Aaron Burr Shively, Christian C. Shively And Katherine Shively Who Lived In St. Joseph County, Indiana And Cass County, Michigan

Aaron Burr Shively, Christopher C. Shively and Katherine Shively were brothers and sister to Benjamin Franklin Shively.  Benjamin Franklin Shively served in the United States House of Representatives from 1884-1885 and1887-1893. He also served as a Senator from Indiana from 1909-1916. They were the children of Joel Shively who was born on 8-Oct-1826 in Stark County, OH and died on 5-Mar-1898 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN and Elizabeth Penrod who was born on 29-Aug-1829 in Berlin, Somerset County, PA and died on 1-Dec-1901 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN. Joel and Elizabeth are buried in Osceola Cemetery, Elkhart, Elkhart County, IN. Joel Shively was the son of George Shively (1796-1879) and Elizabeth Snider (1800-1872).

Aaron Burr Shively was born on 28-Jan-1859 and died on 28-Nov-1931 in Dowagiac, Cass County, MI. Christian C. Shively was born on 16-Jul-1860 in St. Joseph County, IN and died on 3-May-1945 in Cassopolis, Cass County, MI. Katherine Shively was born on 11-Feb-1864 in Osceola, St. Joseph County, IN and died on 14-Jan-1928 in St. Joseph County, IN. 

Listed on the 1880 Penn Township, St. Joseph County, IN census is the family of Joel Shively age 53, wife Elizabeth age 50, daughter Rebecca J. age 25, son Franklin age 23, son Aaron age 21, son Christian age 19 and daughter Kittie age 15. On the 1900 Precinct One of Ward Seven, South Bend City, St. Joseph County, IN census is Elizabeth Shively born Aug-1829 age 70, son Christian C. born Jul-1861 age 38, Catherine  born Feb-1864 age 36 and servant Lizzie Culp born Mar-1878 age 22. In 1900 Aaron Shively is listed on the Portage Township, South Bend City, St. Joseph County, IN census in the household of William Deafer as a Lodger born Jan-1859 age 41 occupation traveling salesman. On the 1910 Portage Township, South Bend City, St. Joseph County, IN census is the household of Christopher C. Shively age 49 occupation Contractor-concrete work, sister Catherine age 46 and brother Aaron B. age 51 occupation Agent-real estate. On the 1920 Portage Township, South Bend City, St. Joseph County, IN  census are Christopher C. Shively age 59 and sister Catherine age 56. On the 1930 Silver Creek Township, Cass County, MI census are A. B. age 71 and brother C.C. age 69.

Aaron Burr Shively Death Certificate

Copied from The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Monday, July 16, 1900, Page 1, Column 3:

A Cement Company Incorporates

Articles of incorporation have been filed in the county recorder’s office by the South Bend Portland cement company. The capital stock is $50,000 divided into shares of $100 each and the directors are Edward J. Darragh, John S. Ramsey, Henry J. Goodrich, John Stirten, A. E. Stevens and Aaron B. Shively. The business of the company will be to manufacture cement, brick and tile and mine marl, clay and coal. It is the intention to revive the interests of the old cement company.

Located in The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Friday, December 8, 1905, Page 13, Column 1:

Aaron Shively Is Injured

Well Known Citizen Falls From Wagon And Sprains His Ankle

Aaron Shively and brother, Christopher Shively were engaged in hauling a heavy cement slab this morning. When on East Sample street near the coal yard of Arthur Miller the heavy piece of cement started to slide from the wagon. Mr. Aaron Shively was thrown to the pavement and suffered a severely sprained ankle. He was carried into the coal office and was afterward removed to his home. It is not thought that the accident will prove serious.

The following article was found in The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Friday, May 23, 1913,, Page 14, Column 4:

Aaron Shively Gets Post

WASHINGTON, May 23. — Senator Shively has appointed his brother, Aaron Shively, of South Bend, as assistant clerk to the committee of pensions, of which he is chairman. The position pays $1,440 a year.

This article was taken from The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Sunday, November 29, 1931, Page 1, Column 6:

Aaron Shively Dies At Age 72

Brother Of Late Senator Succumbs in Dowagiac; Rites Monday

Aaron B. Shively, age 72, of Indian lake, near Dowagiac, Mich., a brother of the late Senator B. F. Shively, of South Bend, died in Lee Memorial hospital in Dowagiac Saturday morning of infirmities of age.

Mr. Shively was born in Osceola in 1859 and made his home in South Bend for more than 40 years, coming here from Osceola. He was secretary, to his brother while in the senate, and was associated with him for many years in the contracting business in South Bend.

He was unmarried, and is survived by a brother, C. C. Shively, of Indian lake. Funeral services will take place at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in the Osceola Baptist church.

