John Clark applied for guardianship of the Spivey children after the close together death of their parents William James Spivey & Ludie Maud Clark in 1919. My grandmother always called it Gay Georgia. William was the son of James J Spivey & Elizebrth (Besty) Mitchell, grandson of Jordon Spivey and Sarah Chapell Tweety. All of Meriwether County Georgia.
They have the children listed as Clarks. Six of the children were placed in Thornwell Childrens Home in Clinton S. C. in 1921.
Date & Place:
at Spivey in Meriwether, Georgia United States
John Earl Spivey was the baby of William James Spivey & Ludie Maud Clark. At their deaths in 1919 John went to live with his grandparents John Henry Clark & Laura Alice Roberts of Dekalb County Ga.
Date & Place:
in Meriweather & Dekalb Counties, Georgia United States
This photo is of my grandfather John Earl Spivey. He lived in Nashville Tennessee when I was a child. He was divorced from my grandmother, Marion Ligon. He was married to a woman named Jane. He has three sons. John Roberts Spivey was my father. He died at age 38 in 1977. Dan and Ronald are the other two.