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 30. 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 lived in District 874, Murray, Georgia, United States in 1870 and Civil District 14, Smith, Tennessee, United States in 1910. He died in May 1965, at the age of 94.
Do you know John? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.