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Mary Etta Givens 1894–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1894

Birth Location: Snowball, Searcy, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 1 Jun 1982

Death Location: Lamont, Kern, California, United States of America

Father: William Givens

Mother: Mary Jones

Spouse(s): Henry Thornton

Children(s): Maxine Bolen, Edna Bolen, Tommie Bolen, Omage Thornton, James Thornton, Myrtle Thornton, Garland Thornton, Lawrence Thornton, Dorothy Thornton, Elvira Thornton

Mary Etta Givens was born in 1894 in Snowball, Searcy, Arkansas, United States, the child of William Anderson Givens And Mary A Jones. In 1900, Mary Etta Givens resided in Mount Pleasant, Searcy, Arkansas, USA. Mary Etta Givens married Henry Wiley Thornton, and had children including Dorothy Louise Thornton, Edna Marie Bolen, Elvira Delilah Thornton, Garland Henry Thornton, James Theophilus Thornton, Lawrence Gwendolyn Thornton, Maxine Bolen, Myrtle Ann Thornton, Omage E Lee Thornton, Tommie Lene Bolen. Mary Etta Givens passed away in 1982 in Lamont, Kern, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Etta Givens was born in 1894 in Snowball, Searcy, Arkansas, United States, the child of William Anderson Givens And Mary A Jones.
  • In 1900, Mary Etta Givens resided in Mount Pleasant, Searcy, Arkansas, USA.
  • Mary Etta Givens married Henry Wiley Thornton, and had children including Dorothy Louise Thornton, Edna Marie Bolen, Elvira Delilah Thornton, Garland Henry Thornton, James Theophilus Thornton, Lawrence Gwendolyn Thornton, Maxine Bolen, Myrtle Ann Thornton, Omage E Lee Thornton, Tommie Lene Bolen.
  • Mary Etta Givens passed away in 1982 in Lamont, Kern, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Givens's Ancestors

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Mary Givens
1894–1982
Birth Place: Snowball, Searcy, Arkansas, United States
Parents
William Anderson Givens
1844–1920
Tennessee
Mary (A) Jones
1873–1906
Arkansas
Grandparents
John (R.) Givens
1816–1893
Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee
Elizabeth Wiggins
1814–1904
North Carolina, United States
John (B) Jones
1844–1879
Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
Nancy (Sarah) Cash
1843–1879
Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Givens
1789–1871
Elizabeth oliver
1799–1874
Stephen Wiggins
1778–1835
Nancy Thames
1785–1864
Emry Jones
1816–1870
Lydia Beals
1817–1870
Levi Cash
1823–1865
Elizabeth Holmes
1830–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rev
1756–1837
Elizabeth Seals
1768–1840
James Ross
1759–1841
Dorothy Davison
1776–1847
George Sr
1755–1819
Elizabeth Cooper
1759–1825
Thomas Thames
1762–1827
Lucy Carver
1762–1813
Solomon BEALS
1790–1844
Elizabeth John
1794–1831
John Cash
1789–1872
Sarah Merritt
1790–1871
James Holmes
1807–1884
Mary Denton
1810–1877

Mary Givens's Descendants

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Mary (Etta) Givens (7 Feb 1894–1 Jun 1982) m. Henry (Wiley) Thornton (21 June 1888–28 August 1967)
  1. 1. Maxine Bolen –1982
  2. 2. Edna (Marie) Bolen 1934–1991
  3. 3. Tommie (Lene) Bolen 1935–2009
  4. 4. Omage (E Lee) Thornton 1918–1992
  5. 5. James (Theophilus) Thornton 1912–2003
  6. 6. Myrtle (Ann) Thornton 1921–2014
  7. 7. Garland (Henry) Thornton 1924–1974
  8. 8. Lawrence (Gwendolyn) Thornton 1928–1992
  9. 9. Dorothy (Louise) Thornton 1930–2004
  10. 10. Elvira (Delilah) Thornton 1910–1941

Mary Givens's Timeline

3 Records

1894
7 Feb 1894
Birth of Mary Etta Givens in Snowball, Searcy, Arkansas, United States
Snowball, Searcy, Arkansas, United States
1900
1900
Age 6
Mary Etta Givens resided here in Mount Pleasant, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
Mount Pleasant, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
1982
1 Jun 1982
Age 88
Death of Mary Etta Givens in Lamont, Kern, California, United States of America
Lamont, Kern, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Snowball, Searcy, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Searcy, Arkansas; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1240076

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Searcy, Arkansas; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1240076

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1982
    Event Place: Lamont, Kern, California, United States of America

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