!Col. Lively was prominent in public affairs; served as Sh e riff of Monroe County and in the Legislature of VA 1861-1 864. He was a me mber of the Virginia State Senate when Ri chmond fell and Lee surrendered. He wa s at Farmville, o n his way back to Richmond, when the news reached him of t h e evacuation of Richmond and the surrender at Appomattox , and the shock wa s so great he died within two hours. (B en D. Keller)
!Per (Monroe Marriages, 1799-1800) Wilson Lively/son of Co t trell m. 7 Mar 1836 Rebecca Sweeney/daughter of Archibald ; Surety by Andrew Swe eney.
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