Willard Raymond Shively Who Lived In Sonoma County, CA

Wilard Raymond Shively was born on 29-May-1887 in IN and died on 28-Apr-1954 in CA. He was the son of Harden Byron Shively (1857-1935) and Emma Mary Cox (1866-1949). Harden Shively was the son of Lewis Byram Shively (1825-1864) and Harriett Woods. Lewis Shively was the son of Jacob Banta Shively (1797-1868) and Anna Mavity (1799-1878). Jacob Shively was the son of Henry Shively (1759-1842) and Mary Banta (1767-1844).

William Raymond Shively was married first to Bertha M. Coburn on 22-Nov-1918 in San Francisco, CA.  He married second to Mabel E. Gills on 8-Nov-1946 in Ormsby County, NV.  

Listed on the 1900 Henderson County, KY census is the family of Harden B. Shively born Sep-1858 age 41, wife Emma born Mar-1866 age 34, son Elvy born Nov-1884 age 15, son Willard born May-1887 age 13, daughter Myrtle born Oct-1893 age 7, daughter Bessie born Sept-1895 age 4, daughter Ethel born Sep-1898 age 2, and mother in law Retha Cox born Nov-1828 age 71.  On the 1910 U.S.S. Vicksburg in the Navy is Willard R. Shively age 22.  On the 1920 Precinct 8 Township, Solano County, CA census in the household of Jack Bowers are Willard R. Shively age 32 and wife Bertha M. age 32. Located on the 1930 Anderson City, Anderson Township, Madison County, IN census is Willard R. Shively age 43 and wife Betha M. age 47. Located on the 1940 Analy Judicial Township, Sonoma County,  CA census in the household Alice Prout are Willard R. Shively age 52 and wife Bertha age 57.  From the 1950 Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA census are Willard R. Shively age 62 and wife Mabel E. age 53.

Copied from the Monroe County Appeal, Paris, Missouri, Friday, November 30, 1917, Page 2:

A letter from Willard Shively, brother of Rev. Shively of Paris, written to their mother at Vincennes, Indiana and printed in a local paper, tells of a 11,000 mile cruise of the destroyer Barry, on which he is an officer, from Manila to the European war zone, where he is now chasing German submarines. He was in Egypt and had his picture taken in front of of the Sphinx.

The following marriage notice was found in the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, Sunday, December 1, 1918, Page 44, Column 2:

Marriages

SHIVELY-COBURN — In this city, November 22, by Superior Judge Edmund P. Morgan, Willard Raymond Shively, 31, and Bertha Coburn, 31, both of San Francisco.

Extracted from the Sonoma West Times And News, Sebastopol, California, Friday, March 14, 1941, Page 11, Column 1:

Funeral Services For Mrs. Shively

Final rites for Bertha M. Shively, wife of W. R. Shively of this city, were held Tuesday afternoon from the chapel of the O’Leary Funeral Home with Rev. James Phillips officiating. Internment was in the Sebastopol cemetery.

Mrs. Shively died Saturday after an illness of several months. Born in Indiana, Mrs. Shively was 58 years of age and had lived in this county for three years. She was the sister of Roscoe Kennett of San Francisco and a daughter of the late Alice Prout, widely known Sebastopol resident.

The newspaper notice of the death of Willard Shively was found in The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California, Sunday, May 2, 1954, Page 10A:

SHIVELY — In San Francisco, Willard Raymond Shively; dearly beloved husband of Mrs. Mabel Shively of Santa Rosa; loving brother of E. B. Shively of Kansas City, Kan., Mrs. Mytle Pyle of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Ethel Moore and Mrs. Bess Gillespie, both of Indianapolis, Ind. A native of Indiana.

 

Civil War Widow Pension Of Harriett Woods Shively, Wife Of Louis (Lewis) Byram Shively

Captain Louis (Lewis) Byram Shively was killed in action during the Civil War near Atlanta, Georgia on 22-July-1864.  His widow, Harriett Woods Shively, filed for a Civil War pension.  She did not receive any payments because she died before date of certificate.  The children of  Louis and Harriett Shively did receive the pension payments.  Their living children who received benefits were Samuel Woods Shively, Hardin B. Shively, and Anna Helen Shively.

  

With some of the war pension applications there can be some very useful genealogy information.  In this application there was some good information.  Jacob B. Shively, father of Louis Shively, filed the following:

State of Indiana)

Dubois County)

Jacob B Shively of Dubois County and State of Indiana being duly sworn on his oath declares

That he has at this time in his possession the Family Bible formally owned by Capt Louis B Shively late of the 53rd Reg Ind Vol and now deceased and Harriet Shively his wife, and that in Said Family Bible in the blank leaf normally devoted to that purpose appears an Entry of which the following is a literal and Exact copy twit

Samuel W Shively Son of Capt Louis B. Shively and Harriet Shively his wife was born April 15th, 1855.

Hardin B Shively Son of Capt Louis B. Shively and Harriet Shively his wife was born September 11th, 1857

Anna H Shively daughter of Capt Louis B. Shively and Harriet Shively his wife was born December 9th, 1859

Affrant further declares declares that he was the father of said Capt Louis B Shively now deceased but late of the 53rd Reg Ind Vol. and is the Grand Father of Said Samuel W., Hardin B. and Anna H. Shively, that he lived near his Said Son and Harriet his wife during their married life and knew that the Entry above given is a correct Record of the Births of Said Children                                                      Jacob B Shively

Subscribed and Sworn to before me this the 11th day of December 1865

                                                                      A H Miller, Justice   (Seal)

Also in the pension application is a copy of the marriage of Louis B Shively and Harriet Woods. The marriage took place in Dubois County, Indiana on 19-June 1853.  

In the application is the "Guardians Declaration for Minor Children's Army Pension".  John T. Karr (Carr) was the guardian of the children of Louis and Harriett Shively.  Included in the information "these being the only children of deceased, under sixteen years of age, whose father was a Captain in Company F, Commanded by himself, in the 53rd Regiment of Indiana Volunteers in the war of 1861; who died on the 22nd day of July in the year 1864 at Atlanta in the State of Georgia.

That the mother of the children aforesaid Harriet Shively departed this life on the 12th day of December 1864....Samuel W. and Anna H.  live with said guardian in Spencer Co. and Hardin B. lives with his grandfather in Dubois Co. Ind."

Lewis Shively and Harietta Shively are listed on the 1860 Dubois County, Indiana, Patoka Township census record. In the household are Lewis age 34, Harietta age 30,  Samuel age 6, Harden age 3, Anna  and 3 others.    The family of John T Carr is listed on the 1870 Spencer County, Indiana, Luce Township record.  In the household are Samuel W Shivly age 15 and Annie Shivly age 10.  

Louis (Lewis) B. Shively was the son of Jacob B Shively and Anna Mavity.  Jacob B Shively was the son of Henry Shively and Mary Banta.  

The pension papers for Harriett Shively can be seen on the Internet on the Fold3 website.