This site was created by Larry Shively who is researching the history of the Shively families. The goal is to have a site where all Shively researchers can share and ask questions in regards to their Shively lines. The largest majority of the Shively family records are located in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. There are early records of Shively's also in Virginia and Kentucky. There are not many established Shively lineages back to Europe. There are documented lineages to Switzerland and Germany. Through the sharing of information from all of our research it is desired that all can learn about our Shively families.

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Jacob Shively From Darke County, Ohio To Cass County, Indiana To Hamilton County, Ohio

Jacob Shively Ohio Death Certificate

Jacob Shively (Scheifele) was born 1-Nov-1859 in OH and died 7-Jun-1924 in Hamilton County, OH.  He was the son of John Scheifele (born 8-Jun-1823 in Germany died 30-Aug-1877 in OH) and Anna Maria Haug (born 14-Feb-1833 in Germany died 2-Nov-1917 in Darke County, OH). John and Anna Scheifele are both buried in the Highland Cemetery, Covington, Miami County, OH.


Jacob Shively married 1st to Nancy “Nannie” Evelyn Ishmael in Cass County, IN on 19-Mar-1883. This was the 2nd marriage for Nannie E. Ishmael who was married at least 4 times. Nannie Ishmael was born on 27-Jul-1850 in Cain, Fountain County, IN and died on 23-Apr-1927 in Kokomo, Howard County, IN. She was the daughter of Robert T. and Rachel Ishmael. Jacob married 2nd to Ida May Rich on 20-Jul-1898 in Wabash County, IN. Ida May Rich was born 4-Sep-1870 and died 10-Oct-1940 in Hamilton County, OH. She was the daughter of William Rich and Jean Wilson. Ida May Rich was married 1st to Frank Jones in Cass County, IN on 3-Jun-1893.

Listed on the 1870 Bradford, Adams Township, Darke County, OH census is the family of John Shively age 47 born in Wurtemburg Germany, wife Anna M. age 37 born in Wurtemberg Germany, daughter Amelia age 15 born in PA, son John age 13 born in PA , son Jacob age 10 born in Ohio, daughter Anna age 6, daughter Catharine age 4 and son Edward age 1. Listed on the 1880 Bradford, Adams Township, Darke County, OH census are Anna M. Shively age 47, son John age 23, son Jacob age 20, daughter Anna age 16, daughter Catharine age 14, son Edward age 11, son Frank age 6 and son David age 4. Located on the 1910 Precinct E, Cincinnati City, Hamilton County, OH census are Jacob Shively age 50, second marriage and wife Ida M. age 39, second marriage.Still in Cincinnati in 1920 they are listed on the 1920 Cincinnati, Precinct O, Hamilton County, OH census as Jacob Shively age 60 and wife Ida M. age 49. Jacob is listed as an Engineer for the railroad.

Jacob Shively married 1st to Nancy “Nannie” Evelyn Ishmael in Cass County, IN on 19-Mar-1883. This was the 2nd marriage for Nannie E. Ishmael who was married at least 4 times. Nannie Ishmael was born on 27-Jul-1850 in Cain, Fountain County, IN and died on 23-Apr-1927 in Kokomo, Howard County, IN. She was the daughter of Robert T. and Rachel Ishmael. Nancy “Nannie” E. Ishmael married 1st to Charles E. Lewis in Cass County, IN on 5-Oct-1871. She married 2nd to Jacob Shively in 1883 with this marriage ending in divorce in 1898. Nannie E. Ishmael Lewis Shively married 3rd in Howard County, IN on 11-Feb-1909 to Edward G. Power. He had been married 1st to Mary E. Turley who had died on 27-Oct-1908.  The marriage of Nannie and Edward Powers ended in divorce in 1909.  Nannie E. Ishmael Lewis Shively Powers married a 4th time to David W. Buskirk in Miami County, IN on 10-Aug-1909.

Located on the 1850 Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, IN census is the household of Thomas Ishmael age 28, wife Rachel age 29, son Thomas age 8, son John age 6, son William age 2, daughter Nacny age 6 months, Rachel Cumins age 72, Davis Stephenson age 17 and William Stephenson age 15. From the 1860 Cain Township, Fountain County, IN census is the family of Thomas Ishmael age 37, wife Rachel age 39, son John W. age 16, son William age 13, daughter Nancy E. age 10, son Reuben B. age 9, son Joel A. age 6, son Thomas age 3, daughter Ruth A. age 1 and farm laborer Franklin Baxter age 18. On the 1870 Kokomo, Howard County census are Rachel Boggs age 70 and domestic servant Nancy Ishmael age 19. Nannie E. Ishmael has married for the first time by 1880 and listed on the 1880 Ensley Township, Newaygo County, MI census are Charles Lewis age 29, wife Nancy age 29 and son Charley age 3. On the 1900 Center Township, Kokomo City, IN census are Charles E. Lewis born Oct-1876 age 23, wife Mary B. born Feb-1887 age 19, son Kenneth born Apr-1900 age 1 month and mother Nanny Shively born Jul-1854 age 45. Listed on the 1910 Center Township, Kokomo City, Howard County, census is the household of David W. Buskirk age 65 (his second marriage) and wife Nannie E. age 55.

Copied from the Logansport Reporter, Logansport, Indiana, April 26, 1890, Page 4:
Jacob Shively has his trouble double, while his engine was in the shop for repairs. Thursday, Jake went fishing at the Wabash dam and on his return he discovered that he had lost his pocket book containing a check on the bank for $120 and $10 in money. If found and returned to owner a liberal reward is offered.

Copied from the Logansport Reporter, Logansport, Indiana, May 24, 1898, Page 6:
Nancy Shively was yesterday granted a divorce and $500 alimony in the Miami circuit court from Jacob Shively. The defendant is a Pan Handle engineer and the suit was filed in the Miami circuit court by Larry and Mahoney.

The following was found in the Logansport Weekly Pharos, Logansport, Indiana, May 25, 1898:
In the circuit court at Kokomo yesterday the wife of Jacob Shively, of this city, was granted a divorce and $500 alimony. Plaintiff was represented in the trial by Larry & Mahoney. After the separation of the couple Mrs. Shively removed to Kokomo.

Jacob married 2nd to Ida May Rich on 20-Jul-1898 in Wabash County, IN. She was the daughter of William Rich and Jean Wilson.

Copied from the Logansport Reporter, Logansport, Indiana, May 7, 1900, Page 3:
Jacob Shively, of Smead street, for twenty-two years an employe of the Panhandle, has resigned his position and is preparing to make an extended trip through the south for the purpose of finding a new location. During her husband’s absence Mrs. Shively will visit friends in Frankfort, Ind.

