John Henry Givens (1925 - 1962)

Born 26 Dec 1925 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mazie (Mickens) Givens — married 24 Dec 1943 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 12 May 1962 at age 36 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

John Givens is a part of US Black heritage.

John married Mazie Mickens in 1943.^[1]

John's death record says he was stabbed by his brother-in-law (name not given).^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFS4-BCP : 10 March 2021), John Henry Givens and Mazie Mickens, 24 Dec 1943; citing Marriage, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ Death certificate of John Givens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, #046459-62.Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 044401-047250

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHSS-D2C : accessed 10 June 2021), John H Givens in household of Edward Givens, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 30, sheet 9A, line 10, family 216, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2026; FHL microfilm 2,341,760.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQQL-X4Z : 7 January 2021), John Henry Givens in household of Ned Givens, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22-39, sheet 6A, line 1, family 94, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3481.
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMJY-1J1 : 5 December 2014), John H Givens, enlisted 10 Jul 1943, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.