Gilbert Clinton Shively And Matilda Jones Who Lived In Scioto County, Ohio

 

Gilbert Clinton Shively/Matilda Jones Marriage

  Gilbert Clinton Shively was born on 13-Nov-1865  in Rushtown, Scioto County, OH and died 21-Nov-1932 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, OH.  He was the son of John Crayton Shively (1839-1910) and Margaret L. Young (1839-1901). Gilbert Shively married Matilda Jones on 31-Jul-1889 in Scioto County, OH.  Matilda was born 26-Jun-1866 and died 31-Jul-1952. She was the daughter of Thomas Jones and Nancy Cole.  For more information on family members of Gilbert Shively see the Shively blog article written on February 6, 2015 regarding William Orville Shively in Scioto County.

Listed on the 1880 Rush Township, Scioto County, OH census is the family of John C. Shively age 42 a stone mason, wife Margaret age 38, son G. C. age 13, son Francis H. age 11, daughter Mary Jane age 10, son William O. age 7, son John C. Junior age 5 and son Charles E age 1. On the 1900 Rush Township, Scioto County census are Clint Shively born Nov-1866 age 33, wife Matilda born Jun-1867 age 32, daughter Lula born Mar-1891 age 9, son Ralph born Nov-1894 age 5, daughter Mable born Feb-1897 age 3 and daughter Sadie born Dec-1899 age 5 months. The next entry listed on this census is the household of John and Margaret Shively. Located on the 1910 Rush Township, Scioto County, OH census is Clinton Shively age 43, wife Oda age 43, daughter Lula age 19, son Ralph age 16, daughter Myrtle age 13, daughter Sadie age 10 and daughter Florence age 7. The next entry listed on this census is Crayton Shively who is a brother to Clinton Shively. Listed on the 1920 Wayne Township, Portsmouth City, Scioto County, OH census are Clinton Shively age 53, wife Matilda Shively age 52, son Ralph age 25, daughter Lydia M. age 22, daughter Saddie age 20, daughter Minnie F. age 16 and nephew Harry Delanie age 20. On the 1930 Manchester Township, Manchester Village is Gilbert C. Shively age 63, married, listed as a contractor - building in the household of Orville and Verne Edwards.

The following newspaper obituary was located in the Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, Monday, November 21, 1932, Page 11, Column 8:

Gilbert Clinton Shively

Gilbert Clinton Shively, 67, of Duck run, died in Portsmouth General hospital Monday at 8:30 a.m. of heart trouble following an illness of five weeks duration. He was admitted to the hospital as a medical patient about a month ago.

Mr. Shively was a civil engineer and had been employed by the N. & W. railroad, Frowine Bros., and S. Monroe and Son, contractors. His last position was with the state highway department as a bridge inspector. He was a brother of Orville Shively, county commissioner at one time, who died about four years ago.

Mr. Shively is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mathilda Shively, and the following children: Mrs. Clif Murfin of Third street, Mrs. Orville Phillips of Ninth street, Mrs. Florence Tome of Fourth street, Miss Myrtle Shively of New York city, Ralph Shively of Rushtown, Charles Shively of Columbus, and one brother, Charles, also of Columbus.

The body was removed to the Melcher funeral home pending funeral arrangements.

Extracted from the Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, Thursday, July 31, 1952, Page 25, Column 1:

Mrs. Matilda Shively

Following an illness of eight months, Mrs. Matilda Shively, 86, of the Thurman Apartments, 16th and Dewey Sts., died at 8:05 a.m. today in Smith-Everett Hospital. Mrs. Shively was admitted to the hospital in April. Death was attributed to complications.

Mrs. Shively was born June 26, 1866, in Scioto County, a daughter of the late Thomas and Nancy Cole Jones. In 1884 she was married to Gilbert Shively, who preceded her in death.

Mrs. Shively spent her entire life in this community.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Sadie Bussler, with whom she made her home at the Thurman Apts.; four grandchildren and give great-grandchildren.

In additions to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son and two daughters.

Friends may call at Melcher Funeral Home Friday morning. Funeral services will be held there at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Rushtown Cemetery.

From the Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, Monday, August 4, 1952, Page 13, Column 1 is the following:

Mrs. Matilda Shively

Pallbearers fro Mrs. Matilda Shively, 86, of the Thurman Apts., 16th and Dewey Sts., were Richard Craig, Charles Jones, Jerome Distel, Alvin Jones, Samuel Jones and Stanley Phillips.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Melcher Funeral Home with Rev. Cass Santos officiating. Burial was in Rushtown Cemetery.

