Willis Speer Travis

1915 - 1971  (55 years)

• Name	Willis Speer Travis
  Birth	19 Sep 1915	Marshall Co, KY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _MDCL	died from heart attack
  _MILT	Marines, Ft Irvine, CA
  Census	1920	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [3]
  	age 4 3/12, name listed William S
  Census	1930	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 14
  Census	1940	Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	age 24,son,divorced
  Census	1950	Oceanside, San Diego Co, CA   [6]
  	age 34, wife Bessie S-age 29, dau Trudy S-age 1
  _MILT	16 Dec 1953  [2]
  	Marine Corps Captains list - pay grade E7
  _MILT	1960  [2]
  	Marine Corps Captains list - pay grade W3
  _MILT	01 Jul 1962  [2]
  	Marine Corps Majors list - pay grade 03
  Death	10 Feb 1971	Barstow, San Bernardino Co, CA   [1, 7]
  Burial	16 Feb 1971	Barstow, San Bernardino Co, CA   [7]
  	Mountain View Cemetery
  Findagrave.com	17 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Person ID	I72	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   [8, 9]
  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	Bessie Ruth Skinner-xx,   b. 04 Jan 1921, MI d. 13 Aug 2008, San Diego, San Diego Co, CA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	02 Jun 1940	Benton, Marshall Co, KY   [8]
  Notes	Children: dau Trudy Travis b. abt 2/1949
  Family ID	F1789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	??? Barrett-xx
  Notes	Children: dau Patricia Travis b. bef 2/1971
  Family ID	F1790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Sep 1915 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 4 3/12, name listed William S - 1920 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 14 - 1930 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 24,son,divorced - 1940 - Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 02 Jun 1940 - Benton, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 34, wife Bessie S-age 29, dau Trudy S-age 1 - 1950 - Oceanside, San Diego Co, CA Death - 10 Feb 1971 - Barstow, San Bernardino Co, CA Burial - 16 Feb 1971 - Barstow, San Bernardino Co, CA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Travis-Willis-Speer-1
  		Travis-Willis-Speer-with 'Happy' and Trudy
  		Travis-Willis-Speer-2

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHY-QPP2 Name: Willis S Travis Titles and Terms: Event Type: Birth Event Date: 19 Sep 1915 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Gender: Mother's Name: Davie Culp Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHY-QPP2 : 1 July 2015), Willis S Travis, 19 Sep 1915; citing Birth, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/17/2023 Willis Speer Travis Birth: 15 Sep 1915 Kentucky, USA Death: 10 Feb 1971 (aged 55) San Bernardino County, California, USA Burial: Mountain View Memorial Park, Barstow, San Bernardino County, California, USA Plot: 12 51 02 Memorial #: 54269110 Created by: Don Stowell (46794548) Added: 29 Jun 2010 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54269110/willis-speer-travis Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54269110/willis-speer-travis: accessed 17 July 2023), memorial page for Willis Speer Travis (15 Sep 1915-10 Feb 1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54269110, citing Mountain View Memorial Park, Barstow, San Bernardino County, California, USA; Maintained by Don Stowell (contributor 46794548). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/17/2023 Willis Speer Travis Birth: Sep. 15, 1915 Kentucky, USA Death: Feb. 10, 1971 San Bernardino County California, USA Burial: Mountain View Memorial Park Barstow San Bernardino County California, USA Plot: 12 51 02 Created by: Don Stowell Record added: Jun 29, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 54269110 ----------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VGTM-8JW Name: Willis S Travis Event Type: Death Event Date: 10 Feb 1971 Event Place: San Bernardino, California, United States Birth Date: 19 Sep 1915 Birthplace: Kentucky Gender: Male Father's Name: Mother's Name: Citing this Record: "California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VGTM-8JW : accessed 20 Aug 2014), Willis S Travis, 10 Feb 1971; citing Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] See Notes. [S43] Military documents. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.