THE SHIVELY NEWSLETTER Issue No. 128 August 21 JAMES MADISON SHIVELY FROM VINTON COUNTY, OHIO TO WHITMAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON Marilyn Whitehorse descends from James Madison Shively who was her great grandfather and is doing research for the story of her family homesteading in the Washington Territory. If anyone has information to share on this family her contact information follows at the end of this article. James Madison Shively was born on 22-June-1854 in Vinton County, Ohio and died on 2-September-1927 in Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho. He is buried with Sarah Emily in the Bethel Cemetery in Steptoe, Whitman County, WA. James Madison Shively was the son of David Shively (1822-1885) and Rachel Amy Bell (1821-1886). James Madison Shively was married three times. On 6-January-1876 in Vinton Co., OH he was married to Sarah Emily Sain who was born 24-Mar-1858 Vinton Co., OH and died 23-Nov-1891 in Whitman Co., WA. Sarah died in childbirth as did the baby boy. James and Sarah had the following children: Olive J. Shively born 2- Mar-1877 in Jackson Township, Vinton County, Ohio died 14-Aug-1961 in WA, married 1st to Robert Isaac Magoffin and 2nd to Delbert Hart; Ora Lottie Ivy Shively (Marilyn Whitehorse’s grandmother) born 9-Jun-1879 in Eureka Township, Barton County, KS died 7-Oct-1970 in WA; Leonard Dauphin Shively (a twin) born 22-May-1882 in WA died 12-Aug-1953 in OR; May Bell Shively (a twin) born 22-May-1882 who died in 1884 age 2 years old. Then the James Madison Shively family moved to the base of Steptoe Butte in Whitman County, WA to join his wife, Saran Emily Sain's father and mother Dauphin and Hester Samantha Reddick Sain to homestead southwest of Oakesdale, WA. Additional children born to James and Sarah Shively include Daisy Pearl Shively born 30- Mar-1885 died 26-May-1874 in WA and married to Mr. Rinear; Grace Alma Shively born 13-Jan-1888 died June-1965. James Madison Shively was married a second time Sarah I. Cole Taylor. Sarah died on 3-Jan-1914 in Portland, Oregon after a prolonged sickness caused from cancer. Mrs. Shively was buried in Orting, Washington, where she lived in her earlier days James Madison Shively was married a third time on 17-February-1916 in Los Angeles, California to Miss Mary Ella Brunson. The Marriage License states"James Madison Shively a native of Ohio, aged 64 years, resident of Twin Falls, Idaho and Mary Ella Brunson, a native of Illinois, aged 46 years, resident of Long Beach, County of Los Angeles, California" were married. Mary Ella Brunson was the daughter of W. S. Brunson and Susan Goble. The date of death from the California Death Index for Mary Ella Shively is listed as 5- August-1943 in Los Angeles, California. Her birth date is listed as 24- September-1865 in Illinois. The picture at the left is James Madison and Sarah Emily Sain Shively. The picture is now in the small, local museum in Oakesdale, WA. Marilyn Whitehorse’s great great grandfather and grandmother, Daupin Sain and Hester Samantha Reddick Sain were some of the first settlers in Washington Territory. It seems James Madison and Sarah Shively headed out west to join the family when their daughter, Ora, was small and the twins, Leonard Dauphin and May Bell Shively, must have just been born. Ora told stories about riding the immigrant train to Walla Walla, WA where Sarah's father picked them up in a wagon and drove them to what was then know as the Cottonwood area (presumably because of the cottonwood trees that people planted in the ‘timber culture" - a government inducement for windbreaks in the bunchgrass prairie,, and hence getting access to acquire more land). The Bernard place (Ora Shively Bernard's family) still owns “the home place” and itis listed in WA as a Century Farm. To settle Washington Territory, the homesteaders were offered an additional 160 acres if they planted a timber culture. The timber culture provided a windbreak, lumber and firewood after the trees got tall enough, and an area for a picnic ground where they had a speakers platform. The bunchgrass on the prairie was as high as the kids were— they played hide and seek in the bunchgrass. One time, young Daisy got lost in the bunchgrass.The farmers plowed the bunchgrass with a foot bumer plow attached to three horses. Many people used oxen, Cows