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William Benjamin Spivey 1870–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 18, 1870

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: May 30, 1952

Death Location: Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana

Father: William Spivey

Mother: Martha Stovall

Spouse(s): Mary Meeks

Children(s): William Spivey, Roy Spivey, Bernard Spivey, Ercil Spivey, Kermit Spivey, Mattie Spivey, Hazel Spivey, Nora Spivey, John Spivey, Eliza Spivey, Georgia Spivey

William Benjamin Spivey was born in 1870 in Mississippi, the child of William Caleb Spivey And Martha Elizabeth Stovall. In 1880, William Benjamin Spivey resided in Montgomery, Mississippi, United States. William Benjamin Spivey married Mary Eliza Meeks, and had children including Bernard Mark Spivey, Eliza Will Spivey, Ercil Meeks Spivey, Georgia Jewel Spivey, Hazel Lee Spivey, John Rupard Spivey, Kermit Curtis Spivey, Mattie Elizabeth Dee Spivey, Nora Caryn Spivey, Roy Leon Spivey, William Shelvey Spivey. William Benjamin Spivey passed away in 1952 in Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • William Benjamin Spivey was born in 1870 in Mississippi, the child of William Caleb Spivey And Martha Elizabeth Stovall.
  • In 1880, William Benjamin Spivey resided in Montgomery, Mississippi, United States.
  • William Benjamin Spivey married Mary Eliza Meeks, and had children including Bernard Mark Spivey, Eliza Will Spivey, Ercil Meeks Spivey, Georgia Jewel Spivey, Hazel Lee Spivey, John Rupard Spivey, Kermit Curtis Spivey, Mattie Elizabeth Dee Spivey, Nora Caryn Spivey, Roy Leon Spivey, William Shelvey Spivey.
  • William Benjamin Spivey passed away in 1952 in Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Spivey's Ancestors

Self
William Spivey
1870–1952
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
William Caleb Spivey
1838–1888
Arkansas
Martha (Elizabeth) Stovall
1843–1906
Carroll County, MIssissippi
Grandparents
Andrew (Carroll) Stovall
1815–1882
Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Ann) Harvey
1818–1857
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Stovall
1775–1841
Martha Harrington
1778–1826
Thomas Harvey
1781–1857
Priscilla Stovall
1790–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah Stovall
1749–1798
Mary Hicks
1751–1845
Drury Harrington
1768–1813
Josiah Stovall
1749–1798
Mary Hicks
1751–1845

William Spivey's Descendants

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William (Benjamin) Spivey (Jun 18, 1870–May 30, 1952) m. Mary (Eliza) Meeks (Jun 15, 1877–Sep 21, 1928)
  1. 1. William (Shelvey) Spivey 1899–1991
  2. 2. Roy (Leon) Spivey 1901–1937
  3. 3. Bernard (Mark) Spivey 1903–1982
  4. 4. Ercil (Meeks) Spivey 1906–1990
  5. 5. Kermit (Curtis) Spivey 1908–1918
  6. 6. Mattie (Elizabeth Dee) Spivey 1909–1979
  7. 7. Hazel (Lee) Spivey 1911–1985
  8. 8. Nora (Caryn) Spivey 1914–1985
  9. 9. John (Rupard) Spivey 1915–
  10. 10. Eliza (Will) Spivey 1919–2008
  11. 11. Georgia (Jewel) Spivey 1921–2007 m. Ph.D (James Lee) Cason 1922–1994

William Spivey's Timeline

3 Records

1870
Jun 18, 1870
Birth of William Benjamin Spivey in Mississippi
Mississippi
1880
1880
Age 10
William Benjamin Spivey resided here in Montgomery, Mississippi, United States
Montgomery, Mississippi, United States
1952
May 30, 1952
Age 82
Death of William Benjamin Spivey in Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana
Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 18, 1870
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: , Montgomery, Mississippi; Roll: 658; Family History Film: 1254658; Page: 320D; Enumeration District: 140; Image: .
    [2] Web: Louisiana, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Montgomery, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: , Montgomery, Mississippi; Roll: 658; Family History Film: 1254658; Page: 320D; Enumeration District: 140; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 30, 1952
    Event Place: Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana
    Record Source: Web: Louisiana, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2011

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