James Clifford Shively And John R. Shively Who Lived In Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

John R. Shively And James C. Shively

James Clifford Shively And John R. Shively were grandsons of John L. Shively and Vadia (Nevada) Hodge.  John L. Shively and Nevada Hodge were the subjects of last weeks blog.  James Clifford Shively and John R. Shively were the sons of John L. Shively and Laura B. Newingham.  James was born 29-Apr-1924 and died 12-Mar-2003. James C. Shively was married 8-Aug-1945 to Constance I. King.  She was born 13-Dec-1926. He was married second to Esther Dorothy Calhoun on 28-Feb-1949. John R. Shively was born ca. 1930. 

The following newspaper article was found in The Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, March 21, 1951, Page 1, Column 2:

Meet In Korea

Scottdale brothers, Sergeant James C. Shively (right) with the Service Company of the 27^th Infantry Division and Private First Class John R. Shively, with a transportation battalion, met for the first time in two years recently.  The reunion took place in Taegu, Korea, on February 25.

Sergeant Shively is now serving with the famed Wolfhead Regiment, which was then in Suwon, Korea.  It is one of the first United States units to enter the Korean War from Japan.  Private First Class Shively is one of the many reserves called to active duty as a result of the action in Korea.  He returned to service on September 30, 1950, and arrived in Korea on December 24 of that year.  The transportation battalion is sponsored by the Reading Railroad of Reading, and is stationed at Sindong, Korea.  It is one of the main links supplying equipment to all front line troops.

Sergeant Shively is one of the many Regular Army men whose voluntary enlistments were extended by the Government to meet the crisis in Korea.

Located in The Daily Courier, Friday, August 22, 1947, Page 1, Column 6:

Westmoreland County Youths Enlist In Army

Several Westmoreland county youths have been enlisted in the Regular Army, according to M/-Sgt. John T. Bilpuch, in charge of the Greensburg recruiting district.

James C. Shively, husband of Mrs. Constance B. Shively and son of Mrs. Laura B. Shively of 716 West Pittsburg street, Scottdale, reenlisted for three years, selecting the European command for his service.  He has a total of three years and eight months in the Army, his last tenure being with the 71^st Infantry 44^th Division.

The following was extracted from The Daily Courier, Thursday Evening, October 3, 1946, Page 1, Column 4:

Asks For Divorce

GREENSBURG, Oct 3. – Laura Shively of Scottdale has filed a divorce libel here against John L. Shively, charging desertion.

The marriage between John L Shively and Laura B Newingham was not without problems. From The Evening Standard, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Monday, October 25, 1937, Page 1, Columns 4-5:

Mother Of 4 Fails In Attempt On Own Life

Connellsville Woman In Hopital; Drank Bottle Of Turpentine

Mrs. Laura Shively, 33, of Snydertown, north of Connellsville, the mother of four children, was in a serious condition today in the Connellsville State hospital as a result of an attempted suicide in her home Saturday night by drinking turpentine.

According to County Detective John C. Wall and Police Chief Andrew Thomas of Connellsville who conducted an immediate investigation, the woman was suffering head injuries and a swollen face.

Domestic troubles, officers said, were the cause of the suicide attempt.  County Detective Wall reported that Mrs. Shively drank the contents of a small bottle of turpentine in the pantry of her home at 6 o’clock Saturday evening while the family was preparing for the evening meal.

An investigation is being conducted to determine to source of the head injuries, officers said.

Rushed To Hospital

Nothing was known of the suicide attempt until 10 o’clock Saturday when the woman fainted.  On recovering she revealed the fact to her husband, John Shively, Connellsville automobile salesman, who rushed her to the hospital.

Regaining consciousness in the Connellsville hospital, the woman told Chief Thomas that her husband had been “running around with another woman” and that she had asked him not to do it, declaring that she could not live without him.

Hospital authorities reported her condition as “fairly good” while Dr. E. F. Harris, attending physician would not make a statement due to the internal action of the poison.

Mrs. Shively is the mother of four children, James, 13; William, 11; Jack, 8 and David, 4.

John L. Shively And Wife, Vadia (Nevada) Hodge, Who Lived In Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

John Shively and Vadia Hodge Marriage

John L. Shively was born 17-Mar-1856 and died 18-Oct-1929 in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, PA.  The PA death certificate lists his father as George Shively who was born in Germany.  John L. Shively was married first to Lovina Tedrow.  He was married second to Vadia Hodge on 22-July-1897.  She was born 3-Jul-1873 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 30-Jun-1953 in Scottdale, Westmoreland County, PA.   She was the daughter of Samuel Hodge and Catherine Hixson.