Mrs. Shively died at 8:05 a.m. Thursday in Smith-Everett Hospital, where she was admitted in April. Death was attributed to complications.

Children Of William Marion Shiveley (Shively) And Nancy Elanore Easter In Adams County, Ohio And Scioto County, Ohio

William Marion Shiveley (Shively) was born 9-October-1840 and died 24-December-1925. He was the son of Jacob Shively and Elinor Hornback.  William Marion Shiveley was married on 14-January-1862 in Adams County, Ohio to Nancy Elanore Easter.  She died in Scioto County, Ohio on 29-May-1923.

William M. Shiveley and Nancy Elanore Easter were the parents of at least eleven children:  George Washington born 15-Aug-1863 died 26-September-1924, Charles Edward born 8-January-1864 died 30-July-1931, Alice Jane born ca 1866, William Marion born 9-March-1868 died 13-January-1920, Charlotte Ella born 1-January-1870 died 19-July-1924, Mollie Baltimore born ca 1871, Maggie May born 15-March-1873 died 8-April-1941, Cora Ellen born ca 1875, Jacob Austin born 17-Dec-1876 died 27-January-1881, Clark Ayres born 26-October-1878 died 14-October-1921 and Henry Anson born 7-April-1883 died 28-January-1917.  The family of William M. Shiveley (Shively) and Nancy Elanore Easter are located on the 1870, 1880, and 1900 Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio census records.  They are listed on the 1900 and 1910 Niles Township, Scioto County, Ohio census records.

A newspaper search was done to try to find additional information on the children of William Marion Shiveley and Nancy Easter.  Located in the Portsmouth Daily Times, Friday, September 26, 1924, Page 20, Columns 5-6:

George Shively, well known carpenter, dropped dead of heart trouble in his home, 1507 Kinney street, about six o'clock this morning. He had not been in the best of health for the past eight weeks, but during the past two weeks felt much improved. He had been able to be up and around the house and arose as usual this morning. He had been up only a short time when an attack of heart trouble caused his death.

Mr. Shively was born in the Selig community, near West Union, and came to this county after marriage and had spent all of his married life here. On August 25 last he was 62 years of age.

Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Christine Boss Shively, three sons, Clarence of this city; Nicholas, Roanoke; Stanley, Seattle, Wash., and two daughters, Mrs. W. J. Stanley, Cincinnati, and Mrs. Cecil Marshall, Cleveland.  A brother, Edward Shiveley, of this city and four sisters, Mrs. Jane Copas, Manchester, Mrs. May Fitzpatrick, Jacktown, Adams county, Mrs. Frank Johnson, Duck Run, and Mrs. Grant Rogers, Rome.  His aged father, Rev. William Shiveley, resides at Friendship.

Since coming to Portsmouth Mr. Shiveley had made many friends who will be sorry to learn of his death.

From The Portsmouth Times, Friday, July 31, 1931, Page 21, Column 7:

Charles E. Shively of 1125 Eighth street, died in Portsmouth General hospital at 12:05 p.m. Thursday. Death was due to complications.  He had submitted to a major operation about a year ago and had never fully recovered.

He was born in Rome, Adams county, Jan. 8, 1864, the son of Marion and Nancy Easter Shively.He came to Portsmouth in 1911 and has made his home here since then.He was for years employed as a carpenter at the Selby Shoe Co.    On Sept. 14, 1887 he married Alice Thornton and to this union six children were born.  He was a member of the First United Brethren church and of the K. of P. lodge.

He leaves his widow and children, Mrs. Mabel Wise, Mrs. Helen Meyers, Miss Minnie Shively of  Cincinnati, Miss Kathryn Shively of New York city, and Harry and Charles Shively at home.  He also leaves five grandchildren and these sisters, Mrs. James Copas, Cherry Fork, Mrs. Mollie Rogers, Rome, Mrs. May Kirkpatrick, West Union and Mrs. Cora Johnson, city.

Funeral services will be held at the Windel-Howland funeral home Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev. T. C. Harper in charge.  Burial will be in Memorial cemetery, Wheelersburg.

Charlotte Ella Shively married Nickolas Thornton.  Extracted from The Portsmouth Daily Times, Wednesday, July 23, 1924, Page 9, Column 4:

Out-of-town relatives who attended the funeral of Mrs. Nickolas Thornton of West Union, Monday included George Shively, 1507 Kinney street; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey of Dry Run, Mrs. May Kilpatrick of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs. Grant Roders and daughter, Iva, of Rome; Mr. and Mrs. Ned Copas of Manchester; Mr. and Mrs. Basil Ayers, Mr. and Mrs. George Ayers, of Lynx P.O.; Mrs. Edna Stilwell, of Pittsuburgh, Pa.; Mrs. Bertha Grant of Dayton; Miss Jessie Thornton, of Seamon; and Mrs. Sarah Shively of Manchester Pike.

