Willis Oliver Shively And Family Who Lived In Iowa to Nebraska To Washington

Willis Oliver Shively was born Aug-1865 in Tama County, IA and died 16-Dec-1953 in Bellingham, Whatcom County, WA. (For information on his brother, Daniel S. Shively, read the March 10, 2012 Shively blog article). Willis was the son of Alexander Valentine Shively and Agnes Adams. Alexander Shively was the son of Daniel Shively (1796-1884) and Mary "Sarah" Weaver (1794-1847). Daniel Shively (born 1796) was the son of Ulrich Shively (1774-1825) and Christina Shideler (1776-1838).  Willis Shively was married 1st on 10-Mar-1894 in Cedar County, NE to Jennie Rebecca Wallace. She was born 10-Aug-1879 and died 1-May-1911 in Mansfield, Douglas County, WA and buried in Mansfield Cemetery. She was the daughter of James S. Wallace and Margarette Dunlap. Willis Oliver Shively was married 2nd on 15-Sep-1914 in Douglas County, WA to Ellen Elizabeth Welshans.  She was born in 1856 in Blair, Clay County, IL and died in 1922 in Blair, Clay County, IL.  She was the daughter of Lewis Wexler Welshans and Emily Gates Smith.  Willis Shively was married 3rd in 1926 to Sarah E. Jones who had been married prior to her marriage to Mr. Shively. Sarah was born 6-Oct-1863 in Trade, Johnson County, TN and died 3-Feb-1927 in Preston, King County, WA. She was buried in Preston Cemetery. Willis Shively was married 4th in Snohdmish County, WA to Nancy Jane Gosnell.  There is marriage license to wed issued 17-Oct-1927 to Willis and Nancy Jane.  Nancy Jane was born 1872 and died 8-Apr-1956 in Sedro Woolley, WA. She is buried in Greenacres Memorial Park in Ferndale, Whatcom County, WA.

Willis Oliver Shively and first wife had at least the following children:  Essie Margaret Shively born Oct-1896, died 1971 in King County, WA, married 12-Feb-1918 in Waterville, Douglas County, WA to B. Alfred McNamee; Murrel Valentine Shively born 2-Sep-1898 died 6-Aug-1972 in TN, married Lula Bowman; Emma Pearl Shively born 6-Aug-1901 in Merrick County, NE, died 11-Dec-1984 in Fresno County, CA, married James Oberon Eaton; and James Ray Shively born 4-Jan-1904 Merrick County, NE, died 14-Dec-1999 Chelan County, WA, married 1st Clara Barton, married 2nd Ruth Ella Lund.

The following newspaper obituary was located in The Bellingham Herald, Thursday, December 17, 1953, Page 37, Column 2:

SHIVELY- Willis O. Shively, age 88, of 2419 James Street, passed away in a local hospital Wednesday, December 16. Mr. Shively had resided in this community for the past 30 years, and was a member of the Free Methodist Church. He was a retired carpenter, and leaves to survive his wife, Mrs. Nancy Shively at the home, two sons, James of Lakeside, Wash. and Mearl of Roseburg, Ore; two daughters, Mrs. A. McNamee of Preston, Wash. and Mrs. Emma Eaton of Orange Grove, Calif., a step-daughter, Mrs. Anna Stickney of Bellingham, 12 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. The remains rest at the funeral home of Harlow-Hollingsworth.

The following was extracted from The Bellingham Herald, Tuesday, April 10, 1956, Page 9, Column 5:

SHIVELY-Nancy Jane Shively, age 84, of Sedro Woolley, passed away at her home Sunday, April 8. Mrs. Shiely had resided in Bellingham for 30 years prior to moving to Sedro Woolley last fall and was a member of the Free Methodist Church. Surviving relatives include one daughter, Mrs. Anna Stickney of Concrete; 5 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren. The remains rest at the Jones Harlow-Hollingsworth Funeral Home where services will be conducted Thursday, April 12 at 10:30 a.m. Final resting place Greenacres Memorial Park.

Jacob Wintrode Shively And Wife, Betsy Almira Barber, Who Lived In Tama County, Iowa

Jacob Wintrode Shively was born on 8-October-1855 in Huntington County, IN. He was the son of Owen Shively and Mary Wintrode McClure.  Jacob was married on 13-March-1877 in Tama County, IA to Betsy Almira Barber. 

Located in the Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Monday, June 19, 1933, Page 1, Column 2:

Shively Funeral Is Held At Tama

(Courier Special Service)  Tama, Ia.--The funeral of Mrs. Jacob W. Shively, 72, a resident of Tama for more than half a century, who died Friday night, was held Sunday afternoon at Harrison funeral home.  Rev. W. O. Eckler of the Methodist church officiated.  Members of the Rebekah lodge attended the services in a body.  Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery.

Surviving her are Mr. Shively, their six children, Mrs. J. R. Haynes, Ayr, N.D.; Mrs. Alice Steininger, Dayton, O; Mrs. Rilla Larson and Mrs. C. W. Schidt, Tama; J. W. Shively, Keokuk; and Delbert Shively, Toledo.  She also leaves a sister, Mrs. E. Gibbons, Monroe, Washington; and two brothers, Samuel Barber, Coon Rapids, and John Barber, Tama.

Extracted from an unknown newspaper source dated July 1, 1943:

J. Shively, 87, Died Wednesday, Funeral Services To Be Held Friday

Jacob Shively, 87, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Rilla Larson, in Tama, with whom he had made his home for the past few years.  He was taken that day to the Marshalltown hospital.

Jacob Wintrode Shively was born in Huntingdon County, Ind., October 8th, 1855, the son of Owen and Mary Wintrode Shively.

At the age of six years he came with his parents to Tama, Iowa, where he had since made his home, with the exception of two years, when the family lived in Nebraska, and of a year or two when he had lived near Montour, Iowa.  He had lived continuously in Tama since 1879.

He was married to Betsy Almira Barber, March 13th, 1877.  To this union six children were born; they are Mrs. C. W. Schmidt of Tama, Mrs. Flora M. Haynes of Ayre, North Dakota, Mrs. W. S. Hattery of Dayton, Ohio, Jay W. Shively of Keokuk, Delbert M. Shively of Marshalltown, and Mrs. Rilla Larson of Tama.  He leaves ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

His wife preceded him in death June 16th, 1933.

For many years he was a member of the United Brethren church of Tama, but after that church disbanded he became a member of the Methodist church of Tama.  He was a member of Tama Lodge No. 152,  I.O.O.F. for over 50 years.

For 22 years he was a policeman in Tama, after which he had charge of the city Pumping Station, from which he retired about seven years ago.  Mr. Shively became ill May 31st, 1943, and that day was taken to St. Thomas Hospital at Marshalltown.  He passed away June 30th, 1943.

The funeral will be held from the Mason funeral home tomorrow (Friday), July 2, at 2 p.m.

The I.O.O.F. lodge will be in charge of the grave service.  Lodge members will be pall bearers.  Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery.

Jacob Shively is listed in the household of his parents on the 1870 Tama County, IA census. He and wife, Betsy, and daughter, Daisy age 2 are listed on the 1880 Tama County, IA census.  The family of Jacob W. Shively is listed on the 1900 Tama County, IA census as follows:  Jacob W  born Oct 1855, wife Betsy born Jan 1861, daughter Daisy born March 1878, daughter Flora born Nov 1880, daughter Alice born April 1883, son Jay born June 1888, son Delbert born December 1894 and daughter Rilla born April 1898.  Jacob can be found on the 1910 thru 1940 Tama County, IA census records.