Greenbrier County, West Virginia    Biography: Jesse J. LIVESAY

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Transcribed and submitted by Valerie Crook, <vfcrook @earthlink.net>, 1998.
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JESSE J. LIVESAY - was a son of John and Mary (CAMPBELL) LIVESAY, both natives of
Greenbrier County, and the family record is: John LIVESAY, born August 25, 1775,
married Mary CAMPBELL, born May 15, 1777. They were married September 1, 1795,
and their children were born: Sarah, July 20, 1796, died about 1850; James, 
April 3, 1798, died in Ohio: Thomas, March 20, 1800 died in Ohio; Nancy, March 
28, 1802; John, May 3, 1804, died in November, 1882; Betsy, August 21, 1806, lives
in Ohio; Jesse, subject of this sketch, November 28, 1808, a farmer and grazier 
of Fort Spring District; Campbell, October 17, 1811; died in the West, July 1841;
William, April 26, 1814, died in Ohio, March 15, 1850; Joseph, June 2, 1817, died
in this county, April 22, 1841, Charles R., March 26, 1820, died in California. 
John, father of these children, died September 3, 1840, and his widow died September
3, 1849.  Jesse LIVESAY married, near Lewisburg, Eveline C. TUCKWILLER, who was born
near Lewisburg, October 28, 1819, a daughter of David and Sallie (LINSON) TUCKWILLER,
both natives of Greenbrier County, and now many years deceased. The record of the
children of Jesse J. and Evaline C.(TUCKWILLER) LIVESAY is: Sarah F. (CARAWAY),
born February 26. 1835, lives on Muddy Creek, this county; Samuel A., August 9. 
1837, died October 4, 1879; Mary M., August 13, 1839, died August 1, 1858; Eliza 
T., September 13, 1841, lives at home; David T., September 24, 1843, lives in this
county; Charles W., September 2, 1846, lives at home; Catharine L., March 18, 
1849, lives in this county; Alfred E. W., June 8, 1851, lives at home; Elizabeth
M. T., September 20, 1853, lives at Ronceverte; Nonnie C., June 9, 1856, died 
April 30, 1881; Martha H., September 17, 1858, died September 1, 1861; Annie R. 
M. (ERVIN), June 13, 1861, lives in this county; Jesse E., February 15, 1863, 
lives at home.  The family postoffice address is Ronceverte, Greenbrier County,
West Virginia.

Source:  Hardesty, Henry H.  Hardesty's Historical and Geographical
Encyclopedia.  New York: H.H. Hardesty and Company, 1884.
Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia.  Ed. Jim Comstock.
Richwood: Comstock, 1974.