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William Allen Travis

Male 1815 - 1899  (83 years)


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  • Name William Allen Travis  [1, 2
    Born 22 May 1815  Bulloch County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Apr 1899  Petal, Forrest County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Chappell Cemetery, Petal, Forrest County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Said to have married first an EASTERLING, and they were the parents of two sons, both born in Perry County, MS. He married second Sarah CHAPPELL, and they had 11 children.
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1860 Census
      Mississippi, Perry County, Southern District, PO Evon
      Enumerated 10 Aug 1860
      Pages 6 and 7
      43-40
      Allen Travis 44 M Farmer 1500 12000 Ga
      Sarah Travis 40 F Miss
      Ezekiel Travis 19 M Miss
      Christopher Travis 15 M Miss
      Elbert Travis 14 M Miss
      Maryann Travis 12 F Miss
      Marthann Travis 10 F Miss
      Rowland Travis 9 M Miss
      Eran Travis 7 F Miss
      Columbus Travis 5 M Miss
      Allen Travis 3 M Miss
      Austin Travis 9/12 M Miss
      Neal Patterson 69 M Cooper NC
      48-45
      Sarah Chappell 65 F 2000 1000 NC
      Martha Chappell 26 F --- 300 Miss
      Joshua Chappell 24 M 300 600 Miss
      Mary Chappell 20 F --- 300 Miss
      Aquilla 19 M Miss
      Eran Sharp 32 F Miss
      Addelle Mott 10 F MIss
      Eli Sharp 11/12 M Ark


      1870 Census
      Mississippi, Perry County, Near Monroe, PO Monroe
      Enumerated 3 Jun 1870
      Pages 22 and 23
      144-224
      Allen Travis 55 M W Farmer 800 1000 Ga
      Sarah Travis 50 F W Keeping House Miss
      Elbert Travis 24 M W Farm Hand Miss
      Mary Travis 22 F W At Home Miss
      Martha Travis 20 F W At Home Miss
      Roland Travis 18 M W Farm Hand Miss
      Columbus Travis 15 M W Farm Hand Miss
      Eran Travis 17 F W At Home Miss
      Allen Travis 13 M W Farm Hand Miss
      Austin Travis 11 M W Farm Hand Miss
      Irene Travis 7 F W Miss
      Cornelius Travis 5 F W Miss

      1880 Census
      Mississippi, Perry County, Augusta
      Page 8 SD 2 ED 134
      Enumerated 16 and 17 June 1880
      55-55
      Travis, Allen W M 61 Farmer Ga Ga Ga
      Travis, Martha W F 28 Dtr Keeps House Miss Ga Miss
      Travis, Evan W F 24 Dtr Miss Ga Miss
      Travis, Columbus W M 22 Son Farmer Miss Ga Miss
      Travis, Austin W M 14 Son Works of Farm Miss Ga Miss
      Travis, Irene W F 16 St Miss Ga Miss
      Travis, Nancy W F 14 Dt Miss Ga Miss


    Person ID I38799  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 5 May 2012 

    Father Simeon Ezekial Travis,   b. 17 Jan 1770, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1849, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Stafford,   b. 22 May 1774, Bath, Beaufort County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1792 
    Family ID F11838  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Chappell,   b. 13 Feb 1820, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1871, Petal, Forrest County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married Bef 1844  [1
    Children 
     1. Christopher Simeon Travis,   b. 3 Jan 1845, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1897  (Age 52 years)
     2. Elbert Travis,   b. Abt 1846, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mary Ann Travis,   b. 11 Feb 1848, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1925  (Age 77 years)
     4. Martha Ann Travis,   b. 10 Mar 1850, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1913  (Age 63 years)
     5. Roland Travis,   b. Abt 1851, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Eli Columbus Travis,   b. Abt 1855, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Eran Travis,   b. Abt 1853, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Allen Travis,   b. Abt 1857, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Austin Travis,   b. Abt 1859, Perry County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Irene Travis,   b. Abt 1863, Perry County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Nancy Cornelia Travis,   b. Abt 1865, Perry County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 15 Jan 2012 
    Family ID F11839  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 May 1815 - Bulloch County, Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Apr 1899 - Petal, Forrest County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Chappell Cemetery, Petal, Forrest County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bluebonnets20 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Mississippi, Perry County, Southern District, PO Evon Enumerated 10 Aug 1860 Pages 6 an 7 43-40 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).