Willard Lee Travis

1907 - 1984  (76 years)

• Name	Willard Lee Travis
  Birth	19 Sep 1907	Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [2]
  	age 2
  Census	1920	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [3]
  	age 12
  Census	1930	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 22, married, wife Annice
  Occupation	1930  [4]
  	Laborer-odd jobs
  Census	1940	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	age 32, wife Annis
  Residence	Feb 1941	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [6]
  Census	1950	Benton, Marshall Co, KY   [7]
  	age 42, wife Anisice-age 40, 9 children
  Findagrave.com	See Notes
  Obituary	See Documents
  Social Security Number	406-07-5342
  Death	10 Apr 1984	McCracken Co, KY   [1, 8, 9]
  	Lourdes Hospital
  Burial	Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY   [10]
  	Birmingham Cemetery
  Person ID	I3166	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Walter Lee Travis,   b. 17 Sep 1879, Marshall Co, KY d. 18 Nov 1952, Marshall Co, KY (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dovie Elizabeth Culp,   b. 18 Apr 1884, Marshall Co, KY d. 05 Jan 1968, Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Aug 1900	Marshall Co, KY   [11, 12]
  Notes	- marriage bond says they were to be married at Point Necessity School House - marriage certificate says they were married at home of the bride ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWPS-LPX Name: Walter Lee Travis Birth Date: 1880 Birthplace: null Age: 20 Spouse's Name: Dovie E. Culp Spouse's Birth Date: 1884 Spouse's Birthplace: null Spouse's Age: 16 Event Date: 26 Aug 1900 Event Place: null Father's Name: null Mother's Name: null Spouse's Father's Name: null Spouse's Mother's Name: null Race: null Marital Status: null Previous Wife's Name: null Spouse's Race: null Spouse's Marital Status: null Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: null Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00329-4 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 1760356 Reference ID: v B p 67 Citing this Record: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWPS-LPX : accessed 19 Jun 2014), Walter Lee Travis and Dovie E. Culp, 26 Aug 1900; citing , reference v B p 67; FHL microfilm 1760356. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Annice Lorena Baker,   b. 23 Jul 1909, Marshall Co, KY d. 19 Jan 1988, Benton, Marshall Co, KY (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1929	Metropolis, Massac Co, IL
  Children	1. Elizabeth Louise Travis,   b. 23 Oct 1930, Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY d. 28 Nov 2015, Paducah, McCracken Co, KY (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. James Willard Travis   3. Betty June Travis,   b. 12 May 1934, Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY d. 12 Nov 2021, Metropolis, Massac Co, IL (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Donald Neill Travis,   b. 27 Oct 1935, Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY d. 28 Jul 1936, Marshall Co, KY (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Violet Sue Travis,   b. 19 Oct 1936, Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY d. 15 Jul 2021, Calvert City, Marshall Co, KY (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Nancy Caroline Travis   7. Jerry Lee Travis, Sr,   b. 24 Mar 1942, Benton, Marshall Co, KY d. 18 May 2019, McCracken Co, KY (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Larry Gene Travis   9. Peggy Ann Travis   10. Robert Glenn Travis,   b. 01 Nov 1947, Paducah, McCracken Co, KY d. 26 Oct 1992, Los Angeles, CA (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
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  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Lucy Collins,   b. 12 Jan 1906, Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY d. 28 Oct 1928, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	25 Sep 1928	Lucas Co, OH   [11]
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  Family ID	F724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Sep 1907 - Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 2 - 1910 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 12 - 1920 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 25 Sep 1928 - Lucas Co, OH Marriage - 31 Dec 1929 - Metropolis, Massac Co, IL Census - age 22, married, wife Annice - 1930 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 32, wife Annis - 1940 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Residence - Feb 1941 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 42, wife Anisice-age 40, 9 children - 1950 - Benton, Marshall Co, KY Death - 10 Apr 1984 - McCracken Co, KY Burial - - Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - family relocated when KY Lake impounded in 1930's and 1940's -- See Excell spreadsheet 'Tennessee Valley Family Removel & Population Readjustment Case Files 1934-1953' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3077&h=2468061&ssrc=pt&tid=6020671&pid=-1154897241&usePUB=true Willard L Travis in the Kentucky, Death Index, 1911-2000 Name: Willard L Travis Death Date: 10 Apr 1984 Death Place: McCracken Age: 76 Residence: Marshall Volume: 19 Certificate: 9451 **** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JY2T-KZ9 Willard Travis United States Social Security Death Index Given Name: Willard Surname: Travis Birth Date: 19 September 1907 Social Security Number: 406-07-5342 issued bef 1951 State: Kentucky Last Place of Residence: Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky Previous Residence Postal Code: 42082 Event Date: April 1984 Age: 77 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Willard L. Travis Birth: 1907 Death: 1984 Note: With Annie & Donald Burial: Birmingham Cemetery Briensburg Marshall County Kentucky, USA Created by: Kathy Thompson Record added: Sep 05, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 41586567 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-FYX7?treeref=LRK9-PCH Name: Willard L Travis Event Type: Death Event Date: 10 Apr 1984 Event Place: Mccracken, Kentucky, United States Age: 76 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1908 Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-FYX7 : 11 February 2018), Willard L Travis, 10 Apr 1984; citing Death, Mccracken, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Social Security Death Index. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S46] See Documents. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S28] RootsWeb.com, KY Death Index. Name Age Place Residence Date Vol TRAVIS WILLARD L 076 MCCRACKEN MARSHALL 04-10-1984 019 Cert Year 09451 1984 [S48] See Notes. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.