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.