Located in the Logansport Journal, Logansport, Indiana, November 2, 1900, Page 4:
Wife Makes Mistake
Assaults Innocent Woman In Company With Her Husband
Jacob Shively was arraigned in Justice Guthrie’s court yesterday to answer to the charge of provoke preferred by Mrs. Josie Pierce. Mrs. Pierce alleges that Wednesday night she was walking up Market street, when Shively approached her and opened a conversation. She refused to foster the conversation and told him that she was a married woman and for him to tend to his own business. Just then Mrs. Shively appeared upon the scene and catching Mrs. Pierce by the neck struck her. Matters were finally settled in court, Shively pleading guilty and staying a fine.

Nannie E. Ishmael Lewis Shively married 3rd in Howard County, IN on 11-Feb-1909 to Edward G. Power.  The following articles concerning the marriage and divorce of Nannie and Edward G. Power are as follows:

Located in the Kokomo Daily Tribune, Kokomo, Indiana, February 13, 1909, Page 7, Column 2:
Mr. Edward G. Power, seventy-three and Mrs. Nannie Shively, fifty-six, were married Thursday evening, the Rev. C. W. Shoemaker of the Markland avenue M. E. church officiating. The groom was a widower and had his Courtland avenue home all furnished and prepared for the coming of his bridge. The wedding was celebrated in the presence of but a few friends. Friday night the bridal couple were visited by an old fashioned belling party, with hideous musical instruments, gongs and all that makes night hideous. Mr. Power had not purposed recognizing the visitors, or coming out of the house, but finally some of the more ambitious of this tormentors climbed to the roof and capped the chimneys, smoking the couple out, whereupon Mr. Power appeared with a shot gun. There was a scattering among the invaders. Mr. and Mrs. Power are excellent people. The bride was a widow and is a most worthy woman. The groom is a large land owner and a veteran of the civil war.

From the Logansport Times, Logansport, Indiana, February 19, 1909, Page 1, Column 6:
Edward G. Powers Married
Wonders will never cease here in the valley of the Wabash. Here is our old friend Edward G. Powers, formerly of the Young America neighborhood, who has withstood the storms of 73 winters, and he unites himself in marriage with Mrs. Nannie E. Shively, who has bloomed and blossomed through 50 autumns. The groom’s daughter, Ladoska Powers, was many years ago a faithful typesetter in the office of The Logansport Times. Our understanding is that Mr. Powers fell into the trap through and advertisement which he himself inserted. He wanted a wife, and he just said so in so many words, and the thing was no sooner said than done, and our wish if that they may live happy evermore. The bride lived at Kokomo, where they were married.

Unfortunately the marriage of Edward G. Power and Mrs. Nannie E. Shively did not go so well as reported in the Kokomo Daily Tribune, Kokomo, Indiana, March 11, 1909, Page 1, Column 5:
False Teeth Are An Issue
In Divorce Suit of Power Vs. Power
Husband Not Nice
In His Table Manners, Is Complaint Of The Wife — He Humiliated And Disgusted Her, She Says, By His Habits In The Home — She Lived With Him Two Weeks — She Wants $3,000 And Her Former Name
Many a craft on the matrimonial sea hits the rocks within a year from the time it is launched, but nearly all of them manage to keep afloat at least a fortnight. Even as short a voyage as that, however, is the record of the shallop of Edward G. and Nannie Power. They set sail on February 12, last, and went on the rocks on February 26 — two weeks later to a day.
It is not known that the law firm of Overson & Manning were ambitious to offer something distinctly new in the way of “fillin’” for a divorce complaint, but they are entitled to credit for putting forward something of that kind. The things charged in the complaint are not scandalous but they sound shockingly unsanitary.
The plaintiff in the suit is the wife, Nannie Power. She asserts that she began to drink of the cup of disappointment and humiliation almost from the day of her marriage to the defendant. She says he  became indifferent to her and entered on a course of conduct toward her that finally made it impossible for her longer to continue in his presence.
The complaint sets out that Power had table manners that were, to say the least, peculiar. It is asserted that he had false teeth and that upon finishing a repast and while the plaintiff was still seated at the table, he would take them out and “lick the teeth and plates”, a performance that filled the plaintiff with humiliation and disgust and made her sick.
It is charged, too, that the defendant was not given to practice of eating from an individual dish. It is asserted that it was his habit to help himself direct from the containing dishes. It is set forth, too, that his manner of partaking of the elements of good cheer were neither deliberate nor gentle, it being asserted that he was known frequently to “grab into a dish with both hands”.
It is further complained that neatness in his habits around the house was not one of the distinguishing traits of the defendant. That is not just the way it is put in the complaint — the “shorter and uglier word” filthy is used there. The plaintiff asserts that all of these disagreeable personal habits were not the only shortcomings of the defendant. It is asserted that he added to them the offense of vulgar language. It is averred that the plaintiff found life with the defendant under such circumstances unbearable. She says she was humiliated by his conduct and rendered ill by it, the impression being left that it was conducive to nausea. She stood it two weeks and then a separation was “the end of the chapter”, that a  resumption of the marriage relation is quite out of the question and that a suggestion of reconciliation is not to be considered. In brief, the complaint leaves an impression that the plaintiff has had enough.
In the concluding paragraph of the complaint it is revealed that the plaintiff wants to be paid reasonably well for the two weeks she lived with the defendant. She suggests alimony in the amount of $3,000. It is set out that the defendant has ninety acres of land in Harrison township and that his property holdings are of the value of at least $10,000. It seems that the defendant has become so repugnant to the plaintiff the the latter wants absolutely nothing out of him but a settlement. She does not even want the name he gave her, for she asks the court to restore to her her former name, Nannie Shively. There is also a request that the defendant be required to pay into the court a reasonable sum for the plaintiff’s use pending the final adjudication of the suit for divorce.

Nannie E. Ishmael Lewis Shively Powers married a 4th time to David W. Buskirk in Miami County, IN on 10-Aug-1909.

From The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, June 9, 1924, Page 10:
Services For Engineer
Funeral services for Jacob Shively, railroad engineer, 2198 Shadwell st., Fairmount, who died at his home Saturday, will be held Tuesday from Fairmount M. E. Church. Interment will be at Spring Grove Cemetery. Shively served Chesapeake & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads a total of 40 years.

Copied from the Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo, Indiana, April 23, 1927, Page 1, Column 2:
Brief Illness Fatal
Mrs. Nannie Shivley Dies From Flu And Pneumonia Attack
Mrs. Nannie Shivley, 73, died Saturday morning at 2:05 o’clock at the home of her son, Charles Lewis, 716 North Washington street. She was taken ill with the flu nine days ago, this developing into pneumonia which caused her death. Mrs. Shivley was born and reared in Howard and Tipton counties. She was married to Charles E. Lewis of Logansport in 1870 and his death occurred five years ago. Two children were born, the son at whose home her death occurred and a daughter who died at the age of five. Six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one brother, Joseph Ishman of Logansport, survive.
Until four years ago when she fell and broker her hip, Mrs. Shivley was a faithful attendant of the Main Street Methodist church of which she was a member.
The body was taken to the S. C. Moore funeral home and prepared for burial. Sunday it will be taken to the home of her grandson, Lester Lewis, 114 West Madison street, where friends are invited to call. The funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Main Street M. E. church.

