Jesse Givens
Jesse Givens was born around 1821 in Kentucky. He married Matilda Johnson on March 29, 1849, and they had at least six children: Wallace, born around 1849; John, born around 1850; Robert, born around 1853; Mary, born around 1855; Charles, born around 1859; and Elizabeth, born around 1866. They lived in Jefferson, Missouri, and he worked as a farmer. By 1850, he owned $300 of real estate. They moved to Cooke County, Texas, in the 1850s, and by 1860, he owned $450 of real estate and $2,295 of personal property. He enlisted in the Confederate army in January 1864. He died around 1871.
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(5452)Givens, Jesse18211871
  • Conflict Side: Confederacy
  • Role: Soldier
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (15367) [recipient] ~ Thomas W. Johnson to Jesse Givens and Matilda Givens, 25 September 1863

People - Records: 3

  • (5452) Givens, Jesse is the [sibling-in-law of] (5004) Johnson, Thomas William
  • (5452) Givens, Jesse is the [aunt/uncle of] (5454) Johnson, Edward A.
  • (5453) Givens, Matilda is the [wife of] (5452) Givens, Jesse

Places - Records: 1

  • (539) [birth] ~ Kentucky

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, available from Ancestry.com; Texas County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910, available from Ancestry.com