John J. Travis

William married Zurada Bickham on 2 Dec 1876 in Sabine County, Texas. Zurada (daughter of ??? Bickham and Susan Francis Blackburn) was born about 1861; died about 1923 in Texas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Zurada Bickham Travis 1861 - 1923, is buried in the Bronson Cemetery, Sabine County TX next to her Mother, Susan Blackburn Bickham Bailey. On the right side of Zurada is a grave outline in brick with no stone. Could this be her husband, William E. Travis who she married in Sabine County on the 2 December 1876? They had at least one child, John J. Travis born in Oct of 1889.

Bettye Bragg Wagstaff

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Married:
As I said, Zurada Bickham married William E. Travis in Sabine County 2 Dec 1876. They appear on the Jasper County census in 1900 with the l child, John J. Travis. (Email from Bettye Wagstaff)

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From the JERUSALEM CHURCH CHURCH BOOK, Mississippi Territory of Amite, 29 Feb 1812

This church was located near the present town of Gillsburg. Organized 29 Feb 1812, when Mississippi was Indian Territory. This transcription is courtesy of Mrs. Alva McEwen, McComb, Mississippi.

May 1825: John Travis, Nancy Travis by experience Apr 1827: Brother and Sister Travis restored Jan 1829: Brother and Sister Travis reported for non-attendance Mar 1829: Brother and Sister Travis excluded Mar 1830: Grievance of John Travis with Joseph Raborn. Travis charged Raborn lied to hsi wife, and persuaded her to leave him. His wife was a Raborn. Apr 1830: Raborn not guilty, John Travis excluded. Aug 1830: John Travis restored. Joseph Raborn dismissed. Nov 1844: John Travis letter of dismission June 1854: John and Mary Travis (wife) charged with disorderly conduct Aug 1854: John Travis reunited

(Census information courtesy of Nanci Presley-Holley)

CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MS COUNTY: Amite REEL NO: M432-368 PAGE NO: 92BREFERENCE: Enumerated 12 Dec 1850 by Henry Flowe

==================================================================== 33 611 611 Travis John 46 M Farmer 1,000 S.C. 34 611 611 Travis Mary 38 F Amite Co Miss 35 611 611 Travis Simeon 72 M Waggon Maker 3,740 Amite Co Miss 36 611 611 Travis Simpson 20 M Farmer Amite Co Miss 37 611 611 Travis John Q. 17 M Farmer Amite Co Miss X 38 611 611 Travis Joseph 14 M Amite Co Miss X 39 611 611 Travis Mary A. 12 F Amite Co Miss X 40 611 611 Travis Amos 10 M Amite Co Miss X 41 611 611 Travis Henry 8 M Amite Co Miss X 42 611 611 Travis Sarah A. 5 F Amite Co Miss

CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MS COUNTY: Amite REEL NO: M432-368 PAGE NO: 93A REFERENCE: Enumerated 12 Dec 1850 by Henry Flowe

============================================================================ 1 611 611 Travis Martha A. 5 F Amite Co Miss 2 611 611 Travis Nancy A. 3 F Amite Co Miss 3 611 611 Travis Julia A. 3/12 F Amite Co Miss

Nanci's note: Who is the Simeon Travis, age 72, living with John D. Travis?

Living close by -- but unknown relation at this time:

13 608 608 Raborn Sarah 40 F La 14 608 608 Raborn Clorinda 21 F Amite Co Miss X 15 608 608 Raborn Agena 19 F Amite Co Miss 16 608 608 Raborn Joseph 13 F Amite Co Miss 17 608 608 Raborn Henry 11 M Amite Co Miss 18 608 608 Raborn John 9 M Amite Co Miss

CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MS COUNTY: Amite REEL NO: M432-368 PAGE NO: 93B REFERENCE: Enumerated 13 Dec 1850 by Henry Flowe

============================================================================ 8 619 619 Raborn Simpson 33 M Farmer 80 Amite Co Miss 9 619 619 Raborn Mary 21 F Pike Co Miss X 10 619 619 Raborn Wm 10 M Amite Co Miss X 11 619 619 Raborn Demarius 9 F Amite Co Miss X 12 619 619 Raborn Edward 7 M Amite Co Miss X 13 619 619 Raborn Mary C. 6 F Amite Co M

John married Mary Raborn on 19 Jul 1827 in Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi. Mary (daughter of Rev. Joseph Raborn, II and Sarah ???) was born about 1812 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sabine County, Texas 1870 Census

612/612 Travis, Mary 58 F W Miss
, Martha 25 F W Miss
, William E. 15 M W Miss

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Bettye Bragg Wagstaff writes that he appears to have died during the Civil War.