Extracted from The Cincinnati Enquirer, Friday, October 11, 1940, Page 23, Column 2:
SHIVELY--Ida May Shively (nee Rich), beloved wife of the late Jacob Shively, passed away October 10, 1940, at her residence, 2198 Shadwell st., in her 70th year.  Funeral from the Vitt & Stermer Fairmount funeral home, 1824 Westwood ave., Saturday, October 12, at 1:30 pm.  Services at the Fairmount M. E. Church, Tremont st. at 2 p.m. 
Remains may be viewed at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Ralph Homer Shively And Edna Vivian Sword Who Lived In Marinette County, Wisconsin

Ralph Shively And Edna Sword
Green Bay Press-Gazette, 8-Nov-1955
Ralph Homer Shively was born on 30-Jan-1890 in Marcus, Cherokee County, IA and died on 23-Sep-1973 in Goodman, Marinette County, WI. He was married on 28-Oct-1915 to Edna Vivian Sword. Edna was born on 16-Nov-1893 in Canton, Trigg County, KY and died don 18-Feb-1976 in Racine, Racine County, WI.  She was the daughter of Alexander L. Sword (1860-1927) and Nancy Evelyn Bradley (1861-1934).

Ralph Homer Shively was the son of William Austin Shively who was born on 7-Sep-1864 in Monticello, Jones County, IA, died 13-Oct-1928 in Randall, Morrison County, MN and Eleanor Francis Wendorf who was born 15-Mar-1865 in Neenah, Winnebago County, WI and died on 24-May-1939 in Blue Earth County, MN. William Austin Shively was the son of Benjamin Franklin Shively Jr. who was born on 18-Oct-1834 in Sandusky County, OH died 20-Jan-1916 in Kalamazoo County, MI and first wife Emeline Orilla Hill (1837-1872). Benjamin married second in 1883 to Hattie May Doolittle (1864-1901). Benjamin Franklin Shively Jr. was the son of Benjamin Franklin Shively (1790-1844) and Barbara Eshelman (1809-1887).

Listed on the 1900 Village of Brewster, Nobles County, MN census is the household of William Shively born Sep-1864 age 35, wife Ellenora F. born Mar-1865 age 35, daughter Glenn A. born Aug-1888 age 11, son Ralf H. born Jan-1890 age 10, son Herald born Oct-1891 age 8, daughter Ruth born May-1897 age 3, daughter Pearl born Aug-1899 age 9 months, and boarder John H. Claspill born Jul-1874 age 25. On the 1910 Slayton Township, Murray County, MN census is the family of William Shively age 45, wife Ella age 45, daughter Glen age 21, son Ralph age 20, sons Harold age 18, daughter Ruth age 12, and daughter Marie age 10.  On the 1920 Homes Township, Menominee County, MI census is the household of Ralph H. Shively age 29, wife Edna V. age 26, daughter June E. age 2. Listed on the 1930 Faithorn Township, Menominee County census is the family of Ralph H. Shively age 40, wife Edna age 36, daughter June age 12, and daughter Nancy age 1. On the 1940 Goodman Township, Marinette County , WI census are Ralph H. Shively age 50, wife Edna age 46, daughter Nancy age 11, daughter Marjorie M. age 9, son Neil H. age 8 and son Ronald H. age 5. On the 1950 Goodman, Marinette County, WI census is Ralph H. Shively age 60, wife Edna V. age 57, son Ronald L. age 15, son in law Jerry Clifford age 33, daughter Jane E. age 32, granddaughter Fay age 10 and granddaughter Vivian age 7.

The following article was found in The Tomahawk Leader, Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Thursday, November 29, 1917, Thursday, November 29, 1917, Page 5, Column 5:
Basket Social At Bradley
A number of gentlemen at Bradley, including Messrs. Shoemaker, Ralf Shively, Henry McCarthy, Arthur Johnson and Edgar Johnson, have made arrangements for a basket social and dance at Bacotte’s hall this week Saturday night for the benefit of the Red Cross. These gentlemen are standing the expenses of the evening so that everything that is realized from the sale of baskets and dance tickets will to to the Red Cross fund. Everyone is invited to attend and besides helping a good cause a fine time is assured.

The following was copied from The Tomahawk Leader, Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Thursday, February 7, 1918, page 6, Column 5:
We have heard that Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shively are going to move away from Bradley in the near future. Ralph is being stationed at some other point on the Soo Line. We all wish the Shively’s would stay here seeing we are getting pretty well acquainted now. But if they must go we wish them good luck and lots of it at their new station.

The following was extracted from The Tomahawk Leader, Tomahawk, Wisconsin, Thursday, February 21, 1918, Page 6, Column 4:
Monday was moving day for Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Shively. They were busy all day Monday packing and loading their car of household goods and in the evening they left for Fairborn, Mich., where they will make their future home. Mr. Shively will be depot agent for the Soo Line at that place as soon as they get settled.

Copied from the News-Record, Neenah, WIsconsin, Friday, November 27, 1936, Page 2, Column 4:
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Sword entertained at a family reunion Thanksgiving day. Guests included Mrs. A, L. Sword,, Mrs. Florence Young and daughter Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shively and sons, Neal and Ronald, and daughters, June, Nancy and Marjorie, all of Faithorn, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bebeau, Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sword and son Clyde and daughter Carol, Madison, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cannon, Gladstone, Mich.

The following was located in the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Monday, November 8, 1965,, Page 1, Column 1:
Shively Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Shively, of Goodman, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary recently. Shively was Soo Line agent at Goodman from 1938 until his retirement in 1964. They had four children, three of whom are still living, and 15 grandchildren.


The death notice for Edna Vivian Sword Shively was copied from The Journal Times, Racine, WIsconsin, Friday, February 20, 1976, Page 3, Columns 1-2:
SHIVELY, Mrs. Edna
Lakeland Lutheran Lincoln Convalescent Center, Feb. 18. Services will be held Saturday at Norway, Mich., arrangements made by Hanson Funeral Home.

The following newspaper obituary was found on Find-A-Grave.
Ralph Shively Is Dead at 83
GOODMAN — Ralph H. Shively, 83, of Goodman died Sunday morning at his home.
He was born Jan. 30, 1890, in Marcus, Iowa, and had resided in the Goodman area for the past 34 years. Mr. Shively came to the Faithorn area in 1914 where he was employed by the Soo Line. He also worked for the Soo Line in Bradley and Rhinelander and served as station agent and operator for the company at Goodman, retiring in 1964


 

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Edward Shively, Son of Augustus R. Shively And Martha A. Robison, In Wayne County, Ohio

 
Edward Shively And Anna Annat Tombstone
Edward Shively was born ca. 1864 and died on 11-Feb-1925 in Summit County, OH. Edward Shively is buried in Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, Wayne County, OH. He and his sister, Anna R. Shively Annat share a tombstone. Edward was the son of  Augustus R. Shively (born ca. 1830 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA) and Martha A. Robison (daughter of Thomas Robison and Jemima Dickey). 

