Dollie Travis

Family/Spouse: Ward Howard McDonald. Ward was born on 5 Sep 1896 in Texas; died on 3 Jun 1975 in Jefferson, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine, JP 7
3 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 169 Sheet 2A Stamped 133
23-23
Travis, Lee H Hd M W 46 M Tx Miss Tx Farmer General Farm
Travis, Bessie S Wif F W 42 M Tx Miss Miss
Travis, Dollie Dtr F W 18 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Lewis Son m W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Hessie Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Lola Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Adrian Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Artie Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Irena Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Myrtie M Dtr F W 3 0/12 S Tx Tx Tx
24-24
McDonald, Charley m Hd M W 22 M Tx Ala Tenn Farmer Genera
l Farm
McDonald, Ethel Wf F W 20 M Tx Tx Tx

Henry married Bessie Sophronia Travis. Bessie (daughter of William Hardy Travis and Grace Ener) was born on 6 Feb 1877 in Texas; died on 9 Feb 1960 in Hardin County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her Texas Death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, showed that she was a housewife and that her home was about 8 miles north of Silsbee in rural Hardin County, Texas. The informant was her son, Louis Travis.

(Medical):See attached sources.

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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]

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(Research):Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 19 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheets 7B and 8A Stamped 99
120-124
Travis, Wm. Hed W M May 1855 45 M 28 Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Travis, Grace Wf W F Sep 1856 43 M 28 15/12 Tx Tcx Eng Ala
Travis, Jas. C. Son W M Jan 1879 21 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Travis, Lee Son (sic) W M (sic) Nov 1881 18 S Tx Tx Tx Far
m Laborer
Travis, Joella Dtr W F Oct 1884 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Jack (sic) Son W M Feb 1888 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Anna Drr W F Apr 1890 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Lona Dtr W F Dec 1892 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Della Dtr W F Nov 1894 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Mary Dtr W F Sept 1895 4 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Eliza C Dtr W F Feb 1897 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Saphronia Mother W F Mar 1822 66 Wd Miss Va Ga

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 25 Apr 1910
SD ? ED 131 Stamped 92
Hemphill and Jasper Road
108-110
Travis, William H Hd M W 54 M1 35 Tx Miss Miss Farmer
Travis, Grace Wf F W 53 M1 35 15/12 Tx England Ala
Travis, Mary Dtr F WS 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Liza Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Travis, Sophronia P Mother F W 77 Wd 12/9 Miss Va Ga

William married Grace Ener in 1873 in Sabine County, Texas. Grace (daughter of James Trahane Ener and Mary Ann Gomer) was born on 29 Sep 1856 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Jan 1930 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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]

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Sabine County, Texas 1870 Census

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

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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]

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He was known by his middle name, Cannon. He may have been married previously to an Elizabeth, also from Mississippi.

According to the MINUTES 1858-1890 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HEMPHILL, TEXAS, (James) Cannon and Sophronia (White) Travis were among the 11 founding members of the church. Sophronia was admitted by voucher on September 7, 1857 from W. C. Southwell, Missionary East Texas, as was her husband, Cannon Travis. Fellowship was withdrawn from Cannon Travis on November 10, 1860, and restored September 24, 1864. In June 1884, "charges having been preferred against Bro. Cannon Travis for unchristian conduct & said charges as alleged being Sustained, it was ordered that the Church withdraw fellowship from him & it is further ordered that his name be erased from the Church Book."

Note: Children's names and birthdates are based on a transcription of the 1870 census. The actual 1870 and 1880 census microfilm's should be carefully checked. The 1880 extract seems to have several glaring discrencies in names and dates. Blanche Toole speculates that perhaps the census taker knew Cannon and his family, and completed the information from (faulty) memory instead of by actually interviewing the family. Also, Charlie White lists a child named Jann White, born ca 1868 per the 1870 census who is not listed on either transcription of the census. Perhaps this is Martha Jane White.

Military Service Co. D 1 Tex HV Arty CSA (Courtesy of Tony Pickett)

Was shown on the muster roll of Captain J.M. Burroughs Company of the Sabine County Volunteer Infantry, CSA, and was enlisted at Hemphill, Texas by Drury Field for 3 months duty on January 15, 1863.

Jules Hurst writes that "I understand that Cannon died in Texas of cancer of the eye."

James married Sophronia Pauline White on 5 Dec 1850 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. Sophronia (daughter of Edward White and Elizabeth Strickland) was born in Nov 1833 in Amite County, Mississippi; died on 15 Jun 1915 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sophronia was born during an auspicious month. On November 13, 1833, between midnight and dawn, thousands of meteors showered the sky over North America. To the native peoples of the land, it appeared that the stars were falling out of the heavens. Some thought it was the judgment day. Others called it "The Night the Stars Fell".

A young girl who was a slave at the time of the event said "Somebody in the quarters started yellin' in the middle of the night to come out and to look up at the sky. We went outside and there they was a fallin' everywhere! Big stars coming down real close to the groun' and just before they hit the ground they would burn up! We was all scared. Some O'the folks was screamin' and some was prayin' we all made so much noise, the white folk came out to see what was happenin'. They looked up and then they got scared too."

The celestial phenomenon called "the most impressive and awesome display ever recorded" was, in fact, the Leonids meteor shower seen in one of its most impressive years. Viewers witnessed 50,000 to 150,000 meteors per hour, only equaled by the November 17, 1966 display, when the Leonid shower brought 150,000 meteors per hour. Debris from the comet Temple-Tuttle that orbits the sun every 33 years causes the shower.

She was born and raised in Amite County, Mississippi, and can be found on the 1850 census with her parents. Sometime after that, the family moved to Sabine County, Texas.

After her husband's death, she lived with her oldest son, William Hardy Travis. She can be found living with he and his wife, Grace Ener, at the time of the 1900 and 1910 Sabine County census.

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An article published in the October 15 issue of "The Sabine County Reporter" indicated that James and his brother, William Trehane Ener, immigrated from Cornwall to America in the spring of 1835. William settled in Grant County, Wisconsin, and James was in Jefferson County, Texas by 4 April 1836. He joined Capt. O. M. Wheeler's Company K, 2nd Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers during the U.S. Mexican War. After returning to Sabine County, he and his wife, Mary Ann Gomer, established a large successful farm on the south side of the Housen Bayou near her parents. He was murdered one block south of the Sabine County Courthouse on 27 November 1869 by a disgruntled sharecropper. He was the second person to be buried in the Ener cemetery.

John and Helene Ennor (ennor@cfu.net) emailed : "We are looking for information on James T Enner. He was born in England about 1810 and at some point ended up in Sabine Co. We think this might be where he married Mary Ann Gomer on 10/5/1847. He was murdered in Sabine on 11/27/1869. What we would like to know is who James T Enners parents are and any details on his murder. If you have info we would appreciate hearing from you."

A later email from James Ennor indicated that James was shot by a man named Lyles.

James married Mary Ann Gomer on 5 Oct 1847 in Sabine County, Texas. Mary (daughter of James Frederick Gomer and Anna M. B. ???) was born on 17 Nov 1828 in Giles County, Tennessee; died on 12 Sep 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]