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James Jackson Spivey

Born 14 Oct 1814 in Milledgeville, Columbia, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Son of Beverly Allen Spivey and Rebecca (Perryman) Spivey

Brother of Elisha Perryman Spivey, Charles Dent Spivey, Ruth Ann Spivey, Moses Gaines Spivey, William Jasper Rittenhouse Spivey, Emily Miriam Spivey, George Washington Spivey, Harvey Reddick Milton Spivey, Richard G. Spivey and Harrison Spivey

Husband of Mary Susan (Williamson) Spivey — married 14 Dec 1844 in Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Father of Victoria Ann (Spivey) Ramsey, William Jackson Spivey, Emily Frances (Spivey) Childress, James Monroe Spivey, Isaac Williamson Spivey, Gowilla Guyse (Spivey) Day and Cynthia Rebecca Spivey

Died before 19 Oct 1905 before age 91 in Spivey, Shelby, Texas, United States

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1 Biography
2 Research Notes
3 Sources
- 3.1 Footnotes
- 3.2 Acknowledgments

Biography

He is the son of Beverly Spivey and Rebecca Perryman. ^[1]

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Research Notes

b. 14 Oct 1814 Georgia d. 19 Oct 1905 Shelby Co., Texas m. Mary Williamson @1844 Volunteer Militia Mexican War Veteran; founded town of Spivey, Texas

Sources

Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 18639434 Spivey Cemetery, Shelby Co, TX

Historical Marker reads: Town of Spivey

Founded by Civil War veteran James Jackson Spivey. Brothers Elisha P. and George W. Spivey lived nearby. In early days mail arrived by wagon. Houston East and West Texas Railroad crossed the founder's land. Building Spivey Station, 1886. During late 1880s Hicks Lumber Mill and workers' houses wre erected. U.S. Post Office was established in 1891, with Isaac W. Spivey, postmaster. Friendship Baptist Church was organized in 1890s with James M. Spivey, pastor. After 1900, town gradually moved over to Paxton Switch. Friendship Cemetery, with 33 graves, marks the old site.

Footnotes

↑ Entered by Richard Spivey, Jun 2, 2013

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Richard Spivey for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Richard and others.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James: