Firrel Dewey Travis

1898 - 1950  (52 years)

• Name	Firrel Dewey Travis
  Birth	22 Mar 1898	Marshall Co, KY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [3]
  	age 2,son
  Census	1910	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 12
  _MILT	12 Sep 1918	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	WWI Draft Reg Card, lists father T A Travis as nearest relative
  Occupation	12 Sep 1918	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	Farming
  Census	1920	District 3, Lyon Co, KY   [6]
  	age 21,wife Lillian B-age 16, no children
  Census	1930	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [7]
  	age 31,wife Lillian B-age 25, 3 children
  Moved	1935	Marshall Co, KY   [8]
  	to Paducah, McCracken Co, KY
  Census	1940	Paducah, McCracken Co, KY   [9]
  	age 42,wife Lillian-age 36, 6 children
  _MILT	14 Feb 1942	Paducah, McCracken Co, KY   [10]
  Census	1950	McCracken Co, KY   [11]
  	age 52, wife Lilliam-age 47, 5 children, 1 dau-law, 2 grandchildren
  Death	12 May 1950	Paducah, McCracken Co, KY   [1, 2, 12]
  Findagrave.com	28 Jul 2019
  	See Notes
  Burial	Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY   [1, 2]
  	Birmingham Cemetery
  Person ID	I94	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   [13, 14]
  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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Photos » Slide Show		Travis-Thomas-Anderson-(Mary-Jane-(Collie))-Mar-1
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  		Travis-Thomas-Anderson-(Mary-Jane-(Collie))-MRJ-3
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillian Biatress Belle Lee-xx,   b. 08 Jan 1903, KY d. 19 Sep 1976 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1918	Lyon Co, KY   [13]
  Notes	Children: son Louis A Travis 9/30/1923 Marshall Co, KY - 5/1984 - ** See birth record later ** - married Marcelle ??? 1928 French Morocco dau Linda F Travis 1947 French Morocco son Jerry D Travis 5/1949 KY - 1950 census - living with parents dau Imogene L Inez Travis 10/1/1926 Marshall Co, KY - 1991 - ** See birth record later ** - bef 5/12/1950 (Firrel's obit) married ??? Armstrong dau Helen Juanita W Travis 7/30/1929 Marshall Co, KY - 12/18/1952 - ** See birth record later ** - ** See death certificate ** -- has last name Wallace -- - ** See findagrave page ** -- has last name Sposoto - tombstone has Sposato - bef 5/27/1950 married Pat Sposato son Glen Sposato 5/27/1950 - 1/18/1951 Paducah, McCracken Co, KY - ** See death certificate ** - aft 5/27/1950 and bef 12/18/1952 married ??? Wallace dau Eunice Jane Travis 1932 Marshall Co, KY - 1985 - ** See birth record later ** - married ??? Green - 1950 census - living with parents son Farrell Thomas Travis 1935 McCracken Co, KY - 1998 - ** See birth record later ** - 1950 census - living with parents son Roy Wilburn Travis 11/22/1937 Marshall Co, KY - 12/31/1997 Calvert City, Marshall Co, KY - ** See birth record later ** - ** See Obit ** - 1950 census - living with parents dau Beatrice M Travis 1940 McCracken Co, KY - ** See birth record later ** - 1950 census - living with parents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHJ-DZQH Name: Lewis A Travis Event Type: Birth Event Date: 1924 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Gender: 9 Mother's Name: Lillian Lee **** Citing this Record "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHJ-DZQC : 11 February 2018), Lillian Lee in entry for Lewis A Travis, 1924; citing Birth, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHJ-DCDH Name: Lillian I Travis ?? Imogene Inez? Event Type: Birth Event Date: 01 Oct 1926 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Gender: 9 Mother's Name: Lillian Lee **** Citing this Record "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHJ-DCDC : 11 February 2018), Lillian Lee in entry for Lillian I Travis, 01 Oct 1926; citing Birth, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHB-ZCPB Name: Hellen J Travis Event Type: Birth Event Date: 1929 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Gender: 9 Mother's Name: Lillian Lee **** Citing this Record "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHB-ZCP1 : 11 February 2018), Lillian Lee in entry for Hellen J Travis, 1929; citing Birth, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave on 6/1/2020 Juanita Sposoto ?? DC has last name Wallace ? -- tombstone has Sposato Birth: 30 Jun 1929 ?? DC has 7/30/1929 ?? Death: 18 Dec 1952 (aged 23) Burial: Birmingham Cemetery, Briensburg, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 41586398 Created by: Kathy Thompson (46809360) Added: 5 Sep 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41586398/juanita-sposoto Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 June 2020), memorial page for Juanita Sposoto (30 Jun 1929–18 Dec 1952), Find a Grave Memorial no. 41586398, citing Birmingham Cemetery, Briensburg, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Kathy Thompson (contributor 46809360) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHN-TTFD Name: Eunice J Travis Event Type: Birth Event Date: 1931 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Gender: 9 Mother's Name: Lillian Lee **** Citing this Record "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHN-TTF6 : 11 February 2018), Lillian Lee in entry for Eunice J Travis, 1931; citing Birth, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHT-C4PQ Name: Ferrell T Travis Event Type: Birth Event Date: 1935 Event Place: Mccracken, Kentucky, United States Gender: 9 Mother's Name: Lillian Lee **** Citing this Record "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHT-C4P7 : 11 February 2018), Lillian Lee in entry for Ferrell T Travis, 1935; citing Birth, Mccracken, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHN-TFXQ Name: Roy W Travis Event Type: Birth Event Date: 22 Nov 1937 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Gender: 9 Mother's Name: Lillian Lee **** Citing this Record "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHN-TFX7 : 11 February 2018), Lillian Lee in entry for Roy W Travis, 22 Nov 1937; citing Birth, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHR-WSCB Name: Beatrice M Travis Event Type: Birth Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Mccracken, Kentucky, United States Gender: 9 Mother's Name: Lillian Lee **** Citing this Record "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHR-WSC1 : 11 February 2018), Lillian Lee in entry for Beatrice M Travis, 1940; citing Birth, Mccracken, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Mar 1898 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 2,son - 1900 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 12 - 1910 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY _MILT - WWI Draft Reg Card, lists father T A Travis as nearest relative - 12 Sep 1918 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Occupation - Farming - 12 Sep 1918 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 16 Dec 1918 - Lyon Co, KY Census - age 21,wife Lillian B-age 16, no children - 1920 - District 3, Lyon Co, KY Census - age 31,wife Lillian B-age 25, 3 children - 1930 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Moved - to Paducah, McCracken Co, KY - 1935 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 42,wife Lillian-age 36, 6 children - 1940 - Paducah, McCracken Co, KY _MILT - 14 Feb 1942 - Paducah, McCracken Co, KY Census - age 52, wife Lilliam-age 47, 5 children, 1 dau-law, 2 grandchildren - 1950 - McCracken Co, KY Death - 12 May 1950 - Paducah, McCracken Co, KY Burial - - Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Travis-Firrel-Dewy
  		Sposato-Helen-Juanita-(Travis)--(Ferrell-Dewey-Travis)
  		Travis-Firrel-Dewey-(Lillian-Belle-(Lee)--(T-A-Travis-farm)

