Earl Shively, Son Of Bennet Shively And Ida Wheeler Of Sangamon County, IL

The following newspaper articles tell of the unfortunate circumstances regarding Earl Shively, son of Bennet Shively and Ida Wheeler.  Earl was born in May 1892 and died in February 1916.

From The Illinois State Register, Saturday, January 15, 1916, Page 11, Column 3:

Clothing Catches Fire - Pawnee Man Burned

Earl Shively Suffers Serious Injury When Oil-Saturated Clothing Blazes.

Earl Shively, aged 23 years, was severely burned in the Peabody mine in Pawnee yesterday morning when his clothes, saturated with oil, caught fire.  He is in a serious condition.

From the Illinois State Journal, Springfield, IL, Monday, February 7, 1916, Part Two, Page 9, Column 4:

Miner Of Pawnee Dies From Burns

Earl Shively, Victim Of Blast, Expires At Local Hospital

Accident Occurred Three Three Weeks Ago-Inquest Will Be Held Today And Remains Will Be Forwarded To Former Home.

Earl Shively of Pawnee expired at St. John's hospital at 9 o'clock yesterday morning from burns received in an accident in a coal mine at Pawnee three weeks ago.  Following the accident, Shively was brought to Springfield and has since been under the care of local physicians.

The decedent was a laborer in the Pawnee mine and had resided at that place for some time.  Coroner Rhodes will hold an inquest this morning.  The decedent is survived by his father, Benjamin Shively, his step-mother, Mrs. Della Shively, one sister, Miss Hazel Shively, one brother, Stanley Shively and one step-brother.

The remains were taken to the undertaking establishment of Gaa & Murray and will be forwarded at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon to Pawnee, where the funeral services will be held at a time to be announced later.

From the Illinois State Journal, Springfield, IL, Wednesday, February 9, 1916, Page 7, Column 4:

SHIVELY--Funeral services for Earl Shively, of Pawnee, who died Sunday morning from burns suffered while at work, at St. Mary's Catholic church, at Pawnee.  Rev. Father Lupton officiating.  Interment was made in the Catholic cemetery at Nakomis.

Earl Shively is listed on the 1900 Noble County, Oklahoma census in the following household:  Bennet Shively born April 1863 occupation livery man, wife Ida born 1870, son Earl born May 1892,  daughter Hazel born June 1894 and son Stanley born March 1898. The family is located on the 1910 Sangamon County, Illinois census:  Bennet Shively age 47 occupation General Livery, wife Della age 27, son Earl age 17, daughter Hazel age 16 and son Stanley age 12.

Earl Shively was the son of Bennet Shively (1863-1951) and Ida Wheeler,  Bennet Shively  was the son of Stephen A. Shively (1803-1895) and Elizabeth Abell.  Stephen A. Shively was the son of Jacob Shively (1772-1851) and Sophia Davis who lived in Taylor County, Kentucky. 

Earl Shively, Son Of Henry Shively And Catherine Sarabelle Salade, Ohio County, West Virginia

The following article was located in The Wheeling Register, Wheeling, West Virginia, Tuesday, December 1, 1896, Page 5, Column 3:

Died From Lockjaw

Yesterday afternoon, Earl, the sixteen-year-old son of Henry Shively, pressman at the Staats Zeitung, who lives at No. 87 Zane street, died of lockjaw.  About two weeks ago he accidentally ran a rusty nail in his foot.  The matter was not given the proper medical attention at the time and in a short time afterward the wound healed up sufficiently to permit the boy to go out and walk around.  There was no thought that the matter would terminate seriously, but several days ago he was taken very ill and physician sent for.  He grew worse, however, until a few days ago his jaws became perfectly locked and rigid.  Not a particle of food could be passed through his mouth and death came as a relief to his sufferings.

Located in The Wheeling Register, Wednesday, December 2, 1896, Page 4, Column 6:

DIED

SHIVELY – On Monday, November 30, 1896, at 4:20 p.m., Earl, oldest son of Henry C and Belle S. Shively, aged 15 years and 11 months.  Funeral services at parents residence, No. 77 Zane street, this (Wednesday) afternoon at 2 o’clock. Friends of the family respectfully invited to attend.  Interment at Penninsula cemetery.

The family of Henry and Belle Shively are recorded on the 1900 Ohio County, Wheeling, West Virginia census record.  Listed in the household are: Henry born February 1859, wife Belle born March 1855, son William born February 1884, son George born February 1894, and daughter Myrtle born April 1887.  Henry and Belle were also listed on the 1910 and 1920 Ohio County, West Virginia census records.

Ohio death certificates were located for both Henry Shively and Catherine Sarabelle Salade Shively.  Henry C Shively was born 16-February-1860 in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio and died on 11-May-1941 in Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio and buried in the Penninsula cemetery. Henry’s occupation is listed as a printer. His parents are listed as Daniel Shively born in Cambridge, Ohio and Hannah Moore born in Cambridge, Ohio.

Catherine Sarabelle Salade Shively was born 10-March-1854 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia and died on 4-March-1941 in Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio and buried in the Pennisula cemetery.  Her parents are listed as John Salade born in Germany and Christina Hendrix born in Germany.

West Virginia death records were located for both Daniel Shively and Hannah Jane Moore Shively.  Daniel Shively was born on 27-May-1815 and died on 29-November-1898, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia and buried in the Penninsula cemetery .  His parents are listed as John born in PA and Mary born in PA.   Hannah Jane Moore Shively was born on 23-May-1829 in Greene County, Pennsylvania and died 25-October-1909 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia and buried in the Penninsula cemetery.  Her parents are listed as Samuel Moore born in “Old Virginia” and Elizabeth Sharff born in “Old Virginia”. 

Daniel Shively was the son of John Shively born 1788 died 11-September-1868 in Guernsey County, Ohio and Mary Sphar born about 1795 and died 6-May-1882 in Claysville, Guernsey County, Ohio.