Listed on the 1870 Wooster City, Second Ward, Wayne County, OH census is the family of Augustus R. Shively age 39, wife Martha age 38, daughter Ellen D. age 13, son John McB age 11, son Jesse age 9, son Edward age 6, son George J. age 5 and daughter Martha age 2. On the 1880 Wooster, Wayne County, OH census are John McBride age 70, wife Mary J. age 56, nephew Edward Shively age 16, nephew George age 18 and servant Effie Miller age 17. Located on the 1900 City of Akron, Akron Township, Summit County, OH census in the household of Mr. Seibert is boarder Edward Shively born Apr-1874 age 26. On the 1910 Precinct B, Akron City, Akron, Summit County, OH census in the household of Mr. Seibert is roomer Edward Shively age 41.  On the 1920 Akron Township, Akron, OH, Summit County, OH census in the household of Charles Seibert is roomer Edward Shively age 57.

Copied from The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, Thursday, February 12, 1925, Page 19, Column 6:
Restaurant Owner Many Years Dies
Edward Shively, Who Had Lived In City For 45 Years, Succumbs To Illness
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 8 o’clock for the late Edward Shively, 62, retired confectioner and restaurateur, in the home of his nephew, Tim J. Seibert, 166 S. First st., where Mr. Shively died Wednesday afternoon, following a short illness. The body will be taken to Wooster where services will be held Saturday afternoon, followed by burial in the family burial plot.
Mr. Shively was born in Wooster, but had lived in Akron for 45 years. He engaged in the confectionery and restaurant business and owned several of these establishments in Akron. He retired eight years ago. A brother, John Shively, and a sister, Mrs. Charles Seibert, of Akron, are his only near relatives surviving.

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Willard Raymond Shively Who Lived In Sonoma County, CA

Wilard Raymond Shively was born on 29-May-1887 in IN and died on 28-Apr-1954 in CA. He was the son of Harden Byron Shively (1857-1935) and Emma Mary Cox (1866-1949). Harden Shively was the son of Lewis Byram Shively (1825-1864) and Harriett Woods. Lewis Shively was the son of Jacob Banta Shively (1797-1868) and Anna Mavity (1799-1878). Jacob Shively was the son of Henry Shively (1759-1842) and Mary Banta (1767-1844).

William Raymond Shively was married first to Bertha M. Coburn on 22-Nov-1918 in San Francisco, CA.  He married second to Mabel E. Gills on 8-Nov-1946 in Ormsby County, NV.  

Listed on the 1900 Henderson County, KY census is the family of Harden B. Shively born Sep-1858 age 41, wife Emma born Mar-1866 age 34, son Elvy born Nov-1884 age 15, son Willard born May-1887 age 13, daughter Myrtle born Oct-1893 age 7, daughter Bessie born Sept-1895 age 4, daughter Ethel born Sep-1898 age 2, and mother in law Retha Cox born Nov-1828 age 71.  On the 1910 U.S.S. Vicksburg in the Navy is Willard R. Shively age 22.  On the 1920 Precinct 8 Township, Solano County, CA census in the household of Jack Bowers are Willard R. Shively age 32 and wife Bertha M. age 32. Located on the 1930 Anderson City, Anderson Township, Madison County, IN census is Willard R. Shively age 43 and wife Betha M. age 47. Located on the 1940 Analy Judicial Township, Sonoma County,  CA census in the household Alice Prout are Willard R. Shively age 52 and wife Bertha age 57.  From the 1950 Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA census are Willard R. Shively age 62 and wife Mabel E. age 53.

Copied from the Monroe County Appeal, Paris, Missouri, Friday, November 30, 1917, Page 2:
A letter from Willard Shively, brother of Rev. Shively of Paris, written to their mother at Vincennes, Indiana and printed in a local paper, tells of a 11,000 mile cruise of the destroyer Barry, on which he is an officer, from Manila to the European war zone, where he is now chasing German submarines. He was in Egypt and had his picture taken in front of of the Sphinx.

The following marriage notice was found in the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, Sunday, December 1, 1918, Page 44, Column 2:
Marriages
SHIVELY-COBURN — In this city, November 22, by Superior Judge Edmund P. Morgan, Willard Raymond Shively, 31, and Bertha Coburn, 31, both of San Francisco.

Extracted from the Sonoma West Times And News, Sebastopol, California, Friday, March 14, 1941, Page 11, Column 1:
Funeral Services For Mrs. Shively
Final rites for Bertha M. Shively, wife of W. R. Shively of this city, were held Tuesday afternoon from the chapel of the O’Leary Funeral Home with Rev. James Phillips officiating. Internment was in the Sebastopol cemetery.
Mrs. Shively died Saturday after an illness of several months. Born in Indiana, Mrs. Shively was 58 years of age and had lived in this county for three years. She was the sister of Roscoe Kennett of San Francisco and a daughter of the late Alice Prout, widely known Sebastopol resident.

The newspaper notice of the death of Willard Shively was found in The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California, Sunday, May 2, 1954, Page 10A:
SHIVELY — In San Francisco, Willard Raymond Shively; dearly beloved husband of Mrs. Mabel Shively of Santa Rosa; loving brother of E. B. Shively of Kansas City, Kan., Mrs. Mytle Pyle of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Ethel Moore and Mrs. Bess Gillespie, both of Indianapolis, Ind. A native of Indiana.
 

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Anna R. Shively, Daughter Of Augustus R. Shively And Martha A. Robison Who Lived In Wayne County, Ohio

Anna R. Shively was born in 1861 and died on 27-Feb-1922 in East Orange, New Jersey.  Anna is buried in Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, Wayne County, OH and shares a tomb stone with her brother, Edward Shively (1864-1925).Anna was the daughter of Augustus R. Shively (born ca. 1830 in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, PA) and Martha A. Robison (daughter of Thomas Robison and Jemima Dickey).  Anna R. Shively was married to Hugh Mann Annat on 7-Aug-1884 in Wayne County, OH.  Anna and Hugh later divorced.  Hugh M. Annat was born on 15-Apr-1860 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland and died on 26-Sep-1931 in Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL.  He married a second time to Elizabeth “Betty” Dunlop in Forfarshire, Scotland.

Listed on the 1880 Wooster City, Wayne County, OH census is the household of Martha E. Shively age 49, daughter Ellen B. age 23, daughter Anna R. age 18 and daughter Martha L. age 12.  Listed on the 1910 East Orange City, Essex County, NJ census in the household of Frank Harrison age 48 is roomer Anna R. Annat age 47. On the 1920 East Orange City, 2nd Election District, Essex County, NJ in the household of Ada M. Robinson age 49 is lodger Anna R. Annat age 56.

