Henry Charles Shively And Fidella Wilkerson - An African American Genealogy

Henry Charles Shively was born in March 1864. He married Fidella Wilkerson ca. 1885. Fidella was born 23-May-1870 in Casey County, KY and died on 10-Apr-1945 in Big Creek, Hartwell, McDowell County, WV. She was the daughter of Edward Wilkerson and Mary Ellen Crawford.

Henry Charles Shively was the son of Charles Shively (born Mar-1834 in Taylor County, KY and died on 22-Mar-1917 in Taylor County, KY) and Millie Wilson (born 1-Mar-1863 in Taylor County, KY and died on 3-Jan-1936 in Taylor County, KY. From the KY death certificate the father of Charles Shively was Harvey Nutan (possibly Newton). From the KY death certificate the parents of Millie Wilson were Jonathan Wilson and Sallie Jones.  

From the written records it is believed the history of Henry Charles Shively is found on the 1850 Division 1, Taylor County, KY Slave Schedule in the list for John B. Shively.  On the 1860 Division 1, Taylor County, KY Slave Schedule following the name of Jno. B. Shively are the following black males age 22, age 12, age 2 and age 4 months with the following black females age 18, age 17, age 15, age 10, age 5 and age 3 months. The following information was found in the settlement of the estate of John B. Shively in Taylor County, KY, Book 3, Pages 284-288 which gives names to some of those listed on the 1850 and 1860 Slave Schedules.  Note that Charles and Milly are two of the names listed. This list was compiled on 13-Feb-1865:

The Whole number of Negroes   14

           The Whole valuation               $1485

           Towit

                 Sarah Shively Dover

            Charles                                           $ 300

            Milly & 2 Children Henry & Luticia     150

            Robert W. Shively     Mary                 300

            Joseph H. Shively     Mary E.              75

            David A. Shively Treasy & 2 Children Lucy & Robert  175.00

            Eliza Jane Spurling   Mary C.              35

             Perry S. Shively        William               75

            Susan M. Shively      Clem                  25

            John H. Shively         Sarah F.           100

            Stephen M. Shively  blank ticket

            William Shively          Pressey            250

 

            On the 1870 Mansville District, Taylor County census is a family identified as being black: Charles H Shively age 35, wife Millie A age 31, daughter Sarah E. age 16, son William age 14, daughter Mary age 8, son Charles H age 7, daughter Amanda age 5, daughter Lucinda age 4, daughter Cresa E. age 2 and daughter Caroline age 2 months. Listed on the 1880 Mansville District, Taylor County, KY census is the family of Charlie Shively age 45, Millie age 40, Sahra age 24, John age 20, Manda age 18, Loucinda age 16, Tresy E age 14, Caroline age 12, Lisy Jane age 10, Charles H age 17, Samuell age 6 and Josiah age 4. Charles and Milly Shively remain in Taylor County, KY for future census records. By 1900 their son Charles Henry Shively (born 1864) has moved to Knox County, KY.

From the census records Charles Henry Shively was a coal miner. Located on the 1900 Bertha, Knox County, KY census is the family of Henry Shively born Mar-1864 age 36, wife Fidelia born May-1870 age 30, married 15 years having born 6 children with all 6 living, daughter Bettie born Mar-1886 age 14, daughter Mary L. born Jul-1891 age 9, daughter Nora B. born Sep-1893 age 6, daughter Evie born Aug-1895 age 4, son Willie born Sep-1897 age 2, and son John born Apr-1899 age 1 month.  On the 1910 Wilton Precinct, Knox County, KY census are Henry C. Shively age 47, wife Fidela age 40 married 25 years having 10 children with 10 living, daughter Mary L. age18, daughter Nola age 16, daughter Eva age 14, son Willie age 12, son John E. age 11, daughter Bertha age 9, son Charles age 4, son George H. age 4, son Noah age11 months and boarder Robert Tye age 21. On the 1920 Lynch Precinct, Harlan County, KY census are Henry Shively are 54, wife Fidella age 48, daughter Letha age 19, son Charles age 17, son George H. age 14, son Robert age 10, daughter Viola age 8 and grandson Clarence Hale age 16. On the 1930 Big Creek Magisterial District, Hartwell, McDowell County, WV census is Henry Shively age 62, wife Della age 58, son George  and grandson Richard Reed age 8. On the 1940 Magisterial District 3, Lynch, Harlan County, KY is the household of George Shively are 33, father Henry age 76 and mother Fidella age 70.  By 1950 Charles Henry Shively is living with his daughter on the Wyoming, Hamilton County, OH list of Leon Phillips age 54, wife Letha age 49 and father in law Henry Shively age 86.

