Wilford Stone Travis b. 10 Feb 1921 Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY d. 20 May 2008 Wayne Co, MI

1921 - 2008 (87 years)

Name	Wilford Stone Travis
Birth	10 Feb 1921	Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1930	District 2, Marshall Co, KY [2]
	age 9
Census-State	1945	Dade Co, FL
	age 24, wife Margaret E-age 19
Death	20 May 2008	Wayne Co, MI [1]
Person ID	I75	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 [3, 4]
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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Family ID	F15	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Margaret Ernestine Tina Tilley-xx
Marriage	02 Apr 1944	Benton, Marshall Co, KY [3]
Notes	- he was single and she was divorced
Family ID	F1784	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

Family 2	June Margaret Gaines-xx
Marriage	17 Jul 1954	Steuben, IN [5]
Notes	- third marriage for both ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8Z89-GCT2?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=KVLL-ZB1 Dovie Culp's Spouses and Children Wilford S Travis Son M Gilbertsville, Ky Name Wilford S Travis Sex Male Residence Place Detroit, Mich ** Birth Date 10 Feb 1921 Birthplace Gilbertsville, Ky Number of Previous Marriages 2 **** Father's Name Walter Travis Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Dovie Culp Mother's Sex Female Spouse's Name June Rowlison Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Residence Place Kendallville, Ind Spouse's Birth Date 17 Sep 1928 Spouse's Birthplace Kendallville, Ind Spouse's Previous Marriage Number 2 **** Spouse's Father's Name Jasper Gaines Spouse's Father's Sex Male Spouse's Mother's Name Hazel Shankster Certifier's Name Eugene Maloy Officiator's Name Wm J Vanvliet Marriage Date 17 Jul 1954 Marriage Place Steuben, Indiana, United States ** Event Type Marriage First Page Number Yes ---------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Dovie Culp Sex: F Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Wilford S Travis Son M Gilbertsville, Ky Walter Travis Husband M Eugene Maloy U Wm J Vanvliet U June Rowlison F Kendallville, Ind Jasper Gaines M Hazel Shankster F Digital Folder Number: 007740454 Image Number: 01164 Citing this Record "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8Z89-GCT2 : 3 August 2022), Dovie Culp in entry for Wilford S Travis, 1954. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Family ID	F1785	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 10 Feb 1921 - Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY
	Census - age 9 - 1930 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY
	Marriage - 02 Apr 1944 - Benton, Marshall Co, KY
	Census-State - age 24, wife Margaret E-age 19 - 1945 - Dade Co, FL
	Marriage - 17 Jul 1954 - Steuben, IN
	Death - 20 May 2008 - Wayne Co, MI

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Notes

- nicknamed Uncle "Shortie"

Possible Relatives:
June Margaret Travis, Russell Lee Travis, Susanne Elizabeth Travis

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Name: Wilford S Travis
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1921
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:QKHV-BWGW : 1 July 2015), Wilford S Travis, 1921; citing Birth, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
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Wilford S Travis, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Given Name: Wilford
Middle Name: S
Surname: Travis
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 10 February 1921
Social Security Number: 404-09-7355
State: Kentucky
Last Place of Residence: Wayne, Michigan
Previous Residence Postal Code: 48164
Event Date: 20 May 2008
Age: 87
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Wilfred S Travis, "United States Public Records Index"
Name: Wilfred S Travis
Titles and Terms (Original):
Also Known As: Wilford Stone Travis
2nd Also Known As Name:
3rd Also Known As Name:
Residence Date: 19 May 2003-15 Nov 2007
Residence Place: New Boston, Michigan, United States ****
Birth Date: 10 Feb 1921
Phone Number: (313) 946-5953
Phone Number Recorded Date: 25 Mar 2008
Address: 19090 Otto Ct # 4
Address Continued: New Boston, Michigan 48164
Address Date: 19 May 2003-15 Nov 2007
2nd Address: 7942 Robert St
2nd Address Continued: Taylor, Michigan 48180
2nd Address Date: 01 Sep 1983-01 Jun 2001
3rd Address: 14509 Gulley St
3rd Address Continued: Taylor, Michigan 48180
3rd Address Date: 07 Sep 1956-25 Mar 2008
4th Address:
4th Address Continued:
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5th Address Continued:
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Possible Relatives:
June Margaret Travis, Russell Lee Travis, Russell Lee Travis, Susanne Elizabeth Travis
Record Number: 165954623
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Sources
[S49] Social Security Death Index.

[S14] 1930 United States Federal Census.

[S41] Marriage License.

[S42] Marriage Record Journal.

[S48] See Notes.

S Butler and S Hibbs Family History Our Family's Journey Through Time

Wilford Stone Travis