Rebecca Givens
Honor Code SignatorySigned 20 Sep 2019 | 1422 contributions | 22 thank-yous | 1403 connections
Signed 20 Sep 2019 | 1422 contributions | 22 thank-yous | 1403 connections
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Rebecca Givens aka Bickerstaff
Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Hopkins Givens MD
and EmmaDell Mary (Mendoza) Givens
Sister of
Thomas Givens II, Ken Givens, [private sister (1950s - unknown)] and [private brother (1960s - unknown)]
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Aug 2019
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Biography
It's been years since I worked on genealogy. However, I got my first taste when my aunt wanted me to fill out an application for the Daughters of the Revolution. She had all the answers, but she wanted me to discover them for myself, and I did! Then college, graduate school, professional development and accreditation, then WORK got in the way. Now, with the passing of my parents, I have become "the elder". (oh my!!) With this new role, an unknown driving force is pushing me down this genealogy path to discover our roots and heritage ... so I can pass it on. Oh how I wished I had started sooner!
I am an energy magnet for animal rescues with no prejudice between canines and felines. I am also a poet, photographer and artist.
"We all carry, inside us, people who came before us." -- Liam Callanan
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Rebecca or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Rebecca or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Rebecca Givens: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup T2f4, FTDNA kit #B476152
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