Found in The Dowagiac Daily News, Dowagiac, Michigan, Saturday, November 28, 1931, Page 1 Column 8:

Aaron B. Shively Dies At Indian Lake

Aaron B. Shively, 74, Indian lake resident, died this morning at the Lee hospital after an illness of long standing.

Mr. Shively lived with a brother on the north shore of Indian lake for the past seven or eight years, having come here from Indiana. Neither of the two men was married.

Funeral arrangements have not been made.

This article appeared in The Dowagiac Daily News, Dowagiac, Michigan, Monday, November 30, 1931, Page 1, Column 1:

Here And There About Dowagiac

Funeral Aaron B. Shively

Final rites for the late Aaron B. Shively, 72, a former well known resident of Elkhart and South Bend who died at the Lee hospital Saturday morning, were held this afternoon at two o’clock at the Baptist church in Osceola, Ind. Burial was made in the Osceola cemetery. Mr. Shively, who death followed a long illness an six weeks spent in the hospital, and been living on the north shore of Indian lake, with a brother, Christian C. Shively, also a bachelor.  Mr. Shively was a brother of the late United States Senator B. Frank Shively. In early manhood he lived at Elkhart and Coldwater before going to Los Angeles, Calif. Later he returned and became assistant to his brother Frank in the latter’s campaign for the office of representative in the national house. He accompanied his brother to Washington as his secretary. Following the brother’s death in 1914, he embarked with his brother, Christian, in the contracting business. Beside the brother, the nearest relatives are three nephews.

Christian C. Shively Death Certificate

The following was copied from The Dowagiac Daily News, Dowagiac, Michigan, Thursday, June 6, 1935, Page 8, Column 2:

Conservation Arrest

Conservation Office Harold Treat of this city arrested Christian Shively of Indian lake Tuesday on a charge of catching game fish during the closed season. He was taken before Justice of the Peace Edward McMaster Wednesday afternoon where he pleaded guilty. He was fined $5.00 and costs of $6.85 which me made arrangements to pay.

A newspaper obituary for Christian Shively was found in The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Michigan, Friday, May 4, 1945, Page 29, Column 5:

Christian C. Shively

Christian C. Shively, aged 84, cement contractor for many years in South Bend and a brother of the late U. S. Senator B. Frank Shively, of this city, died at 8 a.m. Thursday in the Cass county hospital, near Cassopolis, Mich. Since his retirement 20  years ago Mr. Shively had resided at Indian lake, near Dowagiac, Mich. He was born July 16, 1860 in St. Joseph county, Indiana, son of the late Rev. and Mrs. Joel Shively. Surviving are three nephews, B. F. Kindig, rural route No. 5, Elkhart, Ind., and George and John Shively, Bronxville, N. Y., and a niece, Miss Mary Shively, also of Bronxville, all children of Senator Shively. The body is in the Meyer mortuary, Elkhart, where relatives will meet at 2 p.m. Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Church of Brethren, Osceola, with Rev. T. E. George, of Goshen, Ind., officiating. Burial will be in the Osceola cemetery.

This article was copied from The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Sunday, January 15, 1928, Page 2, Column 7:

Miss Katherine Shively Is Dead

Sister Of Late U. S. Senator 

Paralysis Victim

Born In Osceola 63 Years Ago, She Spent All Her Life In St. Joseph County

Miss Katherine Shively, age 63, of 1342 Lincoln Way East, sister of the late Hon. Benjamin F. Shively, of South Bend, United States senator from Indiana, died Saturday evening at 5:30 o’clock in her home after a three weeks’ illness.

Miss Shively was born in Osceola, this county, Feb. 11, 1864, the daughter of Rev. Joel Shively and Elizabeth Penrod Shively, who came here from Pennsylvania in 1854. She spent all her life in this county and 33 years in South Bend, coming here from Osceola. Surviving her are two brothers, Aaron B. Shively and Christopher C. Shively, both of this city, three nephews, Frank King, who is assistant dean at Michigan State Agricultural college, Lansing; George Shively, author, of New York city; John Shively, and one niece, Miss Mary Shively, the two latter of Brookville, Pa.

The body may be viewed this afternoon and evening in the L. H. Orvis funeral home where private services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. Mr. Grader, of the Second Brethren church, and Rev. T. E. George, of Goshen, Ind., will officiate. Burial will be in Osceola cemetery.

