Arnold Shively And Wife Ella Laura Eicher Who Lived In Henry County, Iowa

Arnold Shively was born on 21-Feb-1889 and died 20-Aug-1922 in Henry County, Iowa.  He was the son of Jacob Shively and Harriet Pricilla Stone. (For more information on this family see the Shively blog article written on 2-April-2016).  Arnold Shively married Ella Laura Eicher in Henry County, IA on 11-Aug-1906.  Ella was born 17-Mar-1889 and died 7-May-1974 in Denver, CO. She was the daughter of Christian Eicher and Anna Rich.

Located on the 1900 Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa census is the household of Jacob Shively born May-1851 age 49, wife Harriett P born Aug-1851 age 48, daughter Mary born Nov-1880 age 19, daughter Lucretia born Oct-1882 age 17, son Judson born Jun-1887 age 12, son Arnold born Feb-1889 age 11, granddaughter Eva Neyens born May 1896 age 4 and servant David Edwards born Mar-1877 age 23. Listed on the 1910 Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa census is the family of Arnold Shively age 21 married 3 years, wife Ella L. age 21, and son Theodore R. age 3. On the 1920 Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa census is the household of Arnold Shively age 30, wife Ella L. age 30, son Theodore R. age 12 and daughter Dorothy V. age 6.

Arnold Shively and Ella Laura Eicher were the parents of at least the following children:  1) Theodore Renfred Shively born ca 1907 died 1-Jan-1962 married Mildred Garrels 2) Dorothy Virginia Shively born 15-Oct-1912 died 18-Jan-1989 married Clarence Philip Berkhoff 3) Norman Roger Shively born 1918 died 1918 4) Robert D. Shively born 26-Mar-1921 died 3-Oct-1936 and 5) Richard D. Shively.

Extracted from The Evening Journal, Washington, Iowa, Monday, August 21, 1922, Page 3, Column 5:

Wayland Man Dies

Arnold Shively of the Wayland community, died Sunday at noon at the county hospital, where he had been for an operation in a last but unsuccessful effort to save his life.  Funeral services will be held at Wayland.

Located in The Evening Journal, Washington, Iowa, Wednesday, May 8, 1974, Page 8, Column 3:

Mrs. Shively Dies Tuesday

Mrs. Ella Shively, 85, of 1877 South Federal Blvd., Denver, Col., died there Tuesday, May 7, 1974. She had been critically ill the past two weeks.

The funeral will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Jones Funeral Home here, with the Rev. William H. Kettlitz in charge. Burial will be in North Hill Cemetery at Wayland.

Ella Laura Eicher was born in Washington County, March 17, 1889, a daughter of Christian and Anna Rich Eicher. She was reared in Henry County and married Aug 10, 1905 to Arnold Shively. He died Aug. 20, 1922 and she had lived in Denver the past 30 years.

She was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Westminster, Colo.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. C. P. (Dorothy) Berkhoff of Washington; one son Richard D. Shively of Denver; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Olive Bellew of Burlington.

Her husband and three sons; Theodore, Robert and Norman, preceded her in death.

Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Thursday.

Jacob Shively And Wife, Harriet Pricilla Stone, Who Lived In Henry County, Iowa

Jacob Shively was born 27-May-1851 in Henry County, Iowa and died 20-Feb-1909 in Henry County, Iowa.  He was married on 14-May-1872 to Harriett Pricilla Stone. She was born Aug-1851 and died 7-Jul-1928.  Both are buried in the Wayland Methodist Church Cemetery in Wayland, Henry County, Iowa.  Jacob Shively was the son of Joel Shively and Naomi Arnold.  Harriett P. Stone was the daughter of John F. Stone and Mary Ann Price.

Listed on the 1880 Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa census is the household of Jacob Shively age 29, wife Harriet P age 28, daughter Anna age 7, son David age 4, daughter Eva age 3 and daughter Ella age 1. On the 1900 Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa census is the household of Jacob Shively born May-1851 age 49, wife Harriett P born Aug-1851 age 48, daughter Mary born Nov-1880 age 19, daughter Lucretia born Oct-1882 age 17, son Judson born Jun-1887 age 12, son Arnold born Feb-1889 age 11, grand daughter Eva Neyens born May-1896 age 4, servant David Edwards born Mar-1877 age 23.

Further information on the children of Jacob Shively and Harriett P. Stone includes: 1) Anna "Annie" born 25-Jun-1872 died 8-Oct-1920, married Frank Nuyens and divorced in 1915, both Anna and Frank were deaf 2) David born 24-Nov-1875 died 29-Jan-1958, married Emma Turner 3) Ella born 1879 died 22-May-1923, married Emil A. Borgstrand 4) Eva born 21-May-1877 died 29-Dec-1891 5)Mary born 15-Nov-1880 died Mar-1959, married Charles Ballard 6) Lucretia born Oct-1882 died 27-May-1957, married Frank T. McKune 7)Joel born 27-Jul-1885 died 17-Jun-1886 8)Judson born 11-Jun-1887 died 14-Jun-1917 and 9)Arnold born 21-Feb-1889 died 20-Aug-1922, married Ella Eicher.

The following newspaper obituary was extracted from The Evening Journal, Washington, Iowa, Saturday, February 20, 1909, Page 4, Columns 2-3:

Death Of Jacob Shively

Jacob Shively, a prominent and well to do farmer of Henry County, died this morning at 5 o'clock after an illness of about four days duration at his home hear Coppock. He was born in Henry county in 1851, where he lived until the time of his death. The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Ballard. Interment will be in the Wayland cemetery.

The following newspaper obituary was located in The Burlington Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Wednesday, July 11, 1928, Page 3:

Mrs. H. Shively Funeral

Held At Wayland

(Special To The Hawk-Eye) Wayland, Ia., July 10 -- The funeral services for the late Mrs. Harriet Shively were held from the home last Monday afternoon with the Rev. Pritchard in charge assisted by Rev. Polk.

Mrs. Shively, aged 76, had been a resident of this community for many years and before the death of her husband, Jacob Shively, lived on a farm near Coppock where the family of nine children were born, of whom six children and the husband have preceded her in death.

She has lived in Wayland since the death of her husband.  She enjoyed the comforts of her home with her family about her.  About a month ago she suffered a severe attack of influenza from which she never recovered.  The children who remain to mourn the loss of their mother are Mrs. Mary Ballard of Wayland, Mrs. Crete McKune of Washington and Dave Shively of Burlington, with numerous grandchildren, a few great-grandchildren and a large circle of old friends.

For many years she has been a member of the W. B. church at Cottonwood. Interment was in the family lot in the Wayland cemetery.