Rueben Bryant Lively

Brief Life History of Rueben Bryant

When Rueben Bryant Lively was born on 1 April 1854, in Izard, Arkansas, United States, his father, Anderson Lively, was 63 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Bryant, was 40. He married Texanna Crow on 26 November 1874, in Milam, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Milam, Texas, United States in 1870. He died on 1 November 1936, in Texas, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Millerville Cemetery, Duffau, Erath, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rueben Bryant Lively
1854–1936
Texanna Crow
1857–1898
Marriage: 26 November 1874
Mattie Lively
1875–1879
Wilbourn Lively
1878–
William L Lively
1879–1934
Aaron Eithan Lively
1881–1932
George Washington Lively
1883–1967
James Long Lively
1884–1967
Lillie Pearl Lively
1888–1968
Edward Bolton Lively
1889–1970
Thomas Lively
1892–1892

Sources (31)

  • Reuben B Linely, "United States Census, 1860"
  • R B Lively, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Rueben Briant Lively, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1860

Historical Boundaries: 1860: Erath, Texas, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

English: nickname, probably from Middle English lif-holy ‘righteous, devout, saintly’. Also potentially from Middle English lifli ‘active, energetic, vigorous’, although no medieval bearers of such a name have been found.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Reuben Bryant info

In 1860 Reuben Briant (this must be Elizabeth’s brother) petitions the court of South Carolina, district of Spartanburg and receives the right to administer the will of Anderson Lively who "departed t …

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