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James M. Lively 1864–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Feb 1864

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: Mar 1921

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee

Father: Thomas Lively

Mother: Jerusha McCay

Spouse(s): Sarah Godfrey

Children(s): Mary Lively, Estie Lively, Bethany Lively

James M. Lively was born in 1864 in Tennessee, the child of Thomas S Lively And Jerusha Mccay. In 1870, James M. Lively resided in Amicaloa, Dawson, Georgia, USA. In 1880, James M. Lively resided in Toccoah, Fannin, Georgia, USA. James M. Lively married Sarah Godfrey, and had children including Bethany Lively, Estie Lena Lively, Mary Jacquelyn Lively. James M. Lively passed away in 1921 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • James M. Lively was born in 1864 in Tennessee, the child of Thomas S Lively And Jerusha Mccay.
  • In 1870, James M. Lively resided in Amicaloa, Dawson, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1880, James M. Lively resided in Toccoah, Fannin, Georgia, USA.
  • James M. Lively married Sarah Godfrey, and had children including Bethany Lively, Estie Lena Lively, Mary Jacquelyn Lively.
  • James M. Lively passed away in 1921 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Lively's Ancestors

Self
James Lively
1864–1921
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Thomas S Lively
1810–1884
St Georges, London, Middlesex, England
Jerusha McCay
1831–1880
Georgia
Grandparents
JOSEPH Lively
1785–1864
Barford, Oxfordshire, England
Daniel (S) Mccay
1792–1860
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Rhoda (Jane) Hill
1793–1860
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Lively
1750–1785
Mary Powell
1750–1800
Daniel McKay
1756–1832
Elizabeth Stanley
1781–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Lively
1725–1783
William Powell
1600–
Thomas McCay
1730–1763
Margaret Mccay
1735–1832

James Lively's Descendants

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James (M.) Lively (09 Feb 1864–Mar 1921) m. Sarah Godfrey (17 May 1865–1926)
  1. 1. Mary (Jacquelyn) Lively 1887–1952 m. John (Henry 'Foxy John') Wilson 1883–1975
    1. 1. Jesse (Leroy) Wilson 1912–1993
    2. 2. Bertha (Mae) Wilson 1906–1983
    3. 3. Lurie Wilson 1905–1916
    4. 4. Mable Wilson 1910–1912
    5. 5. Willard ('Bill') Wilson 1923–1982
    6. 6. Ruth Harper 1920–2011
    7. 7. Worth ('Buddy') Wilson 1923–1926
    8. 8. Edward Wilson 1918–1949
  2. 2. Estie (Lena) Lively 1897–1980
  3. 3. Bethany Lively 1899–1973

James Lively's Timeline

4 Records

1864
09 Feb 1864
Birth of James M. Lively in Tennessee
Tennessee
1870
1870
Age 6
James M. Lively resided here in Amicaloa, Dawson, Georgia, USA
Amicaloa, Dawson, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 16
James M. Lively resided here in Toccoah, Fannin, Georgia, USA
Toccoah, Fannin, Georgia, USA
1921
Mar 1921
Age 57
Death of James M. Lively in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1864
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Toccoah, Fannin, Georgia; Roll: 145; Page: 690D; Enumeration District: 060
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Amicaloa, Dawson, Georgia; Roll: M593_146; Page: 516B; Family History Library Film: 545645

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Amicaloa, Dawson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Amicaloa, Dawson, Georgia; Roll: M593_146; Page: 516B; Family History Library Film: 545645

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Toccoah, Fannin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Toccoah, Fannin, Georgia; Roll: 145; Page: 690D; Enumeration District: 060

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1921
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee

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