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James Travis

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Travis was born in Oct 1880 (son of Simpson Travis and Jane Harvey); and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Simpson Travis was born in Aug 1830 in Amite County, Mississippi (son of John Travis and Mary Raborn); and died.

    Notes:

    On the 1870 Sabine County, Texas Census, his family is shown as follows:

    613/613

    Travis, Simpson 48 M W Farmer Mississippi Travis, Jane 27 F W Keeping House Texas Travis, Quincy 6 M W Louisiana

    On the 1880 Sabine County, Texas Census, the listing is as follows:

    ED 84 Prect. 1 197-206 Travis, Sims W M 49 Miss ___ ___ Travis, Jane W F 36 Wife Tex Miss Miss Travis, Quincy? W F 16 Dau (sic) TX Travis, Ida W F 9 Dau TX Travis, Lee W M 7 Son TX

    Simpson married Jane Harvey. Jane (daughter of Kindred Jeremiah Harvey and Amanda Jane Mobley) was born in Nov 1843 in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Jane Harvey was born in Nov 1843 in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi (daughter of Kindred Jeremiah Harvey and Amanda Jane Mobley); and died.
    Children:
    1. John Quincy Travis was born on 1 Oct 1864 in Texas; and died.
    2. Amanda Ida Travis was born about 1872 in Louisiana; and died.
    3. Henry Lee Travis was born on 18 Jun 1873 in Texas; and died.
    4. 1. James Travis was born in Oct 1880; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Travis was born about 1803 in Barnwell District, Orange County, South Carolina (son of John D. Travis, Jr. and Isabelle Graham); died in in Amite County, Mississippi.

    Notes:

    From the JERUSALEM CHURCH CHURCH BOOK, Mississippi Territory of Amite, 29 Feb 1812

    This church was located near the present town of Gillsburg. Organized 29 Feb 1812, when Mississippi was Indian Territory. This transcription is courtesy of Mrs. Alva McEwen, McComb, Mississippi.

    May 1825: John Travis, Nancy Travis by experience Apr 1827: Brother and Sister Travis restored Jan 1829: Brother and Sister Travis reported for non-attendance Mar 1829: Brother and Sister Travis excluded Mar 1830: Grievance of John Travis with Joseph Raborn. Travis charged Raborn lied to hsi wife, and persuaded her to leave him. His wife was a Raborn. Apr 1830: Raborn not guilty, John Travis excluded. Aug 1830: John Travis restored. Joseph Raborn dismissed. Nov 1844: John Travis letter of dismission June 1854: John and Mary Travis (wife) charged with disorderly conduct Aug 1854: John Travis reunited

    (Census information courtesy of Nanci Presley-Holley)

    CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MS COUNTY: Amite REEL NO: M432-368 PAGE NO: 92BREFERENCE: Enumerated 12 Dec 1850 by Henry Flowe

    ==================================================================== 33 611 611 Travis John 46 M Farmer 1,000 S.C. 34 611 611 Travis Mary 38 F Amite Co Miss 35 611 611 Travis Simeon 72 M Waggon Maker 3,740 Amite Co Miss 36 611 611 Travis Simpson 20 M Farmer Amite Co Miss 37 611 611 Travis John Q. 17 M Farmer Amite Co Miss X 38 611 611 Travis Joseph 14 M Amite Co Miss X 39 611 611 Travis Mary A. 12 F Amite Co Miss X 40 611 611 Travis Amos 10 M Amite Co Miss X 41 611 611 Travis Henry 8 M Amite Co Miss X 42 611 611 Travis Sarah A. 5 F Amite Co Miss

    CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MS COUNTY: Amite REEL NO: M432-368 PAGE NO: 93A REFERENCE: Enumerated 12 Dec 1850 by Henry Flowe

    ============================================================================ 1 611 611 Travis Martha A. 5 F Amite Co Miss 2 611 611 Travis Nancy A. 3 F Amite Co Miss 3 611 611 Travis Julia A. 3/12 F Amite Co Miss

    Nanci's note: Who is the Simeon Travis, age 72, living with John D. Travis?

    Living close by -- but unknown relation at this time:

    13 608 608 Raborn Sarah 40 F La 14 608 608 Raborn Clorinda 21 F Amite Co Miss X 15 608 608 Raborn Agena 19 F Amite Co Miss 16 608 608 Raborn Joseph 13 F Amite Co Miss 17 608 608 Raborn Henry 11 M Amite Co Miss 18 608 608 Raborn John 9 M Amite Co Miss

    CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MS COUNTY: Amite REEL NO: M432-368 PAGE NO: 93B REFERENCE: Enumerated 13 Dec 1850 by Henry Flowe

    ============================================================================ 8 619 619 Raborn Simpson 33 M Farmer 80 Amite Co Miss 9 619 619 Raborn Mary 21 F Pike Co Miss X 10 619 619 Raborn Wm 10 M Amite Co Miss X 11 619 619 Raborn Demarius 9 F Amite Co Miss X 12 619 619 Raborn Edward 7 M Amite Co Miss X 13 619 619 Raborn Mary C. 6 F Amite Co M

    John married Mary Raborn on 19 Jul 1827 in Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi. Mary (daughter of Rev. Joseph Raborn, II and Sarah ???) was born about 1812 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Raborn was born about 1812 in Mississippi (daughter of Rev. Joseph Raborn, II and Sarah ???); and died.