were scarce at first. The farmers had to haul logs for fences and bars from the mountains to the east—along the Idaho border outside of the little town of Farmington—about 15-20 miles away. The Shively and Sains had one of the first log corrals and others would bring their range cattle there to be branded. They also started an orchard with fruit trees and grapes from somewhere down south—possible Lewiston or Walla, which had been settled earlier. They also had huge gardens. Grew wonderful watermelon, Blue Victor potatoes, corn, squash, dry beans for winter, peas, and green onions.The photograph below are: Daisy Shively Rainier (on the left), Ora Shively Bernard (standing) (Ora was grandmother to Marilyn Whitehorse) and Grace Alma Shively (on the right). The three were sisters and were the daughters of James Madison and Sarah Emily Sain Shively. Kathryn Bernard (Marilyn Whitehorse’s aunt) wrote about Christmas at the Bernard place (Ora Shively Bernard). (My mother, Blanche, was born in 1909, so it would have been some after that) “Christmas Eve: Moonlight, sparkly frost. Snow on the ground. No furnaces to heat the house in the morning, Hot bricks to warm our beds. Kathryn, Blanche, and Isabelle slept in a loft upstairs. We would get a handful of mixed nuts and some hard candy. There were few toys but most always there would be a special thing we had wished for before Christmas and most always a new dress to wear to the Christmas program at church/ school (since both were in the same small building). We had recitations and sang Christmas carols. Christmas day we were always awake at daylight and waited for the fire to be built downstairs and the call to come, “OK! You can come downstairs now!” We would scramble down the cold ladder in our bare feet to see if Santa really did come. We did not have a Christmas tree, so we would grab our stockings and start looking to see what was in it. Sometimes there would be an extra package or two on the chair besides our stocking, We always knew we would find an orange in the toe of our stocking. One year Blanche and Isabelle got brown teddy bears. Blanche’s bear had a pink ribbon around its neck, Isabelle's had a blue ribbon. (one of the bears is in the small Oakesdale museum). We had a nice dinner, played with our toys or read in our new story books. After dinner we would always sit down and write our thank you letters to aunts and uncles who had sent us gifts in the mail. The day closed with Pop (William Fredrick Bernard, Ora’s husband—my grandfather) reading the Christmas story. This is a picture of James Madison and Sarah Emily Sain Shively's “home place” at the base of Steptoe Butte, WA. The WA Rural Heritage website “James Madison and Sarah Emily Sain Shively family came to the area in approximately 1883 by immigrant train via Kansas and Missouri They settled north of Steptoe Butte on the Ragon Road. Sarah's parents, Daulphin Sain, donated land to build the Sain/Cottonwood School on the Ragon Road.” Please contact Marilyn Whitehorse, 2041 Kakela Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822; e-mail mwhitehorse24@q.mail.com with additional information.JACOB WHITFIELD SHIVELY WHO LIVED IN NUCKOLLS COUNTY, NE ~Jacob Whitfield Shively was born on 9- ‘Sep-1845 in Carroll County, MO and died on 16-Aug-1915 in Nuckolls County, NE. He was married to Sarah Elizabeth Adamson who was born on 30-Oct-1847 in lowa and died on 14-Jan-1906 in Nuckolls County, NE. Jacob Whitfield Shively was the son of John Wesley Shively (1823-1900) and Mary Ann Shirley (1823-1891). John Wesley Shively was the son of Jacob Banta Shively (1797-1868) and Anna Mavity (1799-1878). For more information on Jacob Banta Shively see the Shively blog article written on March 6, 2014. Jacob Banta Shively was the son of Henry Shively and Mary Banta (1767-1844) Located on the 1860 Morris Township, Carroll County, MO census is the family of John W. Shively age 37, wife Mary A. age 35, son Jacob age 15, son William age 13, daughter Evaline age 9, son Joe age 6, son Lewis B. age 4, son Isaac age 2 and son Edmund age 1. Listed on the 1870 Stanton Township, Miami County, KS census in the household of Edmond Adams is Jacob Shively age 24 and listed as a ‘school teacher. On the 1900 Liberty Precinct, Nuckolls County, NE census is the household of Jacob W. Shively born Sep-1835 