This is a tale of poor timing. It includes my 3rd great grand uncles, William and Thomas Givens, son of my ancestors Capt. John Givens and Mary Margaret Sittlington. This excerpt is taken from the book "Webster County Families."
William Givens (18 May I762 Augusta Co.,VA-2 Feb 184? Union Co.KY) was the son of John and Margaret Givens. He m 9 Mar I789 Rebecca Kenney (1? Sep 1771- 1820 Hopkins Co., KY), dau of Matthew Kenney. During the Revolutionary War William enlisted in 1781 as Pvt. in the Company of his brother, Capt. John Givens, under Gen. Green. He hauled provisions to the troops at Yorktown. He moved to Fayette Co., KY in I789, then to Bourbon Co. and. in I8IO to Hopkins Co., KY. He moved to Union Co., KY about 1815. William Givens' brother, Thomas, came to Hopkins County from Virginia after having visited another brother, Samuel, in Bourbon Co., KY. His group of friends and family arrived at William's home the night of the earthquake that formed Reelfoot Lake, I6 Dec 1811. The tremors that followed for several weeks so frightened some of the people that they returned to Virginia.
In the history of our family Thomas Givens must win a prize for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. They may have been shook up but at least they were not hurt.
Here is a display showing how the earthquake caused the change in the channel of the Mississippi River.
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