William Beatty Travis

1809 - 1863  (53 years)

• Name	William Beatty Travis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	29 Nov 1809	Lee, Virginia   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1810	Virginia   [6]
  FSID	KVGD-SV3
  Name	W B Travis  [7]
  Name	William B. Travis  [8]
  Name	William Traverse  [6]
  Residence	1850	Centre, Columbiana, Ohio, USA   [6]
  40 Age: 40; Merchant Tailor Occupation: Merchant Tailor; Industry: Apparel and Accessories Stores, Except Shoe
  Residence	3 Jul 1855	Shelby, Illinois, USA   [7, 8]
  Burial	1863	Henton, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	William was the son of George Travis and Margaret Johnson Timblin. He married Mary Gahagan on May 30 1833 in Greenville, Pennsylvania. Henton Cemetery
  		William B Travis Gravestone
  Death	24 Aug 1863	Henton, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	Age 53
  Person ID	I1496	Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	George Travis,   b. 11 Feb 1778, Virginia d. 8 Aug 1829, Massillon, Stark, Ohio (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Johnson Timblin,   b. 12 Mar 1781, Armstrong, Pennsylvania d. 23 May 1855, Henton, Illinois, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1801	Armstrong, Pennsylvania   [9]
  		1909 William & Mary Quarterly_Travis Family
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 10 months - She : ~ 19 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Gahagan,   b. 1815, Pennsylvania
  Marriage	30 May 1833	Greenville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 6 months - She : ~ 18 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Catharine Traverse,   b. 1835, Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. David Traverse,   b. 1839, Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Melinda Traverse,   b. 1841, Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. A C Traverse,   b. 1843, Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. J J Traverse,   b. 1845, Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Emily Traverse,   b. 1848, Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 29 Nov 1809 - Lee, Virginia Birth - 1810 - Virginia Residence - 3 Jul 1855 - Shelby, Illinois, USA Burial - 1863 - Henton, Illinois, USA Death - 24 Aug 1863 - Henton, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Illinois State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61P1-LT2 : 11 March 2018), William B Travis, Shelby, Illinois; citing Shelby, Illinois, 8, p. 10, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm. William B Travis, "Illinois State Census, 1855" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61P1-LT2 [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDDX-F9W : 2 March 2021), Wm. B. Travis in entry for Catherine S. Shields, 25 Jul 1913; citing Toronto, York, Ontario, yr 1913 cn 5027, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,930. Wm. B. Travis in entry for Catherine S. Shields, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDDX-F9W [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J691-CRM : 2 March 2021), Wm. Travis in entry for Alice M. Henderson, 03 Dec 1919; citing Toronto, York, Ontario, yr 1919 cn 6752, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,961. Wm. Travis in entry for Alice M. Henderson, "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J691-CRM [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2L-D8PY : 5 August 2020), William Beatty Travis, ; Burial, Henton, Shelby, Illinois, United States of America, Henton Cemetery; citing record ID 73181882, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. William Beatty Travis, "Find A Grave Index" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2L-D8PY [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP99-8SZ : 23 February 2021), William B. Travis in entry for Melinda Travis Patterson, 1925. William B. Travis in entry for Melinda Travis Patterson, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP99-8SZ [S655] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Centre, Columbiana, Ohio; Roll: 669; Page: 337a. Record for William Traverse https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=19486455&indiv=try 1850 United States Federal Census [S710] Ancestry.com, Illinois, U.S., State Census Collection, 1825-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1855; Archive Collection Number: 103.008; Roll Number: 2191; Line: 10. Record for W B Travis https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1079&h=1313563&indiv=try Illinois, U.S., State Census Collection, 1825-1865 [S709] Ancestry.com, Illinois, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 1999;). Record for William B. Travis https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=3545&h=6397550&indiv=try [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 July 2021, 05:31), entry for George Travis (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KP3T-8GS ); contributed by various users. PersonID KP3T-8GS. George Travis https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KP3T-8GS