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| George Washington Shively Photo from Glenda Sheaffer |
George Washington Shively was born on 9-Sep-1840 in Union County, PA and died 30-Dec-1902 in Union County, PA. He was the son of Christian M. Shively (born 23-Nov-1817 Union County, PA died 21-Nov-1880 Union County, PA) and Anna Beaver (20-Apr-1820 died 16-May-1863 in Union County, PA).
Listed on the 1860 Union County, PA census is the family of Christian M. Sheivley age 42, wife Anna age 40, son George W. age 19, daughter Elizabeth A. age 17, daughter Addie age 12, daughter Amanda age 12, son John A. age 10, son Henry age 8, daughter Carolina age 7, son Thomas M. age 2, daughter Joanna age 4 months and William Boop age 19. Located on the 1870 Limestone Township, Union County, PA census is the household of George W. Shively age 29, wife Mary age 26, son Gaylon L. age 2 and son Elmer E. age nine months. On the 1880 Buffalo Township, Union County, PA census are Geo W. Schively age 39, wife Mary age 335, son Galen L. age 12, son Elmer age 10, son Laird age 8, daughter Anna age 6, daughter Arty J. age 3 and laborer John Holstine age 37. On the 1900 Buffalo Township District No 2, Unionn County, PA census is the family of George Shively born Sep-1840 age 59, wife Mary E. born Apr-1844 age 56 married 34 years 8 children 7 of whom are living, daughter Artisamas born Jul-1877 age 22, son Clarence E. born Dec-1880 age 19, daughter Bertha E. born Feb-1885 age 15 and boarder Henry Ritter born Jul-1884 age 15.
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| Mary E. Yarger Photo from Glenda Sheaffer |
The following was extracted from the Lewisburg Chronicle, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Saturday, January 3, 1903, Page 1, Column 7:
Geo. W. Shively Suicides
In A Mood Of Worriment And Despondency He Commits The Rash And Lamentable Act
Mifflinburg Telegraph
Mr. George W. Shively, who resides with his family on the Amos Groff farm in West Buffalo township, suicided on last Tuesday morning but cutting his throat.
It seems that he had been despondent of late, worrying not a little, and in a mood of this nature he quit the house, saying he would go and feed the pigs. Not returning, his son Clarence went to the pig pen, where he found his father, life extinct, this at about 7:30 a.m. He had cut the arteries of his throat with his pocket knife, bleeding to death in a few minutes.
Deceased was a son of the late Christian Shively, and was born in Limestone Twp. He was a famer by occupation, and by all was regarded as a good, honest, upright citizen.
Besides his wife, he leaves the following children: Galen L. of West Buffalo; Elmer E. of Watsontown; Laird of Tiro, O.; Clarence, residing at home; Annie, wife of Clayton Troxell of White Springs; Artisimus, wife of Lewis Gemberling, of Snyder Co.; and Bertha of Philadelphia; also the following brothers and sisters; Thomas M., of Limestone Township; Henry and Abner of Mifflinburg; Amanda, and Ada, wife of Jno. Dreibelbis of Wis.; Mrs. Anna Strickler and Caroline, wife of Mr. Henry Swineford of Mifflinburg. To all these relatives this is a very sore affliction, and in their sorrow they ahve the heartfelt sympathy of all.
The funeral service will be held this Friday morning at his late home at 10 o'clock. Interment in the Dunker cemetery west of Mifflinburg.
The following was taken from the Lewisburg Jornal, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Friday, January 2, 1903, Page 4, Column 3:
Suicide Near Vicksburg On Tuesday
George W. Shively Ends His Life By Severing The Jugular Vein
The community near Vicksburg was greatly shocked on Tuesday morning by the startling intelligence of the suicide of George W. Shively, on the Amos Grove farm, north of Vicksburg, by stabbing himself in the neck, severing the jugular vein, death ensuing in a very short time.
Mr. Shively was a well-to-do farmer of that section, and his desparate act was a great surprise to his friends in the community. On Tuesday morning he got up as usual with the family and assisted about the house in doing some chores. Beween six and seven o'clock he said he would go to the hog pen to feed the hogs. Some time elapsed before the family missed him, he not returning as soon as expected, and his son went to the hog pen to learn what had kept his fahter there so long. In one of the stalls a gruesome sight met the gaze of the son. The father was lying in a pool of blood and lifeless. With a pen knife Mr. Shively had stabbed himself five times in the neck, striking the jugular vein, and death soon resulted. Life had been extinct several minutes when he was discovered by the son.
Mr. Shively was aged over sixty years, and it is supposed that he committed the deed while laboring under a severe spell of melancholy. Last summer while working on the road he suffered a sun stroke, which affected him, and since then he was not himself. He was greatly worried also over quitting farming in the spring, all imaginary and without cause.
He leaves a family of a wife, four sons and three daughters. The funeral will take place this morning from the home of the deceased near Vicksburg. Interment will be made in the Dunkard cemetery west of Mifflinburg.
Located in the Lewisburg Journal, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Friday, November 13, 1908, Page 4 is the following:
Death Of Mrs. Geo. Shively
Mrs. Mary E. Yarger Shively, widow of the late George Shively and daughter of Edwin Yarger, dec'd, died at the home of Mr. Chas. Orwig, in Millimont, on Saturday last, Oct. 31, age 64 years.
She leaves the following children: Anna, wife of Mr. Clinton Troxell, of Millmont; Miss Bertha of Millmont; Mrs. A. C. Gemberling, of Snyder Co., Galen of Mifflinburg; Laird, of Tiro, O.; Clarence of Lewis Twp.; Ellmer of Watsontown. Also one brother, Mr. John Yarger of Lewis Twp.
The funeral service was held in the Pike Dunker Church on Tuesday, at 9 a.m., conducted by Elder Greene Shively, who spoke very appropriately of the deceased. Interment in the cemetery by said church. The pall bearers were her nearest male relatives.--"Mifflingburg Telegraph."
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