Copied from The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, Sunday, August 10, 1884, Page 14, Column 8:
Annat-Shively Nuptials
Special Dispatch To The Enquirer
WOOSTER, OHIO. August 7. — The wedding of Mr. H. M. Annat and Miss Anna R. Shively, two of Wooster’s most estimable and popular young people, occurred at the residence of the bride’s mother to-day at noon. A small company of invited guests made up of the relatives and special friends of the young couple witnessed the ceremony, which was performed by Rev. T. A. McCurdy, of this city, assisted by Rev. W. S. P. Cochran, of Middletown, Penn. The wedding was one of the most pleasant social events of the season, and the happy couple are the recipients of the hearty congratulations and well wishes of a large circle of admiring friends. The groom is a native of Scotland, and during the past five years has been engaged with his brother in a profitable dry goods business in this city. The bride has been a life-long resident of Wooster, and because of her bright and sunny disposition, her amiability and keen intelligence, has for several years been a great favorite in the leading social circles of Wooster. Mr. and Mrs. Annat left on the evening train for a wedding trip through the Northern Lake Regions.

The newspaper obituary for Anna R. Shively Annat was located in The New York Times, New York, New York, Wednesday, March 1, 1922, Page 5:
ANNAT — At East Orange, N.J. Feb. 27, 1922, Anna R. Annat. Funeral services from chapel of Munn Avenue Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, March 1 at 4 P.M. Interment at Wooster, Ohio.

The death of Hugh M. Annat was posted in the Springfield News-Sun, Springfield, Ohio, Tuesday, September 29, 1931, Page 8, Column 6:
 Death Word Received
BELLFONTAINE, Sept. 29. —Hugh M. Annat, 72, native of Scotland, long identified in business in Bellefontaine, died Saturday night at his home in Miami, Fla., according to word received by his nephew, George Esplin, of this city. He carried on an extensive dry goods business here in the Denman room for every 25 years.

Hugh Mann Annat married second to Elizabeth “Betty” Dunlop. The following newspaper article was found in The Bridge Of Allan Gazette, Bridge of Allan, Central Region, Scotland, Saturday, October 17, 1931, Page 2, Column 5:
Glenisla Romance Recalled
Death of Mr. Hugh Mann Annat
A Glenisla romance of six years ago is recalled by the death of Mr. Hugh Mann Annat at his residence in Miami, U.S.A.
Mr. Annat, who was reputed to be a millionaire, married Miss Betty Dunlop, a Glenisla Hotel assistant, after a whirlwind wooing.
He was a native of Kirriemuir, where he served his apprenticeship as a draper. Subsequently, he went to Ohio, where he was very successful in business, and after retiring, amassed a fortune in real estate.
Six years ago, when he was on a visit to Scotland and while at Glenisla he was the central figure in a romance. He was resident in Glenisla Hotel, and coming home ill from one of his fishing expeditions, was nursed back to health by Miss Betty Dunlop, the daughter of a Kippen farmer.
He married here not long afterwards in Glenisla Parish Church.

An account of the wedding of Hugh M. Annat and Elizabeth “Betty” Dunlop was copied from the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, Sunday, November 1, 1925, Page F-5, Columns 2-5:
Hugh M. Annat Seeks Refuge From Downpour In Hotel In Forfarshire, Scotland, And Is Captivated By Kindness Of Betty Dunlop
EDINBURGH, Scotland — Cupid, wrapped in a raincoats, led Hugh M. Annat, millionaire of Miami, Fla., into a rain storm while he was touring Scotland and to escape the downpour Annat took refuge in the Glenisla Hotel at Forfarshire, where Miss Betty Johnstone Dunlop was the housemaid. The Scottish lassie impressed the millionaire with her kindness, in face her endeavors to make his stay at the hostelry pleasant captivated him completely.
Now the little hotel maid is Mrs. Annat and instead of waiting on the guests at the Glenisla Hotel she is wearing fine raiment and strings of pearls and is contemplating a honeymoon tour of the world.
Ceremony Takes Place In Church Close To Hotel Where Couple Met
The ceremony took place in the parish church of Glenisla, a picturesque Old World structure, only a few yards from the hotel where the couple first met.
Thought the date of the wedding had been kept more or less secret, there was a good gathering of neighbors in the little church, in addition to the dozen or so invited guests. The best man was James Berry, proprietor of the hotel, who turned out in full and imposing Highland costume.
The bride was given away by her brother-in-law, S. Young. She wore a frock of dawn pink georgette completely veiled with ivory Spanish lace. Miss May and Miss Agnes Dougall, her nieces, carried the train of her long veil.
Will Sail For America In November And Then Make A Tour Of The World
After the ceremony the bridal party and guests returned to the hotel, where the wedding cake was cut and a luncheon followed. The bridegroom’s gifts to his bridge were a magnificent mole coat and a string of pearls clasped with a stud of platinum and sapphires, while she presented him with a pair of gold and platinum cuff links.
The couple passed a few days of their honeymoon at the Glenisla Hotel before setting out for a tour of Scotland. They will sail for America November 7. It is understood they will go on a world cruise this winter.





Saturday, August 30, 2025

Worth Adelai Shiveley, Son Of James Andrew Shiveley And Maggie Mae (May) Martin In Nemaha County, Nebraska

From collection of Mary Kay
Deterding Ritter- Maggie Mae Martin,
Ward, Worth, James Andrew Shiveley
Worth Adelai Shiveley was born on 20-Aug-1900 in Nemaha County, NE and died on 24-Feb-1918 in Nemaha County, NE.  He is buried in Prairie Union Cemetery in Shubert, Richardson County, NE.  Worth was the son of James Andrew Shively who was born on 11-Oct-1878 in Reardon, Ohio and died on 20-Mar-1836 in Nemaha County NE.  He married Maggie Mae (May) Martin on 7-Feb-1897 in Nemaha County, NE. Maggie was born on 28-Apr-1881 and died on 29-Apr-1971.

James Andrew Shively was the son of George W. Shiveley who was born 25-Dec-1842 in Adams County, OH and died 8-Sep-1902 in Nemaha County, NE. George was married 1st to Paulina Jane Nelson and 2nd to Susan Isabelle Hall Robinson. Susan had been married 1st to Willis Henry Robinson. George Shiveley was the son of Jacob Shiveley and Elinor Hornback.   Maggie Martin was the daughter of David G. Martin and Mary Susan Barker.

The following article was located in The Omaha Evening Bee, Omaha, Nebraska, Wednesday, February 27, 1918, Page 14, Column 4:
Youth Stabs Another To Death During Fight
Auburn, Neb., Feb. 26. — (Special)
Worth Shively, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Shively of Nemaha, died last night from a stab wound received in a fight with Stanley Hager. Hager had been fighting with another young fellow and took offense at remarks Shively made. He drew a knife and attacked Shively, severing the jugular vein from which the young man bled to death. Hager was brought to this city and lodged in jail and will have a preliminary hearing Tuesday. The boys were under 21.

