William Harrison Travis

Abt 1794 - Abt 1869  (~ 75 years)

• Name	William Harrison Travis  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	Abt 1794	Orangeburg County, South Carolina   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1869	St. Helena Parish, Louisiana   [4]
  Notes	Sometimes shown as William Barrett Travis From the JERUSALEM CHURCH CHURCH BOOK, Mississippi Territory of Amit e, 29 Feb 1812 This church was located near the present town of Gillsburg. Organized 29 Feb 1812, when Mississippi was Indian Territory. The transcription is courtesy of Mrs. Alva McEwen, McComb, Mississippi. Feb 1825: William Travis by experience 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 July 1841: William Travis restored. William and Nancy Travis, letter of dismission. Apr 1842: Members included: Elizabeth White, Emily and Patsy Strickland, Rutha White, Henry Strickland, Elizabeth White (dec'd), Polly (Mary) Travis, William Travis, Nancy Travis, John Travis, John Travis, Sr., Nancy Travis, Mary Travis (Research): Census Listings: 1850 Census Louisiana, St. Helena Parish, Eastern District Enumerated 24 July 1850 Page 178 21-21 William Travis 50 M Farmer $500 Miss Sabrina Travis 23 F La Cannon Travis 22 M Farmer Miss Polean Travis 17 F Miss Decalb Travis 15 M Miss Wm Travis 7 M La Winna Travis 4 F La Rebecca Carroll 22 F La Henry Carroll 19 M Farmer La 1860 Census Lousiana, St. Helena Parish Enumerated 22 Jun 1860 Page 26 234-234 Wm Travis 62 M Farmer 1800 500 S. Carolina Sabrina Travis 32 F La William Travis 15 M La Wineford Travis 12 F La Alice Travis 6 F La Izabell Travis 1/12 F La Henry Wagoner 15 M La
  Person ID	I7212	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John D. Travis, Jr.,   b. Abt 1761, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1840, Amite County, Mississippi  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Isabelle Graham,   b. 1768, South Carolina ,   d. 1838, Amite County, Mississippi  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1786	Burges Creek, Orangeburg County, South Carolina   [4]
  Family ID	F1362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy B. Hurst,   b. Abt 1798, Northumberland County, Virginia ,   d. 1 Nov 1842, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1817	Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi   [4]
  	Jules Hurst, a descendant, also reported that William and Nancy (Hurst) Travis had "twin girls said to have been killed by lightning--names unknown to me."
  Children	1. John Joseph Travis,   b. 4 Aug 1818, Amite County, Mississippi ,   d. 22 Feb 1905, Amite County, Mississippi  (Age 86 years)   2. Richard "Dick" Henry Travis,   b. Abt 1820, Amite County, Mississippi ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Walter Warner Travis,   b. Aft 1820, Amite County, Mississippi ,   d. Amite County, Mississippi   4. Rebecca? Travis,   b. Abt 1825, Amite County, Mississippi ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. James Cannon Travis,   b. Abt 1826, Amite County, Mississippi ,   d. 20 Apr 1897, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  (Age ~ 71 years)   6. Barrett Travis,   b. 23 May 1830, Amite County, Mississippi ,   d. 24 May 1874, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana  (Age 44 years)   7. Pauline Anne Travis,   b. 26 Jan 1831, Amite County, Mississippi ,   d. 3 Aug 1911, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana  (Age 80 years)   8. Henry Dekalb Travis,   b. Abt 1835,   d. Aft 1861  (Age ~ 27 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sabrina Carroll,   b. Bef 1827, Louisiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	11 Jan 1843	St. Helena Parish, Louisiana   [5, 6, 7]
  	Sebriney Carroll to William Travis on 11 Jan 1843 in St. Helena
  Children	1. William Travis,   b. Abt 1823, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Winifred "Winnie" Travis,   b. Abt 1846, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Alice Travis,   b. Abt 1854, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Isabelle Travis,   b. Abt 1860, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2011
  Family ID	F3505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 1794 - Orangeburg County, South Carolina Married - 8 Oct 1817 - Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi Married - 11 Jan 1843 - St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Died - Abt 1869 - St. Helena Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [S322] Pressley-Holley, Nanci "Pressley-Price Family Tree" (formerly posted at RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, no longer available), She shows him as William Barret (Reverand) Travis (Reliability: 3). [S140] Hurst, Jules--Family Researcher (jhurst2@bellsouth.net). [S322] Pressley-Holley, Nanci "Pressley-Price Family Tree" (formerly posted at RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, no longer available). [S436] Travis, Jesse Marion, Jr.--Family Researcher Ancestry Chart Prepared 6 Nov 2000. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!). [S1148] Ancestry.com - Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925.