Givens Homesite

Solomon George Givens and his wife Lula Burleson, both born in Houston County in 1871 and both children of former slaves, married in Crockett in 1891 and bought 34 acres of land here in 1892. Their farm succeeded, and in 1893 they built a large eight-room house at this site. The Givenses were known for their charity and for leadership in the development of a nearby school and Baptist church, and baptism services took place in a tank on their land. For many years, their home was the center of an African-American farming community known as Givens Hill.

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