Horace Robert5 Giveen (Robert4Giveen, Johr3Given/Giveen, Mary2, Thomas1) was born 9 June 1858 in Topsham, Maine; married Minnie May Miller on 24 April 1897 in Weaverville,
California. He died 26 June 1935 in San Francisco, California, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery,
Colma, California. The Topsham Vital Records gives 9 June 1858 as the date of Horace's birth but his death record,
marriage record, and matriculation records in the office of Registrar of Bowdoin College, Who's Who biography, and Bowdoin alumni biographies all show year of birth as 1859.
The following is an excerpt from the Bowdoin College, Class of 1880:
Horace Robert Given went to California in October following graduation and engaged in educational work for ten years. At the end of that time nearly all the teachers in the county schools had been his pupils, and the school work of the county was controlled and directed by him. In 1890 he went to San Francisco and studied law in the office of Frederic W. Hall, a member of the class, and was admitted to the Supreme Court of California 3 May 1892. He has since practiced law in Weaverville, making a specialty
of mining and corporation law. Was one of counsel for defense in the celebrated Long Ridge lynching cases. He was elected district attorney for the county in 1902. Was chairman of the county (Democratic) central committee for ten years. Was also a candidate for the State Senate in 1890 but was defeated. Was offered the nomination for Congress from the First Congressional District in 1904, but declined . . (Trinity) county superintendent of schools, 1883-1891. . . editor of the Trinity Journal
1887-1891 and 1892-1905, principal of the Weaverville Schools 1883-1890, president of Weaverville and Shasta Telegraph Company 1892-1902 and director and secretary of the A. Barnickel and Blake & Reed companies (corporations) 1895-1902. He lived with his son at 2130 Leavenworth St., San Francisco, for the five months preceding his
death. Minnie May Miller was born circa 1869 in Virginia.
According to Hobart O. Skofield's notes, Minnie May Miller was the divorced wife of J. W. Blakemore and the marriage license lists her as Minnie M. Blakemore. The child of Horace Robert5 Giveen and Minnie May Miller was:
i. Horace Robert6 Giveen, Jr. was born 12 October 1901 in Weaverville, California; died 6 May 1955 in San Francisco, California.
Taken from a book:
"Decendants of Thomas Skolfield"
1707-1796 by "Ester S. deVries"
California. He died 26 June 1935 in San Francisco, California, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery,
Colma, California. The Topsham Vital Records gives 9 June 1858 as the date of Horace's birth but his death record,
marriage record, and matriculation records in the office of Registrar of Bowdoin College, Who's Who biography, and Bowdoin alumni biographies all show year of birth as 1859.
The following is an excerpt from the Bowdoin College, Class of 1880:
Horace Robert Given went to California in October following graduation and engaged in educational work for ten years. At the end of that time nearly all the teachers in the county schools had been his pupils, and the school work of the county was controlled and directed by him. In 1890 he went to San Francisco and studied law in the office of Frederic W. Hall, a member of the class, and was admitted to the Supreme Court of California 3 May 1892. He has since practiced law in Weaverville, making a specialty
of mining and corporation law. Was one of counsel for defense in the celebrated Long Ridge lynching cases. He was elected district attorney for the county in 1902. Was chairman of the county (Democratic) central committee for ten years. Was also a candidate for the State Senate in 1890 but was defeated. Was offered the nomination for Congress from the First Congressional District in 1904, but declined . . (Trinity) county superintendent of schools, 1883-1891. . . editor of the Trinity Journal
1887-1891 and 1892-1905, principal of the Weaverville Schools 1883-1890, president of Weaverville and Shasta Telegraph Company 1892-1902 and director and secretary of the A. Barnickel and Blake & Reed companies (corporations) 1895-1902. He lived with his son at 2130 Leavenworth St., San Francisco, for the five months preceding his
death. Minnie May Miller was born circa 1869 in Virginia.
According to Hobart O. Skofield's notes, Minnie May Miller was the divorced wife of J. W. Blakemore and the marriage license lists her as Minnie M. Blakemore. The child of Horace Robert5 Giveen and Minnie May Miller was:
i. Horace Robert6 Giveen, Jr. was born 12 October 1901 in Weaverville, California; died 6 May 1955 in San Francisco, California.