Located in The Portsmouth Times, Wednesday, April 9, 1941, Page 11, Column 4:

WEST UNION, April 9 --Funeral services for Mrs. Mae Rogers Kilpatrick, 68, who was found dead at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Foster here early Tuesday will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the local Methodist church with Rev. W. L. Stafford in charge.  Burial will be in the I.O.O.F cemetery here with Latour Lafferty in charge.

Mrs. Kilpatrick resided here for years.  She lived for some years at Dunkinsville, where her first husband, Reuben Rogers, died.  Her late husband was Richard Kilpatrick.

Mrs. Kilpatrick is survived by the following children:  Mrs. Icy Scott, Mrs. Marie Prior, Mrs. Gladys Mann and Mrs. Robert Whitacre all of Columbus, Mrs. Foster of West Union, Mrs. Ruby Hanes of Buena Vista, a son Marion Rogers of West Union; two sisters, Mrs. Molly Rogers of West Union and Mrs. Cora Johnson of Portsmouth.

Twenty-five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive.

The death of Henry Shively was reported in The Portsmouth Daily Times, Monday, January 29, 1917, Page 4, Column 6:

After a short illness with pneumonia, which followed an attack of measles, death Sunday night, at 10:30, claimed Henry Shively, aged 35, a well-known resident of Friendship, on the West Side.

Nancy Elanore Easter, Wife Of William Marion Shiveley (Shively), In Adams County, Ohio And Scioto County, Ohio

Ohio Death Certificate - Nancy Easter Shively

Nancy Elanore Easter was born on 7-April-1840 in Ohio.  She was the daughter of John Easter and Elanore Davidson.  Nancy Elanore Easter was married on 14-January-1862 in Adams County, Ohio to William Marion Shiveley (Shively).  She died in Scioto County, Ohio on 29-May-1923.  William Marion Shiveley was the son of Jacob Shively and Elinor Hornback. He was born 9-October-1840 and died 24-December-1925.

William M. Shiveley and Nancy Elanore Easter were the parents of at least eleven children:  George Washington born ca 1863, Charles Edward born ca 1864, Alice Jane born ca 1866, William Marion born ca 1868, Charlotte Ella born ca 1870, Mollie Baltimore born ca 1871, Maggie May born ca 1873, Cora Ellen born ca 1875, Jacob Austin born ca 1876, Clark Ayres born ca 1878 and Henry Anson born ca 1883.  The family of William M. Shiveley (Shively) and Nancy Elanore Easter are located on the 1870, 1880, and 1900 Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio census records.  They are listed on the 1900 and 1910 Niles Township, Scioto County, Ohio census records.

William Marion Shiveley/Nancy Elanore Easter

The following newspaper obituary was extracted from The Portsmouth Daily Times, Saturday, June 2, 1923, Page 9, Column 8:

  Mrs. Nancy Eleanor Easter Shively 

Mrs. Nancy Eleanor Easter Shively was born April 7, 1840, died May 29, 1923, aged 83 years, one month and 22 days.  She was united in marriage to Rev. William M. Shively, January 14, 1862.  To this union was born eleven children, six sons and five daughters, four sons having preceded her in death. She leaves one brother, five daughters, and two sons, 84 grand children, and 61 great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her death.  She united with the M. P. church at the age of 17 years and was happily converted and lived a devoted Christian life until death.  She was an indulgent mother, benevolent and kind to all with whom she associated.  She has gone to her reward.

Extracted from The Portsmouth Daily Times, Saturday, December 26, 1925, Page 11, Column 5 is the following newspaper obituary:

William Shively

William Shively, 85, a pioneer resident of Adams county died Thursday at his home in Rome, his death being due to gangrene.  He is survived by one son, Edward of this city and numerous relatives at Friendship, West Side.  Burial took place Saturday afternoon in the Friendship cemetery.

Henry A. Shively, Son Of William Marion Shively And Nancy Eleanore Easter, From Scioto County, Ohio

The following newspaper obituary was extracted from The Valley Sentinel, Wednesday, January 31, 1917, Page 8, Columns 5-6:

Henry Shively

After a short illness with pneumonia, which followed an attack of measles, death Sunday night, at 10:30, claimed Henry Shively, aged 35, a well-known resident of Friendship, on the West Side.

