Shelton Shively And Shively Shelton Who Have Kentucky Ancestors

Birth Certificate Shelton Shively

Shelton Shively was born on 11-October-1928 in Perry County, KY.  He was the son of John W. Shively and Mary  Flory.  John W. Shively was born on 9-June-1882 in Knox County, KY and died 14-February-1959 in London, Laurel County, KY.  John W. Shively was the son of Samuel J. Shively and Nancy Ellen Shelton.  Nancy Ellen Shelton was born 23-February-1873 in Barbourville, Knox County, KY and died on 27-March-1924 in Wyatt, Mississippi County, Missouri.  On the Missouri death certificate Nancy Ellen Shelton Shively the daughter of Joshua Faulkner and Margaret Shelton.   Margaret Shelton was the daughter of Madison Shelton and Elsie Holsie.   

Nancy Ellen Shelton Shively Death Certificate

On the 1870 Knox County, KY census record Joshua Faulkner is listed as household number 7 and the family of Madison Shelton is listed as household Number 8.  On the 1880 Knox County, KY census Joshua Faulkner age 32 is listed in the household of his father, Thomas Faulkner, and Joshua is listed with wife Nancy age 22 and son Charles age 2 months.  On the 1880 Knox County, KY census is the household of Margarette Shelton age 37, daughter Nancy E. age 10 and Samuel T. age 3.  

The Kentucky death certificate for Tilden Shelton lists his date of birth as 18-February-1877 Knox County, KY and date of death as 19-November-1920.  His parents are listed as Josh Faulkner and Marguarit Shelton.  The informant for the information on the death certificate is listed as Shively Shelton.  

Shively Drew Shelton Death Certificate

Per the Kentucky death certificate Shively Shelton was the son of Tilden Shelton and Carrey West. The following newspaper obituary was extracted from the Mountain Advocate, Barbourville, Knox County, KY, Friday, June 30, 1922,  Page 1, Column 2:

SHELTON

Shivley Shelton, formerly of the Knox Grocery Co., died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Shelton, at Swan Pond, on Wednesday morning from typhoid fever. Deceased was a worthy young man and his death will be deeply felt by a large number of friends and acquaintances.  The funeral was held Thursday at 10 a.m.

The following newspaper obituary for Joshua Tye Faulkner was extracted from the Mountain Advocate, Barbourville, Knox County, KY, Friday, July 14, 1916:

FAULKNER

Mr. Joshua Tye Faulkner was born in Knox county, Kentucky, on November, 10, 1847, near the place where he was buried last Monday.  He had a paralytic stroke on last Thursday, and on Saturday, July 7th, the summons came that called him to the beyond.  Mr. Faulkner was a good citizen, he was a man that attended to his own business, he was a member of the Methodist church and had been a member since he was a small boy.  He was on of the oldest members of Mountain Lodge No. 187, Free and Accepted Mason, having been ignited in the year of 1870.  His funeral was conducted last Sunday afternoon by Rev. Williams assisted by Rev. J. W. Ligon and the interment was Monday morning.

He leaves a wife and six children, four sons and two daughters, and two brothers.  He was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him which was evidenced by the large concourse of people who attended the funeral Sunday afternoon.  He leaves a host of friends and other relatives to mourn their loss.

Robert W Shively And Wife, Rosalie M Rice, From Taylor County, KY To Mississippi County, MO

Robert W Shively/Rosella Rice

Robert W Shively was born 8-Jan-1826 and died 18-Aug-1903 in Mississippi Co., MO.  Robert was the son of John B Shively and Sarah Heaverin.  Robert married Rosalie M Rice on 6-Feb-1848 in Green Co., KY.  Rosalie (Rosella) was born 11-Mar-1834 and died 18-Dec-1897 in Mississippi Co., MO.  She was the daughter of John Rice and Mary Ann Newton.  

Robert and Rosalie Shively are found on the 1850, 1860, and 1880 Taylor Co., KY census.  Robert is listed on the 1900 Mississippi Co., MO census.   It is believed they were living in Taylor Co., KY in 1870 but no census record for the family has been found.  From the Missouri death certificate for daughter, Margaret Shively Raffety Vowels her birthplace  in approximately 1871 was Spurlington, Taylor Co., KY.  From the Missouri death certificate for daughter, Rosa Shively her birthplace on 17-Feb-1872 was Taylor Co., KY.   

