Christian M. Shively And Wife Mary Shoenberger Who Lived In Mahoning County, Ohio

Christian M. Shively was born on 1-Feb-1831 and died 19-Apr-1918 in Mahoning County, OH. He was married to Mary Shoenberger who was born ca. 1835 and died 13-Dec-1922. She was the daughter of George and Susanna (Susan) Shoenberger. Christian and Mary are buried in the Jackson Township Cemetery, North Jackson, Mahoning County, OH. 

Christian M. Shively was the son of Johannes Shively born 21-Dec-1796 in Cumberland County, PA died 21-Jun-1866 in Trumbull County, OH and Hanna Miller (1794-1880). Johannes was the son of Frederick Shively born 14-Mar-1772 in Berks County, PA and died 18-Sep-1828 in Mahoning County, OH and Elizabeth Flick (1773-1836). Frederick Shively was the son of Peter Scheibley (Sheibley) born 10-Apr-1742 and died 7-Sep-1823 in Perry County, PA. and 1st wife Anna Elizabeth Heinsin (Heins).

Located on the 1850 Jackson (Sub Dis 95) Township, Mahoning County, OH census is the household of John Shively age 52, wife Hanna age 54, daughter Susanna age 24, son Peter age 21, son Christian age 18, son Jacob age 16, daughter Rachel age 15 and son John age 12.  Listed on the 1860 Jackson Township, Mahoning County, OH census is the household of Christian Shively age 29 and wife Mary A age 25.  On the 1870 Jackson Township, Mahoning County, OH census is the family of Christian Shively age 38, wife Mary age 34, daughter Charlotte age 8 and daughter Henrietta age 6 and in the same household is the family of Susanna Shoenberger age 79, Matilda age 46 and George age 1.  Located on the 1880 North Jackson, Mahoning County, OH census is the listing of Christian Shively age 48, wife Mary A. age 44, daughter Charlotte age 18 and son Warren M. age 3. Listed on the 1900 Jackson Township, Mahoning County, OH census is the household of Christian Shively born Feb 1831, age 69, wife Mary A. born Mar 1835 age 65, son Warren M. born Apr 1877 age 23 and daughter Olive born Apr 1881 age 19. 

Extracted from The Mahoning Dispatch, Canfield, Ohio, Friday, April 26, 1918, Page 1, Column 3:

Christian Shively, aged about 86, show spent most of his life here, died Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lottie Kroeck, in Hubbard, where he and his wife went last fall to spend the winter. He had been in fairly good health, being sick only a short time. The remains were brought here Monday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Hoskins in the Christian church, where he was a member. He leaves his widow, one son and two daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Fred Ray Shively Who Lived In Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

Fred R. Shively Advertisement

Fred Ray Shively was born 9-Mar-1894 in Troutville, Clearfield County, PA and died 23-Jun-1955 in Dubois, Clearfield County, PA.  He is buried in Luthersburg Union Cemetery, Clearfield County, PA.  Fred R. Shively was the son of George L. Shively and Blanche Welshone.  

Listed on the 1910 Boiling Spring District, Allegheny County, Virginia census is the household of George L. Shively age 48, wife Blanche age 37, son Murrill A. age 19, son Fred R. age 16, son W. J. Bryan age 13, daughter Isabel M. age 10, son George L. Jr. age 6 and son Lonnie age 3.  Located on the 1930 DuBois City, Clearfield County, PA census is the household of Blanche Shively age 57, son Fred R. age 36 and son Lonnie B. age 23.

Located in The Brockway Record, Brockway, Pennsylvania, Thursday, June 30, 1955, Page 1, Column 6:

Fred R. Shively Died After Short Illness

Fred R. Shively, 61, operator of the Shively Jewelry Store in DuBois, died suddenly last Thursday night, June 23rd, in the DuBois Hospital, three hours after he was stricken ill at his home, 233 South Highland Street, DuBois.

Mr. Shively was acquainted with many Brockway and area residents. He operated his jewelry store for 25 years, and had resided in DuBois for the past 40 years.

He was the son of the late George and Blanche (Welochons) Shively, born March 9, 1894 at Troutville. He was a graduate of the Bowman Technical School of Watchmaking.

He leaves his mother, four brothers: Merle A., of Towanda, N.Y.; William B., of DuBois; George, of Karns City; and Lonnie of Middleton, Pa.; and a sister, Mrs. Mabel Hallowell, of Struthers, Ohio. His father died in 1912, and a brother, Ralph, in 1898, and a sister, Miss Nellie, in 1906.

Friends were received at the Moore Funeral Chapel until 2:00 p.m. funeral time Sunday. Rev. S. D. Sigler of the Trinity Lutheran Church officiated with interment; following in the Luthersburg Cemetery.

Joseph Franklin Shively And Wife Ruth Claudia Prill Who Lived In Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Joseph Franklin Shively Marriage Certificate

Joseph Franklin Shively was born on 9-Dec-1887 in Ohio and died 26-Oct-1981 in Phoenix, AZ. He was the son of Francis Marion Shively and Emily Crites. (For more information on this family see the Shively blog articles written on 15-Apr-2011 and on 27-Jul-2012). He was married on 4-Apr-1917 in Cuyahoga County, OH to Ruth Claudia Prill.  Ruth was born on 24-Jul-1896 and died May-1986 in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, AZ. She was the daughter of Frederick Prill and Charlotte Petrosky.  