    Notes:

    Sabine County, Texas 1870 Census

    612/612 Travis, Mary 58 F W Miss
    , Martha 25 F W Miss
    , William E. 15 M W Miss

    Children:
    1. Simon Travis was born about 1828; and died.
    2. 2. Simpson Travis was born in Aug 1830 in Amite County, Mississippi; and died.
    3. John Quincy Travis was born on 30 Dec 1832 in Amite County, Mississippi; died about 1907.
    4. Joseph Travis was born about 1834; and died.
    5. Mary Travis was born about 1838; and died.
    6. John Amos Travis was born between 1839 and 1841 in Mississippi; died after 1920.
    7. Henry Travis was born about 1842; and died.
    8. Sarah Ann Travis was born about 1845; and died.
    9. Martha Travis was born on 11 Aug 1845; died on 18 Nov 1921 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    10. Nancy C. "Nannie" Travis was born about 1846 in Mississippi; died before 1880.
    11. Julia Ann Travis was born about 1850; and died.
    12. James H. Travis was born after 1850; and died.
    13. William E. Travis was born about 1855; and died.

  3. 6.  Kindred Jeremiah Harvey was born on 29 Jan 1815 in Henry County, Alabama; died on 8 Dec 1901 in Mississippi.

    Notes:

    Shown on Richard Spotswood Thomson's genealogy website as a son of Peter Ivey HARVEY and Mary Ann DUPREE.

    Kindred married Amanda Jane Mobley before 1844. Amanda was born about 1825 in Henry County, Alabama; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Amanda Jane Mobley was born about 1825 in Henry County, Alabama; and died.
    Children:
    1. 3. Jane Harvey was born in Nov 1843 in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John D. Travis, Jr. was born about 1761 in Virginia (son of John D. Travis, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Wilson); died about 1840 in Amite County, Mississippi.

    Notes:

    Jules Hurst emailed on 20 Sept 2000 that "John D. Travis came to Amite Co, Mississippi in 1807 from Edgefield District South Carolina with his wife Isabella Graham and his two spinster sisters, Patsy and Cecelia....John D. Travis was William Barrett Travis (of Alamo fame) great uncle. It is said that William Barrett stopped in Amite County and visited with John D. on his way to the Alamo. John D was a brother to Colonel Wm. Barrett's grandfather."

    John married Isabelle Graham in 1786 in Burges Creek, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. Isabelle was born in 1768 in South Carolina; died in 1838 in Amite County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Isabelle Graham was born in 1768 in South Carolina; died in 1838 in Amite County, Mississippi.

    Notes:

    Said to be a daughter of Dominick GRAHAM and Isabelle CANNON. Jesse Marion Travis, Jr. of Sabine County, Texas shows her instead as Isabelle CANNON.

    Children:
    1. Cannon Travis was born in 1787 in Barnwell District, Orange County, South Carolina; and died.
    2. Walter Travis was born about 1789 in Orange County, South Carolina; and died.
    3. Thomas Travis was born about 1791 in Barnwell District, Orange County, South Carolina; died about 1834 in Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi.
    4. William Harrison Travis was born about 1794 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina; died about 1869 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.
    5. Wilson Travis was born about 1797 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina; died on 2 Oct 1833 in Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi.
    6. Ellen Travis was born about 1799 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina; and died.
    7. 4. John Travis was born about 1803 in Barnwell District, Orange County, South Carolina; died in in Amite County, Mississippi.

  3. 10.  Rev. Joseph Raborn, II was born about 1779 (son of Joseph Raborn and Ann ???); died after 1850.

    Joseph married Sarah ???. Sarah was born before 1790; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Sarah ??? was born before 1790; and died.
    Children:
    1. Richard Raborn was born about 1805; and died.
    2. Martha Raborn was born about 1807; died about 1840.
    3. George Washington Raborn was born about 1809; died before 1844.
    4. 5. Mary Raborn was born about 1812 in Mississippi; and died.
    5. Quincy Raborn was born about 1813 in Amite County, Mississippi; and died.
    6. Henry Raborn was born about 1815 in Amite County, Mississippi; died about 1886.
    7. Elzy Raborn was born about 1816; and died.
    8. Julia Ann Raborn was born about 1819; died before 1860.
    9. Joseph Raborn, III was born about 1823 in Mississippi; and died.
    10. Sarah Raborn was born about 1826 in Mississippi; and died.
    11. Octavia Raborn was born about 1825 in Mississippi; died after 1850.