John Sheibley (Shively) was born ca. 1823 and died 6-Oct-1888. He is buried in Duncannon Union Cemetery, Perry County, PA. He was married to Matilda Martha Allison who was born 23-Nov-1822 and died 2-Aug-1895 in Perry County, PA.
According to Descendants Of My Great-Grandparents, By Mrs. (A. R.) Laura Willhide Johnston, Assisted by Frank A. Johnston, Being a Descendant of My Great-Grandfather, Peter Scheibly, page 349: "Hon. John Shively, according the census of 1850, was a carpenter of Jackson Township. In the census of 1860, he is shown as a hotelkeeper of Jackson Township. From 1862 to 1865, he was Sheriff of Perry County. After the expiration of his term as Sheriff, he lived in Duncannon. In 1868 and 1869, he was a member of the General Assembly of the Pennsylvania Legislature. In order to distinguish him from the many other John Sheibleys, his friends call him "Sheriff John". His wife was born in Cumberland County, Pa. He and she are both buried at Duncannon."
Listed on the 1850 Jackson Township, Perry County, PA census is the family of John Shively age 26, wife Martha age 26, son Wilson H. age 6, daughter Marietta age 3 and David Rinesmith age 18. Located on the 1860 Jackson Township, Perry County, PA is the household of John Sheibley age 37, wife Martha age 37, son Wilson H. age 16, daughter Marietta age 14 and Jacob Allison age 92. Listed on the 1870 Petersburg Borough, Perry County, PA is the family of John Shiebly age 47, wife Martha age 47, and daughter Mary age 22. Listed on the 1880 Duncannon Boro, Perry County, PA is the household of John Shively age 56, wife Martha age 55 and son James E.
The following was extracted from The News, Newport, Pennsylvania, Thursday, August 8, 1895, Page 3, Column 4:
Sheibley --On August 2, 1895, in Duncannon, Martha, widow of Ex-Sheriff John Sheibley, aged 72 years, 8 months and 10 days.
The following was located in The Perry County Democrat, Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, October 10, 1888, Page 3, Column 2:
Death Of Hon. John Shively
On last Friday morning a telegram was received here announcing the sudden death of Hon. John Shively, of Duncannon, the Democratic candidate for Assembly. Later, another dispatch said he was not dead but in a very critical condition. In the afternoon James Mutzebaugh, and adopted son, came up and brought the gratifying intelligence that he was much better and that there were hopes of his recovery, but at about 12 o'clock that night his spirit took its flight and the sad intelligence was wired here on Saturday morning.
His sudden call to the other world was a great surprise to his many friends and men of all parties expressed their sorrow at this unexpected demise. He had been her on Wednesday, apparently in excellent health, though he said to us that he was not feeling very well, attributing the trouble in his stomach and bowels to a drink of sweet cider he had taken a few days before. We have no particulars attending his last hours on earth, other than inflammation of the stomach and bowels was the primary cause of his death.
Mr. Shively was elected Sheriff of this county in 1862, and in 1868 and 1869 represented this county in the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania. He served his constituency faithfully and was again nominated fro the General Assembly by the recent Democratic County Convention. His prospects of election were good and he thus expressed himself to us when we met him her on Wednesday of last week.
We were on the ticket with him in 1862 - he for Sheriff and we for Assembly - and both of us were elected. In that campaign we found him to be all that one colleague could expect of another --fair, square and honorable. That that time he was a resident of Jackson township, and was very popular where he was best known. Had he lived he would have received much more than his party vote in Duncannon, Penn and Wheatfield and, we think, have been again elected to the Legislature.
In his personal and domestic relations he was affable and obliging. He leaves a widow, a son and a daughter to mourn the loss of a devoted husband and a kind father. He was aged 64 years. His funeral takes place to day (Wednesday) and will be largely attended.
We have learned since the above was put in type that Mr. Shively's disease was in the bowels and that it took the form of violent cholera morbus, followed by collapse and paralysis of the brain. It was a case very much like genuine cholera.
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