age 54 as a school teacher, wife Sarah E. born Oct-1847 age 52, daughter born Oct-1888 age 11 and son Carl born Oct-1890 age 9. The following newspaper obituary was extracted from the Nuckolls County Herald, Nelson, Nebraska, Friday, August 20, 1915, Page 1, Column 4 Jacob W. Shively Jacob Whitfield Shively was born in Carrol County, Missouri, September 9, 1845. He is the first born child of John Wesley Shively and Mary Ann Shively. His parents have been dead several years; there were six brothers that grew to manhood, four of whom are now living; Louis of Oklahoma, Edmund of California and Samuel and Charles of Kansas. He had only one sister, Mrs. Eva Wilkinson now living at Paola, Ks. Jacob Shively was a soldier of the Civil War, enlisting Sept. 3, 1863, being a Sargeant of Company K, 23d Missouri Infantry and served to the close of the war. He began life as a schoo! teacher in 1862 and gave up teaching until the war was over but resumed it in 1865. He moved to Kansas in 1867 and taught school until elected Superintendent of Schools in Butler County, Kansas in 1880. After leaving office he resumed teaching until his removal to Nebraska in 1900. He married Sarah Elizabeth Adamson, December 13, 1882, who died in Nelson, Neb. January 14, 1906. He was at the time of his death, Clerk of the District Court of Nuckolls County, Nebraska. He died August 16, 1915 at the hour of 4:30 P.M. and was 69 years, 11 months and 7 days old. He leaves two children, Esther and Carl He was a life long member of the Christian Church joining the church in Missouri in early youth, He was an active man of affairs all his life until a short time before his death, being prevented by illness. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law for a time in Kansas. He farmed at different times and at one time was President of a Normal College at El Dorado, Kans. He was Superintendent of the city school of Nelson, Nebr. in 1907. He was beloved by his pupils, respected by patrons and by his good work honored the Board that elected him ‘The funeral services were conducted from the Christian church on Tuesday afternoon, his old comrade, Rev. Green had charge of the services. Rawlins Post attended the services in‘a body to pay the last tribute to one of their honored dead. Interment was made in the Nelson Cemetery. Located in The Walnut Valey Times, E! Dorado, Kansas, Tuesday, August 17, 1915, Page 1, ‘olumn Jacob Shively Dies At Nebraska Home J. E. Adamson received a telegram Tuesday, announcing the death of Prof. Jacob W. Shively, at his home, Nelson, Nebr., Monday, August 16. Before his removal to Nebraska, Prof. Shively was on of the most prominent residents of Butler county. He was superintendent of Butler county schools for four years. He was a member of the faculty of El Dorado Business college, and associated with Prof. T. H. Jones and Mrs. S. E. Black in that enterprise. He was also at one time a reporter on the Walnut Valley Times. He was one of the leading educators of Kanas during his residence here and one of the prominent teachers of Butler county. He was a veteran of the Civil war and his death was the result of wounds received in battle. At the time of his death he was clerk of the district court for his county, The funeral will be held Wednesday. The following was found in the Nuckolls County Herald, Nelson, Nebraska, Thursday, January 18, 1908, Page 1, Column 1 Death Visits Nelson ‘And Calls A Beloved Christian Lady To Her Home Above Obsebuies Of Mrs. J. W. Shively Obituary Sarah Elizabeth Adamson was born in Lee, lowa, on October 30, 1847. She united with the Christian church at Belliar, lowa, Nov. 23, 1863, was married at Centerville, lowa, Dec. 13, 1882 to J. W. Shively of Eldorado, Kan., and died in Nelson, Nebraska, January 14, 1906, age 58 years, 2 months and 14 days. She left her immediate family her husband and two children, Esther and Carl. Her first born, Clark, died in infancy. Besides these remains her father in his 89th year and four brothers living in Nuckolls county, Nebraska. Her mother preceded her to that home not made with hands eleven years ago. Six of her brothers, John, Mose, Noah, Will, Willis and James were present at the funeral which took place at the Christian church Tuesday, Jan, 16th at 2 p.m Alarge and sympathetic audience was present which was evidence of the high