The following newspaper article was copied from the Nemaha County Herald, Auburn, Nebraska, Friday, March 1, 1918, Page 1, Columns 1-2:
Pocket Knife Was Used With Deadly Effect
Nemaha Scene Of Tragedy Last Sunday
Stanley Hager Stabbed Worth Shiveley Three Times And Caused Wounds That Resulted In Death Within Few Moments
Coroner’s Verdict
At an inquisition holden at the City Hall in Nemaha City, Nebraska, on the 24th day of February, A. D. 1918, before me, Ernest F. Armstrong, Coroner of said county, upon the body of Worth Shiveley, lying dead,, by the jurors whose names are hereunto subscribed, the jurors upon their oath do say that Worth Shiveley came to his death by being stabbed with a knife held in the right hand of Stanely Hager on the 24th day of February, 1918, said knife penetrating the exterior jugular vein of the neck and also by stabbing the said Worth Shiveley in the back in the manner aforesaid.
J. I. Dressler
H. E. McGrew
C. W. Roberts
C. P. Barker
R, I. Brown
W. W. Liebhart
Worth Shiveley and Stanley Hager, young men about eighteen years of age became involved in a quarrel on the main street of Nemaha about four o’clock Sunday afternoon and Shiveley was stabbed with knife in the hands of Hager, dying a few moments after the wounds were inflicted. Hager was brought at once to Auburn by citizens of Nemaha and turned over to Sheriff Rogers and County Attorney Armstrong started for Nemaha where they found considerable excitement to prevail. The body of Shiveley had been taken from the drug store where he died to the city hall. A coroner’s jury was empaneled and view the remains and learned the nature of the wound that had caused death after which the body was taken to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Shiveley south of Nemaha. The coroner’s inquest was held in the city hall at Nemaha the same evening. At the time of the inspection of by body by the jurors, but one wound, a deep cut in the side of the neck was found, but when the body was prepared for burial later two other knife wounds were found, one in the back and one on the shoulder. The inquest was of the most searching nature and all witnesses who could throw any light on the tragedy were examined. About midnight and adjournment was taken until 4:00 o’clock Monday afternoon for the purpose of securing additional evidence. When the jury convened Monday the above verdict was returned.
The evidence indicated that after having engaged in an argument with Hager, Shiveley started to walk away when Hager ran up and struck him in the back twice. Shiveley then turned and struck at his assailant, when Hager stabbed him in the neck. Hager than ran east and proceeded to his home. Men who had witnessed the trouble came to the assistance of Shiveley but not having seen the knife in Hager’s hand, did not know that he had been stabbed. They took him into the drug store and Dr. Kelley started to make and examination of his injuries, but after having been placed upon a couch, Shiveley complained that he was fainting and died almost immediately. An ordinary pocket knife with a sharp point and as keen as a razors used. A great many reports are in circulation as to previous threats on then part of Hager and other trouble in which he had been involved but the true and false will only be known when the case comes on for trial. Hager was visibly affected when he learned that Shiveley was dead.
Hager was arranged in the county court Wednesday morning and when the complaint was read to him he pleaded not guilty to the two counts, one charging hime with murder in the first degree and the other with murder in the second degree. The complaint was read by County Attorney Armstrong. H. A. Lambert appeared for the defendant. Only the defendant, the attorneys, the deputy sheriff and a Herald reporter were in court when the lad was arraigned. He was visibly affected and several times wiped the tears from his eyes. He answered the questions put to him in a clear voice but there was no bravado in his attitude. His plea of not guilty was duly entered and the preliminary hearing set for ten o’clock Saturday morning. The young man who is a son of Cassa Hager of Nemaha was questioned informally by Judge Hawxby. He said that he was raised in Missouri and had never attended school beyond the fourth grade. He said that since that time he had worked and helped to support the large family.
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Worth Adali Shiveley, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Shiveley was born on the farm east of the home place south of Nemaha August 20, 1900, and his age at the time of death was 17 years, 6 months and 4 days. He was the second son of a family of six children four of whom are living, and infant brother having preceded him in death. The remaining children are Ward, Ruby, Ruth and Donald. Worth was a boy of very pleasant disposition and good habits. He was industrious by nature and always ready for any task. He was generous and kind hearted and always willing to accommodate a friend and his general traits of character were such as to indicate that he would as the years passed, become a worthy citizen of the community and an honor to his family. He attended school at both Stella and Nemaha and made many friends among his schoolmates at both places all of whom speak of him in the highest terms. He was baptized and united with the Christian church October 30, 1909 and thus in the days of his youth had laid the foundation for a Christian life. His untimely and tragic death has darkened the home with the shadow of the deepest sorrow and has brought grief also to the wide circle of friends who held him in such high regard. These friends sympathize with the family no less deeply because words are utterly inadequate to fully express their sentiment. This sympathy is shared by his parents, two brothers and two sisters, two grandmothers and numerous uncles, aunts and cousins.
The funeral was held from the Christian church in Nemaha at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning and the services were conducted by Rev. Elliott of Peru and Rev. J. W. Sapp of Nemaha. The public schools and places of business were closed during the services. Twelve intimate friends of the deceased serves as active and honorary pall bearers. After the services the remains were taken to Prairie Union cemetery and a great mass of flowers completely covered the casket and surrounded the grave.

The following was extracted from the Nemaha County Republican, Auburn, Nebraska, Thursday, May 7, 1918, Page 1, Column 1:
Bound Over On Charge Of Murder
AT the Preliminary Hearing Saturday Before Judge Hawxby, Stanley Hager Was Bound Over
Tried At Next Term
Case Will Come Before The District Court Which Convenes The First Of Next Week
Stanley Hager, the young man who was arrested the first of last week and held as the result of having stabbed Worth Shiveley of Nemaha, and caused his death, was given a preliminary hearing Saturday before Judge Hawxby. By the time Court convened the room was paced with interested spectators, a great many of them coming from Nemaha. County Attorney Armstrong was assisted by Att. Edgar Ferneau and the defendant was represented by Lambert & Armstrong. The first witness called was Milt Cogsdill who testified to having spent a portion of the day in the company of Hager together with a number of other boys. He testified that Hager had quarreled with Robert Choleric at the park during the afternoon, and that later the boys were on the street when Hager came up and another quarrel started in which Shiveley was involved, the boys came to blows and after Shiveley had turned away Hager stabbed at his back and as Shiveley turned he was stabbed on the arm and then just above the shoulder blade which blow was the cause of his death. He was cross examined by the defense, but neither side was able to get a complete story from him. Leland Moore was then called and told in part as above.
Kirk Brown was a witness and testified as to the condition of the body, depth of the wound and that he found four different places in the boy’s clothing where the knife had penetrated. Dr. Kelley was then called to the stand and he testified that the wound near the collar bone was the one that really caused the boy’s death as the jugular vein was severed at this time which caused a hemmorage. He like-wise testified as to the condition of the boy’s clothing etc.
Sheriff Rogers was then called to the stand and was called upon to identify the knife which was used as an exhibit. The sheriff testified that Hager had told him where he put the knife when he had run home after the fight and the Sheriff went after it. Many interesting points were brought out in the preliminary and when the trial is set in all probability many more features will be brought out.