Silas Shively From Delaware County, Ohio And Daughter, Louise Shively Gerweck In Monroe County, Michigan

 The following was found in The Brockway Record, Brockway, Pennsylvania, Friday, August 19, 1910, Page 6, Column 3:

Irate Father Threatens Farmhand

With tears in his eyes and a gun in his jeans Silas Shively, a wealthy Delaware county (O.) farmer, arrived at Marion, O., and invoked the aid of the police in a search for his fourteen-year-old daughter, Louise, who, he says, ran away with a farm hand. The irate father threatened to put an end to the man if he found him and declared he would never give up the search, if he had to spend his big farm and all he possesses to land his former employee in the pen.

Located in The Marion Star, Marion, Ohio, Wednesday, August 10, 1910, Page 6, Column 6:

Silas Shively, who came up from Delaware, Tuesday afternoon, and sought the aid of the police in locating his fourteen-year-old daughter, Lulu, whom he believed was enticed away from home by Harry Lee, a farm hand, returned to Delaware, Tuesday night, after a fruitless search for the girl. The police were given a description of Lee and the girl and asked to locate them if possible.

The following article was found in the News Journal, Mansfield, Ohio, Friday, August 12, 1910, Page 4, Column 1:

Wanted For Kidnaping

Chief of Police Feeney received a communication Friday morning from Delaware officers in which they ask the local police to be on the lookout for and arrest Harry Lee, alias Hesselding, for kidnaping. The accused is 28 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches tall and weight 175 pounds. It is stated that he took with him Louise Shively, a 14-year-old girl, who looks a little older than that. She was dressed in a blue suit of clothing and also had with her a white dress. This man was in the moving picture business.

Silas Cook Shively was born on 10-Jan-1858 in Ohio and died on 8-Feb-1915 in Delaware County, OH. Silas was the son of John Wesley Shively Sr (1824-1906) and Elizabeth “Eliza” B. Gock (Cook). He was married 1st to Jennie Sipes on 7-Feb-1878 in Delaware County, OH.  Jennie was born on 27-Dec-1852 in Colerain, Bedford County, PA and died 10-Aug-1918 in Delaware City, Delaware County, OH. Extracted from The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, Wednesday, November 7, 1883, Page 5, Column 3:  

Marysville, Ohio

DIVORCES WANTED

MARYSVILLE, October 6.— Silas Shively asks for a divorce from Jennie Shively, alleging gross neglect and fraud in the marriage contract.

Silas Shively married 2nd to Wilhelmina “Minnie” Liebenderfer. Minnie was born on 20-Jan-1860 in OH and died on 23-Feb-1915 in OH. She was the daughter of John and Fredericka L. Liebenderfer.

Listed on the 1870 Delaware, Delaware County, OH census is the family of Jno Shively age 45, wife Eliza age 40, daughter May age 19, son Edward age 17, son Jon age 11, son Silas age 13, son Alfred age 11, sons Frank age 9, daughter Anne age 7, son Charles age 5, son William age 3 and son Lewis 6 months. Located on the 1880 Scioto Township, Delaware County, OH census are Silas Shively age 23, wife Jenn age 26 and daughter Anna E. age 3 months. On the 1900 Radnor Township, Delaware County, OH census is the household of Silas Shively born Jan-1858 age 42, wife Minnie born Jan-1860 age 40, daughter Gertrude born Apr-1890 age 10, daughter Louise born Jun-1896 and servant Elmer Seldon born Jul-1878 age 21. On the 1910 Radnor Township, Delaware County, OH census are Silas C. Shively age 52, wife Minnie age 50, daughter Gertrude age 20, daughter Louise age 14 and son Edward age 9.

Louise E. Shively was born on 28-Jun-1896 in Delaware, Delaware County, OH and died on 27-Sep-1952 in Monroe, Monroe County, MI. She was married to Jacob Anton Gerweck on 6-Sep-1911 in Lucas County, OH.  Jacob was born on 2-Mar-1888 in Ida, Monroe County, MI and died on 8-May-1947 in Monroe, Monroe County, MI. Jacob and Louise are buried in the Saint Joseph Cemetery, Monroe, Monroe County, MI.

Special thanks to Rachel Reaume at the Monroe County Museum for locating the obituaries for Jacob and Louise Gerweck.  Located in the Monroe Evening News, Monroe, Michigan, September 29, 1952

Mrs. Louise Gerweck

Mrs. Louise Gerweck, 56, died of coronary thrombosis in her home at 631 Josephine St. at about 11:30 p.m. Friday. She lived alone and when her son, William, was unable to reach her by phone, he went to the home this morning and found her in bed. Coroner Norman Capaul was called.

Friends may call at the Maurice funeral home after 3 p.m. tomorrow. Service will be at 8:30 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home and at 9 in St. Michael’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Prayers in the funeral home will be at 8 p..m. tomorrow and Wednesday.

