ISAAC SHRIVER
Isaac
Shriver, who passed away in Allerton on the 20th of
September, 1901, was for many years identified with the
agricultural interests of Wayne county, where his people
located during the pioneer days, but the latter period of his
life was passed in this city, his energies being devoted to
the development of a furniture business in which he had
engaged more than a decade before his death. His birth occurred
in Monroe county, Ohio, on the 6th of February,
1844, and he was the thirteenth in order of birth of the
seventeen children born to Elias and Rachel (Stuart) Shriver. The parents were
natives of West Virginia, whence they removed to Ohio, coming
from there to Iowa in 1855.
The father subsequently acquired some land in this
county and here he and the mother passed the remainder of
their days.
The first eleven years in the life of Isaac Shriver were passed in the state of his nativity. His education was completed in the public schools of Iowa, and while engaged in the mastery of the common branches of English learning he assisted his father with the operation of the home farm. He remained under the parental roof until he was nineteen years of age, when he started out for himself. The succeeding seven years were passed in the state of Colorado, where he herded cattle and also worked in the mines. Returning to Wayne county at the expiration of that time, he erected a residence and such other buildings as were required on his portion of the old homestead and there pursued the career of an agriculturist for twenty years. Deciding that commercial activities would be more to his liking he next removed to Allerton and engaged in the furniture business until his death.
On
the 7th of December, 1865, Mr. Shriver was married
to Miss Cynthia Marick, who was born on the 9th of
May, 1844, in Monroe county, Ohio, her parents being Henry and
Elizabeth (Brown) Marick.
They were natives of New Jersey and Pennsylvania
respectively, but for many years resided in Ohio, coming from
there to Iowa in 1855. They
located in Wayne county, where Mr. Marick purchased some land
in the cultivation of which he engaged during the remainder of
his active life. Here
both he and the mother passed away and were laid to rest in
the Higby cemetery. Their
family numbered six, Mrs. Shriver being the fourth in order of
birth. To Mr.
and Mrs. Shriver there were born ten children: Hersa Belle; Isaac,
better known as Bert, who died at the age of four years;
Thomas Benton; Della; Dora; Vivian and Lucy, who died in
infancy; Lura, usually called Edna; Jessie and Frederick.
Mr. Shriver was a member of the Christian church, with which his widow is also affiliated, and for several years held the office of deacon. Politically he supported the democratic party and served two terms on the school board of Allerton, while for one term he discharged the duties of councilman. Mr. Shriver was a man of many estimable qualities and was widely and favorably known in this locality, where he was regarded as a worthy representative of a respected pioneer family.