Arnold Shively And Wife Ella Laura Eicher Who Lived In Henry County, Iowa

Arnold Shively was born on 21-Feb-1889 and died 20-Aug-1922 in Henry County, Iowa.  He was the son of Jacob Shively and Harriet Pricilla Stone. (For more information on this family see the Shively blog article written on 2-April-2016).  Arnold Shively married Ella Laura Eicher in Henry County, IA on 11-Aug-1906.  Ella was born 17-Mar-1889 and died 7-May-1974 in Denver, CO. She was the daughter of Christian Eicher and Anna Rich.

Located on the 1900 Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa census is the household of Jacob Shively born May-1851 age 49, wife Harriett P born Aug-1851 age 48, daughter Mary born Nov-1880 age 19, daughter Lucretia born Oct-1882 age 17, son Judson born Jun-1887 age 12, son Arnold born Feb-1889 age 11, granddaughter Eva Neyens born May 1896 age 4 and servant David Edwards born Mar-1877 age 23. Listed on the 1910 Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa census is the family of Arnold Shively age 21 married 3 years, wife Ella L. age 21, and son Theodore R. age 3. On the 1920 Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa census is the household of Arnold Shively age 30, wife Ella L. age 30, son Theodore R. age 12 and daughter Dorothy V. age 6.

Arnold Shively and Ella Laura Eicher were the parents of at least the following children:  1) Theodore Renfred Shively born ca 1907 died 1-Jan-1962 married Mildred Garrels 2) Dorothy Virginia Shively born 15-Oct-1912 died 18-Jan-1989 married Clarence Philip Berkhoff 3) Norman Roger Shively born 1918 died 1918 4) Robert D. Shively born 26-Mar-1921 died 3-Oct-1936 and 5) Richard D. Shively.

Extracted from The Evening Journal, Washington, Iowa, Monday, August 21, 1922, Page 3, Column 5:

Wayland Man Dies

Arnold Shively of the Wayland community, died Sunday at noon at the county hospital, where he had been for an operation in a last but unsuccessful effort to save his life.  Funeral services will be held at Wayland.

Located in The Evening Journal, Washington, Iowa, Wednesday, May 8, 1974, Page 8, Column 3:

Mrs. Shively Dies Tuesday

Mrs. Ella Shively, 85, of 1877 South Federal Blvd., Denver, Col., died there Tuesday, May 7, 1974. She had been critically ill the past two weeks.

The funeral will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Jones Funeral Home here, with the Rev. William H. Kettlitz in charge. Burial will be in North Hill Cemetery at Wayland.

Ella Laura Eicher was born in Washington County, March 17, 1889, a daughter of Christian and Anna Rich Eicher. She was reared in Henry County and married Aug 10, 1905 to Arnold Shively. He died Aug. 20, 1922 and she had lived in Denver the past 30 years.

She was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Westminster, Colo.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. C. P. (Dorothy) Berkhoff of Washington; one son Richard D. Shively of Denver; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Olive Bellew of Burlington.

Her husband and three sons; Theodore, Robert and Norman, preceded her in death.

Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Thursday.