esteem in which this good woman was held. "She hath done what she could” may truly be said of her, Prof. Shively and his children have the sympathy of the entire community. The real value of such a woman is not known till she is gone. After a very appropriate sermon preached by H. S. Gilliam, an old friend of the family, the remains were laid away in the Nelson cemetery. May the Father's blessing attend the family, is the prayer of all the friends and acquaintances in the town and community. Libbie, wife of J. W. Shively, died at their home in Nelson, Nebraska, Sunday, January 14, and will be buried there Tuesday. ‘The deceased was formerly Miss Libbie Adamson, who came here from Numa, lowa in the early eighties to visit E. E. Harvey, where she met J. W. Shively, who was then County Superintendent, and they were married shortly afterwards. They lived in Butler county until a few years ago, when they moved to Nebraska. They had recently sold their farm there and were preparing to move to Wichita to educate their children. Surviving the deceased are the husband and two children, Carl and Esther. ‘Mrs. Shively was a devoted Christian woman, having joined the Christian church when a girl and was an active worker all her life. She organized the C. W. B. M. of the Christian church here, now one of the active and most beneficial organizations of the church. The deceased was an aunt of J. E. Adamson of this city - ElDorado (Kansas) Republican.JOHN RICHARD SHIVELY WHO LIVED IN MONITEAU COUNTY, MISSOURI AND PROWERS COUNTY, COLORADO - John Richard Shively was born 21-Jan-1853 in Jefferson County, OH and died 4-Dec-1935. He was the son of Jacob Shively (1827-1897) and Isabella Reed. For more information on Jacob and Isabella Shively see the Shively blog article written on December 9, 2016 and additional information on the article written on February 1, 2020. John Richard Shively married Nevada Walton Ford 13-Oct-1881. Nevada Ford was born on 3-May-1857 near Tipton, Moniteau County, MO and died 29-Jun-1936. Nevada Ford was the daughter of Alford T. Ford and Narcissus Jane Fisher. The following newspaper article was extracted from The Tipton Times, Tipton, Missouri, Friday, August 21, 1931, Page 1, Column 3: To Celebrate Their Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. John R. Shively Visit Former Home After Absence Of Twenty Years Mr. and Mrs. John R. Shively, of Holly, Colo., parents of Mrs. Warren T. Martin, of east Tipton, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Martin, at whose home they will celebrate their Golden Wedding at a family reunion to be held Sunday, August 23. Mr. and Mrs. Shively are the parents of seven daughters and one son, all living ‘Al of the children will be present at the coming happy event: John R. Shively, Jr., Colorado Springs, Colorado, Mrs. Lioyd Day and son William, of Salt Lake City, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Foster and son, Shively Kent, of Kearney, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. George Beecher and daughter, Georgia, of Pueblo, Colorado; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Chase and two children, of North Girard, Pa.; Mrs. S. Malin, of Los Angeles, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Baker and daughter, of Jefferson City. During the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Shively in the Tipton community many years ago, Mr. Shively engaged in farming and handling stock. They belong to prominent pioneer families. Their Golden Wedding date is looked forward to by their children, other kindred and friends, with bright anticipation as one of the happiest periods of their lives, and no doubt, it will be. The following was found in The Tipton Times, Tipton, Missouri, Friday, December 6, 1935, Page 1, Column 3: John Shively Dies - Was Native Of Ohio Was Extensive Land Owner And Stock Farmer - Had Retired Several Years Ago The death Wednesday morning at four o'clock of John Richard Shively, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Warren T. Martin, three miles northeast of Tipton, removes one of the familiar and early-day residents of this community. Had he lived until January 21st, next month, he would have been 82 years old. Mr. Shively's death was caused from uremic poisoning. Born In Ohio, Mr. Shively came to Missouri with his parents, Jacob