Summer 2013 - livelyfamilies.org

LIVIN’ LIVELY
The quarterly newsletter of the National Association of Lively Families
National
Association of
Lively Families
(NALF)
Our Purpose:
Summer 2013 Edition
June 7, 2013
Reunion Information
Chattanooga, Tennessee
July 19-21, 2013
. . . to bring together
members of Lively
families of America and
accomplish historical
research
Our Members:
Livelys, descendants
of Livelys, and their
spouses
Only a Few Days Left to Make Your Reservations!
Our Officers:
Rates are good from July 18-22
John Lively,
President
Junior King Suite (Non-Smoking): $119.00
Doug Lively,
Vice-President
Nick OʼPry and
Nick Waldrop,
Youth Vice-Presidents
Read House Accommodations
Deluxe Queen Suite (Non-Smoking): $129.00
Reservations will be accepted until 5:00 pm on June 21, 2013.
Call 1-866-837-4193 to make yours today!
Please note: Since the hotel is located in the downtown historic district,
valet parking is required at a rate of $12 per day.
Sherry Brinson,
Secretary
Polly Lively,
Treasurer
Bob Lively,
Genealogist
Deana Keefer,
Historian
Jennifer Lively,
Newsletter Editor
NALF Website:
www.livelyfamilies.org
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Hatfields, McCoys…
and Livelys?
William Sidney "Sid" Hatfield (circa 1891-1921), was
born in Blackberry, Kentucky. He was one of twelve
children born to Jacob Hatfield (1845-1923), a tenant
farmer, and Rebecca Crabtree (b. circa 1856). His
grandfather, Jeremiah Hatfield (b. 1804), was a halfbrother to Valentine Hatfield (1789-1867),
grandfather of William Anderson "Devil Anse"
Hatfield, leader of the Hatfield family involved in the
famous Hatfield-McCoy feud.
As a child, Hatfield worked on his father's farm. He became a miner in his
teens, and then worked as a blacksmith for several years. He received his
nickname, "Smilin' Sid," because of the gold caps on several of his upper
teeth. He had a reputation for hard-living and fighting, so in 1919, when he
was appointed police chief of Matewan, West Virginia, by Mayor Cabell
Testerman, some of the more “respectable” townsfolk were rather
surprised. However, he was a staunch supporter of the United Mine
Workers of America (UMWA), as was Mayor Testerman.
Together, the police chief and mayor were instrumental in leading the
mining community's resistance to the evictions of unionized miners carried
out by detectives from the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency. The resistance
culminated in the Battle of Matewan, a shootout in which Testerman was
mortally wounded.
On June 2, 1920, Hatfield married Jessie Lee Maynard (1894-1976), the
widowed second wife of Testerman, in Huntington. The speed of the
marriage led to accusations that Hatfield, not the Baldwin-Felts operatives,
had shot Testerman because of his desire for Jessie. However, according to
Jessie, her first husband, aware of the danger of their situation, had asked
Hatfield to take care of her and their young son, Jackson (1915-2001),
should he be killed.
The battle had given Hatfield a degree of celebrity. He appeared in a short
film, Smilin' Sid, for the UMWA, and was photographed with other UMWA
activists, including Mary Harris “Mother” Jones. He was aware, however,
that his life was in danger from Thomas Felts, who sought vengeance for
his brothers Albert and Lee. Hatfield was indicted on murder charges
stemming from the Matewan shootout but was later acquitted by the jury.
In August 1921, Hatfield was sent to Welch, West Virginia, to stand trial
with his friend and deputy, Edward Chambers, on conspiracy charges for
another incident. Both men arrived unarmed and accompanied by their
wives. Several Baldwin-Felts men shot them on the McDowell County
Courthouse steps. Hit in the arm, and three or four times in the chest,
Hatfield died instantly. Chambers was shot several more times, as his wife
tried to defend him, and was finished off with a bullet to the head by
Charles Everett Lively, a Baldwin-Felts operative. None of the BaldwinFelts men were ever convicted of Hatfield's assassination. They claimed
they had acted "in self-defense.”
