Ashley Baker Shively And Wife Helen May MacKellar Who Lived In Auglaize County, Ohio And Miami County, Ohio

Ashley Baker Shively was born on 23-Feb-1915 in Mercer County, OH and died on 22-Oct-1999 in Riverside County, CA.  He was married on 31-Jul-1935 in Miami County, OH to Helen May Mackellar who was born ca. 1916 in New York.

Ashley Shively was the son of Joseph Earl Shively (born on 13-Mar-1885 in Mercer County, OH and died on 10-Aug-1970 in Miami County, OH) and Maude Opal Baker (born 5-Aug-1888 in Mercer County, OH and died 19-Jan-1979 in Miami County, OH). Joseph Shively was the son of Isaac Shively (born 22-Aug-1847 in Darke County, OH died 12-May-1920 in Wexford County, MI) and Elmira A. Fitzwater (born 22-Mar-1874 died 3-Dec-1913 in Wexford County, MI). Isaac Shively was the son of David Miller Shively (1803-1883) and Esther Angle (1814-1888). Helen May MacKellar was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Willis MacKellar.

The photo of Ashley Shively was found in the Troy Daily News, Troy, Ohio, Friday, October 30, 1959, page 8.

Listed on the 1920 Salem Township, Auglaize County, OH census is the family of Joseph E. Shively age 34, wife Maud age 31, daughter Vonda age 11, son Ashley B. age 4 and son Paul L. age 3. On the 1930 Piqua City, Washington Township, Miami County, OH census are Joseph Shiveley age 45, wife Maud age 42, son Ashley age 13, lodger Maria Kennedy age 21 and Florida Kennedy age 19. Located on the 1940 Piqua City, Washington County, OH census is the household of Ashley Shively age 25, wife Helen age 23 and son Lyle age 3. Listed on the 1950 Piqua, Miami County, OH census if the household of Ashley B. Shively age 36, wife Helen M. age 33, son Lyle O. age 13, and son Larry L. age 6.

The following newspaper article was found in The Piqua Daily Call, Piqua, Ohio, Wednesday, July 31, 1935, Page 6, Column 4:

Marriage Licenses

Ashley Shively, 20, foundry employe, Washington township, and Helen May MacKellar, 19, Piqua. Rev. Maxfield Dowell.

Copied from the Miami Union, Troy, Ohio, Thursday, August 8, 1935, Page 8, Column 8:

Shively-MacKellar

Of interest to Troy friends will be the announcement of the marriage of Miss Helen May MacKellar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Willis MacKellar, and Ashley Shively, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Joseph Shively, both of Piqua, at the St. James Episcopal church in Piqua.

Mr. Shively holds a position with the Hobart Brothers company. Both Mr. and Mrs. Shively were graduated from Piqua high school in 1934.

Another account of the wedding of Ashely Shively and Helen MacKellar was found in The Piqua Daily Call, Piqua, Ohio, Wednesday, July 31, 1935, Page 6, Column 5:

Society

A quietly impressive service this morning at ten o’clock united in marriage, Miss Helen May MacKellar, pretty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Willis MacKellar of 1615 Nicklin avenue, and Ashley Shively, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Joseph Shively of the Statler road, performed at St. James Episcopal church by the Reverend Maxfield Dowell. The couple was attended by Miss Betty Yearsley and Willis MacKellar, the bride’s brother.

The bride was lovely in her wedding gown of poudre blue crepe, trimmed with beige lace and matching accessories, while Miss Yearsley was smart in a frock of pastel green Both girls wore shoulder bouquets of roses and sweet peas.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Shively were graduated from Piqua high school in 1934 Mr. Shively now holding a position with the Hobart Brothers company in Troy. For the present they will be at home to their friends at 1615 Nicklin avenue.

The account of Mr. and Mrs. Shively celebrating 50 years of marriage was copied from the Troy News, Troy, Ohio, Sunday, July 28, 1985, Page 17, Column 4:

Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Shively

Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Shively, (the former Helen MacKellar) formerly of Piqua and more recently of 15161 Kingsway Drive, Elsinore, Calif., celebrated their 50th anniversary July 26.

They were married July 31, 1935 and are parents of four children, Lyle Shively of Piqua, Larry Shively and Vonda Thomas, both of Elsinore, Calif and Ashley Joseph Shively of San Diego, Calif; seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

They are members of the First Christian Church in Elsinore. Mr. Shively retired from Hobart Corp. after 42 years as a machinist and set-up man.

No newspaper obituary for Ashley Shively was found. The following was extracted from The Californian, Temecula, California, Thursday, February 7, 2002, Page 15, Columns 1-2:

Helen Shively, 85

LAKE ELSINORE — Helen M. Shively, 85, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, in San Diego of diabetes and heart failure.

Born May 4, 1916, in Michigan, she lived in Lake Elsinore for 15 years. She enjoyed playing cards, gambling and bingo.

Mrs. Shively was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Ashley B. Shively, in October 1999. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Kietha Shively of Lake Elsinore and Joseph and Debra Shively of El Cajon; daughter and son-in-law, Vonda and Gene Zell of Lake Elsinore; brother Roy MacKeller of San Diego; grandchildren Marie Williams, Lori, Scott, Stephanie and Rob, Denise and Danielle Shively, Shelly Phipps, and Melissa and Megan; and nine great-grand-children.

Private services are planned.

 

Children Of Levi Shively and Rachel A. Sawmiller Who Lived In Auglaize County And Van Wert County, Ohio

Levi Shively was born 26-Nov-1859 in Auglaize Co., OH and died 23-Oct-1890 in Auglaize Co., OH.  He is buried in Kossuth Cemetery.  Levi married Rachel A. Sawmiller in Auglaize Co., on 18-Jul-1880. Rachel was born 3-Apr-1866 and died 14-Aug-1943 in Van Wert Co., OH.  She married 2nd to Jacob Adams in Auglaize Co on 30-Jan-1892.  Following is information on the children of Levi Shively and Rachel Sawmiller.