Listed on the 1900 White Precinct, East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, PA is the family of John L Shively born March 1856 age 44 married 3 years, wife Nevada born July 1874 age 25, daughter Girtrude born August 1897 age 2, daughter Ivaline born February 1899 age 1, daughter Olive born October 1886 age 13, son Robert born July 1890 age 10, daughter Ruth born 1893 age 7.  Listed on the 1910 East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, PA is the household of John Shively age 54, wife Nevada age 35, daughter Gertrude age 13, daughter Ivaline age 11, daughter Hazel age 9, son John age 6, son William B age 3, daughter Opal Jane age 1, daughter Olive age 23, son Robert age 19 and daughter Ruth age 17.  

The following article was found in The Daily Courier, Connersville, Pennsylvania, Friday April 22, 1910, Page 5, Column 1:

Another High Cost

There is a lot of talk about this matter of the high cost of living, but what could one expect when other things cost so high as evidenced by a startling occurrence in which a farmer of near town figured in this week.  John L. Shively, S. S. Flack, Jerry Elder and John Breegle are among those who have been planting new fruit trees this spring.  Mr. Shively had a consignment of trees coming to him from a nursery over in Maryland.  When the bundle came instead of fruit trees they were hydrangeas.  A mistake in shipping had been made, and in order to have the mistake remedied quickly to be with no loss Mr. Shively hurried to the long distance telephone, called up the nursery and informed the latter of the error.  When he got through the brief conversation and was ready to pay his telephone call bill one of $2.50 made him nearly drop dead.  The next time it will be no telephone for him.

This article was located in The Daily Courier, Monday, October 21, 1929, Page 1, Column 3:

Many Attend Funeral of John L. Shively

Special to The Courier -  SCOTTSDALE, Oct. 21 -- The funeral service for John L. Shively, who died Friday morning in a Pittsburg hospital, was held Sunday afternoon at the residence in West Pittsburg street in charge of Rev. A. S. Lenhart, pastor of Trinity Reformed Church and Rev. George R. Haden, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  Elmer Morrow was soloist and pallbearers were W. D. Frets, A. J. Felgar, Charles Graft, John Ritchey, Edward Workman and J. Frank Hardy.  It was on of the largest funerals ever held in Scottsdale.  Interment was in Scottsdale Cemetery.

The following newspaper obituary was found in The Daily Courier, Wednesday, July 1, 1953, Page 2, Column 3:

Grim Reaper

Mrs. Nevada Shively

SCOTTDALE, July 1 -- MRs. Nevada Hodge Shively, 79, died at noon Tuesday at the home of a son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George Hough, at 917 North Hickory street.

Born in South Huntingdon township near Reagantown, she moved while young to East Huntingdon township, where she was a resident for 60 years.  She had lived with the Hough family for the past four years.

Mrs. Shively was a member of the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church.  Her husband, John L. Shively, preceded her in death on October 18, 1929.

Survivors include the following children, Mrs. Cleon King of Hudson Falls, N.Y., Robert E. of Louisville, Ohio, Mrs. L. A. Nelson of Philadelphia, Mrs. Gertrude Snyder of Youngstown, Ohio, Mrs. Hough and Mrs. R. S. Loucks, both of Scottsdale, Mrs. W. W. Trudel of Tuckahoe, N. Y., W. B. of Mount Pleasant, R. D.,  Clifford of Scottsdale, R. D., and John 

Shively, address unknown.  There are 22 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; four brothers, Charles Hodge of Ruffsdale, R. D., Richard of Beloit, Ohio, Emerson of Tarr and WIlliman of Lancaster, Ohio, and three sisters, Mrs. Ella Dustin of Alliance, Ohio, Miss Jennie Hodge of Ruffsdale, R. D., and Mrs. Sam Taylor of Scottsdale.

The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Murphy funeral home in charge of Rev. Ronald Rearie assisted by Rev. George Osterwise.  Burial will be made in Scottsdale Cemetery.

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.

John Wilhelm Shively And Wife Nancy Beatty From Huntingdon County, PA To Blair County, PA

John Wilhelm Shively was born on 17-Oct-1842 and died 28-Mar-1923 in Blair County, PA. He was the son of Daniel Shively and Mary Wilhelm. Mary Wilhelm Shively died 13-Apr-1857 and is buried in Shaffersville Cemetery, Huntington County, PA.  John Wilhelm Shively married on 1-Sep-1867 to Nancy Beatty, daughter of Eli Beatty and Maria Dry.  Nancy Beatty was born 21-Aug-1844 and died 22-Dec-1932 in Blair County, PA.

