Barney M. SHIVELY

1892 - 1921  (28 years)

• Name	Barney M. SHIVELY  [2]
  	1st Lieut. 1st Regt. U.S. Marines BARNEY SHIVELY Barney Shively, 26 years old, a son of Mr and Mrs TJ Shively, was found dead, a victim of escaping gas at his home in Chicago Friday evening by fellow employees of the Marshall Field Store. Mrs Shively and their little son, John Thomas were visiting her parents, JT Lawson and wife, and the Lawson family was notified by phone about 8:30 o'clock by an official of the Marshall Field store. The family was prostrated by the news. Young Shively's father was at the home of his brother, William, southeast of town and a car was sent for him and he was taken home. His daughter, Miss Wilhelmina Shively was taken to Bloomington where she caught the midnight train to Chicago to arrange for bringing her brother's body here. An inquest was held Saturday morning in Chicago. The body was brought to Spencer Sunday morning and taken to the TJ Shively home. His brother in law ML Cassel, stated that the details of the death were very evident. During Mrs. Shively's absence he had been preparing his own breakfast and cooked his oatmeal at night. Sitting in the kitchen while the cereal cooked, he dropped asleep. The kettle boiled over and put the fire out and the escaping gas soon rendered him unconscious. Funeral services were held at the Shively home at 1pm Sunday, conducted by Rev. WB Collins. During the war, Mr. Shively joined the US Marines and rose to first lieutenancy. He saw duty in Haiti and at the close of the war was honorably discharged. Barney M. Shively, the youngest child of Mr and Mrs TJ Shively of Spencer, Indiana was born in Lawrence county, Illinois on October 30, 1892 and died at Winnetka, Illinois, August 23, 1921. He was educated in the common schools of Vincennes Indiana and graduated from Spencer high school in the spring of 1910, he later attended Vincennes High school and received his diploma from that school also. In the fall of that year he entered Purdue University from which he graduated in 1916. On August 25, 1920 he was married to Mary Gretchen Lawson at Spencer and lived from this time at Winnetka, Illinois. One child, John Thomas was born June 21st. Besides the wife and child, Barney's mother, father, two sisters and one brother survive him. The brother, Will, lives in Lehman, Montana. A sister, Mrs Esther Keeney of Seattle is expected here this week. [Owen (Indiana) County Leader, Wednesday August 31, 1921] Posted on Find A Grave created by Vada L. Long [1]
  Birth	30 Oct 1892	Lawrence County, Indiana   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Living with parents in Washington, Owen Co., Indiana   [2]
  Census	1920	Living with parents in Washington, Owen Co., Indiana   [3]
  Death	23 Aug 1921	Winnetka, Cook Co., Illinois   [1, 4]
  Burial	Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Owen Co., Indiana   [1]
  Person ID	I100792	Main Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas Jacob SHIVELY,   b. 23 Apr 1855, Huntingsburg, Indiana d. 9 Jan 1945, Owen Co., Indiana (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hannah Amanda SLAWSON,   b. 12 Jan 1859, Russelville, Illinois d. 29 Aug 1951, Seattle, King Co., Washington (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Bef 1880
  Family ID	F20725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gretchen LAWSON,   b. 19 Sep 1897, Owen County, Indiana d. 26 Feb 1996, Gosport, Owen Co., Indiana (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	25 Aug 1920	Indiana   [5]
  Family ID	F41795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 25 Aug 1920 - Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Barney M. Shively Headstone Barney M., son of Thomas J. Shively and Amanda H.Slawson, is the husband of Gretchen Lawson. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Spencer, Owen Co., Indiana. Created by: Vada L. Long Photo added by: Vada L. Long

  
  

• Sources

  [S11987] Find A Grave: Obituary Notice for Barney M. Shively . [S11983] 1910 Census Washington, Owen County, Indiana. [S11984] 1920 Census Washington, Owen County, Indiana. [S4534] Ancestry.com: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947. [S10363] Ancestry.com: Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001.