It is believed that Robert W and Rosalie M Shively were the parents of at least the following children:  1) Thomas Ann (a female) born 23-Mar-1849  2) John Anderson born 27-Apr-1851 died 15-Jul-1901 married 1st Mrs. Frances Chambers and married 2nd Martha Ann Wyatt  3) Thrisie Jane born 1854   4) Sarah (Emma) Magdalene born 4-Jul-1856 died 10-Apr-1936 married Richard D. Wise  5) Mary V born 1-Nov-1858  6) David R born 1861  7) Samuel Joseph born 30-Jan-1866 and died 27-Jan-1951 in London, Laurel Co., KY married 1st to Nancy Ellen Shelton and married second to Marinda Lawson Meredith Taylor  8)Margaret Ann born 11-Oct-1870 died 27-Apr-1929 married 1st to Thomas Raffety and 2nd to George H Vowels  9) Rosialli (Rosa) born 19-Feb-1872 and died 29-Apr-1936 in Wyatt, Mississippi Co., MO and 10) Henry Rice born 18-Mar-1874 from family history in Kansas and died 11-Nov-1958 Shelby Co., MO married to Thresey Margaret Thompson on 4-Apr-1899 in Shelby Co., MO.

Land deeds in Taylor County, KY indicate that Robert W and Rosalie Shively had sold their land holdings in KY 1868.  In Taylor County, KY Deed Book 10, Page 287 dated February 1879 John Rice of the first part and R W Shively and Rosallie Shively, his wife, of the second part all of Taylor County are given 200 acres for the "natural love and affection John Rice has for the parties of the second part".  From the Missouri death records for daughters born about 1871 and 1872 it is believed that they were in KY.  From the Missouri death record for son Henry Rice Shively his birthplace in 1874 is listed as Kansas.

Robert W. Shively and wife, Rosalie M., are buried in Calvary Cemetery, Charleston, Mississippi Co., MO.

Help is requested in locating the family of Robert and Rosalie Shively in 1870.  It is believed they were in the area of Spurlington, Taylor Co., KY but the census record has not been located.  

There are many good original documents for the family of Robert W and Rosalie M Shively.  Above is the Kentucky death certificate for son, Samuel Joseph Shively.

Samuel Joseph Shively Who Married 1st Nancy Ellen Shelton, 2nd Marinda Lawson - Mississippi Co., MO And Bell Co., KY

Samuel Joseph Shively

There can be much significance to the name our parents give us.  It can carry a proud family history.  It is the purpose of the blog this week to illustrate the rich history of a name.  There are living descendants of Samuel Joseph Shively who illustrate the passing of a name from one generation to the next.

Samuel Joseph "Crumb" Shively was born on 30-Jan-1866 in Taylor County, KY. He was the son of Robert W. Shively and Rosella Rice. He was the grandson of John B. Shively and Sarah Heaverin. He was the great grandson of John Shively and Susanna Hayden. Samuel Joseph Shively died on 27-Jan-1951 in London, Laurel Co., KY.  He is buried in Faulkner Chapel Cemetery (Swanpond), Knox Co., KY.  He was married 1st to Nancy Ellen Shelton.  She was born 23-Apr-1871 and died 27-Mar-1924.  She is buried in Faulkner Chapel Cemetery. 

Samuel "Crumb" Shively was married 2nd to Marinda Lawson.  Marinda Lawson was married possibly twice before, 1st to Hugh Meradeth (Meredith) and 2nd Dillard Taylor.

The lineage that is followed in this week's blog is from that of a son of Samuel Joseph Shively and Nancy Shelton. Roy Lee Shively was born 19-Feb-1897 and died 24-Nov-1983.  It is the history of the name Lee and Leeann that follows.

Extracted from The Gallatin Democrat, Charleston, Mississippi Co., MO, Thursday, November 24, 1983, Page 4, Column 2:

Roy L. Shively Dies

Roy Lee Shively, 86, of Shawneetown, passed away at his home at 10:55 a.m. Monday, Nov. 21, following a heart attack.  He was born on Feb. 19, 1897 to Samuel J and Nancy Shelton Shively in Kentucky.  He was married to Marion Margaret Kunz, who survives.

Other survivors include three sons, Morton Lee Shively and Richard Shively, both of Shawneetown, and Dr. M. A. Shively of Ewen, Michigan; one brother, Joe Shively of Louisville, Ky.; a sister, Edith Diamond of Charleston, Mo.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 11 a.m. at Charleston, Mo., with the Rev. Bob Burk, the Rev. John Barlett and the Rev. Howerton officiating.  Interment was in the Odd Fellows Cemetery at Charleston.  McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston was in charge of arrangements.

