Wilbert Clifton Travis

1917 - 2002  (84 years)

• Name	Wilbert Clifton Travis
  Birth	17 Jul 1917	Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [2]
  	age 2 5/12
  Census	1930	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [3]
  	age 12
  Census	1940	Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 22,son,single
  Census	1950	Jefferson Co, KY   [5]
  	age 33, wife Emma S-age 31, 2 children, living with her parents
  Death	30 Apr 2002	Jefferson Co, KY   [6]
  Burial	03 May 2002	Leitchfield, Grayson Co, KY   [6]
  	Fairfiew Cemetery
  Findagrave.com	21 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Obituary	See Documents
  Person ID	I73	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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  		Travis-Walter-Lee-(Dovie-Elizabeth-(Culp))-MRJ-1
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  		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	Emma Sirles Jones-xx,   b. 09 Jan 1919, KY d. 04 Mar 2005, Jefferson Co, KY (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1940	Leitchfield, Grayson Co, KY   [7]
  Notes	Children: son William Cliffton Travis 1943 Grayson Co, KY - ** See birth record later ** - married Paula H ??? son David C Travis dau Lynn M Travis dau Nora T Travis - married Carl T Case son Kendall W Case dau Theresa Travis - married Stephen A Kovacs dau Brittany A Kovacs son Andrew T Kovacs g-dau Kelley C ??? ?? parents? - married Eric Wagner dau Katie Wagner son Tyler Wagner ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHT-34FV Name: William C Travis **** Titles and Terms: Event Type: Birth Event Date: 1943 **** Event Place: Grayson, Kentucky, United States **** Gender: Mother's Name: Emma Jones **** Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHT-34FV : 1 July 2015), William C Travis, 1943; citing Birth, Grayson, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jul 1917 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 2 5/12 - 1920 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 12 - 1930 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 22,son,single - 1940 - Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 15 Oct 1940 - Leitchfield, Grayson Co, KY Census - age 33, wife Emma S-age 31, 2 children, living with her parents - 1950 - Jefferson Co, KY Death - 30 Apr 2002 - Jefferson Co, KY Burial - 03 May 2002 - Leitchfield, Grayson Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Travis-Wilbert-Clifton
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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHG-75HQ Name: Wilbert C Travis **** Titles and Terms: Event Type: Birth Event Date: 27 Jul 1917 **** 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:QKHG-75HQ : 1 July 2015), Wilbert C Travis, 27 Jul 1917; citing Birth, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/21/2023 Wilbert C Travis Birth: 17 Jul 1917 Kentucky, USA Death: 30 Apr 2002 (aged 84) Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Burial: Fair View Cemetery, Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 81492227 Bio: SSDI - Last Residence: 40205 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Born: 27 Jul 1917; Died: 30 Apr 2002; State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951). Family Members Spouse Emma Sirles Jones Travis 1919-2005 Maintained by: SeekingFamily (49006025) Originally Created by: Crow (47219252) Added: 3 Dec 2011 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81492227/wilbert-c-travis Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81492227/wilbert-c-travis: accessed 21 July 2023), memorial page for Wilbert C Travis (17 Jul 1917-30 Apr 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 81492227, citing Fair View Cemetery, Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by SeekingFamily (contributor 49006025). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com bef 7/21/2023 Wilbert C Travis Birth: Jul. 17, 1917 Kentucky, USA Death: Apr. 30, 2002 Jefferson County Kentucky, USA SSDI - Last Residence: 40205 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Born: 27 Jul 1917; Died: 30 Apr 2002; State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951). Family links: Spouse: Emma Sirles Jones Travis (1919 - 2005)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Fairview Cemetery Leitchfield Grayson County Kentucky, USA Maintained by: William Mattingly Originally Created by: Crow Record added: Dec 03, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 81492227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• 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. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.