There was an outpouring of grief for the fallen local heroes at the funeral,
which was attended by at least 3,000 people.
From Wikipedia.org
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Book Notes
from the
Charleston
Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -Dr. Mathew Lively, a professor
of internal medicine at the West
Virginia University School of
Medicine, has published a new
book titled "Calamity at
Chancellorsville: The Wounding
and Death of Confederate
General Stonewall Jackson."
The book was released on May 2
to
coincide
with
150th
anniversary
of
Stonewall
Jackson's wounding in a friendlyfire accident and his eventual
death eight days later on May
10, 1863. Based on extensive
research of primary source
material, the book is the first full
-length examination of Jackson's
final days.
The author, a native of Oak Hill,
became interested in the Civil
War at a young age and
developed an interest in the
medical aspects of the war
during his medical school
education.
"Stonewall Jackson has long
been
a
well-recognized
individual in West Virginia,"
Lively
commented,
"and
researching his death allowed
me to concentrate all my
interests into one subject."
In Memory:
Eugenia S. Lucas passed away December 16, 2011 in Bedford, Texas, just
two days short of her 103rd birthday. Her parents, H. T. Stewart and Ina
Durgin (nee Lively), were early settlers of Denton County, Texas, who
settled in Argyle, Texas.
She was preceded in death by husbands W.D. Thornton and E. H. Lucas,
both of Dallas and her son, D. Stewart Thornton of Fort Worth. She is
survived by 5 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
William J. Lively, 81, of Sparta, Illinois, passed away on
August 20, 2012 at his residence. William was a Corporal
who served in the U.S. Army from January 16, 1952 to
October 15, 1953 and stayed in the Reserves until discharge
in 1960. He was born October 7, 1930 in Sparta, Illinois, to
William A. and Anna Sitkoskie Lively. While working on
bridge crew with I.C. Railroad, he was drafted and served
with the 3rd Ambulance Platoon, 27th Infantry Regiment, and 25th
Infantry Division in Korea on Heartbreak Ridge, Sandbag Castle, and Iron
Triangle. After the war he returned to I.C. Railroad and also worked for MO
-PAC Railroad and NYC Railroad.
He married Nora Hood on April 16, 1955 in Sparta. He was a member of
the Coulterville VFW Post 6865 and the Sparta American Legion and was of
the Baptist Faith. He is survived by his wife, Nora L. Lively of Sparta; four
daughters Brenda K. (Joseph) O’Donnell of Glen Ellyn, IL, Cinda M. Lively of
Sparta, IL, Emily M. Lively of Michigan, Melissa S. (Gabe) Poppie of Chicago,
IL; one son William Arkell (Vicki) Lively of Eldorado, IL; one sister Lois Ann
(Dale) Heggemeier of Coulterville, IL; one brother Benjamin R. (Sharon)
Wheeles of Scottsburg, IN and one sister-in-law Pearl Lively. He is also
survived by 7 grandchildren Christy (Neil) Haynes, Autumn (Clint) Hooper,
Joseph C. and Billy O’Donnell, Jessica and Jason Lively, and Becket Poppie;
three great grandchildren Coleman Haynes, Faith and Jaxson Hooper. He
was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Harry Lee Lively.
Congratulations!
Proud grandmother Benita Lively Bruce would like to announce the
marriage of her grandson, Jordan Lee Luthy, son of R.J. and Lori Luthy, and
Chelsea Kay Fullerton, daughter of Jerry and Kate Fullerton. The couple was
married on December 17, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church in
Valentine, Nebraska. The bride’s dress was more than 60 years old and was
worn by her mother and grandmother before her. At the time of their
wedding, the couple was living in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Jennifer Lively, editor
1502 B Lorenzo Street
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
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