Marion Margaret Kunz Shively was the daughter of Charles Anthony "Tony" Kunz and Anna Lee Hutcheson.  Anna Lee Hutcheson was the daughter of John Vestal Hutcheson and Lee Ann Owens.   Extracted from The Daily Standard, Sikeston, MO, Monday, November 3, 1952, Page 3, Column 3:

Last Rites Held For Tony Kunz

(Special To The Standard) CHARLESTON, Nov. 3 -- Funeral services were held at 2:30 this afternoon for Charles Anthony "Tony" Knuz, 63, of Wyatt.  Mr. Kunz died of a heart ailment. He was born July 20, 1889 in New Richmond, Ohio.

Mr. Kunz was an oil salesman employed by the Economy Oil Company.  He was also a member of the Catholic Church of Wyatt. He had been a resident of this community for the last 45 years.

He is survived by his wife, Anna Lee, and three daughters, Mrs. Roy Shively of Marion, Ill., Mrs. Allen Moreton of Wyatt, and Mrs. Glen Hillhouse of Route 3, Charleston.  He also leaves a brother, George of New Richmond, and four sisters, Bertha Kunz, Mrs. C. E. Herf, and Mrs. T. J. Regan, all of New Richmond and Mrs. Richard Martin of Cincinnati.

The funeral was held at the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Charleston.  Burial was held in the I.O.O.F Cemetery.

Lee Ann Owens Hutcheson was born 4-May-1865 in Murry Co., KY and died 7-Jan-1957 in Mississippi Co., MO.  She was the daughter of Columbus Owens and Rebecca Herrington. Located in The Daily Standard, Sikeston, MO, Monday, January 7, 1957, Page 1, Column 3:

Charleston Woman Dies At Home Of Her Daughter

(Special To The Standard) CHARLESTON -- Mrs. Lee Ann Hutcheson, 91, widow of the late J. V. Hutcheson, died at 6:45 a.m. today at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Byrne, near Wyatt.  She was born May 4, 1865 in Murray, Ky., and moved to Mississippi county 88 years ago with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Owen.

She is survived by eight of the eleven children born to the union, Five daughters: Mrs. John Depoyster and Mrs. C. A. Kunz of Wyatt; Mrs. G. A. Bonifield of Charleston and Mrs. Fred Williams and Mrs. Hunter Byrne of Rt. 3, Charleston; by three sons: Emmett of Evansville, Ind.; Raymond of East Prairie and Clint of Rt. 2, Charleston; 22 grand children; 35 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.  One of her grandchildren is J. Abner Beck, county superintendent of schools.

The body will lie in state at the Nunnelee Funeral Home her until time for services which will be conducted at  2 p.m. from the First Baptist church with Rev. A. B. Cooper, pastor of the Wyatt Baptist church; Rev. Robert Burke, pastor of the Wyatt Methodist church, and Rev. D. D. Bledsoe, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating and burial will be in the Odd Fellows cemetery.

The above articles establish the lineage behind those who descend from Samuel Joseph "Crumb" Shively and have either Lee or Leeann (Lee Ann) in their name.   During the research on Samuel Joseph Shively several interesting facts or articles were found.  

The nickname of "Crumb" associated with Samuel Joseph Shively was listed with several family histories.  On the 1930 Bell County, KY census is the household of Crumb Shively age 61, wife Marinda age 41, step-daughter Mollie Meradith age 19, step-son Hugh Meradith age 16, step-son Edward Taylor age 8 and son Harlin Shively age 1 year and 9 months.

The following newspaper obituary for the second wife of Joseph Shively, Marinda Lawson, was extracted from The Middlesboro Daily, Middlesboro, KY, Saturday, April 21, 1973, Page 8, Column 2:

Marinda Lawson Shively

Mrs. Marinda Lawson Shively, a well-known resident of Stoney Fork, Ky., passed away Friday, April 20, 1973, in the Pineville Community Hospital following a long illness.  She was born November 30, 1888 at Beverly, Ky., daughter of the late Rant and Charity Taylor Lawson.  Mrs. Shively was a member of the Baptist Church and a lifelong resident of Bell County.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Lawson and Mrs. Mollie Lawson both of Stoney Fork; fours sons, Sam Meredith of Tallahassee, Fla., Hugh Meredith of Stoney Fork, Jim Meredith of Turtle Town, Tenn., Harlan Shively of Killeen, Texas; 36 grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, April 22, 1973, at 2 p.m. at the Arnett Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Thea O. Carter officiating.  Interment will be in the Lawson Cemetery, Mud Lick, with grandsons serving as pallbearers.

Friends may call at the Arnett Funeral Home until the hour of the service.  Arnett Funeral Home in charge.