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Mathura Jane Givens

Female 1849 - 1931  (81 years)


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  • Name Mathura Jane Givens 
    Born 21 Dec 1849  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 9 Jan 1931  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Mathera Groves
      Sex: Female
      Death Date: 9 Jan 1931
      Death Place: Roane, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 81y 1m 18d
      Burial Place: Kester, WV
      Birth Date: 12/21/1849
      Birth Place: Va
      Marital Status: widowed
      Spouse: Alexander Groves, deceased
      Mother: Mary Schoener...
      Mother's Birth Place:
      Father: Adam Givins
      Father's Birth Place:
      Informant: B H Groves
    Person ID I55032  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Adam Givens,   b. Abt 1814, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary Schoonover,   b. Abt 1816, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1 May 1838  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 1 May 1838 by GA Burgess
      Place: Kanawha
      Adam Givens
      Mary Schoonovert

      1850 District 29, Kanawha, Virginia
      Givens, Adams 34 VA
      Mary 31 VA
      Benjamine V B 12 VA
      Ann E 10 VA
      Nancy 8 VA
      Rachael 6 VA
      Margaret E 4 VA
      Henry 2 VA
      Diddle, David 24 VA
      Marks, Sarah 21 VA

      1860 Roane, VA
      Givens, Adam 46 VA
      Mary 44 VA
      Benja V 21 VA
      Ann Eliza 19 VA
      Nancy 17 VA
      William 24 VA
      Rachel 16 VA
      Henry 14 VA male
      Elizabeth 12 VA
      Marthena 10 VA
      Elisha V W 7 VA
      Sarah E 5 VA
      Alcinda 3 VA
      Fall, John 55 VA Land Agent
      The writing is very faint, this is the transcription and I think it is probably fairly accurate

      1870 Walton, Roane, West Virginia
      Given, Adam 54 WVa Dec?
      Mary 52 WVa Aug
      Nancy 26 WVa Sept
      Mathena 19 WVa female Dec
      Elisha 17 WVa Jany
      Sarah E 15 WVa Nov
      Alcinda 12 WVa July
      Marietta 9 WVa Sept

      1880 Glade, Webster, West Virginia
      Givens, Adam 64 VA VA VA
      Mary 62 wife VA VA VA
      Elisha 26 son VA VA VA
      Alcinda 22 dau VA VA VA
      Mary E. 18 dau VA VA VA

      1900 Holly, Braxton, West Virginia
      Moore, Seville W 10/1843 m 4y Ill Oh WV
      Alcinda wife 7/1857 m 4y 0-0 child WV VA WV
      Charles C son 11/1885 WV IL WV
      Given, Adam fil 12/1815 m 60y VA Ireland Ireland
      Mary mil 8/1819 m 60y 11-9 children VA VA VA
    Family ID F7186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Alexander Groves,   b. Apr 1846, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 7 May 1871  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 5/7/1871
      Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States
      John A Groves, 25, Monroe, Roane, Jacob E & Anna
      Martha J Giren, 18, Roane, Roane, Adam & Mary

      1880 Geary, Roane, WV
      Groves, JA 32 VAVAVA
      MJ 28 VAVAVA
      JM 8 son WV James M 5/31/1872 to M & Martha Jane
      Alice 5 da WV
      Mary A 3 da WV 9/6/1879
      MJ 3812 Feb da WVJ Melissa J 3/17/1880

      1900 Geary, Roane, WV all WVWVWV
      Groves, John A 4/1848 m 29y
      Mathura J 12/1849 m 29y 11-9 children
      Allice M da 7/1875 s
      Mary A da 9/1877 s
      Melissie J da 3/1880 s
      John V son 8/1882 John Isaac 8/19/1882
      Emma P da 10/1884 Emma M 10/12/1884
      Howard L son 2/1887 Howard Luster 2/3/1887, Kester, to James Alexander & Marthura Givens
      Benjamin H son Nov 1888
      Wm H son 8/1891 8/27/1891 to J R A & Marthura Givens

      RCBR
      Marion C 12/8/1873 to John A & MJ
      Sarah S 7/20/1893
    Children 
     1. James M Groves,   b. 31 May 1872, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Marion C Groves,   b. 8 Dec 1873, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Alice Groves,   b. Jul 1875, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Mary Ann Groves,   b. 6 Sep 1879, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1952, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     5. Malissa J Groves,   b. 17 Mar 1880, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. John Isaac Groves,   b. 19 Aug 1882, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Emma M Groves,   b. 12 Oct 1884, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Howard Luster Groves,   b. 3 Feb 1887, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Benjamin H Groves,   b. Nov 1888, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. William H Groves,   b. 27 Aug 1891, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Sarah S Groves,   b. 20 Jul 1893, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F15029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S2] Marriage Records, Kanawha Co, WV.

    4. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.