Joel Shively And Elizabeth Penrod Who Lived In St. Joseph County, Indiana

Joel Shively was born on 8-Oct-1826 in Stark County, OH and died on 5-Mar-1898 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN.  He was married on 5-Jun-1851 in Wayne County, OH to Elizabeth Penrod. Elizabeth 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 Shively was the son of George Shively who was born on 19-Aug-1796 in Washington County, PA and died on 9-Jun-1879 in St. Joseph County, IN and Elizabeth Snider who was born on 2-May-1800 in Bedford County, PA and died on 25-Nov-1872 in Kosciusko County, IN. George Shively was the son of Jacob Isaac Shively who was born ca. 1767 in Frederick County, MD and died 23-Nov-1814 in Nimishillen, Stark County, OH and Barbara Thomas.

On the 1850 Canaan Township, Wayne County, OH is the household of Christopher Kesler age 22 carpenter, Israel Irvin age 19, Jacob Chup ate 21, John Scott age 18, William Gant age 21, Joel Shiveley age 24, Hiram Walton age 20 and Susanna Walton age 22. Listed on the 1860 Penn Township, St. Joseph County, IN census is the family of Joel Shively age 33, wife Elizabeth age 31, daughter Rebecca age 5, son Franklin age 2, son Aaron age 1, Delila Yoder age 16 and farm laborer Frederick Warner age 21. The next entry on the census is George Shively age 63 and wife Elizabeth age 60. Located on the 1870 Penn Township, St. Joseph County, IN census are Joel Shively age 42, wife Elizabeth age 40, daughter Rebecca age 15, daughter Catharine age 6, son Frank age 13, son Aaron age 11 and son Christian age 16.  On the 1880 Penn Township, St. Joseph County, IN are 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 South Bend City, Precinct One of Ward Seven, St. Joseph County, IN is the household of Elizabeth Shively born Aug-1829 age 70 widowed, son Christian C. born Jul-1861 age 38, dauther Catharine born Feb-1864 age 36 and servant Lizzie Culp born Mar-1878 age 22. 

The following newspaper obituary was found in The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Monday, March 7, 1898, Page 1, Columns 5-6:

Rev. Joel Shively

The Rev. Joel Shively, who had been a resident of St. Joseph county for nearly 50 years, died at his residence, 1071 Vistula avenue, at 12:25 o'clock Sunday morning. The cause of death was gastritis or catarrh of the stomach, with which he was taken last September. Up to that time he had never been seriously ill since an attack of scarlet fever at the age of 14.

The disease caused him no pain or suffering, but he constantly grew weaker until Feb. 21, when he took to his bed. In spite of all efforts to arrest the progress of the disease he continued failing in strength and passed away without a struggle or symptom of pain. He was conscious to the last. When he first became conscious to of his growing weakness and the character of his desease he expressed grave doubts of his recovery and calmly and resignedly awaited the end.

Joel Shively was born in Starke county, Ohio, Oct. 9, 1826, the son of Rev. George and Elizabeth Shively, the former a native of Washington county, Pa., and the latter of Beford county, Pa. He was united in marriage with Elizabeth Penrod June 5, 1851, at Golden Corners, Wayne county, Ohio, and came to Indiana in 1854 and settled in the east part of St. Joseph county, near Osceola. He learned the carpenter trade at the age of 17 and followed it for over 30 years and his life had been one of incessant activity and hard work. After quitting carpenter work he followed farming until two years ago last October, when he removed to the Vistual avenue residence in this city. Mr. Shively united with the German Baptist church in 1854 and was ordained a minister in that church in 1857. He continued his services as a minister until rendered in capable by illness and had been a presiding elder for the past 18 years. Among his last services was officiating at the funeral of his old neighbor and friend, Jacob Linderman, of Penn township, on Nov. 27 last. His widow and five children survive him. The children are Mrs. Rebecca Kindig, of Elkhart county; Hon Benjamin F. Shively, Aaron B. Shively and Christian C. Shively, of South Bend, and Katherine Shively, who is now enroute home from California.

Brief services will be held at the residence on Thursday at 11 a.m., burial from the Osceola chapel at 2 p.m.

Extracted from The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, IN, Friday, March 11, 1898, Page 1, Column 4:

The funeral of the late Rev. Joel Shively took place yesterday. Brief services were conducted at the house, on Vistula avenue, by Elder H. W. Krieghbaum, and at 2 p.m. regular services were held in the church at Osceola, wher Elder Krieghbaum was assisted by Elder Miller, of Elkhart. The attendance was large and a long procession followed the remains to the Osceola cemtery.

Copied from The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, IN, Friday, December 6, 1901, Page 5, Column 5:

The Mortuary Record

Mrs. Elizabeth Shively

Mrs. Elizabeth Shively, one of the best known residents of this city,, died at 12:30 o'clock this morning at her residence, 1071 Vistual avenue. The funeral services will be held at the German Baptist chapel, at Osceola, on Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock.

Elizabeth Shively was born near Stoystown, Somerset county, Pennsylvania. In 1850 she removed to Golden Corners, Wayne county, Ohio, where on June 5, 1851, she was united in marriage with the late Rev. Joel Shively, who died March 6, 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Shively were the parents of eight children, three of whom preceded then in death and five of whom are still living. The surviving children are Mrs. Rebecca Kindig,, of Elkhart county, Hon. Benjamin F. Shively, Aaron B. Shively, Christian C.  Shively and Miss Katherine Shively, of this city. 

Mrs. Shively came with her husband to Indiana in 1854 and settled in St. Joseph county, near Osceola, where they resided until in October, 1895, when removed to their Vistula avenue residence in this city. In 1854 the deceased united with the German Baptist church in which she remained in earnest membership and communion through all her subsequent life.

The deceased was a sufferer from inflammatory and chronic rheumatism for over 40 years. During the last 17 years she was unable to walk and during the last 10 years was unable to raise her hands or administer her own food. The immediate cause of her death was congestion of the lungs, superinduced by complications growing out of her rheumatic afflictions.

Mrs. Shively was a woman of remarkable force and fortitude of character. During all the years of her suffering she was the most cheerful member of the family, and until within 24 hours of her death was the directing mind in all the details of the household management. Her life was a constant exemplification of industry, patience, fortitude, charity and unfaltering christian faith. In her death her children lose an ever loving and devoted mother and the community an earnest, sincere, useful christian life. In her last hours she was free from pain and death came as a gentle sleep.

This article was found in The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Thursday, December 12, 1901, page 7, Column 2:

Mrs. Shively's Will

Property Is Bequeathed To Her Five Children

The will of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Shively has been admitted to probate. By its provisions Miss Kittie Shively, her daughter, is bequeated $300 and her son, Christopher C. Shively, $500 in cash. The residue of the property, both real and personal, is bequeathed to her children, Hon. B. F. Shively, Rebecca Kindig, Aaron B. Shively, C. C. Shively and Kittie Shively, to be equally divided among them.

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.

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.