This newspaper article was copied from the Nemaha County Republican, Auburn, Nebraska, Thursday, April 4, 1918, Page 1, Column 1:
Hager Given Sentence
Judge Raper Gives Him Eight Year Sentence For Murder
Judge John B. Raper is holding a short term of the District court this week. He sentenced Stanley Hager to eight years imprisonment at the penitentiary for the murder of With Shiveley, which will be reduced on good behavior. Owing to the extreme youth of the culprit a light sentence was imposed, but the Judge gave him a very strong talk on his future behavior.

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Stanley Ernest Hager

The following was copied from the Springfield Leader And Press, Springfield, Missouri, Thursday, April 15, 1954,, Page 1, Column 6:
Man Perishes Under Train
Laboror Apparently Asleep Between Rails
The decapitated body of a Springfield laborer was found early today on the Frisco spur track where he evidently had been sleeping.
He is identified as Stanley Ernest Hager, 54, of 835 Nichols.
The body was found at 6:30 a.m. on the Phelps “team track” number one, northernmost spur beneath the Benton Avenue viaduct.
The discovery was made by Luther Johnson, 24, of 2919 West Water, a Frisco switchman.
Hager’s body was lying length wise between the rails near the north rail. His right arm was severed and his head was severed at the shoulders. The head was lying just outside the north rail.
Hager was clad in tan trousers and a dark-colored shirt which bore flange marks at the neck.
Pinching action of the car wheel which evidently rolled over him prevented bleeding, police said.
Coroner Dr. E. Allen Pckens, who set an inquest for 7 o’clock tomorrow night at Alma Lohmeyer-Jewell E. Windle Chapel, said Hager had been dead about three hours.
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The crew of which Johnson was a member had been switching on the track for several hours, but officers were unable to find any evidence on any of the cars to show which one struck Hager.
According to a report by Sgt. Carl Gustafson and Officer Estle Hamilton, it is believed that Hager was sleeping on a wooden grain door lying between the rails.
Near the grain door officers found a piece of brown cardboard, a sweater, a blue shop cap and a partly-filled wine bottle.
Between the grain door and the body, found about 40 feet to the west, officers discovered three pieces of flesh on the outside of the rail and on the inside.
Scuff marks in the cinder road-bed indicated the body was dragged to the point where it was found,, police said.
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A boxcar was parked over the grain door, cap, and sweater when when the body was found nearby.
Johnson was standing near the track, checking to see if boxcar doors cleared a viaduct  support, when he saw the body.
Other crew members are listed as Engineer Jack Brewer, e9, of 1124 East Portland and Foreman J. A. Parson, 41, of 700 North Rogers.
A jailer said that when Hager was released Monday, after serving time for drunkenness, he promised that he wouldn’t be back in court again.
Hager moved here from Polk County 18 years ago.
He is survived by two sons, Stanley, Jr., serving with the Army at Fort Benning, Ga., and Allan, of Springfield; two daughters, Mrs. Donnie May Lewis, Wichita, and Mrs. Mary Etta Atkinson, 835 Nichols; a sister, Mrs. Donnie Erwin, 1895 North Broadway, and two brothers, Otis, of Route 6, and Oscar, of Springfield.




Saturday, August 23, 2025

George W. Shiveley And Wife Susan Isabelle Hall Robinson And David G. Martin And Wife Mary Barker In Nebraska

James Andrew Shively was born on 11-Oct-1878 in Reardon, Ohio and died on 20-Mar-1836 in Nemaha County NE.  He married Maggie Mae (May) Martin on 7-Feb-1897 in Nemaha County, NE. Maggie was born on 28-Apr-1881 and died on 29-Apr-1971.

James Andrew Shively was the son of George W. Shiveley who was born 25-Dec-1842 in Adams County, OH and died 8-Sep-1902 in Nemaha County, NE. George was married 1st to Paulina Jane Nelson and 2nd to Susan Isabelle Hall Robinson. Susan had been married 1st to Willis Henry Robinson. George Shiveley was the son of Jacob Shiveley and Elinor Hornback.   Maggie Martin was the daughter of David G. Martin and Mary Susan Barker.

The following was extracted from The Nebraska Advertiser, Nemaha, Nebraska, Friday, September 12, 1902, Page 1, Column 3:
Death Of G. W. Shiveley
George W. Shiveley died at his home in Nemaha early Monday morning, September 8, 1902, age 59 years, 9 months and 14 days. He has suffered for some time from heart disease, which caused his death. A few weeks ago he went to Omaha and consulted specialists, but they gave him no relief. He realized that death was near and made his arrangements accordingly.
Mr. Shiveley was born in Adams county, Ohio, Dec. 25, 1842. He was married to Miss Paulina J. Nelson in 1864. To this union were born, four of whom died in infancy. His first wife died in 1874. In 1875 he married Mrs. Susan Robinson. To this union six children were born, four boys and two girls, all of whom survive him. He leaves a wife and eight children.
Mr. Shiveley was a man of integrity and was highly respected. He moved on a farm in Aspinwall precinct about twelve years ago, living there until last year, when he bought property in Nemaha and moved here.
The funeral services, conducted by Rev. T. C. Diltz of Brownville, were held at the Prairie Union church on Tuesday, September 9, 1902, and the remains laid at rest in the cemetery at that place. The bereaved wife and children have our sympathy.

The following was copied from the Nemaha County Herald, Auburn, Nebraska, Friday, January 3, 1930, Page 1, Column 6:
Woman Is Called To Life Eternal
Mrs. Susan I. Shiveley Has Been Summoned
Aged Resident Of Nemaha Passed Away After Short Illness And Leaves Family And Friends To Mourn Her Going — Had Lived Here Many Years
Mrs. Susan I. Shiveley of Nemaha passed away at her home at 1:35 o’clock Sunday afternoon after a brief illness of six days. Some five years ago Mrs. Shiveley had a severe illness and although she partially recovered her health was so impaired that she was unable to withstand the attack of pneumonia which developed following a severe cold.
Mrs. Shiveley had been a resident of Nemaha for 28 years and of the state for 43 years, having lived on a farm three and one-half miles southeast of Nemaha previous to moving to town. She had done much for the betterment of the community in which she lived and will be sadly missed by all.
Susan I. Hall was born in Adams county, Ohio November 18, 1851 and departed this life December 29, 1929 at her home in Nemaha at the age of 78 years, 1 month and 11 days.
She was one of ten children. In 1870 she was married to W. H. Robinson. Two children were born to this union, M. R. Robinson of Lone Jack, Mo., and one daughter, Mae, who died in infancy. After the death of her husband she was married to George W. Shiveley on January 4, 1875 and six children were born to them.
In 1886 she moved with her husband and family from Ohio to Atchison county, Mo. In 1890 they moved to a farm in Aspinwall precinct in this county where they resided until 1901, when they moved to Nemaha, where she lived until her death. Her husband died in 1902.
Mrs. Shiveley is survived by her six children, M. R. Robinson of Lone Jack, Mo, G. W. Shiveley of Portland, Ore., J. A. Shiveley of Nemaha, C. P. Shiveley of Dell Rapids, S.D., Mrs. Ellen R. Sanders of Brookings, S.D., Mrs. Ora O. DeLong of Afton, Iowa, and two stepsons, J. W. Shiveley of Odessa, Mo, and J. L. Shively of Auburn and by 19 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Other members of her family who survive are her sister, Mrs. Mary Robinson and brother, George Hall of Greenfield, Ohio. She united with the Christian church when a girl and remained faithful to her belief all the years of her life and always willing to do her part in her quiet, unassuming manner. Although her children were more than anxious to have her with them she wanted to be in her own home and during her last illness she remarked that she was so glad that she was in her own home. Her great joy was in doing for others. Among the noblest deeds of her life was the adoption of Roy Brown, and orphan child for whom she tenderly cared until he died at the age of 17 years. She was a wonderful mother to her children and grandchildren and a neighbor to everyone. The sympathy of the community goes out to the bereaved family, who miss her greatly.
The funeral was held from the Christian church in Nemaha Monday afternoon and was largely attended by old friends and neighbors.

