Walter Lee Travis

1879 - 1952  (73 years)

• Name	Walter Lee Travis
  Birth	17 Sep 1879	Marshall Co, KY   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Bishop's Mills, Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 9 mos,son,name listed Dumpy? Lee
  Census	1900	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	age 20,son,single
  Census	1910	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [6]
  	age 30,married,wife Dovie
  _MILT	12 Sep 1918	Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  	WWI Draft Reg Card, nearest relative Dovie E Travis
  Occupation	12 Sep 1918	Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  	Farming
  Census	1920	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [7]
  	age 40,married, wife Davie E, last name spelled Trouse
  Census	1930	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [8]
  	age 50,married,wife Dovie E
  Census	1940	Marshall Co, KY   [9]
  	age 60,married,wife Dorcie
  Occupation	1940	Marshall Co, KY   [9]
  	Watchman
  _MILT	27 Apr 1942  [3]
  	WWII Draft Reg Card -- See Military Folder
  Census	1950	Marshall Co, KY   [10]
  	age 70, wife Dovy Elizabeth-age 66
  Death	18 Nov 1952	Marshall Co, KY   [2, 11, 12, 13]
  Findagrave.com	21 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Obituary	See Documents
  Burial	Benton, Marshall Co, KY   [14]
  	Provine Cemetery
  Person ID	I22	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 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   [15, 16]
  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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dovie Elizabeth Culp,   b. 18 Apr 1884, Marshall Co, KY d. 05 Jan 1968, Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1900	Marshall Co, KY   [15, 16]
  Notes	- marriage bond says they were to be married at Point Necessity School House - marriage certificate says they were married at home of the bride ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWPS-LPX Name: Walter Lee Travis Birth Date: 1880 Birthplace: null Age: 20 Spouse's Name: Dovie E. Culp Spouse's Birth Date: 1884 Spouse's Birthplace: null Spouse's Age: 16 Event Date: 26 Aug 1900 Event Place: null Father's Name: null Mother's Name: null Spouse's Father's Name: null Spouse's Mother's Name: null Race: null Marital Status: null Previous Wife's Name: null Spouse's Race: null Spouse's Marital Status: null Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: null Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00329-4 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 1760356 Reference ID: v B p 67 Citing this Record: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWPS-LPX : accessed 19 Jun 2014), Walter Lee Travis and Dovie E. Culp, 26 Aug 1900; citing , reference v B p 67; FHL microfilm 1760356. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Children	1. William Thomas Wheeler Travis,   b. 07 Feb 1902, Marshall Co, KY d. 31 May 1980, Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Willard Lee Travis,   b. 19 Sep 1907, Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY d. 10 Apr 1984, McCracken Co, KY (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Wilmoth Dovie Travis,   b. 31 Jan 1909, Marshall Co, KY d. 20 Dec 1987, Richmond, Henrico Co, VA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Wilton Gertrude Travis,   b. 21 Aug 1913, Marshall Co, KY d. 28 Mar 1994, Hampton, VA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Willis Speer Travis,   b. 19 Sep 1915, Marshall Co, KY d. 10 Feb 1971, Barstow, San Bernardino Co, CA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Wilbert Clifton Travis,   b. 17 Jul 1917, Marshall Co, KY d. 30 Apr 2002, Jefferson Co, KY (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Wilburn Hasting Travis,   b. 10 Feb 1921, Marshall Co, KY d. 24 Jan 1925, Paducah, McCracken Co, KY (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Wilford Stone Travis,   b. 10 Feb 1921, Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY d. 20 May 2008, Wayne Co, MI (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
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  		Culp-Travis group
  		Travis-Walter-Lee-(Dovie-Elizabeth-(Culp))-Mar-1
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Sep 1879 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 20,son,single - 1900 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 26 Aug 1900 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 30,married,wife Dovie - 1910 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY _MILT - WWI Draft Reg Card, nearest relative Dovie E Travis - 12 Sep 1918 - Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY Occupation - Farming - 12 Sep 1918 - Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 40,married, wife Davie E, last name spelled Trouse - 1920 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 50,married,wife Dovie E - 1930 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 60,married,wife Dorcie - 1940 - Marshall Co, KY Occupation - Watchman - 1940 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 70, wife Dovy Elizabeth-age 66 - 1950 - Marshall Co, KY Death - 18 Nov 1952 - Marshall Co, KY Burial - - Benton, Marshall Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  -- Obit -- Clipped from The Paducah Sun Paducah, Kentucky 19 Nov 1952, Wed • Page 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9RJ-29Q Thomas Anderson Travis in entry for Walter Lee Travis Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955 Name: Walter Lee Travis **** Event Type: Death Event Date: 18 Nov 1952 **** Event Place: Burton, Marshall, Kentucky **** Gender: Male Age: 73 **** Birth Year (Estimated): 1879 Father's Name: Thomas Anderson Travis **** Mother's Name: Mary Jane Collie **** Reference ID: 26624 , GS Film number: 2373003 Citing this Record "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9RJ-293 : accessed 19 Jun 2014), Walter Lee Travis, 18 Nov 1952; citing Burton, Marshall, Kentucky, 26624, Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 2373003. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/21/2023 Walter L Travis Birth: 17 Sep 1879 Death: 18 Nov 1952 (aged 73) Burial: Provine Cemetery, Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 42313480 Family Members Parents Thomas Anderson Travis 1859-1930 Mary Jane Collie Travis 1859-1910 Spouse Dovie Elizabeth Culp Travis 1884-1968 Siblings 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 Firrel D Travis 1898-1950 Children Willard Lee Travis 1907-1984 Maintained by: S Butler (48359078) Originally Created by: Kathy Hicks Thompson (46809360) Added: 23 Sep 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42313480/walter-l-travis Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42313480/walter-l-travis: accessed 21 July 2023), memorial page for Walter L Travis (17 Sep 1879-18 Nov 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42313480, citing Provine Cemetery, Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by S Butler (contributor 48359078). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/21/2023 Walter L. Travis Birth: Sep. 17, 1879 Death: Nov. 18, 1952 Burial: Provine Cemetery Benton Marshall County Kentucky, USA Created by: Kathy Thompson Record added: Sep 23, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 42313480 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-64B8 Name: Walter L Travis Event Type: Death Event Date: 18 Nov 1952 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Age: 73 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1879 Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-64B8 : 1 July 2015), Walter L Travis, 18 Nov 1952; citing Death, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] World War I Draft Registration Card. [S22] Death Certificate. [S79] World War II Draft Registration Card. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S28] RootsWeb.com, KY Death Index. Name Age Place Residence Date Vol Cert Year TRAVIS WALTER L 073 MARSHALL MARSHALL 11-18-1952 054 26624 1952 [S44] Obituary. [S48] See Notes. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.