Kentucky: A History of the State. Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 2nd ed.,1885, Webster Co. HENRY GIVENS was born in Hopkins County, Ky., April 6, 1849, son of Thomas K. and Judith B. (Gist) Givens. He received a good education and is a graduate of the Commercial College of Louisville, Ky. He was employed on his father's farm and in his father's stemmery, until he attained his majority, and soon after became a partner with his father in the tobacco business. In 1872, he became a partner with his father in the general mercantile business at Providence, Ky., under the firm name of T.K. Givens & Son. They carry a large and general stock, amounting to about $20,000, with annual sales of about $40,000. Mr. Givens was married, December 28, 1876, to Miss Aggie Rice, a native of Hopkins County, Ky., and a daughter of K.G. Rice. By their union were born two sons and one daughter, all living. Mrs. Aggie Givens died in August, 1882. She was a member of the United Baptist Church. Mr. Givens' second marriage was January 1, 1884, to Mrs. Byrde (Pike) Murphy, a native of Springfield, Tenn. Mr. Givens is a member of the United Baptist Church, and his wife of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He is a Democrat. Givens Gist Rice Pike Murphy = Hopkins Louisville-Jefferson Robertson-TN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/webster/givens.h.txt