The daughter of Silas and Wilhelmina Leibenderfer Shively, she as born June 28, 1896, at Delaware, O.  Her marriage to Jacob Gerweck was Sept. 6, 1911, at Ida. He died May 8, 1947. She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church and Little Flower Circle, Daughters of Isabella.

Surviving are three sons, Herbert L. of Dearborn and William and Carl of Monroe; three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Kemmerling and Mrs. Arthur Bomia of Monroe and Mrs. Albert Johnson of Troy, O.; a brother, Edward Shively, of Gahann, O.; a half sister, Mrs. Edith Zerbe of Delaware, and 17 grand-children.

Monroe Evening News,  Monroe, Michigan, May 8, 1947

Deaths

Jacob Gerweck, 58, Dies In Residence

Jacob Gerweck, 58, died in his residence, 111 1/2 East Front St., at 11:10 a.m. today of a heart condition. The body is at the Maurice funeral home pending arrangements. Friends may call after 7 o’clock tonight.

Born March 2, 1888 at Ida he married Louise Shively in Toledo, Sept. 6, 1911. They lived in Ida until 1915 when they moved to Monroe. Mr. Gerweck was employed by the Hurd-Sterling Co. for 15 years and for the last ten years had been employed by the city at the sewage disposal plant. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and was a past governor and secretary of the organization.

Besides his wife he leaves three sons, Herbert L. of Dearborn, William B. of Monroe and Carl J. of Baycrest; three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Kemmerling, Mrs. Wayne Hubbard and Mrs. Arthur Bomia Jr., all of Monroe; a brother, Joseph of Bay City; a sister, Mrs. Lawrence Weatherholt of Monroe, and 12 grandchildren.

Funeral Services

Jacob Gerweck

A solemn requiem high mass was sung by the Rev. Alphonse Bertele, celebrant, in St. Michael’s Church this morning for Jacob Gerweck, who died Thursday at his home 111 1/2 East Front St.  The Rev. Albert Hutting was deacon and the Rev. Bernard Mores, sub-deacon. Brief services preceded at the Maurice funeral home.

Honorary bearers, all members of the Loyal Order of Moose, included Lewis Uckley, Louis A. Telbizoff, Ralph Knowles, Russel Blessing, Everett M. Bishop, Stiles Black and Daniel A. Knaggs.

Active bearers were city officials and employees, Arthur Jennings, Allan Kronbach, James Godfroy, Jack Ellis, Curtis Duvall and Irving Salow.

Monroe Evening News,  Tuesday ,  May 13, 1947

Jacob Gerweck

The name of Leroy Stein, and honorary bearer, was omitted by the funeral home in the list of bearers for services yesterday morning for Jacob Gerweck, who died Thursday.

Sarah Shively Who Lived In Clearfield And Jefferson County, Ohio

 

Sarah Shively Death Certificate

The following was found in The Brockway Record, Brockway, Pennsylvania, Friday, September 22, 1916, Page 2, Column 3:

Remarkable Record

Miss Sarah Shively, for over 35 years past cook at the American Hotel in Brookville, died recently at the Punxsutawney Hospital, where she had gone a week before to undergo and operation for a tumorous growth. The deceased was aged 55 years and her life was a remarkable one, as she had never been off duty for any cause, and accumulated from her wages an estate valued at over $30,000, mostly cash. Burial was made at Coolspring.

Sarah Shively was born on 20-Jun-1862 in Clearfield County, PA and died 3-Sep-1916 in Jefferson County, PA. She was the daughter of Jacob Shively born ca. 1824 in Germany died 1871 in Clearfield County, PA and Louisa R. Kicher born 27-Mar-1826 in Germany died 20-Apr-1890 in Clearfield County, PA buried Troutville Union Cemetery, Clearfield County, PA.

Located on the 1860 Brady Township, Clearfield County, PA census is the family of Jacob Shivly age 36, wife Louisa age 34, daughter Caroline age 8, daughter Louisa age 6, son Frederick age 4 and son Eulius age 2. On the 1870 Bell Township, Clearfield County, PA census are Jacob Shiveman age 47, wife Louisa age 44, daughter Caroline age 18, daughter Louisa age 16, son Frederick age 14, son Jacob age 12, son George ate 10, daughter Sarah age 7, son Samuel age 6, daughter Mary age 4 and daughter Elizabeth age 3. On the 1880 Bell Township, Clearfield County, PA census is the household of Louia Shively age 48, son Fred age 32, son Samuel age 15, daughter Louisa age 25 and named son age 3. On the 1900 Brookville, Jefferson County, PA census are G. D. Buffington born 1861 age 39 a hotel proprietor and living in hotel is Sarah Shively born Jun-1864 age 35 with occupation of cook.  On the 1910 American Hotel, Jefferson County, PA census is Sara Shiveley age 45 with occupation of cook.