Samuel Wood Shively And Wife, Vina Jane Wilson, Who Lived In Pike County, IN; Wabash County, IL And Knox County, IN

Samuel Wood Shively Death Certificate

Samuel Wood Shively was born 15-Apr-1856 and died 10-Apr-1916.   He was the son of Louis Byram Shively and Harriett Woods.  Louis Byram Shively was the son of Jacob Banta Shively and Anna Mavity.  Samuel Wood Shively was married to Vina Jane Wilson on 12-Jul-1877 in Pike County, IN.  Vina was born 18-Jan-1857 in Gibson County, IN and died 12-Jun-1940 in Vanderburgh County, IN. She was the daughter of William J. and Sarah Wilson. 

Located on the 1880 Monroe Township, Pike County, IN census is the family of Samuel Shivley age 24, wife Lovina age 23 and daughter Hattie age 2. Listed on the 1900 City of Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, IL census is the family of Samuel W Shivley born Apr-1855 age 44 occupation conductor, wife Vina J born Jan-1857 age 43, daughter Florence born May-1884  age 16, and son William B. born Dec-1887 age 12. Located on the 1910 City of Vincennes, Knox County, IN census is Samuel W. Shivley age 55 occupation night watchman in foundry, wife Dina J. age 53 and daughter Florence L. age 25.

Samuel W Shively/Vina J Wilson Marriage

Located in the Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, IL, Wednesday, April 12, 1916, Page 2, Column 5:

Conductor Shively

Former Conductor on the Big Four Passes Away

Samuel W. Shively, retired railroad man, living at 215 West Lyndale avenue, died Monday evening at 7:20 o'clock at a hospital in Evansville where he was taken a short time ago for treatment, says the Vincennes Capital. Had he lived until Saturday of this week he would have been 61 years of age.

He was formerly a conductor on the Cairo division of the Big Four railroad. About fifteen years ago he was thrown from his train and was badly injured but apparently recovered and returned to his duties with the company. Several months later he suffered  a a stroke of paralysis. He was taken to a hospital in Evansville in hopes that he might improve but his condition grew worse, finally resulting in his death. He is survived by his widow, three sons, Clarence and William of this city, and Carl of Kansas City, also one daughter, Miss Florence of this city and one brother, A. B. Shively of this city, and one sister living in Kansas. The remains were brought home this morning. The funeral will be announced later.

Extracted from the Daily Republican-Register, Mount Carmel, IL, Thursday, June 13, 1940, Page 2, Column 5:

Former Resident Of City Is Dead

Mrs. Shively Taken by Death at Advanced Age.

The Courier of Evansville tells of the death of a former resident of Mount Carmel in the following:

Mrs. Vina Jane Shively, 83, died at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Fred Schultz, 14 East Blackford avenue.

Also surviving are three sons, C. B., Evansville, C. C., Chicago, and W. B. Shively, Akron, O., five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

She was a member of the First Christian church.

The body was taken to the Lowe and Son funeral home.