William Curt Travis

1889 - 1935  (45 years)

• Name	William Curt Travis
  Birth	31 Dec 1889	Marshall Co, KY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  	age 10,son
  Census	1910	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [3]
  	age 20,married 1 yr, no spouse listed
  _MILT	05 Jun 1917  [4]
  	WWI Draft Reg Card
  Census	1920	Kuttawa, Lyon Co, KY   [5]
  	age 30,wife Fay layne, listed as 19, no children, living with her parents
  Death	25 Dec 1935	Christian Co, KY   [2, 6, 7, 8]
  _MILT	05 Aug 1936  [9]
  	Application for Military Headstone
  Census	1940	Lyon Co, KY   [10]
  	only Faylene listed as age 39, widowed, 5 children
  Findagrave.com	02 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Misc Fact	Story - A Walk Through History  [11]
  Obituary	See Documents
  Burial	Kuttawa, Lyon Co, KY   [2]
  	Doom Chapel Cemetery
  Person ID	I92	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Anderson Travis,   b. 16 Oct 1859, Marshall Co, KY d. 29 Dec 1930, Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Jane Collie,   b. 07 Nov 1859, Bear Creek, Marshall Co, KY d. 24 Aug 1910, Marshall Co, KY (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Dec 1878	Marshall Co, KY   [12, 13]
  Notes	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWY4-T8S Name: Thomas A. Travis Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Mary J. Collie **** Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 26 Dec 1878 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Single Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Single Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01298-9 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 321353 Reference ID: it 1 p 61 n 2641 Citing this Record: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWY4-T8S : accessed 25 August 2015), Thomas A. Travis and Mary J. Collie, 26 Dec 1878; citing Marshall, Kentucky, reference it 1 p 61 n 2641; FHL microfilm 321,353. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Faylene Johnson-xx,   b. 01 Jan 1901, Lyon Co, KY d. 02 Aug 1974, Lyon Co, KY (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1919	Elizabethtown, Hardin Co, IL   [7]
  Notes	Children: son William Curt Travis, Jr 1920 - 1998 - on 6/1/1944 in Black Hawk Co, IA married Bertha Godfrey 1917 - ** See marriage records ** son John Thomas Travis 1923 KY - 2006 - on 4/15/1950 in Lyon Co, KY married Virginia Louise McKinney 1928 - ** See marriage records ** dau Mary Evelyn Travis 1923 KY - 2018 son Richad Sidney Travis 1926 KY - 1985 - on 3/5/1948 in Lyon Co, KY married Bonnie Jean Milliken 1927 - dau of Bryant Milliken and Lucille ??? - ** See marriage records ** son Alben Barkley Travis 1/6/1931 Kuttawa, KY - 9/26/2009 Corydon, Harrison Co, IN - ** See death certificate ** - married Alice M Maier - d. aft 9/26/2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-4H9D?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LRKC-ZPZ Name: W. C. Travis Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 28 May 1919 Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, United States Gender: Male Age: 29 Marital Status: Married Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 Birthplace: Marshall County, KY Father's Name: T. A. Travis Mother's Name: Mary Colley Spouse's Name: Faylyne Johnson **** Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1901 Spouse's Birthplace: Lyon County, KY Spouse's Father's Name: J. D. Johnson Spouse's Mother's Name: Eva Doons Other information in the record of W. C. Travis and Faylyne Johnson Name: W. C. Travis Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 28 May 1919 Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, United States Gender: Male Age: 29 Marital Status: Married Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 Birthplace: Marshall County, KY Father's Name: T. A. Travis Mother's Name: Mary Colley Spouse's Name: Faylyne Johnson Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1901 Spouse's Birthplace: Lyon County, KY Spouse's Father's Name: J. D. Johnson Spouse's Mother's Name: Eva Doons Reference ID: 566 GS Film Number: 965704 Digital Folder Number: 004661376 Image Number: 00447 Citing this Record "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-4HSK : 12 November 2017), Eva Doons in entry for W. C. Travis and Faylyne Johnson, 28 May 1919; citing Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 965,704. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Dec 1889 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 10,son - 1900 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 20,married 1 yr, no spouse listed - 1910 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 28 May 1919 - Elizabethtown, Hardin Co, IL Census - age 30,wife Fay layne, listed as 19, no children, living with her parents - 1920 - Kuttawa, Lyon Co, KY Death - 25 Dec 1935 - Christian Co, KY Census - only Faylene listed as age 39, widowed, 5 children - 1940 - Lyon Co, KY Burial - - Kuttawa, Lyon Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - ** See lots of people pictures ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSXJ-8YC William C. Travis, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955" Name: William C. Travis **** Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 25 Dec 1935 **** Event Place: Outwood, Christian, Kentucky **** Residence Place: Address: Gender: Male Age: 46 Marital Status: Race: Occupation: Birth Year (Estimated): 1889 Burial Date: Burial Place: Cemetery: Father's Name: Thomas A. Travis **** Father's Titles and Terms: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mary Collins **** ?? Collie?? Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Additional Relatives: Spouse's Name: Faylyne Travis **** Spouse's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 29148 GS Film number: 1913141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHB-LN7B Name: William C Travis Event Type: Death Event Date: 25 Dec 1935 Event Place: Christian, Kentucky, United States Age: 46 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1889 Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHB-LN7B : 1 July 2015), William C Travis, 25 Dec 1935; citing Death, Christian, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found a findagrave.com on 7/2/2023 William Curtis “Curt” Travis Sr. Birth: 31 Dec 1889 Marshall County, Kentucky, USA Death: 25 Dec 1935 (aged 45) Christian County, Kentucky, USA Burial: Doom Chapel Cemetery, Kuttawa, Lyon County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 6567296 Inscription: Indiana Pvt. Vet. Corps Family Members Parents Thomas Anderson Travis 1859-1930 Mary Jane Collie Travis 1859-1910 Spouse Faylyne Johnson Travis Adams 1901-1974 Siblings Walter L Travis 1879-1952 Lula Mae Travis Goheen 1882-1920 Evie Florence Travis Nunley Collins 1887-1970 Roy A Travis 1892-1935 Helen Travis Cornwell 1895-1959 Firrel D Travis 1898-1950 Children William Curtis Travis 1920-1998 John Thomas Travis 1923-2006 Mary Evelyn Travis Campbell 1923-2018 Richard Sidney Travis 1926-1985 Albin Barkley Travis 1931-2009 Created by: suzanne miller (46542162) Added: 1 Jul 2002 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6567296/william-curtis-travis Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6567296/william-curtis-travis: accessed 02 July 2023), memorial page for William Curtis “Curt” Travis Sr. (31 Dec 1889-25 Dec 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6567296, citing Doom Chapel Cemetery, Kuttawa, Lyon County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by suzanne miller (contributor 46542162). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found a findagrave.com bef 7/2/2023 William C Travis Birth: Dec. 31, 1889 Death: Dec. 25, 1935 Inscription: Indiana Pvt. Vet. Corps Burial: Doom Chapel Cemetery Kuttawa Lyon County Kentucky, USA Created by: suzanne miller Record added: Jul 01, 2002 Find A Grave Memorial# 6567296 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S78] World War I Draft Registration Card. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S28] RootsWeb.com, KY Death Index. Name Age Place Residence Date Vol Cert TRAVIS WILLIAM C 046 CHRISTIAN KUTTAWA 12-25-1935 059 29148 Year 1935 [S48] See Notes. [S22] Death Certificate. [S43] Military documents. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S47] See Misc Docs Pics. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.