On the 1850 Porter Township, Huntingdon County, PA census is the household of Daniel Shively age 55, wife Mary age 46, son Samuel age 16, daughter Minerva age 13 and son John W. age 6.  On the 1860 Borough of Alexandria, Huntington County, PA is the household of S. W. Shively age 26, wife Eliza age 21, son Morris age 1, father Daniel Shively age 62 and brother John age 18.  Daniel Shively is living in the household of his son, S. W. Shively in 1870 in Blair County, PA.  On the 1870 Birmingham Borough, Huntingdon County, PA is the household of Jno W Shively age 27, wife Nancy age 27, son Henry S age 2 and daughter Maria age 6 months.  Listed on the 1900 Snyder Township, Blair County, PA census is the family of John W Shively born Oct 1844, wife Nancy A born Aug 1844, son Robert B born Apr 1880, daughter Lillian S born Feb 1883 and son Mahen S born Mar 1886.  A blog article was written on 11-Jun-2011 regarding some of the related family of John W. Shively.

The following article was located in the Tyrone Daily Herald, Tyrone, PA, Thursday, May 21, 1891, Page 4, Column 2:

This morning at ten o'clock the impressive ceremony was performed, at the home of the bride at Ironsville, which united in marriage Miss Maria Shively, daughter of John W. Shively and wife, and Mr. Francis D. Keefer, of this place, the officiating clergyman being Rev. J. B. Brennamen, the Methodist minister at Birmingham. The newly made couple were the recipients of many useful and valuable presents.The groom is the very obliging and pleasant clerk in the clothing store of Mahlon Cryder. They departed on Day Express to spend their honeymoon in the eastern cities. The HERALD joins with their many friends in wishing them a married life of unalloyed happiness.

Located in The Tyrone Herald, Thursday, February 25, 1892, Page 8, Column 6:

In about two weeks John W. Shively and Francis D. Keefer will open a general merchandise store in their new building now in course of construction at Ironsville. We wish the gentlemen success in their new venture.

The newspaper obituary for Nancy Beatty Shively was located in the Tyrone Daily Herald, Friday, December 23, 1932, Page 8, Column 2:

Deaths

Mrs. J. W. Shively

Died At Her Home At Ironsville Last Night

Last night at 10:45 o'clock, Mrs. John Shively, passed away at her home at Ironsville from infirmities due to old age.  Mrs. Shively had been a patient sufferer for several years.

Nancy Beatty Shively was a daughter of the late Eli and Maria Dry Beatty.  She was born at McVeytown, Mifflin county, August 21, 1844 and moved into the Ironsville vicinity many years ago.  In 1807 she was united in marriage by Rev. John H. Clark, with John W. Shively, who preceded her to the grave ten years ago.

Surviving her passing away are two daughters, two sons and two grandchildren as follows: Mrs. F. D. Keefer, Ironsville; Mrs. H. M. Christian, Altoona; Robert B. Shively and Mack S. Shively at home, at Ironsville.  The grandchildren are Nancy and Jean Christian, Altoona.

Mrs. Shively had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Ironsville since girlhood days.  Her beautiful christian life was an influence for good in the community while in the home she was everything a mother's love could give to those who were near and dear to her.  Her life was a blessing to those with whom she came in contact and she will be missed by her legion of friends.

Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist church at Ironsville, conducted by Rev. J. J. Cummings.  Interment at Birmingham.

The newspaper obituary for John Wilhelm Shively was located in The Tyrone Daily Herald, Thursday, March 29, 1923, Page 1, Column 4:

John W. Shively

Passed Away At His Home At Ironsville

John W. Shively, one of the best known and respected citizens of Ironsville, passed into the eternal life on Wednesday night at 11:50.

Mr. Shively was a son of the late Daniel and Mary Shively and was born at Alexandria, October 17, 1842 and was aged 80 years, 5 months and 11 days.

When a boy he drove his father's boat on the canal from Hollidaysburg to Philadelphia.  On September 1, 1867 he was united in marriage with Miss Nancy A. Beatty, a daughter of Ely and Maria Beatty.  To this union, seven sons and daughters were born, four of whom are living.  They are as follows:  Mrs. F. D. Keefer, of Ironsville; Mrs. Harry M. Christian of Juanita Park; Robert and Mac at home.

Mr. Shively had been in the sand at teaming business over 40 years. He was also connected with his son-in-law, F. D. Keefer, for 31 years in the mercantile business at Ironsville.  He was a sincere christian, and was devoted to his church and family. He was one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Ironsville and will be greatly missed in the community, as one of the leading members of the Ironsville Methodist church.

Funeral services will be held in the church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock conducted by Rev. B. B. Dysart, pastor of the church.  Interment will be made in Presbyterian cemetery at Birmingham.