John Shively And Wife, Charlotte Ewing, Who Lived In Centre County, Pennsylvania

John Shively was born on 13-Jan-1836 in Germany and died 25-Aug-1921 in Howard, Centre County, PA.  According to the 1900 census John immigrated to the U.S. in 1852 and was naturalized. John was the son of Godlove Shively according to his death certificate. John Shively married Charlotte Ewing who was born on 30-Nov-1846 in PA and died 8-Dec-1918 in Howard, Centre County, PA.   

Listed on the 1880 Osceola Mills, Clearfield County, PA census is John Shively age 39, wife Lotta age 31, daughter Nora B. age 11, son Wm. E. age 6, and daughter Bertha age 3. Listed on the 1890 Veterans Census, Taylor Township, Centre County, PA is John Shively rank of corporal in Company E, 5th PA Res. Inf., with a note he served 4 years 6 months, 26 battles, never in hospital, re-enlisted 11-Dec-1862 in Regular Army. Located on the 1900 Taylor Township, Center County, PA census is John Shively born Jan-1836 age 64 married 32 years, wife Charlotte born Nov-1846 age 53 having born 5 children with 3 children living, son Edward W. born Jun-1873 age 26 married 1 year, daughter Bertha born Sep-1877 age 22 and daughter-in-law Alice J. born May-1878 age 22 married 1 year.

Erin Hicks, Library Assistant, at the Centre County Library & Historical Museum located the newspaper obituary for John Shively in the Centre Democrat, September 8, 1921:

SHIVELY:--John Shively, an aged veteran of the Civil war, died Thursday, Aug. 26th., at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cyrus Tice, of Howard, from infirmities due to his advanced age. He was a native of Wurtemburg, Germany, and was aged 85 years, 7 months and 12 days. He came to America when 17 years of age and proved himself a good citizen. He served in the same regiment in the Civil war as the late Henry Robb, also a widely known veteran of Howard. His wife, formerly Miss Charlotte Ewing, died some years ago. Since then he has made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Tice. He is survived by three children; Mrs. Cyrus Tice, Howard; Edward Shively, who resides on the homestead farm in Taylor Twp., and Mrs. Harvey Moore, who resides near the homestead. Funeral services were conducted at the Tice home last Tuesday evening by Rev. R. F. Gass, of the Reformed church, and the remains taken to Philipsburgh, where interment was made. Deceased was a chartered member of the Philipsburg lodge I.O.O.F but in later years had his membership transferred to Osceola Lodge, No. 747.