Charles Henry Shively And Nettie Davis In Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

 

Charles H. Shively Variety Store

Charles Henry Shively was born on 26-Nov-1872 in New Castle, Henry County, IN and died on 2-Oct-1962 in Las Vegas, Clark County, NV. He was the son of Peter Shively (1834-1893) and Susannah Shields (1836-1909).  Peter Shively was the son of Michael Shively (1807-1900) and Keziah Laboyteaux (1813-1860).  For additional information related to these families see the Shively blog articles written on Friday February 28, 2014 and Friday June 12, 2015. Charles Henry Shively married Nettie Davis in Oklahoma County, OK in Jun-1908. Nettie Davis was the daughter of Edwin R. Davis and Sarah Ellen King.  Charles Henry Shively was proprietor of a variety store called the Square Deal in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, MO from the 1920s through the 1940.  Per information in 1945 Norval A. Randol bought the Square Deal Variety Store and building on Broadway from Charles H. Shively who had operated it for 29 years.

Charles Henry Shively Death Certificate

Located on the 1880 Henry Township, Henry County, IN census is the household of Peter Shively age 46, wife Susannah age 41, daughter Ida age 16, daughter Olive age 15, daughter Adora age 13, daughter Laura age 13, son Charles age 8, son William age 7, son George age 5 and son Alonzo age 2.  Located on the 1900 Redding Township, Redding City, Shasta County, CA census is Charles H. Shively born Nov-1872, age 27 who is a clerk in a hardware store. On the 1910 Seattle City, King County, WA census is Charles H. Shively age 37 a traveling salesman, wife Bertha age 23 and son Gerald Davis age 1. On the 1920 Cape Girardeau City, Cape Girardeau County, MO census is the family of Charles H. Shively age 48 a retail merchant in a variety store, wife Nettie D. age 33 a sales woman in a variety store, son Gerald D. age 10 and son Gwen E. age 8. Listed on the 1930 Cape Girardeau City, Cape Girardeau County, MO census is the household of Charles H. Shively age 59 proprietor of a variety store, wife Nettie D. age 43 sales lady in variety store, son Gerald D. age 20 clerk in variety store, son Gwen E age 18 clerk in variety store and mother in law Sarah E. Davis age 69.