Samuel was born about 1812. He married Nancy Kent, daughter of Sampson Kent (not Nancy Kent, daughter of Charles Kent) in Oglethorpe County, Georgia in 1832. By 1840, the couple was living in Coweta County, Georgia.
Sources
"Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944". Ancestry Record 7839 #117452 (accessed 3 February 2022). Samuel Lively marriage to Nancy Kent on 2 Jan 1832 in Oglethorpe, Georgia.
1840 Census: "United States Census, 1840" citing Page: 336; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M704; Digital film/folder number: 005154506; FHL microfilm: 0007042; Image number: 1085 FamilySearch Record: XHBZ-H8L (accessed 8 March 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYY2-STJ2 Samuel Lively in Coweta, Georgia, United States.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZY2-9M3 : 9 November 2014), Samuel Lively, Coweta county, Coweta, Georgia, United States; citing family 84, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860," database with images, : FamilySearch, accessed 3 February 2022, Samuel Lively, Coweta, Georgia. FHL film #005165689, image 53 of 169; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Georgia, U.S., Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869". Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1857 #1071717 (accessed 3 February 2022). Name: Samuel Lively; Registry Date: 17 Oct 1867; Location: Coweta; Record Type: Oath Book; Election District: 36.
"1880 United States Federal Census". Year: 1880; Census Place: District 624, Fayette, Georgia; Roll: 146; Page: 81C; Enumeration District: 054. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #7705341 (accessed 3 February 2022). Samuel Livley (67), married father-in-law, Farmer, in household of John A. Whitlock (48) in District 624, Fayette, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.
Death of daughter R O Johnson: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976" citing Digital film/folder number: 005145094; FHL microfilm: 2050691; Image number: 1910 FamilySearch Record: K3S6-VY5 (accessed 8 March 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GY1J-91BC Sam Lively in death record for daughter R O Johnson 3 Apr 1912 in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel: