The Lively family is one of Burke County's oldest families.

Abram Lively was a member of a Company of Scottish Highlanders that formed the Core of General Oglethorpe's forces that defeated the Army and Navy of Spain on 1742. Abram Lively was in the Battle of Bloody Marsh at St. Simon's Island. For these services a grant of land was given him by the King of England in Burke County's 68th District.

Abram Lively's son, Matthew Lively, was born in Burke County's 68th . District in 1750. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was a Methodist minister and helped form McBean Baptist Church and Mt. Zion Methodist Church. His wife was the former Miss Jane Boyd of Burke County.

George P. Lively was the son of the Rev. Mark Lively. He was born in Burke County, 66th District, June 29, 1844. He served with 'Fighting Joe', General Wheeler's small force of Cavalry. Their mission was to keep Sherman's 'Foragers' and 'Stragglers' pinned as close to the main body as possible during Sherman's March through North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. This small force turned Sherman's Calvary back at Waynesboro and Aiken, S.C. and saved Augusta. He later served as Burke County's Representative in the Georgia Legislature. He was a member of the Legislature when Georgia passed the first Prohibition Law. This was the main purpose of his mission to the Legislature.

George P. Lively was the father of 9 sons and 3 daughters. Of these 8 sons and 1 daughter reached maturity. Of his sons they defended their country in the Spanish American War and in World War I. Many grandsons served their country in World War II and the Korean Conflict. Also several great grandsons served in these conflicts. Grandsons are now in the Armed Services serving and defending their country.

One grandson, his namesake, George G. Lively, was born almost one hundred years after his grandfather. He is probably one of the youngest grandsons of a Confederate veteran. He is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Julian B. Lively of Augusta. He is a senior at Richmond Academy. This young man will be on stage Memorial Day. His is at Military School in Augusta.

Grandchildren of George Pierce Lively

 

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