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.

John Lewis Shively From Wood County, Ohio To St. Joseph County, Indiana

 

John Lewis Shively was born on 31-Aug-1856 in Grand Rapids, Wood County, OH and died on 20-Nov-1940 in Lydick, St. Joseph County, IN. He was the son of Albert Shively (died 1879 in Clay County, TX) and Catherine Harris (born 17-Nov-1829 and died 10-Oct-1927 in Hutchinson County, TX).  For information on Henry Shively who was a brother of John Lewis Shively see the Shively blog article written on 17-Jul-2022.

John Lewis Shively married 1st on 24-Dec-1879 in Paulding County, OH to Hattie L. Carey (1852-1889). She was the daughter of David and Sarah Carey. John married 2nd on 27-Nov-1890 in Paulding County, OH to Hattie Mead (1865-1897). She was the daughter of Smith D. Mead (1832-1874) and Lydia Ann H. Carey (1833-1888). John married 3rd on 17-Jun-1900 in Van Wert County, OH to Cindarilla Lucinda Utt (born 4-Feb-1864 died Jul-1949). She was the daughter of William A. Utter (1827-1870) and Sophia Matthews (1825-1881). John married 4th on 7-Oct-1908 in Berrien County, MI to Lillie (Lilly) L. Wales (born 12-Jul-1867 died 28-Apr-1927). She was the daughter of James Wales and Elizabeth Biddinger. Lillie Wales was married 1st to John Flynn.

Listed on the 1860 Harrison Township, Henry County, OH census is the family of Albert Shively age 29, wife Catharine age 28, son John L. age 5, son James H. age 3 and son William A. age 1. On the 1880 Brown Township, Paulding County, OH census is the household of David Carey age 54, wife Sarah L. age 51, daughter Lucy age 19, daughter Mary L. age 21, servant Amos Himebaugh age 11, son-in-law John L. Shively age 26 and daughter Hattie L. Shively age 27. On the 1900 Union Township, Scott Village, Van Wert County, OH census are Catharine Shively  born Nov-1832 age 67, son John L. born Aug-1855 age 44 and grand daughter Cora H. born Sep-1896 age 3.  Listed on the 1920 Richland Township, Fulton County, IN census are John L. Shively age 63, wife Lillie L. age 57, mother Catherine age 96, grand daughter Erma Price age 7 and Ruth Price age 6 months.

The following newspaper obituary was found in The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Wednesday, November 20, 1940, Page 21, Column 7:

John Louis Shively

John Louis Shively, aged 85, of rural route No. 2, Lydick, this county, died there in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harvey Hardy, at 3:40 a.m. today. He was born Aug. 31, 1855, in Grand Rapids, O., and came here 15 years ago from Fulton county, Indiana. He was married in 1906 in Niles, Mich., to Lillie Flinn, who preceded him in death. Surviving are two daughtes, Mrs. Cora Bailey, of Bartlesville, Okla., and Mrs. Hardy, a brother, Henry Shively, Rochester, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Cora Suelgrove, of Borger Texas, and eight grand-children. Friends will be recieved in the residence Thursday evening and until the funeral at 2 p.m. Friday in the Lydick Evangelical church. Rev. Norman Detroy, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery.

The following was found in the Niles Daily Star, Niles, Michigan, Friday, October 9, 1908, Page 1, Column 5:

Flynn-Shively Wedding

Ceremony Performed By The Bride's Father

Wednesday evening, October 7, the home of Mrs. Lilly Flynn, south of this city was the scene of a very pretty wedding, the contracting parties being Mrs. Flynn and J. L. Shively. The ceremony was performed at 8 p.m. by the bride's father, Rev. Jas. Wales, formally of this city, now of Berrien Springs.

About eight guests were present, those from out of town being Chas. Hiatt and wife of Rochester, Ind., John Toner, wife and daughter of Bristol, Ind., and Jeremiah Toner and family of South Bend.

Many beautiful and useful presents were received.

Mr. and Mrs. Shively are well known in this community, Mr. Flynn having acted in the capacity of Superintendent of Truitt's Chapel Sunday School the past summer.

The newly married couple will spend a few days at Rochester, Ind., but will be a home after Oct. 14, and will take up their residence on the farm three miles south of Niles.

The many friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Shively extend best wished and congratulations.