Following is additional information from original research on the twelve children of Henry Charles Shively and Fidella Wilkerson:  1) Bettie born Mar-1886 married 1-Apr-1902 Barbourville, Knox County, KY Hayden Haile (Hale) born 1880 died 4-Jan-1940 in Greensboro, Guilford County, NC being s/o Silas and Sarah Hale 2) Mary Lee born 24-Jul-1891 died 23-Feb-1917 Packard, Whitley County, KY married 10-Nov-1912 in Knox County, KY to Robert Tye 3) Nola B. born 27-Sep-1893 in Knox County, KY died 4-May-1911 in Wilton, Knox County, KY 4) Eva born 24-Aug-1895 died 18-Apr-1990 married 5-Jul-1911 in Knox County, KY to Albert Reed born 16-Oct-1893 died 13-Oct-1961 Los Angeles, CA being the s/o Henry Reed and Ladasia Spurlock 5) William “Willie” B. born 26-Sep-1897 in Wilton, Knox County, KY died on 31-Mar-1970 in Wilkensburg, Allegheny County, PA married Bessie Kendricks 6) John E. born 13-Apr-1899 in

Harlan County, KY died 23-Sep- 1965 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, MO may have been married more than once 7) Letha died 5-Nov-1960 in Hamilton County, OH married Leon Phillips born 24-Feb-1897 died 26-Jan-1971 in Hamilton County, OH 8) Charles “Charlie” born 2-Apr-1902 died 22-Mar-1923 in Lynch, Harlan County, KY never married 9) George Hayden born 27-Oct-1906 married 1st unknown married 2nd on 7-Jul-1951 in Cumberland, Harlan County, KY to Sylvia Dixon 10) Noah - could find no information 11) Viola Dianna born 24-Dec-1911 or 1912 in Wilton, Knox County, KY died 10-Feb-1991 married 1st to William J. Wallace born 1903 died 28-Mar-1963 married 2nd to Samuel McDaniel s/o Samuel McDaniel and Mary Burk and 12) Robert Conley born 22-May-1909 died 4-Oct-1982 married 1st in 1939 to Juanita Simpson divorced Jun-1946 married 2nd 12-Jun-1954 in Wayne County, IN to Joan Callie Choate who was born 2-Mar-1933 died 16-Mar-2003 in Hamilton County, OH d/o Luther H. Choate and Clara Mae Green.

The picture to the left are (from left to right): William “Willie”, Letha, Eva,Henry  Charles Shively and Viola. 

Newspapers were scanned for information on the children of Henry Charles and Fidella Shively and following are a few of the articles. Located in the Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, Saturday, April 21, 1990, Page 10 :  Eva Reed, 94, died Wed., April 18, 1900. She was born in Knox Co., KY, daughter of Henry Shively and Fidela Shively. Survivors are a son, Albert (Elayne) Reed; a grandson, Don (Mel) Reed; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Viola McDaniel, Akron, OH; and a sister-in-law, Bonnie Wallace. Services are 1:30 p.m. today at Cunningham Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas C. Wallace officiating. Burial is in Evergreen Memory Gardens.

Located in The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, Thursday, February 14, 1991, Page 16, Column 2:  Viola D. McDaniel (Wallace), 79, of 1044 Roslyn Ave., passed away Feb. 10, 1991 at St. Thomas Hospital, after a long illness.

Born in Lynch, Ky., she had lived in this community 46 years. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and the Minister of Music.

She is survived by son, William J. (Yasuko) Wallace Jr. of Akron; daughter, Juanita (John) Jackson of Virginia; eight stepchildren; 22 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

Funeral service Saturday, 2 p.m., at the Stewart & Calhoun Chapel, Rev. Dr. L. C. Cooper officiating. Interment at Mount Peace Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday, 1 p.m. until time of service. Procession will form, and condolences by be sent to 158 Cole Ave.

The following was found in The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, 7-October, 1982, Page 42, Column 5:

SHIVELY, Robert Conly, beloved husband of Irene Shively, devoted father of Yvonne Rogers Lanier of Washington, D.C., loving brother of Eva Shively Reed of Lexington, Ky. and Viola Shively Wallace McDaniels of Akron, Oho, uncle of Juanita Wallace Jackson of Albany, N.Y. and other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Friends may call at Zion Baptist Church, 630 Glenwood, Friday from 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. followed by funeral service at 7:30, Rev. L. V. Booth officiating. Interment Saturday 10 A.M. at Beech Grove Cemetery. Renfro Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

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.  

Henry Shively And Wife Mary Nightheart Who Lived In Mason County, Michigan

The following information was located in the 1980 Mason County Michigan History, Pages 187 - 188 regarding Henry and Jacob Shively:

Following the Civil War, military duty, and a government land grant, two Ohio brothers, Jacob and Henry Shively and their families traveled to Custer Township, thus making them among the early settlers in the area.  Jacob, the eldest, born of Swiss parentage in 1826 was a solidier with the Indiana Volunteers.  Henry, born in Fairfield County, Ohio saw service as a member of the Indiana Infantry.  Both brothers left their native state, Ohio, going to Indiana and then to Wisconsin for a short time.  Living with Henry and their seven children was Mary’s mother, Hannah Nightheart.  The children were Margaret 1855, Lanty 1856, Elizabeth 1858, and Leota 1873.

