Wilton Gertrude Travis

1913 - 1994  (80 years)

• Name	Wilton Gertrude Travis
  Birth	21 Aug 1913	Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [2]
  	age 6
  Census	1930	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [3]
  	age 16
  Census	1940	Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 25,daughter, single
  Census	1950	Detroit, Wayne Co, MI   [5]
  	age 36, spouse Edward D-age 51, dau Mary J-age 5
  Death	28 Mar 1994	Hampton, VA
  Burial	MI
  Person ID	I71	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   [6, 7]
  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 1	Edward Dewey Ryan-xx,   b. 01 Jul 1898, Lyon Co, KY d. Feb 1967, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	02 Sep 1943	Henry Co, TN   [1, 6]
  Notes	Children: dau Mary J Ryan 1945 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q77-WYR Name: Edward D Ryan Titles and Terms: Mr Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 02 Sep 1943 Event Place: Henry, Ohio, United States Age: 45 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1898 Birthplace: Father's Name: J L Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Sarah Coomer Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Wilton G Travis Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss Spouse's Age: 30 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1913 Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Father's Name: Walter L Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Dovie Culp Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: GS Film Number: 001575511 Digital Folder Number: 004732988 Image Number: 00084 Citing this Record: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q77-WYR : 8 December 2014), Edward D Ryan and Wilton G Travis, 02 Sep 1943; citing Henry, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,575,511. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Onie W Baker-xx
  Marriage	1971	McCracken Co, KY
  	- possibly ?
  Notes	- 9/1/1971 in McCracken Co, KY Vol 047 #23156 ---- possibly their marriage
  Family ID	F1792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Aug 1913 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 6 - 1920 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 16 - 1930 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 25,daughter, single - 1940 - Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 02 Sep 1943 - Henry Co, TN Census - age 36, spouse Edward D-age 51, dau Mary J-age 5 - 1950 - Detroit, Wayne Co, MI Marriage - 1971 - McCracken Co, KY Death - 28 Mar 1994 - Hampton, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Ryan-Edward-Dewey-(Wilton-Gertrude-(Travis))-Mar

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHT-JX8G Name: Wilton G Travis Titles and Terms: Event Type: Birth Event Date: 21 Aug 1913 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Gender: Mother's Name: Dovie Culp Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHT-JX8G : 1 July 2015), Wilton G Travis, 21 Aug 1913; citing Birth, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] See Notes. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.