Jackie Bickham emailed, on October 13, 2009, that "Zurada Bickham Travis and Hardy Alexandra Bickham are siblings.
parents:Unknown Bickham and Susan Francis Blackburn.

grandparents: Gabriel Blackburn and Francis Tyner Susan Francis Blackburn Bickham and Jasper Newton Bailey; 1.Hope Bailey 2.Sedonia Bailey 3.Trust Bailey 4.James Franklin Bailey Hardy Alexandra Bickham and Mary Rachel McBride; 1.Joesph Thomas Bickham 2.Richard Baxter Bickham 3.Mary Bickham 4.John Calvin Bickham 5.Janie Bickham We would like a name for the Unknown Bickham,I feel like someone knows.So please help us find our greatgrandfather."

If you know more about Mr. Bickham, please email Jackie directly at (a1jackie@windstream.net)

??? married Susan Francis Blackburn. Susan (daughter of Alexander S. Blackburn and Martha Cole) was born on 8 May 1838 in Marion County, Mississippi; died on 4 Dec 1924 in Texas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Email from Bettye Bragg Wagstaff:

Susan Blackburn was the daughter of Alexander S. Blackburn and his second wife, Martha Cole.

I have been in touch with a Bickham descendant, and she gave me info on the Bickhams. It seems that Susan and her parents moved to Louisiana (Can't remember the parish right now) where Alexander died and Susan married an unknown Bickham just before the Civil War. Evidently this Bickham was killed in the war, because she then married James Bailey (AKA Baylie) and they came to Texas bringing her two Bickham children and her mother Martha Blackburn. They settled in Sabine County and had several Bailey children. James Bailey did not appear on the census after 1870 so I just assumed he died. Wrong! According to the many Bailey descendents living around here today, James just went back to Louisiana, found him another woman and raised another family. The Bickham children were Hardy Alexander Bickham and Zurada. Hardy is buried in the Rosevine Cemetery and Zurada in Bronson. I have been trying to find out who is buried beside Zurada. No luck so far.

Susan's mother, Martha is buried in Brookland, she died in 1889 while living there with grand- children.

Jackie Bickham writes that Susan Blackburn and her second husband Jasper Newton Bailey were the parents of 1.Hope Bailey 2.Sedonia Bailey 3.Trust Bailey 4.James Franklin Bailey

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Jules Hurst emailed on 20 Sept 2000 that "John D. Travis came to Amite Co, Mississippi in 1807 from Edgefield District South Carolina with his wife Isabella Graham and his two spinster sisters, Patsy and Cecelia....John D. Travis was William Barrett Travis (of Alamo fame) great uncle. It is said that William Barrett stopped in Amite County and visited with John D. on his way to the Alamo. John D was a brother to Colonel Wm. Barrett's grandfather."

John married Isabelle Graham in 1786 in Burges Creek, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. Isabelle was born in 1768 in South Carolina; died in 1838 in Amite County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Said to be a daughter of Dominick GRAHAM and Isabelle CANNON. Jesse Marion Travis, Jr. of Sabine County, Texas shows her instead as Isabelle CANNON.

Joseph married Sarah ???. Sarah was born before 1790; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary Frances Smith Fisher shows that he servied in Pvt. L. C. Griffith's Co, Louisiana Militia during the War of 1812, enlisting on Oct. 29, 1814 and being discharged on 24 Mar 1815. She also notes that the family can be found on the Marion County, Mississippi census in 1830 and 1840, and in Washington Parish, LA in 1850.

His widow, Martha. applied for a pension based on his service during the War of 1812. He was shown as marrying Martha on 18 Jun 1820. He enlisted for the war on 29 Oct 1814, and was discharged on 24 mar 1815. He died in St. Tammany Parish, LA on 2 Feb 1863. Martha died in 1889. The Pension number is WC 30613, the Bounty Land Number 39669 80 50 and 10809 80 55.

He sold a tract of land on 27 Mar 1817 to James Scott Jrs. in East Feliciana Parish (Notorial Records, Book A, Page 319, East Feliciana Parish, Clinton, LA). Book B, page 30, of the West Feliciana Parish Notorial Records, St. Francisville, LA, shows that he and his wife Marry Ann sold property to John Randolph.

Bettye Bragg Wagstaff showed him as born in Feliciana Parish, LA, which contradicts the census information of Tennessee.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Louisiana, Washington Parish
Enumerated 4 Nov 1850
286-286
A. S. Blackburn 54 M Far 100 Tenn
Martha Blackburn 52 F SC
Susan Blackburn 12 F Miss

Alexander married Martha Cole on 17 Jun 1820 in Marion County, Mississippi. Martha was born on 4 Jul 1798 in South Carolina; died on 18 Apr 1889 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Betty Bragg Wagstaff shows her as adaughter of Richard and Hannah Cole, and sister of John Cole, who married Feliciana Blackburn.

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Married:
Marion County, Mississippi, Marriage Record Book "A" 1812-1824

Bondsmen were John Cole and Gabriel Blackburn