Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Elias S. Givens    
                Born: Jul- 6-1893          in Ritchie Co, WV  1,2
                Died: Mar- 5-1966          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  1
              Buried:                      in Hepzibah Baptist Church Cemetery, Rt 19, Hepzibah, Harrison Co, WV  1
      Cause of death:                      struck by automobile on Phillipi Pike in Clarksburg  1
             Resided:                      in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  1
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV  
             Resided: 1916                 in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV  2
              Census: 1910                 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Sheridan District, Calhoun Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      carpenter  1
          Occupation: 1920                 loader for coal company  3
              Father: Thomas William Givens   (1857 - 1941) 
              Mother: Sarah Emma "Emily" Mullenax   (1857 - 1919) 
Notes 
                Wife: Bertha Helen Maxwell   4  
             Married: Jun- 2-1916          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  2
                Born: Aug-  -1888          in Harrison Co, WV  5,6 (see note 1)
                Died: Feb-10-1948          in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV  5
              Buried:                      in O'Neal (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, near Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV  5,7
      Cause of death:                      cervical cancer  5
             Resided:                      in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV  5
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV  
             Resided: 1906, 1916           in Harrison Co, WV  8
              Father: David James Maxwell 
              Mother: Louisa Jane Cunningham 
Other spouse 1
           F Child 1: Stella Mae "Midge" Givens      
                Born: May- 2-1924          in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV  9
                Died: Feb-27-2005           6
              Buried:                      in West Virginia National Cemetery, Pruntytown, Taylor Co, WV  7
             Resided: 1966                 in Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV  10
             Husband: James Howard Todd  b. Dec- 7-1920  d. Nov-16-2000  
             Married: Jan-19-1943          in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV  9

Sources:
(1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=762002&Type=Death. 
(2) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=54491&Type=Marriage. 
(3) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. 
(4) Marriage record of daughter. 
(5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1478725&Type=Death. 
(6) Headstone. 
(7) Findagrave.com. 
(8) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=18397&Type=Marriage. 
(9) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(10) Death record of father. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date given in death record as Aug 22 1888, but it's Aug 29 1888 on her
headstone.  We have found no birth record for her.







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