Perry Oliver Shively was the son of Samuel Wilson Shively (born 1834 and died 1871 in Perry County, PA) and Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Saylor (born 20-Oct-1838 Perry County, PA and died 20-Feb-1911 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, PA). For more information on family members see the Shively Blog articles written on March 19, 2023 and January 11, 2011
Listed on the 1870 Tyrone Township, Blair County, PA census is the family of S W Shively age 35, wife L A age 32, son M C age 11, son G L age 9, son W C age 6, daughter G M age 4, daughter E M age 3, son O P age 1, Daniel Shively age 72 and Elizabeth Saylor age 72. On the 1880 Newport Borough, Blair County, PA are Sarah Shively age 42, son Charles age 21, son George age 19, son WIlliam age 16, daughter Charlotte age 12, son Perry age 10, daughter Katie age 9 and mother Elizabeth Saylor age 83. Located on the 1900 Stoneycreek Township, Cambria County, PA census are Peter O. Shively born Jan-1870 age 30, wife Annie born Nov-1871 age 28, son Harry born Apr-1891 age 9, daughter Grace born Nov-1892 age 7, son William born Jan-1895 age 5, daughter Ethel born Sep-1896 age 3 and son Perry born 1899 age 11 months. On the 1910 Stoney Creek Township, Cambria County, PA is the family of Perry O. age Annie L. age 38, son Harry A. age 20, daughter Grace F. age 18, son William A. age 16 and daughter Ethel L. age 17.
The following article was found in The News, Newport, Pennsylvania, Thursday, September 6, 1906, Page 8, Column 3:
For the first time in nineteen years all the children of Mrs. Eliza Shively of Wilkes-Barre were together on Tuesday, when they took dinner at the home of her son-in-law, H. F. Fisher, in East Newport. The children and others present with Mrs. Shively were Mrs. Grace Lukens and her daughter, Miss Bessie Lukens, Altoona; George and WIlliam Shively, Wilkes-Barre; Perry O. Shivelly, Johnstown; Mrs. H. F. Fisher, her husband, H. F. Fisher, their son Walter and Mr. Fisher's mother, Mrs. Hettie Fisher.
Located in The Perry County Democrat, Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, March 19, 1930, Page 3, Column 4:
Perry O. Shively
Perry O. Shively, a former resident of Newport, died suddenly of heart failure at his home in Johnstown, Pa., Tuesday of last week. He was 61 years old. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Annie Barrick, and three children. Mrs. Henry Fisher, of East Newport, is a sister. The body was brought to Newport for burial on Friday.
The following was copied from The Evening News, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, March 23, 1937, Page 12, Column 7:
Mrs. Annie Shively, 66
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Shively, 66, who died on Saturday at her home in Johnstown, will be held at the Myers funeral home, in Newport tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Shively was a former resident of this place. Her husband, Perry O. Shively, died some years ago. Surviving are these daughters, Mrs. Grace Landis, Oil City, and Mrs. Mark Funk, Latrobe, one son, William Shively, at home. A brother, Perry Barrick, of East Newport, and two sisters, Mrs. Jennie Arndt, Harrisburg, and Mrs. Bertha Long, of Alberta, Canada, also survive. The body my be viewed this evening from 7 to 9 o'clock at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Newport Cemetery.