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9JR-35V Thomas A. Travis in entry for Firrel Demery Travis Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955 Name: Firrel Demery Travis **** Event Type: Death Event Date: 12 May 1950 **** Event Place: Puducah, McCracken, Kentucky **** Gender: Male Age: 52 **** Birth Year (Estimated): 1898 Father's Name: Thomas A. Travis **** Mother's Name: Mary Jane Callie **** Reference ID: cn 10517 , GS Film number: 2241077 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHB-LV4X Name: Firrel D Trevis Event Type: Death Event Date: 12 May 1950 Event Place: Mccracken, Kentucky, United States Age: 52 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1898 Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHB-LV4X : 1 July 2015), Firrel D Trevis, 12 May 1950; citing Death, Mccracken, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com on 7/28/2019 Firrel D Travis Birth: 22 Mar 1898 Death: 12 May 1950 (aged 52) Burial: Birmingham Cemetery, Briensburg, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 41586463 Gravesite Details With Lillian Family Members Parents Thomas Anderson Travis 1859-1930 Mary Jane Collie Travis 1859-1910 Spouse Lillian B Travis 1903-1976 Siblings Walter L Travis 1879-1952 Lula Mae Travis Goheen 1882-1920 Evie Florence Travis Nunley Collins 1887-1970 William Curtis Travis 1889-1935 Roy A Travis 1892-1935 Helen Travis Cornwell 1895-1959 Created by: Kathy Thompson (46809360) Added: 5 Sep 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41586463 Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 July 2019), memorial page for Firrel D Travis (22 Mar 1898–12 May 1950), Find A Grave Memorial no. 41586463, citing Birmingham Cemetery, Briensburg, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Kathy Thompson (contributor 46809360) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/28/2019 Firrel D. Travis Birth: Mar. 22, 1898 Death: May 12, 1950 Note: With Lillian *** Burial: Birmingham Cemetery Briensburg Marshall County Kentucky, USA Created by: Kathy Thompson Record added: Sep 05, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 41586463 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Death Certificate. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S78] World War I Draft Registration Card. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S44] Obituary. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S79] World War II Draft Registration Card. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S48] See Notes. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.