Greenbrier County, West Virginia    Biography: John LIVESAY

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Transcribed and submitted by Ed Johnson, <EDEAJ @aol.com>, 1998.
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JOHN LIVESAY - was a son of George LIVESAY, who was born of English parents,
in Rockingham County, Virginia, December 14, 1780, came to this county in
his youth and here married Mary SWITZER, born near Mill Point, Pocahontas
County, August 3, 1786.  Their son John was born in Greenbrier County, on
Spring Creek, April 3, 1807, and has always made his home in this county.
George LIVESAY died at Richlands, this county, March 21, 1865, and his wife
died at Richlands, February 26, 1857.  The wife of John LIVESAY is Margaret,
daughter of Jesse and Margaret (HAPTONSTALL) BRIGHT.  She was born near
Frankford, February 22, 1821, her father was born in Carlyle County,
Pennsylvania, November 13, 1779, and her mother in this county, on
Greenbrier River, March 22, 1789.  Her father came to this county in his
boyhood, and he died here, March 17, 1857;  her mother died November 27,
1867.  The marriage of John and Margaret (BRIGHT) LIVESAY was solemnized
near Frankford, September 3, 1840, and their children were born:  Mary
Margaret, September 23, 1841;  Elizabeth Virginia, June 20, 1843;  Louisa
Ann, July 6, 1845;  George Allen, July 6, 1849;  Sabina, November 9, 1852;
Belinda Cornelia, September 17, 1854;  Jesse Bright, January 4, 1857;  John
B., January 23, 1858;  Helen Eudora, October 4, 1861, died September 9,
1863;  Lillian Eudora, October 4, 1863;  James Walter, January 10, 1868.
Mary M. lives in Hillsborough, Pocahontas County, Sabina in Gallipolis,
Gallia County, Ohio, and the others at home.  Mary M. is married to Rev.
David S. SYDENSTRICKER, Sabina is the wife of John S. ROGERS, and Belinda
C. is the wife of Henry WALLACE.  John LIVESAY lives near Frankford on a
fine farm of 400 acres, and has been all his life a successful farmer.
He was opposed to the war of the States, and took no part in it.  Frankford,
Greenbrier County, West Virginia is his post office address.

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.