Jethro Benton Spivey (1770 - 1823)

Born 12 Jun 1770 in Darlington, Province of South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Ricks) Spivey — married 10 Jan 1819 in Jefferson, Georgia, United States

Husband of Telitha (Sheppard) Spivey — married 17 Jan 1822 in Jefferson County, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died 1823 at about age 52 in Laurens, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Jethro was born in 1770.

In the 1820 census Jethro was in Laurens, Georgia, United States.^[1] His household contained 6 free persons and 15 slaves.

Jethro married Telitha Sheppard on 17 January 1822 in Jefferson, Georgia, United States.^[2]

He passed away in 1823.

Jethro Spivey was active in the beginnings of the city of Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia. (see http://dublinlaurenscountygeorgia.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-founding-of-laurens-county.html)

“Laurens County's white male voters selected Peter Thomas to represent the county in the Georgia House of Representatives in the first state election held in 1808. Thomas was re-elected the following year. Edmund Hogan, another of the first five justices of the Inferior Court, was elected as the county's first state senator. Jethro B. Spivey replaced Hogan in 1809, coinciding with Hogan's move to Pulaski County. Charles Stringer and Elisha Farnell succeeded Peter Thomas in the House in 1810 and 1811, while Henry Sheppard followed Spivey in the Senate.”[[1]]

Sources

1. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Laurens, Georgia; Page: 11; NARA Roll: M33_9; Image: 27
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1479572 (accessed 15 July 2023)
   Jethro B Spivey in Laurens, Georgia, USA.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978"
   Georgia Archives; Morrow, Georgia; County Marriage Records, 1828–1978
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4766 #616068 (accessed 15 July 2023)
   Jethro B Spivey marriage to Telitha Sheppard on 17 Jan 1822 in Jefferson, Georgia, USA.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLX-LY6 : accessed 2 May 2022), Jethro B Spivey, Laurens, Georgia, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGB-HPH : 20 February 2021), Jethro B Spivey, Laurens, Georgia, United States; citing 18, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 19; FHL microfilm 7,039.
• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWHK-4QG : 7 February 2020), Jethro B. Spivey and Sarah Ricks, 10 Jan 1819; citing Marriage, Jefferson, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 180,836.
• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWHK-4YM : 7 February 2020), Jethro B. Spivey and Telitha Sheppard, 17 Jan 1822; citing Marriage, Jefferson, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 180,836.
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See Also:

• FamilySearch Tree
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 January 2022), memorial page for Jonas Benton Spivey (1792–1838), Find A Grave: Memorial #214029261, citing Silver Leaf Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, East Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, USA. No image, no sources