Taken from a book:
"Decendants of Thomas Skolfield"
1707-1796 by "Ester S. deVries"
Horace Robert5 Giveen (Robert4Giveen, Johr3Given/Giveen, Mary2, Thomas1) was born 9 June 1858 in Topsham, Maine; married Minnie May Miller on 24 April 1897 in Weaverville,
California. He died 26 June 1935 in San Francisco, California, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery,
Colma, California. The Topsham Vital Records gives 9 June 1858 as the date of Horace's birth but his death record,
marriage record, and matriculation records in the office of Registrar of Bowdoin College, Who's Who biography, and Bowdoin alumni biographies all show year of birth as 1859.
The following is an excerpt from the Bowdoin College, Class of 1880:
Horace Robert Given went to California in October following graduation and engaged in educational work for ten years. At the end of that time nearly all the teachers in the county schools had been his pupils, and the school work of the county was controlled and directed by him. In 1890 he went to San Francisco and studied law in the office of Frederic W. Hall, a member of the class, and was admitted to the Supreme Court of California 3 May 1892. He has since practiced law in Weaverville, making a specialty
of mining and corporation law. Was one of counsel for defense in the celebrated Long Ridge lynching cases. He was elected district attorney for the county in 1902. Was chairman of the county (Democratic) central committee for ten years. Was also a candidate for the State Senate in 1890 but was defeated. Was offered the nomination for Congress from the First Congressional District in 1904, but declined . . (Trinity) county superintendent of schools, 1883-1891. . . editor of the Trinity Journal
1887-1891 and 1892-1905, principal of the Weaverville Schools 1883-1890, president of Weaverville and Shasta Telegraph Company 1892-1902 and director and secretary of the A. Barnickel and Blake & Reed companies (corporations) 1895-1902. He lived with his son at 2130 Leavenworth St., San Francisco, for the five months preceding his
death. Minnie May Miller was born circa 1869 in Virginia.
According to Hobart O. Skofield's notes, Minnie May Miller was the divorced wife of J. W. Blakemore and the marriage license lists her as Minnie M. Blakemore. The child of Horace Robert5 Giveen and Minnie May Miller was:
i. Horace Robert6 Giveen, Jr. was born 12 October 1901 in Weaverville, California; died 6 May 1955 in San Francisco, California.
Taken from a book:
"Decendants of Thomas Skolfield"
1707-1796 by "Ester S. deVries"
California. He died 26 June 1935 in San Francisco, California, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery,
Colma, California. The Topsham Vital Records gives 9 June 1858 as the date of Horace's birth but his death record,
marriage record, and matriculation records in the office of Registrar of Bowdoin College, Who's Who biography, and Bowdoin alumni biographies all show year of birth as 1859.
The following is an excerpt from the Bowdoin College, Class of 1880:
Horace Robert Given went to California in October following graduation and engaged in educational work for ten years. At the end of that time nearly all the teachers in the county schools had been his pupils, and the school work of the county was controlled and directed by him. In 1890 he went to San Francisco and studied law in the office of Frederic W. Hall, a member of the class, and was admitted to the Supreme Court of California 3 May 1892. He has since practiced law in Weaverville, making a specialty
of mining and corporation law. Was one of counsel for defense in the celebrated Long Ridge lynching cases. He was elected district attorney for the county in 1902. Was chairman of the county (Democratic) central committee for ten years. Was also a candidate for the State Senate in 1890 but was defeated. Was offered the nomination for Congress from the First Congressional District in 1904, but declined . . (Trinity) county superintendent of schools, 1883-1891. . . editor of the Trinity Journal
1887-1891 and 1892-1905, principal of the Weaverville Schools 1883-1890, president of Weaverville and Shasta Telegraph Company 1892-1902 and director and secretary of the A. Barnickel and Blake & Reed companies (corporations) 1895-1902. He lived with his son at 2130 Leavenworth St., San Francisco, for the five months preceding his
death. Minnie May Miller was born circa 1869 in Virginia.
According to Hobart O. Skofield's notes, Minnie May Miller was the divorced wife of J. W. Blakemore and the marriage license lists her as Minnie M. Blakemore. The child of Horace Robert5 Giveen and Minnie May Miller was:
i. Horace Robert6 Giveen, Jr. was born 12 October 1901 in Weaverville, California; died 6 May 1955 in San Francisco, California.
Taken from a book:
"Decendants of Thomas Skolfield"
1707-1796 by "Ester S. deVries"
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