My Genealogy Hound

J. MONROE SHIVE, the leading merchant of Fagleysville, and one of the most enterprising business men of that section of the county, is a native of Bucks county, where he was born August 22, 1868. He is the son of Samuel and Lydia (Trumbauer) Shive. His parents are both deceased, and are buried at Trumbauersville. They were members of the Reformed church. Mr. Shive is a Democrat in politics. By trade he was a shoemaker, and later a farmer. The couple had nine children, of whom five are still living.

Janles Monroe Shive attended the public schools of the vicinity until he was seventeen years of age. He then went into the milling business, which he followed for a number of years. He rented the mill for ten years at Layfield, Montgomery county. Mr. Shive married, November 5, 1893, Octavia Levengood, daughter of David S. Levengood, of New Hanover, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. They have had six children, of whom only one is living, Helen, born in 1899. Mr. Shive is a Democrat in politics, and is a member of the Reformed church at Falkner Swamp. He bought out John S. Roos at his present place of business on April 1, 1903. Mr. Roos had conducted the business for eight years previously . Mr. Shive was postmaster, and held several appointments at Layfield for a number of years. He is a most worthy citizen, and although still young, has made a record for himself in the community. He is highly esteemed by all who know him. Mr. Shive has been a resident of Montgomery county for more than twenty years.