Greenbrier County, West Virginia    Biography: George Washington LIVESAY

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Transcribed and submitted by Ed Johnson, <EDEAJ @aol.com>, 1998.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON LIVESAY - born near Frankford, Greenbrier County, January
11, 1843, was the son of Joseph and Rachel (BRIGHT) LIVESAY, natives of this
county.  He volunteered for service in the Confederate army, joining Company
E, 60th Virginia Infantry, June 1, 1961, and he fought in all the battles in
which that regiment was engaged until the closing year of the war,
receiving discharge in April 1, 1865.  In Pocahontas County, West Virginia,
September 29, 1874, he was united in marriage with Margaret E. BEARD, who
was born on Locust Creek, Pocahontas County, April 15, 1847.  Josiah BEARD,
now deceased, and Rachel (POAGE) BEARD were her parents.  Mr. LIVESAY
accepted the issues of the war, and returned home to the pursuits of
agriculture.  He is a successful farmer and large stock grower, owning 1,000
acres of grazing land, near Falling Spring.   The address of George W.
LIVESAY, Falling Spring, 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.