The following article was located in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Thursday, April 5, 1917, Page 4, Column 4:

Wedding Germ Surely Struck These Families

Three Marriages Among Kin Take Place In One Day

Is there a matrimonial germ and is it contagious?

That is the question asked by Mrs. Anna Rapp, 891 E. 73rd street, and Mrs. Emily Shively, 1202 E. 170th street, five members of whose homes, together with a neighbor of Mrs. Shively, were principals in three marriages yesterday.

It all began when a week or so ago Guy C. Campion, 30, pressman with the Cleveland Press and son of Mrs. Rapp, announced he and Miss Beaber, 23 who had been making her home with her fiance's mother, were to be married yesterday. Not to be outdone by his brother, Ray Rapp, 22 motion picture operator, and Miss Eva Shively, 20, 12 E. 170th street, decided to make it a double wedding.

At the last moment Joseph F. Shively, 29, brother of Miss Shively, made it known that he and Miss Ruth Prill, 20, a neighbor living at 1136 E. 169th street, had likewise determined to get married.

Licenses were issued yesterday to all three couples. The first two couples were married in the forenoon by Justice W. J. Zoul. Mr. Shively and Miss Prill were married by Rev. Jacob H. Merkel, 65 Emily Street, East Cleveland.

Listed on the 1900 Newburgh Township, Newburgh Hamlet, Cuyahoga County, OH census is the family of Emily Shively born Dec-1863, daughter Ella born Jul-1883, son Edwin born Nov-1885, son Joseph born Dec-1887, son Glenn born Jun-1892, twins son Earl and daughter Pearl born Nov-1894, daughter Eva born Jun-1896 and father John Crites born Sep-1832. Listed on the 1930 Euclid Village, Cuyahoga County, OH census is the household of Joseph F Shively age 43, wife Ruth age 33, son Earl J. age 11 and daughter Laverne age 9.

Located in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Wednesday, October 28, 1981, Page 6-D, Column 8:

JOSEPH F. SHIVELY, Born Dec. 9, 1887, Resident of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Cleveland. Passed away Oct. 26, 1981. Beloved husband of Ruth, father of Earl and LaVerne Elchlinger, grandfather of Judy, Tom, Nelson, Gary, Cheryl, Lana, Earl, Elaine and Debbie, great-grandfather of nine. Forty year employ of White Motors, from 1915 to 1955, Dept. 323. Formerly from Burton and Chagrin area. Arrangements by the Shadow Mountain Mortuary, Phoenix, Ariz. Interment Phoenix, Ariz

Located in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Wednesday, May 21, 1986, Page 13-D, Column 7:

RUTH SHIVELY, beloved wife of the late Joseph, mother of Earl and LaVerne Elchlinger, grandmother of nine, great grandmother of six. Services at Messinger Mortuary and Chapel, 7601 E. Indian School Rd., Scottsdale, AZ. 85251.

David Ellis Shively And Betty A. Shively Who Lived In Stark County, Ohio

The Oratorical Letter Association - 1919
Mount Union College
Back row, left to right John B. Anderson, Herbert J. Graeff, Harry Nelson,
Albert P. Morris, Hibbard
Front row, Faber Drukenbrod, Kenneth B. Cope, D. Ellis Shively

David Ellis Shively was born in 1898 and died 14-Nov-1969 in Canton, Stark County, OH. He was the son of Claren T. Shively (died 21-Jun-1928) and Mary Elizabeth Ellis (b 2-Jun-1873 died 28-Oct-1960). Claren T. Shively was the son of David Shively and Rebecca Jones. For additional information on David Shively and Rebecca Jones review the Shively blog article written on 7-Nov-2015.

David Ellis Shively married Betty A. (last name unknown). She died May-1979 in Canton, Stark County, OH. David Ellis and Betty A. Shively are both buried in Northlawn Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, OH.  

Listed on the 1920 Middleton Township, Rogers Village, Columbiana County, Ohio census is the household of Mary Shively, son Roy age 27, son Ellis D. age 23, daughter Eliza age 25, son George and a daughter listed as age 9.  On the 1930 Canton, Stark County, Ohio census is the household of David E. Shively age 32 and wife Betty A. age 23. Located on the 1940 Canton, Stark County, Ohio census is the household of David Shively age 42, wife Betty age 33, daughter Kathrine age 4, and son Daniel Jr. age 1. 

Ellis Shively Postcard 1917

The postcard above was post marked 5-Apr-1917 and sent to Ellis Shively in Rogers, Ohio. The message reads:  Lisbon, O. Apr. 4, 1917

Dear Ellis:

I am sending a bunch of packages of paper, construction paper for Hazelville - Miss Hareford; Millrock - Leo Yooly; Carmel - Alvada Thomas; Sixteen - Elmer Cope; Clarkson - Charles Sounders; Fairmount - Yourself.

May I ask you to distribute this as far as you can. Yours will cost 88 cents. Paper is high - construction paper costs from one to one and one fourth cents per sheet.

             Very truly

             W. M. Henderson

The following newspaper obituary was located in The Evening Review, East Liverpool, Ohio, Friday, November 21, 1969, Page 10, Column 8:

David Shively

Services were held Monday afternoon for David E. Shively of Canton, a former resident of Canton, who died Nov. 14 at Timken Mercy Hospital. Burial followed in Canton. 

He was a graduate of Rogers High School.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Betty A. Shively, a daughter, two sons, a sister, a brother and four grandchildren.