Mention was made in the obituary for Susan I. Shiveley of Roy Brown. The following was found in The Nebraska Advertiser, Nemaha, Nebraska, Friday, January 15, 1904, page 1, Column 4:
Roy Brown died Wednesday night, Jan. 13, 1904, at the home of Mrs. Susan I. Shively, in Nemaha Nebr., aged 17 years, 1 month and 20 days. Roy has been a great sufferer for a long time of consumption. He has made his home for several years with his great aunt, Mrs. Shiveley, his parents being dead. The funeral services were held at the Christian church at 10 o’clock a.m. Friday, Rev. J. W. Sapp preaching the sermon. The body was taken to Prairie Union for burial.

A newspaper death notice as follows was copied from The Verdon Vedette, Verdon, Nebraska, Friday, July 27, 1894, Page 5, Column 4:
Died
At his home on the Jn. W. Jones farm, six miles northeast of Verdon, on Monday morning last, July 23, at 3 a.m., Mr. David Martin, age 49 years, of stomach trouble. Mr. Martin has been sick a long time and leaves a family of a wife and six children, four girls and two boys, who have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement.

The following was found in The Falls City Journal, Falls City, Nebraska, Friday, July 27, 1894, Page 1, Column 5:
David Martin died on Monday morning and was buried on Tuesday at Prairie Union. Mr. Martin, at the time of his death, was living on the John Jones farm two miles south of Shubert. He is an old resident of Barada, well and favorable known, leaves a wife and several children to mourn a father’s and husband's death.

The following newspaper article was found in the Nemaha County Herald, Auburn, Nebraska, Thursday, September 6, 1934, Page 3, Column 1:
Funeral Rites For Aged Woman
Mary Susan Barker Died At Nemaha
Deceased Had Been Resident Of That Community For Many Years And Leaves Memory Of Good Works As Splendid Heritage — Funeral Last Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Susann Hall were held at the Christian church in Nemaha last Thursday afternoon and a large group of friends and neighbors were present to pay their respects to the memory of this good woman. The floral tributes by which the sentiments of sorrow and sympathy were expressed, were numerous and beautiful. The services were conducted by Elder Sapp of Brownville and music was furnished by Mrs. O. L. Minick, Mrs. Myra Kerker, Mrs. Mina Kindig and Mrs. Glen Duerfeldt. Mrs. Duerfeldt also sang “Face to Face” as a solo. Pall bearers were her six grandsons: Albert Martin, Homer Martin, Ward Shiveley, Muriel Hall, Stanley Hall and Rolly Cummings. Following the services burial took place in Prairie Union cemetery.
Mary Susan Barke was born April 12, 1855 in Johnson county, Missouri and passed away at her home in Nemaha, August 28, 1934 at the age of 79 years, 4 months and 16 days.
She came with her parents to Richardson county when a small child and grew to womanhood there and was united in marriage to David Martin December 21, 1874. To this union nine children were born: Ora, Dora, James and Nellie preceded her in death. There remains Lucinda at home, Mrs. Mae Shiveley of Nemaha, LeRoy of Lincoln, William P. of Shubert and Mrs. Ona Kenton of Sidney, Neb.
Her husband passed away in 1894 and on September 24, 1897 she was married to Harvey Hall and became a loving mother to his children.
Mrs. Hall united with the church when a young girl and kept the faith until the end, although she was deprived of attending church regularly on account of failing health she did what she could to help. She was a loving wife and mother and a kind and helpful neighbor.
She leaves to mourn her passing her husband, five children, seven step-children, twenty-six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Other surviving relatives are two brothers, C. P Barker of Nemaha and Charles Barker of Pender.

The following was copied from the Nemaha County Herald, Auburn, Nebraska, Thursday, January 7, 1937, Page 4, Column 6:
Aged Resident Called Beyond
Harvey Hall Had Reached Advanced Age
Many Years of His Long Life Had Been Spent In Nemaha County And He Was Known As Good Man And Outstanding Citizen — Funeral Saturday
Harvey Hall passed away last Wednesday night at the home of his son, Charles Hall near Nemaha at the age of 83 years, 1 month and 16 days. Many years of his life had been spent in that neighborhood and as those years passed he became one of the best known and highly respected residents of that community, therefore he had many friends by whom his death is mourned and who extend sincere sympathy to the surviving members of his family.
Mr. Hall was a son of Harvey and Abagoile Hall, and was born in Adams county, Ohio, November 14, 1853. He was married to Dora Hopper December 24, 1874 and to this union ten children were born. Elisha, George and Robert, preceded him in death. The surviving children are: Mrs. Lizzie Mollett, Chester, Okla.; Albert Hall, Nebraska City; Mrs. Mina Heyens, Stafford, Kans.; Ben Hall, Brownville; Charles Hall, Stella; Mrs. Dollie Defreece, New Plymouth, Idaho and John Hall, Falls City.
Mr. Hall started west with his family in 1885 and settled at Langdon, Mo. He remained there six years and then came to Nemaha county and remained here the greater part of his life.
His wife passed away March 1, 1894 and on September 24, 1897 he was married to Mrs. Mary Martin and became as a loving father to her children. His second wife passed away August 28, 1934.
Mr. Hall united with the Christian church in 1893 and was faithful to his religious duties until the end although during the past few years he was deprived of the privilege of attending services on account of failing health. Friends who knew him intimately regarded him as a consecrated Christian and one of God’s noblemen.
He leaves to mourn his passing, seven children, five step-children, 49 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Nemaha Saturday afternoon conducted by Elder J. W. Sapp of Brownville. A large number of friends attended the last rites and there was a profusion of beautiful floral tributes. Mrs. Bessie Duerfeldt and Mrs. Fay Kerker sang “Sweet Hour Of Prayer” and “Abide With Me” and piano accompaniments were played by Mrs. Clarence Russell. Pall bearers were Myrle Hall, Garlan Hall, Earl Hall, Wesley Heyen, Leonard Heyen and Stanley Hall. The services were followed by burial in the Hillsdale cemetery.