Arriving in Custer in March 1876, Henry’s homestead property of 120 acres was registered with the Reed City, Michigan land office.  This farm came to be known as the Rosenow farm.  In 1879 their eighth and last child, Charles was born.  Mary’s mother, Hannah Nightheart, at age 89 died in 1880.  Mary followed her in death in 1884.  Both are buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Custer.

Located on the 1880 Mason County, Custer, Michigan census is the household of Henry Shively age 52, Farmer, born in Ohio (states father born in Switzerland and mother born in Darmstadt), wife Mary age 43 born in HemeDarmstadt, daughter Margrett age 25 born in Indiana, son Lanty age 23 born in Wisconsin, daughter Matilda age 19 born in Indiana, son George age 17 born in Indiana, son Harvey age 7 born in Indiana, and son Charles age 5 months (born in Dec) born in Michigan.

A review of the Michigan newspapers provided additional information on the children of Henry Shively and Mary Nightheart.  Located in The Ludington Daily News, Ludington, Michigan, Wednesday, September 20, 1933, Page 4, Column 7:

L. Shively Surprised On His 77th Birthday

CUSTER, Sept. 20.--Several friends and neighbors surprised L. Shively Sunda in honor of his 77th birthday anniversary.

All met at the home of Harvey Goff at Ford lake, with whom Mr. Shively makes his home, for a chicken dinner at noon.  A decorated birthday cake made by Mrs. Newton Goff centered the table.

This attending were Mr. and Mrs. Newton Goff and sons, Robert Goff, Charles Miles, Mr. and Mrs. A. Smedke and members of the Harvey Goff family.  Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mottl of Ludington called in the afternoon.

Extracted from The Ludington Daily News, Wednesday, July 29, 1925, Page 1, Column 5:

Geo. Shively, Long Lake, Dies At Brother's Home

George Shively, 62 years of age, unmarried, died late yesterday afternoon at the home of his brother, Charles Shively, 807 east Danaher street.

George Shively, who spent his childhood in Ohio and Indiana, came to Michigan and Mason county more than 50 years ago.  He had long made his home with his brother, Harvey Shively, near Long lake, not far from Fountain.

Afflicted with heart disease, George came to Ludington to his brother's home in March and remained for several weeks, then returned home feeling better.  A week ago, however, he was so much worse that he again came to Ludington to be cared for by his brother and sister-in-law.  He immediately took to his bed and was not again able to get up.

Surviving are three brothers, Land and Harvey of Sherman township and Charles of 807 east Danaher street.

The body was taken to Scottville to remain at the Stephens chapel until Thursday when funeral services will be held from the Congregational church in Custer at 2 o'clock pm. Interment will be made in Custer cemetery.

The following newspaper obituary was located in The Daily News, Ludington, Michigan, Thursday, October 26, 1939, Page 5, Column 2:

Harvey Shively, 68, Passes Suddenly

The community was saddened to hear of the death of Harvey Shively, 68, who passed away very suddenly Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr.and Mrs. Harve Goff in Sherman township where he had made his home for many years. Coroner Lloyd Stephens was called and pronounced death due to a cerebral hemorrhage.

Mr. Shively had lived in and around Sherman township for many years and was well-known and liked by everyone.  He had  always been very fond of hunting and outdoor sports and made many friends.

Surviving are a brother, Charles Shively of Ludington and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Stephens funeral home and burial will be made in the Custer cemetery.

Extracted from The Ludington Daily News, Tuesday, February 27, 1940, Page 3, Column 2:

Charles H. Shively Passes On Monday

Charles Henry Shively, 60, passed away on Monday afternoon at his home at 807 East Danaher street following an illness of some duration.

Mr. Shively was born on Dec. 11, 1879, in Custer township, Mason county, where he lived for a number of years.  A resident of Ludington for 35 years, he was a member of St. John's Lutheran church.  He was employed at the Star Watch Case company.

Married in April, 1900, to Ottille Tonn,who survives him, he is also survived by two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Shields of Elgin, Ill., and Mrs. Lena Richardson of Ludington; three sons, Arthur Shively of Manistee and Clayton and Robert Shively of Ludington, and nine grandchildren.

The body will rest at Dorrell chapel until Wednesday afternoon when it will be returned to the home at 807 East Danaher street.  Funeral services will be held at 1:45 p.m. Friday from the home and at 2 p.m. from St. John's Lutheran church, Rev. William Opitz officiating.

Interment will be made in Lakeview cemetery.