State Christian Endeavor Union, and he was transportation manager for that organization to two international and one world's Christian Endeavor conventions.  Possessed of no mean literary ability and of the power of expression, he has done much writing in the past, and he is the author of the history of the United Evangelical church in Custer county, which appears in this publication.  Mr. Shively is an earnest, zealous, and energetic pastor---one who is not only possessed of ministerial ability, but is also a practical man of affairs, capable of handling business matters in an expeditious and able manner.  He is greatly loved by the members of his congregation, and has many warm friends among men of all creeds and denominations in the various communities where he has carried on his work.

The newspaper obituary for Bertha R. Heim Shively was extracted from The Billings Gazette, Saturday Morning, September 14, 1957, Page 6, Column 2:

Laurel Woman Dies In Billings

Mrs. Bertha R. Shively, 74, of Laurel, died in a Billings hospital Thursday night of a heart ailment.

Mrs. Shively was a native of Nebraska and was born in Dawson, July 13, 1883, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Heim.  She was married to Bernard A. Shively in Dawson on Oct. 19, 1904.  Mr. and Mrs. Shively moved to Laurel in 1927.

Mrs. Shively was a member of the Methodist Church.

Surviving, besides her husband, are three sons, Maj. Paul Shively with the United States Army in France; D. Ray Shively of Spokane, Wash., and Paul Shively of Laurel; four daughters, Mrs. Earl Fuller of Laurel, Mrs. E. S. Shoemaker of Great Falls, Mrs. Henry Michael of 443 Lewis Ave., and Mrs. Georgia Blevins of Cheyenne,, Wyo.; two sisters, Mrs. Mae Beldon of Humboldt, Neb., and Mrs. George Ludwig of Tiffin, Ohio.  Nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive.

Funeral services are planned at the Methodist Church in Laurel at 1 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in the Laurel Cemetery.  The Settergren Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The newspaper obituary for Brenard Acker Shively was extracted from The Billings Gazette, Sunday Morning, September 26, 1965, Page 8, Column 7:

B. A. Shively, Billings, Dies

Brenard A. Shively, 84, former Methodist pastor in Laurel, died Friday in a state hospital where he had been a patient two years.

He was born Jan. 22, 1881, in Newport, Pa., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shively. He lived in Nebraska and married Bertha R. Heim Oct. 19, 1904, in Dawson, Neb. Mrs. Shively died in 1957.

They moved to Laurel in 1926 and to Billings 10 years later.

Survivors include three sons, D. Ray Shively, Spokane, Charles J. Shively, New York City, and Paul H. Shively, Laurel; four daughters, Mrs. Earl Fuller, Laurel; Mrs. E. S. Shoemaker, Las Vegas; Mrs. Hilda Murphy, 512 Ave. F, and Mrs. George Blevins, Dubois, Wyo.; a sister, Mrs. Leon Manasek, Miami, Fla., 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

The Rev. Robert Dunn of the Evangelical United Brethren Church will officiate at services in the Settergren-Carey Chapel at 1:30 p.m. Monday and burial will be in Laurel Cemetery.