The deceased was born near Lynx P.O., Adams county.  He was married in Adams county about fifteen years ago.  Mr. and  Mrs. Shively moved to Friendship about ten years ago.

Mr. Shively had been living on a farm with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Shively.  He worked for his father since locating in Friendship.

Mr. Shively is survived by his parents, his wife and five children, Paul, Adam, Stanley, Franklin and a baby son.  He also leaves the following brothers and sisters:  George and Edward, of Portsmouth, Mrs. Jane Ayers, Mrs. Mollie Rodgers, Mrs. Mae Rodgers, of Adams county, Mrs. Ella Thornton, of  West Union, Clark of Pond Run, and William of Strouts P.O., near Rome, Adams county.

The funeral was held  from the Friendship M. E. church Tuesday afternoon, with Rev. Davidson in charge.  Interment at Friendship.

The Ohio death certificate for Henry A Shiveley records that he was born on 7-Apr-1882 and died on 28-Jan-1917 in Scioto County, Ohio.  His parents are listed as William Shiveley and Nancy Easter.  He was buried in the Friendship Cemetery, Nile Township, Scioto County, Ohio.        It is believed that the wife of Henry A Shively(Shiveley) was Luella "Ella" Wolf, daughter of Adam Wolf, from Adams County, Ohio.

After the death of Henry Shively in 1917 his widow and children are located on the 1920 Scioto County, Ohio, Upper Nile Township census in the household of his parents.  Listed in this household are M WIlliam Shively age 79, wife E Nancy age 79, daughter in law Luella age 36, granddaughter R Irine age 16, grandson A William age 14, grandson P Chester age 12, grandson F Stanley age 8, grandson F Henry age 6, and another grandson age 4.  On the 1910 Scioto County, Ohio, Upper Nile Township census is the household of Henry Shively. Listed in the household are Henry Shively age 27, wife Ella age 26, daughter Irene age 6, son Adam age 4, son Paul age 2, daughter Mary age 1 and adopted son Volney Rigley age 15.  In 1900 Henry A Shively, age 17, is not married and listed in Adams County, Ohio with his parents.

Extracted from The Portsmouth Daily Times, Saturday, December 26, 1925, Page 11, Column 5 is the newspaper obituary for William Shively, father of Henry A Shively:

William Shively

William Shively, 85, a pioneer resident of Adams county died Thursday at his home in Rome, his death being due to gangrene.  He is survived by one son, Edward, of this city and numerous relatives at Friendship, West Side.  Burial took place Saturday afternoon in the Friendship cemetery.  

The Ohio death certificate for Willam Marion Shiveley records that he was born on 9-Oct-1840 and died 24-Dec-1925 in Adams County, Ohio.  His parents are listed was Jacob Shively and Ellen Hornback.  

Extracted from The Portsmouth Daily Times, Wednesday, May 30, 1923, Page 9, Column 7:

Mrs. Nancy Shively

Mrs. Nancy Elenaor Shively, aged 84, wife of Rev. William N. Shively, retired minister, passed away at her home at Friendship at nine-fifteen last night as the result of six months of complications.

In addition to her husband she is survived by the following children:  George W. and Charles E.  of Portsmouth; Mrs. Alice Jane Copas of Manchester, Mrs. Ella Thornton of West Union; Mrs. Molly Rogers of Rome, Mrs. Mae Rogers of Jacktown and Mrs. Oscar Johnson of Dry Run.

Funeral services will be held at two P.M. Friday at the Friendship church with Rev. Anderson in charge.  Interment in the Friendship cemetery.

The Portsmouth Daily TImes, Saturday, June 2, 1923, Page 9, Column 8:

Mrs. Nancy Eleanor Easter Shively

Mrs. Nancy Eleanor Easter SHively was born April 7, 1840, died May 29, 1923, aged 83 years, one month, and 22 days.  She was united in marriage to Rev. William M. Shively, January 14, 1862.  To this union was born eleven children, six sons and five daughters, four sons having preceded her in death.  She leaves one brother, five daughters, and two sons, 84 grand children and 61 great-grand-children, and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her death.  She united with the M. P. church at the age of 17 years and was happily converted and lived a devoted Christian life until death.  She was an indulgent mother, benevolent and kind to all with whom she associated.  She was gone to her reward.

The Ohio death certificate for Nancy Elanore Shively lists her parents as John Easter and Elanor Davidson.