Spivey, Dona Belle

Birth Name Spivey, Dona Belle
Gender female
Age at Death 57 years, 1 month, 20 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1877-09-03 Jackson, TN    
Death 1934-10-23 Jackson, TN    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Spivey, William H18421911
Mother Webb, Julia Annabout 18411906-02-21
    Brother     Spivey, Sidney 1863-09-10 1922-02-07
    Sister     Spivey, Abba 1866
    Sister     Spivey, Bernettie E 1869 1939-02-21
    Brother     Spivey, Joseph 1872
    Brother     Spivey, Frank 1875
         Spivey, Dona Belle 1877-09-03 1934-10-23
    Sister     Spivey, Nora E 1880
    Sister     Spivey, Sara about 1883 1913-05-14

Families

Family of Davenport, Cornelius Jackson and Spivey, Dona Belle
Married Husband Davenport, Cornelius Jackson ( * 1873-10-23 + 1949-08-11 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1893-10-29 Jackson, TN    
Divorce 1900 Jackson, TN    
  Narrative

http://www.jchistoricalsociety.org/reel65.html:
Aug 25, 1900: Dona Belle Davenport vs Neil Davenport in Chancery at Gainesboro, Tenn
"Dora Belle a resident of Jackson Co., Neal residence unknown, supposed Kentucky. Married 29 Oct 1893, two children issue of marriage, Winfield P. age 4 and Floyd Harrison age 1. Spring 1899 in presence of Sarah Spivey, struck complainant in head with a stick of stove wood.
"Guilty of adultery with one Elizer Lee, left with her, she is informed they are living together as man and wife near Bowling Green, KY. She kept a bawdy house in Jackson Co., which defendant frequented.
"Lists personal property owned, stated he took some of it with him. Asks maiden name Dona Belle Spivey be restored, custody of children."

home in June, 1900: Dona Spivey and 2 children living with her parents in Jackson Co, TN - except! she says she's single and her sister Nora Davenport claims all 3 children.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Davenport, Winfield P1896-05-00
Davenport, Harrison Floyd1898-04-171966-01-14