Background
Givens, Hartzell was born on November 29, 1912 in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Son of John Paris and Rosa Lard (Hawthorne) Givens.
Givens, Hartzell was born on November 29, 1912 in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Son of John Paris and Rosa Lard (Hawthorne) Givens.
Bachelor, Eureka College, 1935. Juris Doctor, Loyola University, Chicago, 1940.
Secretary Christian County S.L.B.A., Taylorville, Illinois, 1948—1972. President Christian County Title, 1970—1977, vice president, since 1977. Owner, manager Taylor Abstract Company, Taylorville, 1948—1970.
Legal consultant Central Illinois Board Realtors, Taylorville, since 1982. Served United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO.
President West End television Cable System, Taylorville, 1956—1957, Taylorville Industrial Development Association, 1959—1960, Taylorville Association Commerce and Industry, 1962—1963, Illinois Land Title Association, Morrison, 1963—1964. Treasurer Taylorville San District, since 1962. Member of Christian County Bar Association, Lions Club.
Married Louise Elizabeth Dunbar, June 16, 1940. 1 child Robert Louis.