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My Grandfather and Grandmother lived on top of a mountain at Elton, WV. My Grandmother was a midwife and she was also somewhat of a medicine woman. When people from around there had something wrong with them, they called on her to help them. She would ride a horse many miles to help out her neighbors. They had Indians living on their land. I have been told that there is Indian blood somewhere in our line, but nobody that is alive can tell us where. Their names were William Wallace Lively and Lula Mae Hiser Lively. Later in life Lula married Elbert Meadows. Does anyone have any helpful Indian information on my family line?
Welcome Live1. I can’t say I’ve heard those names in this connection before, but I can tell you that many tribes did flee into WV and found secluded havens in the mountains, and were an integral part of the mountain culture and society. Of course, all the while the official word was that there were NO Indians in WV, and up until a few decades ago, it was illegal for an Indian to own land in WV. Lots of people in WV who were -not- Indians — actually quite a big tribe unto themselves, the Not Indians.
Live1,
I have no idea as to how far back you can trce your Lively family, so I will tell you what I know. First, you may have better luck researching the Lively family in Virginia instead of West Virginia. Take a look at the Amherst County and surrounding area, including a place originally called BETHEL. The Lively’s married into the Bethel family, also the Cash family. The key will be Amherst, Virginia.
Sincerely,
CoheeLady
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