I can understand your frustration. I have been doing genealogy since I was fifteen. Now, I am fifty-eight. Sometimes, it takes years just to get small pieces of the much larger puzzle. I would place queries in all genealogical sites on the Dawson plantation. Ancestry.com is a good genealogical site; however, information sent to them can be wrong; however, you will find correct info as well.

picture just before is Simon Peter Ford my grt-grt-grt- grdfather on grandmother's side of family.

I have a Nathan Spivey on my family tree born about 1853 in Putman or Bibb County Georgia,  he was married to Pauline (madien name unknown) born about 1860 their children are Frank Spivey born in 1881 and Claud Spivey born 12-4-1882 and died in 1937...

Franks 1st wife is Mary Wright no children mentioned. Frank's second wife is Gozella Bryant.....Gozella had 3 children prior to her marriage to Frank they are George Bryant born 1909, Ray Bryant born 1911, and Flo Bryant born 1913.

Claud Spivey 1st wife was Mary Jane Murray born 8/1883 and died 10/22/1927 her parents were Mandy Rucker born 8/1859 and died 3/12/1950 her father was Reuben Murray born 1/1859 and died 2/11/1945... 2nd wife was Mary hall born 1891 no mention of parent or children.

Claud and mary Jane's children were 1.  Henry Spivey born 1907 and died 11/17/1961 no spouse or children mentioned 2. Claude Spivey born 7/24/1914 and died 2/1986  born in macon Georgia and died in New York City no spouse or children mentioned. 3. Wiley Spivey born 1/9/1918 and died 10/27/1983 born in Macon Georgia and died in New York City.

Nathan, Frank and Claud were listed in the 1910 1920 and 1930 Bibb County Georgia Federal Census....may show a different spelling of the last name as Sperry