Lewis Nealy Shively And Wife Mary Louisa Hoover Who Lived In Indiana, Michigan and New York

Lewis Shively/Mary Hoover Marriage Certificate

Lewis Nealy Shively was born on 18-May-1881 in Kosciusko County, IN and died 5-Mar-1957 in Rochester, Monroe County, NY. Lewis was the son of John W. Shively (1845-1936) and Phrania "Franny" Foltz (1854-1931). Lewis married Mary Louisa Hoover in Kosciusko County, IN on 17-Aug-1902. Mary was born 19-Nov-1882 in Wakarusa, Elkhart County, IN and died 9-Jan-1948 in Clyde, Wayne County, NY. She was the daughter of Isaiah Hoover and Emaline Loucks. 

Located on the 1900 Etna Township, Kosciusko County, IN census is the household of John W. Shively born Jan-1845 age 55 married 26 years, wife Fanny born Feb-1854 age 46 married 26 years 7 children born of whom 6 are living, son Ira C. born Apr-1877 age 23, son Lewis born May-1881 age 19, son Rufus O. born Oct 1883 age 16, son Curtis H. born Apr-1888 age 12, and daughter Clara E. born Sep-1892 age 7. Listed on the 1910 Colon Township, St. Joseph County, MI census is the household of Lewis Shively age 28 married 6 years, wife Mary age 27 married 6 years 1 child born and 1 child living, daughter Ocie age 7, and sister-in-law Martha Hoover age 18. Listed on the 1920 Constantine Township, St. Joseph County, MI census is the family of Louis Shively age 38, wife Mary age 37, daughter Ocie age 16 and hired man Luther Guthrie age 23. On the 1930 Cortland City, Cortland County, NY census is the household of Lewis Shively age 48, wife Mary age 47 and son Robert  age 7. Listed on the 1940 Clyde, Wayne County, NY census are the families of Alfred Hoy age 44, wife Ocie Fern age 37, daughter Winifred age 17, son Daniel age 15, daughter Eva age 9, father-in-law Louis Shively age 58 and mother-in-law Mary Shively age 57.

The following newspaper obituary was extracted from the Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, Thursday, March 7, 1957, Page 3, Column 3:

Lewis Shively

CLYDE, March 6 - Lewis Shively, 75, former resident of Clyde, died in Rochester early Tuesday (March 5, 1957) after a long illness. He was born in Bourbon, Ind., May 18, 1881, a son of John and Fanny Shively and has passed the last 15 years in this vicinity.

He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Alfrey E. Hoy of Clyde RD; two granddaughters, Mrs. Robert Barnes of Clyde RD and Miss Eva Hoy of Rochester; a grandson, Daniel Hoy of Newark; two great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at Kenneth E. Lundy Funeral Home at 48 Sodus St., Clyde, until tomorrow night when the body will be sent to Nappanee, Ind., where the funeral will be conducted Sunday afternoon. Burial will be in Union Center Cemetery, Union Center, Ind.

Benjamin Franklin Shively From St. Joseph County Michigan

A Shively cousin received a calendar from the Fleet Reserve Association for 2012. For the month of December there is a view of the U.S.S. Arizona memorial which shows the name of B. F. Shively.  A request was made to see if any information on B. F. Shively could be found.   B .F. Shively's full name was Benjamin Franklin Shively and he was the son of Harry Wilbur Shively and Agnes Martha Albright.  

Benjamin Franklin Shively was a fireman, 1st class, U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Arizona when the ship was attacked in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  He was on the casualty list and is buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, Michigan.  

Also buried in the Riverside Cemetery are his parents.  His father, Harry Wilbur Shively was born on 4-March-1886 in VanBuren County, Michigan and died 12-Aug-1976 in St. Joseph County, Michigan.  His mother, Agnes Martha Albright Shively was born 24-Sep-1888 in Rock County, Wisconsin and died 3-Dec-1966 in St. Joseph County, Michigan.

The family of Harry and Agnes Shively are located on the census records  in 1930 Lockport Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan and 1920 Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.  From these records it is known there were at least the following children:   Louise born ca. 1915, Wilbur born ca. 1917, Benjamin born 1919 and James born ca. 1923.

Harry Wilbur Shively is found on the 1900 census records in the household of his parents, Benjamin F Shively born October 1834 and 2nd wife Hattie May Doolittle born June 1863.  The family is located in Laurel, Cedar County, Nebraska.  

Benjamin F Shively born in 1834 was the son of Benjamin Franklin Shively, Sr (1799-1844) and Barbara Asherman (Eshelman) (1809-1887).  Input from Shively researchers indicate that  Benjamin Franklin Shively, Sr may be a twin to Christian Shively (1799-1827).  Further it is believed that Benjamin and Christian were sons of Jacob Shively and Barbara Thomas. The Shively researchers continue to look for documentation to prove this lineage.