Virgil Webster Hively is the son of Charles W. Hively and Clarissa C. Pence. Webster, as he is known, was born 3 Aug 1869 in Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana. Virgil served as Columbia City Marshall. He died 24 January 1952 at age 82 in Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana. He is buried at Blue River Cemetery, Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana.

• On 7 Sep 1890, he married his second cousin once removed, (1) Ida Clara Egolf in Whitley County, Indiana. She is the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Egolf and Mary Ann Sevits. She was born 16 Sep 1867 in Thorncreek Township, Whitley, Indiana. She died 27 Aug 1908 at age 40 in Whitley County, Indiana. She is buried at Egolf Cemetery, Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana.
• On 21 Nov 1908, he married (2) Laura E. Morrolf. She is the daughter of Jesse B. Morrolf. She was born in 1878. She died 19 Feb 1917 at about age 39 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi. She is buried at Blue River Cemetery, Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana.
• On 1 Jun 1918, he married (3) Arminta Leonard. She is the daughter of Elias Leonard and Sarah Studebaker. She was born 10 Feb 1878 in Aurelia, Cherokee, Iowa. She died 29 March 1960 at age 82 in Elkhart county, Indiana. She is buried at Blue River Cemetery, Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana. She was previously married to Mr. Thompson.

Children of Virgil Webster Hively and Laura E. Morrolf:

1. (unknown) Hively was born and died sometime before 1910.
2. Leomar Clay Hively was born 6 May 1911 in Whitley county, Indiana.

Sources

Virgil:

• Birth, Death and Burial from his grave marker.
• Birth from Whitley County Births (which gives the birth as 1870).
• Marriage to Ida from Ida's obituary.
• Marriage to Laura from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN, 24 Nov 1908.
• Marriage to Arminta from Elkhart County Marriages [ID: 301 1467; Groom: Hively, Webster; Date: 01 Jun 1918; Bride: Thompson, Arminta].
• Marriage to Arminta from the Fort Wayne News Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN, 5 Jun 1918.

Ida:

• Birth, Death and Burial from her own obituary.
• Birth, Death and Burial from Egolf Cemetery Records, Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana (which lists her death as 1909).
• Birth, Death and Burial from her grave marker (which lists her death as 1909).

Laura:

• Birth, Death and Burial from Blue River Cemetery Records, Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana.
• Birth, Death and Burial from her grave marker.

Arminta:

• Birth, Death and Burial from Blue River Cemetery Records, Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana.
• Birth, Death and Burial from her grave marker.

(unknown):

• The 1910 census (Thorncreek, Whitley, IN. p. 2) indicates that Laura had given birth to one child that was no longer living. This child is otherwise unknown.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Ida: 1870 census. Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana. p. 462.
• Virgil: 1880 census. Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana. p. 380.
• Ida: 1880 census. Thorncreek, Whitley, Indiana. p. 367.
• 1900 census. Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana. p. 66.
• 1910 census. Thorncreek, Whitley, IN. p. 2.
• 1920 census. Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana. p. 8.
• 1930 census. Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana. p. 7.