Nilas Oran Shively And 1st Wife Mary Edith Kennedy And 2nd Wife Bessie Irene Schar From Indiana To Illinois To Arizona

Nilas Oran Shively was born 5-Oct-1885 in Plymouth, Marshall County, IN and died 22-Dec-1952 in Maricopa County, AZ. He was the son of Emanuel Shively and Rose Morlock. Nilas was married 1st on 24-Nov-1909 in Miami County, IN to Mary Edith Kennedy (born 20-Jul-1890 in Mexico, Miami County, IN and died 26-Jun-1974 in North Manchester, Wabash County, IN). She was the daughter of Oscar Kennedy and Serepta Brower. Nilas Shively married 2nd to Bessie Irene Schar Tingle. She was the daughter of Lawrence Schar and Susie Dorr.

Listed on the 1900 Bourbon Township, Marshall County, IN census is the family of Emanuel Shively born Dec-1851 age 48, wife Rosa born Mar-1864 age 36, daughter Pearle M. born Jun-1884 age 15, son Nilas O.  born Oc-1885 age 14, daughter Alena E. born Aug-1887 age 12, daughter Nora M. born Sep-1889 age 10, daughter Ione H. born Aug-1893 age 6 and son Walter P. born Nov-1897 age 2.  Located on the 1910 Bloomington Township, McLean County, IL census is Nilas O. Shively age 24 a teacher at University and wife Mary E. age 19. Located on the 1930 Lincoln Park West, Webster Hotel, 2150 N. Lincoln Park West, Ward 44, Block 134, City of Chicago, Cook County, IL is Niles Shiverr, age 45 a real estate broker.  Listed on the 1930 Village of River Forest, Cook County, IL is Wyatt B. Tingle age 42 in real estate employed by N. O. Shively, wife Bessie I. age 38 in real estate employed by N. O. Shively, son Wyatt, Jr. age 14 and daughter Patricia age 9.

Nilas Oran Shively was teaching at a University in IL in 1910.  Newspaper articles indicate that in 1911 he was in Oakland, CA where he was teaching a "commercial course". In the 1920's he established a real estate business in Chicago, IL.  From the Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL, Sunday, December 5, 1926, Page 43, Column 2 is the following article:

Plan 100 Homes On Land North Of Villa Park

N. O. Shively & Co. report having closed a contract for the erection of 100 homes in their additions north of Villa Park, at North avenue and Addison road. Every building will be of different design and of face brick. Work is to start not later than March, 1917. 

Extracted from the Chicago Tribune, Sunday, July 17, 1927, Part 3, Page 3, Column 3:

Villa Park TO Have Another Garden "Sub"

Project To Have Trio Small Parks

N. O. Shively & Co. announce that their "Madison Street Gardens", at the intersection of Madison street and Ardmore avenue, in Villa Park, will follow the idea outlined by John R. Robertson & Co. in their Madison Street-Ardmore subdivision, adjoining the Shively tract on the east, and lay out a generous portion of the land in small parks.

There'll be three of these breathing spaces; named Morningside park, Evergreen park and Sunset Park. The largest will be approximately 575x120 feet. Evergreen park will be 500x128, while Sunset park, the smallest of the trio, will be 400x128.

In laying out the three small parks a certain portion will be allotted fro a baseball ground, a portion for a playground, and the balance will be planted with trees, shrubbery and flowers.

According to Shively&Co., improvements on the property will start immediately in order to ready for building by next September.

The Madison Street Gardens extend south to Jackson street and west to Harvard avenue. Yale avenue will extend from north to south in a sweeping curve across the subdivision.