Re: William Givens/OK/TX
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In reply to:
William Givens/OK/TX
2/17/00
The George Givens that you mention living in Elk City, OK, descends from the family of Rev. John Ray Givens who married Elizabeth Seal/Seals in Pittsylvania Co, VA.
This family moved to what became Hancock Co, TN, living on Beaver Creek in the 1790s, later living in Monroe Co, TN.Givens was the first minister of any kind into this area.My husband descends from son, Thomas Givens, who remained in the Sneedville, TN, area.
One of his sons, another Rev. JOHN GIVENS, moved to Benton Co, AR, from Monroe Co, TN, before the Civil War.
The Givenses you mention living near Sweetwater and Elk City, (actual living near Berlin, OK, for some period of time), are probably related.I am a native of Roger Mills Co, OK, near where Sweetwater and Berlin are located.
You need to plug into the descendants of the Baptist preacher, John Givens of Benton Co, AR, to find the descendancy chart.Try finding the Givens' families who currently live in Benton Co, AR, for some help.They should be in the telephone directory for the county.