Wilmoth Dovie Travis

1909 - 1987  (78 years)

• Name	Wilmoth Dovie Travis
  Birth	31 Jan 1909	Marshall Co, KY   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 1
  Census	1920	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	age 10, name listed Willuntha B
  Death	20 Dec 1987	Richmond, Henrico Co, VA   [1, 2, 3]
  Findagrave.com	13 Oct 2016
  	See Notes
  Obituary	See Documents
  Burial	Benton, Marshall Co, KY   [3, 6]
  	Marshall Co Memory Gardens
  Person ID	I70	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   [7, 8]
  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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Photos » Slide Show		Travis-Culp-group-1
  		Travis-Walter-Lee-(Dovie-Elizabeth-(Culp))-Mar-2
  		Travis-Walter-Lee-(Dovie-Elizabeth-(Culp))-MRJ-1
  		Travis-Walter-Lee-(Dovie-Elizabeth-(Culp))-MRJ-2
  		Travis-Walter-Lee-(Dovie-Elizabeth-(Culp))-50th-Anniv
  		Culp-Travis group
  		Travis-Walter-Lee-(Dovie-Elizabeth-(Culp))-Mar-1
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Howell Van Buren Downs,   b. 27 May 1899, Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY d. 27 Jun 1966, Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	25 Mar 1943	Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI   [7]
  Children	1. Anderson Travis Downs,   b. 09 Apr 1928, Benton, Marshall Co, KY d. 14 Oct 1999, Luling, St Charles Parish, LA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Boyce Downs,   b. Aft 1928   d. Aft 13 Nov 2003 (Age > 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Thomas Howell Downs,   b. 30 Nov 1929, Marion Co, KY d. 13 Nov 2003, Richmond, VA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Photos		Downs-Howell-(Wilmoth-Dovie-(Travis))
  		Downs-Howell-Van-Buren-(Wilmoth-Dovie-(Travis))-Mar
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Jan 1909 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 1 - 1910 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 10, name listed Willuntha B - 1920 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 25 Mar 1943 - Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI Death - 20 Dec 1987 - Richmond, Henrico Co, VA Burial - - Benton, Marshall Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - marriage license states she and he were married one time before?? - to whom?? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J1NM-TJD Wilmoth Downs, "United States Social Security Death Index" Given Name: Wilmoth Middle Name: Surname: Downs Name Suffix: Birth Date: 31 January 1909 Social Security Number: 406-07-3810 State: Kentucky Last Place of Residence: Henrico, Virginia **** Previous Residence Postal Code: 23233 Event Date: December 1987 Age: 78 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 10/13/2016 Wilmoth Dovie Travis Downs Birth: 1909 Death: 1987 Family links: Spouse: Howell Van Buren Downs (1899 - 1966)* Children: Anderson Travis Downs (1928 - 1999)* Thomas Howell Downs (1929 - 2003)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Marshall County Memory Gardens Cemetery Benton Marshall County Kentucky, USA Created by: Jill Reynolds Record added: Feb 06, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 33596208 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Social Security Death Index. [S48] See Notes. [S22] Death Certificate. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.