William Thomas Wheeler Travis

1902 - 1980  (78 years)

• Name	William Thomas Wheeler Travis
  Birth	07 Feb 1902	Marshall Co, KY   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 8
  _MILT	Between 1920 and 1921	Hampton Roads, VA   [5]
  	Naval Hospital patients
  Census	1920	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [6]
  	age 17, single
  _MILT	27 Apr 1922	Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	VA Master index
  Misc Fact	1935	Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN   [7]
  	City Directory
  Residence	1935	Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN   [7]
  Census	1940	Marshall Co, KY   [8]
  	age 38,son,married,no wife listed
  _MILT	16 Feb 1942	Kendallville, Noble Co, IN   [9]
  	WWII Draft Reg card
  Census	1950	Noble Co, IN   [10]
  	age 43, wife Ressie F-age 44
  Obituary	1980	Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN   [5]
  Burial	1980	Kendallville, Noble Co, IN   [3, 11]
  	Lake View Cemetery
  Death	31 May 1980	Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN   [1, 3, 11]
  Findagrave.com	22 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Person ID	I69	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   [12, 13]
  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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  		Culp-Travis group
  		Travis-Walter-Lee-(Dovie-Elizabeth-(Culp))-Mar-1
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ressie Florence Hawk-xx,   b. 06 Dec 1905, Albion, Edwards Co, IL d. 06 Jan 1979, Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	31 Jul 1930	Williams Co, OH   [12]
  Family ID	F1788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 07 Feb 1902 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 8 - 1910 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY _MILT - Naval Hospital patients - Between 1920 and 1921 - Hampton Roads, VA Census - age 17, single - 1920 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY _MILT - VA Master index - 27 Apr 1922 - Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 31 Jul 1930 - Williams Co, OH Misc Fact - City Directory - 1935 - Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN Residence - 1935 - Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN Census - age 38,son,married,no wife listed - 1940 - Marshall Co, KY _MILT - WWII Draft Reg card - 16 Feb 1942 - Kendallville, Noble Co, IN Obituary - 1980 - Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN Burial - 1980 - Kendallville, Noble Co, IN Death - 31 May 1980 - Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - birth 2/7/1902 Marshall Co. Vol 192 cert 477722 -- Newspapers.com - The Paducah Sun - 4 Jun 1980 - Page 28 W.W. Travis obit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/22/2023 William T Travis W Birth: 7 Feb 1902 Death: 31 May 1980 (aged 78) Burial: Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana, USA Plot: Section N1 Row 4 Memorial #: 41444547 Family Members Spouse Ressie F Travis 1905-1979 Created by: LMH (47114530) Added: 1 Sep 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41444547/william-t-travis Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41444547/william-t-travis: accessed 22 July 2023), memorial page for William T Travis W (7 Feb 1902-31 May 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41444547, citing Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by LMH (contributor 47114530). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/22/2023 William T Travis, W Birth: Feb. 7, 1902 Death: May 31, 1980 Burial: Lake View Cemetery Kendallville Noble County Indiana, USA Plot: Section N1 Row 4 Created by: LMH Record added: Sep 01, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 41444547 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JY65-XZW Given Name: William Middle Name: Surname: Travis Name Suffix: Birth Date: 7 February 1902 Social Security Number: 308-05-9625 State: Indiana Last Place of Residence: Allen, Indiana Previous Residence Postal Code: 46808 Event Date: May 1980 Age: 78 Citing this Record: "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JY65-XZW : accessed 20 Aug 2014), William Travis, May 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). --------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Social Security Death Index. [S48] See Notes. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S43] Military documents. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S47] See Misc Docs Pics. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S79] World War II Draft Registration Card. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S22] Death Certificate. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.