John Henry Spivey
Full Name: John Henry SpiveyOther surnames: Spivy
Date of birth: July 9, 1858
Date of death: August 31, 1910
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 33 | Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 | 24th | Democrat | Spivey / Shelby | Sabine, Shelby |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Spivey post office closed in 1903. Handbook of Texas Online. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 24th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Spivey / Shelby
- Counties in district:
- Sabine, Shelby
Terms of service notes
(1) Spivey post office closed in 1903. Handbook of Texas Online. ↩
Biographical Information
- John Henry Spivey, birth date 7/9/1858 in Monroe, Ouchita Parish, Louisiana; residence in Shelby County, Texas in 1899, 1900, and 1910; appointed postmaster of Spivey, Shelby County, on 5/25/1899; death date 8/31/1910 in Shelby County. Spouse Margaret Irene (Maggie) Day. Tibbens Family Tree; U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971; U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959 (Volume 2, John H. Spivey, residence in Shelby County, Texas, 7/1/1899). Ancestry.com.
- Census of 1900 - Jno. Spiney, Shelby County, age 41, born July 1858 in Louisiana, farmer, wife Maggie, sons H. Darin and Wm. C., daughter Ora I. [sic: extremely faint copy]
Census of 1910 - John H. Spivey, Shelby County, age 52, born circa 1858 in Louisiana, laborer/flour mill, wife Maggie I., daughter Aza, son Earl. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 - J.H. Spivey, birth date 7/9/1858, death date 8/31/1910, burial in Mount Olive Cemetery, Timpson, Shelby County. Find a Grave.
- John H. Spivy of Shelby, democrat, in roster of 24th Legislature, "The Next Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 11/15/1894, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Photograph. J.H. Spivey, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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