Stella Shively was born 19-May-1881 in Auglaize County, OH. (This date was recorded in the Auglaize Co. birth records and differs from the date listed in the newspaper obit).  The following newspaper obituary was extracted from the Van Wert Times Bulletin, Saturday, April 22, 1972, Page 2, Column 4:   Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at Harter and Son Memorial Chapel, Delphos, for Mrs. Estella Morris, 90, who died Friday morning in Vancrest Nursing Home, Van Wert, following a lengthy illness.  Mrs. Morris was a former resident of Rt. 3, Delphos.  The Rev. Melvin H. Berkebile will officiate at the service.  Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery.

Mrs. Morris was born May 30, 1881, in Auglaize County, a daughter of Lee and Rachel (Sawmiller) Shively. She was married Jan. 16, 1897, to Charles Al Morris, who died June 27, 1958.

Survivors include two sons, Harl of 562 S. Race St. and Earl of Rt. 1; a daughter, Mrs. Nellie Sealscott of Rt. 3; a brother, James Shively of Rt. 5; 14 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Morris was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and its Ladies Aid Society.  Friends may call at the funeral home.

Fannie Shively was born on 10-Sep-1882 in Auglaize County, OH.

Bertha Shively was born 3-Jan-1884 in Auglaize County, OH. (This date was recorded in the Auglaize Co. birth records and differs from the date listed in the newspaper obit). From the Van Wert Times Bulletin, Saturday, January 2, 1971, Page 8, Column 3:  

DELPHOS--Mrs. Bertha Keirns, 87, of Rt. 3, Delphos, died at 3:45 a.m. today in Vancrest Nursing Home in Van Wert.

She was born Jan 3, 1883, in Kossuth, and was married July 31, 1899, to John Keirns.  He died May 24, 1970.

Survivors include two sons, Myrlen and Arlie, both of Palmer, Mich.; two brothers, James Shivley of rural Van Wert, and Cleve Adams of Newaygo, Mich.; a sister, Mrs. Al (Stella) Morris of Vancrest Nursing Home; five grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete.  Friends may call at the Harter and Son Funeral Home in Delphos after 5 p.m. Sunday.

James Shively was born 28-Dec-1886 in Auglaize County, OH. (This date was recorded in the Auglaize Co. birth records and differs from the date listed in the newspaper obit). Per the marriage records James was married on 23-March-1907 which differs from the newspaper obituary. From the Van Wert Times Bulletin, Friday, October 25, 1968, Page 1, Column 2-3:

Retired Man Dies After Ladder Fall

Daniel W. Shively, 81 of 126 Logan St., died at 12:10 a.m. today at the Van Wert County Hospital, of injuries sustained in a fall at his home.  Mr. Shively was picking apples at his residence when he fell and suffered a hip fracture.  He was taken to the hospital by the firemen's emergency unit.

Mr. Shively, a retired farmer, was a son of Levi and Rachel (Sawmiller) Shively, and he was born Dec. 29, 1886, in Van Wert County where he was a lifetime resident.  His wife, the former Rose Etta Drury, whom he married March 20, 1906, died Sept. 2, 1958.

Surviving are two sons, Edward of Rt. 7, Fort Wayne, and Emmett Shively of Lima; eight daughters, Zelma Priddy of Rt. 1, Spencerville, Mrs. Ernest (Ilo) Stemen of Rt. 4, Mrs. Gerald (Omah) Davis of Haley St., Mrs. Ethyl Johnson of Rt. 2, Mrs. Lawrence (Edith) Mosier of Bryan, Mrs. Luther (Lodora) Bollenbacher of Rockford, Mrs. Elnora Mosier of Rt. 1, and Mrs. Jerome (Helen) Gehm of Rt. 1, Rockford.

Two sisters, Mrs. Jake (Bertha) Keirns, or rural Delphos and Mrs. Stella Morris, of rural Delphos; a brother, J. L. Shively of Rt. 5; a half-brother, Cleve Adams of White Cloud, Mich. and a stepbrother, Stewart Adams of Fort Jennigs; 29 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.  Two children, Cleo and Ruby, preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be at  2 p.m. Monday, at the Brickner Funeral Home, the Rev. Carl Miller to officiate.  Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home after noon, Saturday.

James L. Shively was born 14-Oct-1885 in Auglaize County, OH.  From the Van Wert Times Bulletin, August 2, 1974, Page 2, Columns 2-3:   James L. Shively, 88, of Rt. 5 died at 10:30 a.m. today in Vancrest Nursing Home following an illness of seven weeks.

He was born Oct. 14, 1885, in Kossuth, a son of Levi and Rachael (Sawmiller) Shively.  On April 1, 1906 he married Osee P. Bucher, who preceded him in death.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Gaylord (Opal) Bell of Rt. 5, Mrs. Wilbert (Harriett) Bell of Rt. 4, Mrs. Doty (Mabel) Bell of 713 Elson Ave., and Mrs. Diamond (Margaret) DeCamp of Convoy; a half-brother, Cleve Adams of Newaygo, Mich.; 13 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by a daughter, there brothers, three sisters and a granddaughter.

Mr. Shively was engaged in farming and was a member of Antioch Friends Church.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Alspachs with the Rev. John Dursk officiating.  Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home.

Ray Shively was born 12-June-1888 in Auglaize County, OH. and died 12-July-1888.  He is buried in Kossuth Cemetery.

Harvy Shively was born 3-July-1889 in Auglaize County, OH and died 29-March-1890.  He is buried in Kossuth Cemetery.