The newspaper obituary for Lillie Wales first husband, John Flynn, was located in The Bremen Enquirer, Bremen, Indana, Friday, June 1, 1900, Page 5, Column 4:

John Flynn, a prominent farmer living several miles south of Argos, in Fulton County, was struck and instantly killed by lightning Sunday afternoon. He had returned from church and was leaning on a barbed wire fence. The lightning first struck a telephone wire and then glanced to the barbed wire fence and killed Mr. Flynn.. His daughter at his side was knocked unconscious.

The following was extracted from the Niles Daily Star, Niles, Michigan, Tuesday, January 25, 1910, Page 3, Column 6:

Burial Of The Victim

Mrs. Orata Price Will Be Taken To South Bend

The funeral services for Mrs. Orata Price, the hapless victim of the Sunday night tragedy at Bertrand will be held at the humble home of the Price's Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. The remains will then be taken to South Bend where further services will be held at Beulah Chapel at one o'clock, followed by interment at Riverview cemetery.

Mrs. Price was a daughter of John G. Flinn, who was killed at Rochester, Ind., 10 years ago by a stroke of lightning. His widow remarried J L Shively and lives just a short distance from where the death of her daughter occurred.

The deceased was born Jan. 24, 1889. She is a granddaughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Wales of Arden, Mich, the former at one time being the pastor of Beulah chapel.

The life of Price seems to be marked with misfortune. He was married Dec. 27, 1906, and since that time he has buried two children who died during infancy.

While employed at the Singer factory, his right hand accidentally became entangled in a machine and he lost all his fingers with the exception of the thumb.

Recently he began doing cement contracting work and that he might reduce his expenses to a minimum he bought a small strip of ground near Bertrand where he built a small frame house scarcely 20 feet square. While the little home is only sparcely furnished it showed that care had been taken of it by the young woman who presided over it who was taken from him so ruthlessly.

Mary Amanda Gladys Shively Who Lived In South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Mary Gladys Shively

Mary Amanda Gladys Shively was born on 8-Feb-1908 in St. Joseph County, IN and died 28-Nov-2008 in St. Joseph County, IN.  She was the daughter of Jesse B. Shively (born 24-Apr-1876 died 10-Oct-1962) and Viola Barbara Keller (born 30-Nov-1879 died 14-Nov-1945). Jesse B. Shively was the son of Alfred Shively and Amanda Strickler. Alfred Shively was the son of Israel Shively and Syntha (Sintha, Cyntha, Cynthia) Ann Brooks. Israel Shively was the son of John Shively (1800-1873) and Margaret Risinger (Bisinger)(1802-1887). For more information on this family see the Shively blog article written on February 28, 2015.

The following newspaper obituary was extracted from The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Wednesday, December 3, 2008, Page E3, Column 5:

Mary Gladys Shively

Feb. 8, 1908 - Nov. 28, 2008

SOUTH BEND - Gladys was born, went to school and worked on Colfax Avenue in South Bend, IN.

After six months she moved with her family to the Shively Brick Road Farm and lived there for over 90 years.

She worked 45 years and retired from the Indiana-Michigan Electric Company, but her true avocation was working on the farm and raising sheep. In her 90th year she moved to Michigan to be near her sister, Marian Shively.

Gladys is survived by Marian and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Eugene, and her parents, Jessie and Viola Keller Shively.

A memorial service will be held at noon on Thursday, Dec. 4th, at Highland Cemetery on Portage Avenue.

The following was found in The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Thursday, October 11, 1962, Page 5, Column 6:

Jesse B. Shively

Jesse B. Shively, 86, of 23260 Brick Road., died at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday in his residence after a brief illness. Born on April 24, 1876, in Miami County, Ind., he moved here 56 years ago. He was married to Viola Keller, who died in 1945. Surviving are a son, E. K. Shively, of Galien, Mich.; two daughters, Miss Gladys Shively of South Bend and Miss Marian Shively of Birmingham, Mich.; a brother, Lawrence Shively, of Hammond; and a sister, Mrs. Ray Oldfather of Galveston, Ind. Friends may call in the Orvis Funeral Home. Mr. Shively was a farmer and member of the German-Warren Twp. Farm Bureau.

