John Wesley Travis

1815 - Aft 1880  (> 66 years)

• Name	John Wesley Travis
  Birth	Between 11 Feb 1814 and 1815	TN   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1820	Montgomery Co, TN   [2]
  	age < 10(5)
  Census	1830	Calloway Co, KY   [3]
  	age 15-19(15)
  Census	1850	District 2, Trigg Co, KY   [1]
  	age 35,wife Nancy-age 29, 5 children & female Ann E Travis-age 10
  Census	1860	Cadiz, Trigg Co, KY   [4]
  	age 44,wife Nancy-age 38, 10 children & 2 others
  Census	1870	Eddyville, Lyon Co, KY   [5]
  	age 54,wife Nancy-age 49, 10 children & 1 grandchild
  Census	1880	Eddyville, Lyon Co, KY   [6]
  	age 65,wife Nancy-age 59, 3 children, 1 grandchild, & 1 other
  Death	Aft 14 Jun 1880
  Person ID	I106	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Robert Travis,   b. 02 Jun 1792, Robertson Co, TN d. 30 Jul 1842, Marshall Co, KY (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susan Malone,   b. 10 Apr 1794, SC d. 30 Mar 1876, Marshall Co, KY (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	04 Jun 1812	Montgomery, Sumner Co, TN
  Photos		Travis-Thomas-Robert-(Susan-(Malone))
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Randolph-xx,   b. 18 Dec 1821
  Marriage	22 Jan 1842
  Notes	Children: dau Susan W Travis 11/24/1842 Trigg Co, KY - 1/10/1881 Kuttawa, Lyon Co, KY - on 11/27/1861 married James M Dyer son Thomas R Travis abt 1845 dau Mary E Travis abt 1846 son William A Travis abt 1848 dau Rebecca J Travis 1849 dau Ann E Travis dau Martha Irene Travis 1852 - married ??? Brown - on 9/22/1908 Los Angeles, CA married Milton Luther Huston 1851 - ** See marriage license ** - ** See marriage record later ** son Robert A Travis 4/15/1853 Trigg Co, KY - ** See birth record later ** son John L Travis 3/15/1855 Trigg Co, KY - ** See birth record later ** son (David or Quick) Travis 1857 KY dau Nancy L Travis 12/9/1862 Trigg Co, KY - ** See birth record later ** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWKT-G3D John W. Travis in entry for Robert A. Travis, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960" Name: Robert A. Travis **** Gender: Male Christening Date: Christening Place: Birth Date: 15 Apr 1853 **** Birthplace: TRIGG,KENTUCKY Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: John W. Travis **** Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Nancy Randolph **** Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51801-1 System Origin: Kentucky-ODM GS Film number: 216841 Reference ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWKT-DRX J. W. Travis in entry for N. L. Travis, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960" Name: N. L. Travis **** Gender: Female Christening Date: Christening Place: Birth Date: 09 Dec 1862 **** Birthplace: TRIGG,KENTUCKY **** Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: J. W. Travis **** Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Nancy Randolph **** Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51801-1 System Origin: Kentucky-ODM GS Film number: 216841 Reference ID: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWKT-2M2 J. W. Travis in entry for J. L. Travis, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960" Name: J. L. Travis **** Gender: Male Christening Date: Christening Place: Birth Date: 15 Mar 1855 **** Birthplace: TRIGG,KENTUCKY **** Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: J. W. Travis **** Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: N. Randolph **** Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51801-1 System Origin: Kentucky-ODM GS Film number: 216841 Reference ID: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8FY-3P5 **** See digital image **** John Wesley Travis in entry for Milton Luther Huston and Martha Irene Brown, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952" Name: Milton Luther Huston **** Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 22 Sep 1908 **** Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States **** Gender: Male Age: 57 **** Birth Year (Estimated): 1851 **** Father's Name: William Jackson Huston Mother's Name: Sarah Ann Copeland Spouse's Name: Martha Irene Brown **** Spouse's Age: 56 **** Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1852 **** Spouse's Father's Name: John Wesley Travis **** Spouse's Mother's Name: Nancy Randolph **** Page: 60 GS Film number: 2074018 Digital Folder Number: 005698384 Image Number: 00718 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - age < 10(5) - 1820 - Montgomery Co, TN Census - age 15-19(15) - 1830 - Calloway Co, KY Census - age 35,wife Nancy-age 29, 5 children & female Ann E Travis-age 10 - 1850 - District 2, Trigg Co, KY Census - age 44,wife Nancy-age 38, 10 children & 2 others - 1860 - Cadiz, Trigg Co, KY Census - age 54,wife Nancy-age 49, 10 children & 1 grandchild - 1870 - Eddyville, Lyon Co, KY Census - age 65,wife Nancy-age 59, 3 children, 1 grandchild, & 1 other - 1880 - Eddyville, Lyon Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://kingfloodtree.tripod.com/Flood_Randolph_Malone_Wynne_Stith_Booth_Ingram_plusOthers.pdf 2. g. Nancy Randolph (18 Dec., 1821 – ) m. 22 Jan., 1842 to John Wesley Travis 1. h. Susan W. Travis 2. h. Thomas R. Travis 3. h. Mary E. Travis 4. h. William A. Travis 5. h. Rebecca J. Travis 6. h. Ann E. Travis --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/r/Sharon-Harris/GENE1-0026.html ************ 38. JOHN WESLEY26 TRAVIS (THOMAS R25, THOMAS R24, THOMAS23, EDWARD22, DANIEL21, WILLIAM20, WILLIAM19, WILLIAM18 TRAVERS, RICHARD17, WILLIAM16, WILLIAM15, RICHARD14, ROBERT13, LAURENCE12, THOMAS11, ROGER10, JOHN9, THOMAS8, LAURENCE7, THOMAS6, LAURENCE5, LAURENTIUS4, JOHN/JOHANNES3, ARNOLD FITZ2, ?1)1 was born Bet. February 11, 1815 - 18161. He married NANCY RANDOLPH1 Bef. 18421. She was born 18201. Children of JOHN TRAVIS and NANCY RANDOLPH are: i. SUSAN27 TRAVIS1, b. November 24, 1842, Trigg Co. KY1; d. January 10, 1881, Kuttawa, Lyon Co. KY1; m. JAMES M. DYER1, November 27, 18611; b. Unknown1. ii. THOMAS R. TRAVIS1, b. Abt. 18451. iii. MARY E. TRAVIS1, b. Abt. 18461. iv. WILLIAM A TRAVIS1, b. Abt. 18481. v. REBECCA J TRAVIS1, b. 18491. vi. ANN E TRAVIS1, b. Unknown1. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census.