Clara (Kitchings) Givens (1885 - 1968)

Born 9 Nov 1885 in Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Nov 1968 at age 83 in Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Clara was born in 1885. She was the daughter of William Kitchings and Mittie Porter. She married Luther Norman Givens (1886 - 1957) and they had five known children. The lived in Aiken, South Carolina throughout their lives. It is here she passed away in 1968 and is buried at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery.

Children:

1. Myrtle b. 1907 SC - d. 1992 FL m1. Koster Samuel Corbett m2. John Pilcher Hayes
2. Donie Mae b. 1908 SC - d. 1979 SC, m. Harvey Jyles/Giles Hallman
3. Leon Luther b. 1911 SC - d. 1992 FL, m. Opal Gardiner
4. William Preston b. 1914 SC - d. 1988 FL
5. Royce Smith b. 1916 SC - d. 1967 TX

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59381922/clara-givens

• 1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Williston, Barnwell, South Carolina; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1241518

• 1910 United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Williston, Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1450; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1375463

• 1920 United States Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Williston, Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1685; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 61

• 1930 United States Federal Census: Year: 1930; Census Place: Williston, Barnwell, South Carolina; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2341921

• 1950 United States Federal Census: United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Williston, Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: 5295; Sheet Number: 12; Enumeration District: 6-26

• U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995: Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1968: South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; South Carolina Certificates of Death; Year Range: 1968; Death County or Certificate Range: 19980-21823. Certificate Number: 020001.

• Son William immigrated to Brazil in 1959 (he returned a year later). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965: Ancestry.com. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

• Son Royce's death cert in State of Texas. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982: Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA. Certificate Number: 72602.

• Son Leon's marriage record in Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014: Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167832. Certificate Number: 1946025280.

• Son Leon's WWII draft card. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for South Carolina, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 73