and Isabel Shively, locating near Glasgow. He was the eldest of a family of twelve children. On October 12, 1881 he married Miss Nevada Ford, the marriage occurring in Chariton county. Mr. and Mrs. Shively located north of Tipton, where they owned and operated, on an extensive scale, a large, well-improved farm. Mr. Shively was one of the well- known feeders of the community.Mr. and Mrs. Shively reared a fine family of ten children, two of whom died in infancy. Besides the widow the seven daughters and one son surviving are: Mrs. Warren T. Martin, Tipton; John Shively, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Mrs. Stanley Chase, North Girard, Pa. Mrs. Clarence Foster, Camie, Nebr.; Mrs. Lloyd Day, Salt Lake City, Utah; Mrs. Arthur Baker, Jefferson City; Miss Lula Shively, Los Angeles, Calif; Mrs. George Beecher, Hinkley, Calf. Four years ago Mr. and Mrs, Shively celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary, a memorable event in the lives of this highly respected couple. Mr. Shively was noted for his fair dealing and for fine temperment his life being one of usefulness. Funeral arrangements at this time are incomplete awaiting the arrival of the children. The following newspaper obituary was taken from The Tipton Times, Tipton, Missouri, Friday, July 3, 1936, Page 1, Columns 4-5: Mrs. John Shively Died At Her Home lliness From Complications Over A Year Claims Life Of Tipton Lady The passing on Monday, June 29, 1936 of Mrs. John Shively, 79 years of age, removes a well-known Tipton lady. She had been ill for a year or more of complications and was only seriously ill a few weeks prior to her passing. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon Rev. G. M. Pierce officiating. The music consisted of a solo by Miss Thelma Martin and a duet by Miss Martin and Miss Helen Conn, Miss Mary Frances Collier accompanying at the piano. Interment’ was in the Odd Fellows cemetery. The casket bearers were John Springer, Charles Robertson, A. M. Fry, Gregory Faherty, J. T: Renshaw, A. L. Collier. Before her marriage to John Shively on October 13, 1881 Mrs. Shively was Miss Nevada Ford, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ford. She was born near Tipton May 3, 1857, and spent the greater part of her life in this community Five years ago Mr. and Mrs. Shively celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Tipton. Mr. Shively, a veteran Tipton stockman, passed away in Tipton last December 4th. Surviving are the following children, Mrs. Warren T. Martin of Tipton; Mrs. S. M. Chase, of North Girard, Pennsylvania; John Shively, of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Mrs. C. A. Foster, of Keamey, Nebraska; Mrs. L.'H. Day, fo Denver, Colorado; Mrs. A. G. Baker, of Jefferson City; Mrs. Lula Malin, of Los Angeles, California and Mrs. George M. Beecher, of Kramer, California, Two children passed away in infancy. Mrs. Shively was an excellent Christian lady. She was kindly and gracious in her every deed and her passing is mourned by a legion of friends. JACOB SHIVELY WHO LIVED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO AND CHARITON COUNTY, MISSOURI - The following newspaper obituary for Jacob Shively who was the father of John Richard Shively was found in The Tipton Times, Tipton,, Missouri, Thursday, October 28, 1897, Page 1, Column 1 Jacob Shively We take the following from the Glasgow Missourian of October 21. The subject of the deceased is the father of Tom Shively, of this city, and John Shively, a well-known farmer living near here. We extend our sympathies to the bereaved relatives: “Jacob Shively, on of the old and highly respected residents of Chariton county, died at his home near Cazzell, Wednesday evening, October 13, at 5 o'clock, after an illness of over four weeks, with typhoid fever, aged 69 years, 11 months and 13 days. The deceased was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, in 1827. In 1852 he was married to Isabel Reed, and to them were born twelve children, and of these children nine survive him. In 1867 he removed with his family to Missouri and continued to reside at his home in Chariton county up to the time of his death. The remains were brought to Glasgow for interment in Washington cemetery, and were followed to their last resting place by a large con course of friends and relatives.