Brief Life History of John
When John Spivey was born on 15 May 1871, in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, his father, Tellis S. Spivey, was 33 and his mother, Cordelia Josephine Robinson, was 29. He married Callie Sylvester on 7 October 1900, in Monroe, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died in May 1965, at the age of 94.
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Sources (8)
- John Spivay in household of Julious Spivay, "United States Census, 1880"
- John Spiney, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- John Spivey in entry for Margaret Dockery, "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994"
Spouse and Children
1871–1965 Male
1871–1974 Female
Children (2)
1901–1951 Female
1913–1993 Male
Parents and Siblings
1837–1918 Male
1841–1916 Female
Siblings (12)
1862–1932 Male
1865–1940 Male
1870– Female
1871–1965 Male
1872– Male
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 1
1877 · Last Troops Leave
Age 6
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 25
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): from the Middle English personal name Spivi, of unexplained etymology. There is a slight possibility that it could be a pet form of ancient Germanic Spirwig, attested in the patronymic of a Norman tenant, Eudo filius Spireuuic, 1086 in Domesday Book (Lincolnshire). The alteration of Spivey to Spib(e)y, as if it were from a placename, seems to occurs from the 15th century, but the letters -v- and -b- are often difficult to distinguish at this time and during the following century, so the phonetic change may have occurred later.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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