The following was located in The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, Thursday, November 15, 1945, Page 29, Column 2:

Mrs. Jesse B. Shively

Mrs. Viola K. Shively, of rural route No. 4, box 813, died in St. Joseph hospital at 1:10 p.m. Wednesday after an illness of four weeks. She was born in South Bend to the late pioneer couple, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Keller. In South Bend, Oct. 30, 1906, she was married to Jesse B. Shively, who survives. Other survivors are two daughters, Miss Gladys Shively, of South Bend, and Miss Marian Shively, of Detroit, Mich.; also a son, Eugene K., of South Bend. Friends may call in the Orvis funeral home Friday and until noon Saturday. The body will lie in St. Paul's Memorial Methodist church from 1 p.m Saturday until funeral services there at 2 p.m.  Rev. Robert M. Selle,  D.D., pastor, will officiate, assisted by Rev. Roy Knight, pastor of the Portage Chapel Methodist church. Burial will be in Highland cemetery. Mrs. Shively was the founder of the Ladies Aid society of Portage chapel, and honorary member of the Portage Home Economics club and of the Optimist club.

Memorial Day 1908 And Dudley M. Shively Of St. Joseph County, Indiana

Dudley M. Shively

Because this is Memorial Day weekend a search was done for Shively related information. Located in The Elkhart Weekly Review, Elkhart, Indiana, June 3, 1908, Page 4, Column 4 was the following:   D. M. Shively To Be Orator:     Hon. Dudley M. Shively of South Bend will deliver the address next Sunday afternoon, when the W.O.W. and Woodman Circle of this city will unveil three monuments in Grace Lawn cemetery, which will be the lodge's annual Memorial Day.  It is customary to unveil monuments and also to decorate the graves on that day.  The Elkhart W.O.W. has twelve monuments and the Woodmen Circle has two monuments in this city; and two deceased social members buried here.  It is expected that the two organizations will have a very large turnout, and visitors from neighboring cities are expected to attend.

The family of Dudley M. Shively is very well documented in the records of St. Joseph County, Indiana.  Extracted from the South Bend And The Men Who Have Made It, Historical, Descriptive, Biographical, Illustrated, Compiled by Anderson & Cooley, South Bend, The Tribune Printing Co., 1901, Page 128-129 is the following biography:    Dudely M. Shively -  Mr. Dudley M. Shively, one of St. Joseph County's able attorneys and a leading business man, is a native of South Bend, having been born here January 18, 1871.  Mr.Shively comes of a family highly prominent in this section, his father, Daniel Shively, having been for many years engaged in the dry goods trade here, and it was in his store that the subject of this sketch received his practical business training.  His mother was Hattie (Butler) Shively.  In the public schools of this city young Shively received his preliminary education, and in 1889 he graduated at the South Bend High school.  Mr. Shively decided to take up a professional life, and in 1891 entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where he received the degree of L. L. B., upon his graduation in 1892.  He returned to South Bend and entered the law department of Notre Dame, and received his degree of Master of Laws.  He was admitted to the bar and in 1892 began the practice of general law and has built up a large and permanent practice.  In his profession Mr. Shively is a careful counselor and an able attorney.  In business life he has won for himself a name as a practical business man of rare ability.  In 1899 Mr. Shively saw an opportunity in the oil business, and with a small capital he opened up the famous field in Jasper County that he sold to the Byrd Syndicate of London, England.  The field is a prolific one and the only one east of the Mississippi river producing an oil, which, under a process owned by the Byrd Syndicate, can be used in the manufacture of an imitation of Para rubber, and for the manufacture of rubber paint.  Mr. Shively was a secretary of the Inter State Oil Company which he sold, and he is now secretary of the Inter State Petroleum Oil & Gas Company, and the Bailey Oil Company, both operating extensively in the Jasper County field.  Mr. Shively is a very large holder of valuable oil property in Adams and Jay Counties.  These properties are being rapidly developed under his energetic business methods and promise to be among the most valuable and large producing wells in the country.  Mr. Shively was married June 24,1896, to Miss Janette M. Johnson, of Niles, Michigan, and resides in a handsome home at the corner of South Franklin and Elmira streets.  He is popular in social life, and is a member of the Masons, Knights of Pythias, Woodmen of the World, Modern Woodmen and the Maccabess, and of Murat Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Indianapolis.