Thomas Coake Travis

1817 - 1893  (75 years)

• Name	Thomas Coake Travis
  Birth	22 Jun 1817	Montgomery Co, TN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1820	Montgomery Co, TN   [3]
  	age < 10(3)
  Census	1830	Calloway Co, KY   [4]
  	age 10-14(13)
  Marriage Record	02 Oct 1843	Caldwell Co, KY
  	- married Matey (Matcy on tombstone) Emaline Collie 6/30/1825 KY - 10/5/1854
  Census	1850	Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	age 32, wife Matey E
  Census	1860	Marshall Co, KY   [6]
  	age 42, wife M E (Maryann Evaline Howard?)
  _MILT	1862
  	See Notes
  Census	1870	Bishop's Mills, Marshall Co, KY   [7]
  	age 53, wife Mary A E
  Census	1880	Bishop's Mills, Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  	age 63,married,wife Mary E,b.1827? in TN?, name listed Thos. C.
  Death	03 May 1893	Fairdealing, Marshall Co, KY   [2]
  Probate	03 Oct 1896	Marshall Co, KY
  	Estate Settlement Recorded 11/8/1898 in Settlements 1894-1915 Vol 4 - p.128
  Findagrave.com	05 Jan 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Fairdealing, Marshall Co, KY   [2]
  	Maple Springs Methodist Cemetery
  Person ID	I95	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Robert Travis,   b. 02 Jun 1792, Robertson Co, TN d. 30 Jul 1842, Marshall Co, KY (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susan Malone,   b. 10 Apr 1794, SC d. 30 Mar 1876, Marshall Co, KY (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	04 Jun 1812	Montgomery, Sumner Co, TN
  Photos		Travis-Thomas-Robert-(Susan-(Malone))
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann Evaline Howard,   b. 24 Jul 1837, Henry Co, TN d. 21 Feb 1893, Marshall Co, KY (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1859	Marshall Co, KY   [8, 9]
  Notes	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F473-HMN Thomas C. Travis Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 Name: Thomas C. Travis Birth Date: 1819 Birthplace: , Montgomery Co., Tenn Age: 40 Spouse's Name: Mary A. E. Howard Spouse's Birth Date: 1837 Spouse's Birthplace: , Henry Co., Tenn Spouse's Age: 22 Event Date: 18 Jan 1859 Event Place: , Marshall, Kentucky ------------------------------------------------- Name: Thomas C. Travis Birth Date: 1819 Birthplace: , Montgomery Co., Tenn Age: 40 Spouse's Name: Mary A. E. Howard Spouse's Birth Date: 1837 Spouse's Birthplace: , Henry Co., Tenn Spouse's Age: 22 Event Date: 18 Jan 1859 Event Place: , Marshall, Kentucky 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: M51772-1 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 216833 Reference ID: null Citing this Record: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F473-HMN : accessed 24 Jun 2014), Thomas C. Travis and Mary A. E. Howard, 18 Jan 1859; citing , Marshall, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 216833. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Children	1. Thomas Anderson Travis,   b. 16 Oct 1859, Marshall Co, KY d. 29 Dec 1930, Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. James McFerron Travis,   b. 11 Jun 1861, Marshall Co, KY d. 28 Jan 1943, Calvert City, Marshall Co, KY (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Martha Adline Travis,   b. 29 Dec 1862, Marshall Co, KY d. 07 Oct 1941, Hopkinsville, Christian Co, KY (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. John Andrew Travis,   b. 17 Dec 1866, Marshall Co, KY d. 02 Jun 1944, Shelbyville, Shelby Co, KY (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Augustus Payne Travis,   b. 05 Dec 1870, Benton, Marshall Co, KY d. 16 Nov 1952, Blytheville, Mississippi Co, AR (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Adah Elizabeth Travis,   b. 11 Apr 1877, Marshall Co, KY d. 08 Jan 1939, Amarillo, Potter Co, TX (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Photos » Slide Show		Travis-Thomas-Coak-(Mary-Ann-Eveline-(Howard))
  		Travis-Thomas-Coak-(Mary-Ann-Eveline-(Howard))-Mar-1
  		Travis-Thomas-Coak-(Mary-Ann-Eveline-(Howard))-Mar-2
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Matcy Emaline Collie,   b. 30 Jun 1825, KY d. 05 Oct 1854 (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	02 Oct 1843	Caldwell Co, KY   [8, 9]
  Notes	Children: dau Janette Martha E Travis 1844 - d. bef 8/28/1850 - not listed on 1850 census - evidently died bef census taken on 8/28/1850 son Finis Morris Travis 6/2/1845 KY - 12/1/1877 Marshall Co, KY - ** See death record journal ** - bef 1868 married Mary Travis - son James Travis b. bef 1868 - on 3/22/1868 married Rebecca J Holland 1847 KY - dau of Daniel Holland, Jr. and Drucilla W Fulcher son Silas S C Travis 1869 KY - bef 1880 dau Sarah Demrettin Travis 1871 KY - (Nickname Mettie) - on 10/17/1885 married Terry Chambers son Thomas Daniel Travis 1874 KY - 1954 - married Rosa Hunting son Beckham James Travis 1900 - 1918 dau Bertie B Travis 1876 KY - 1927 OK - Rebecca later on 1/10/1882 mar. Thomas Milton Travis 12/21/1861 - 10/22/1952 both Marshall Co, KY son Kelsie Travis 9/9/1882 KY - in 1903 married Lettie ??? 1883 KY son Asberry Hollaway Travis 5/22/1847 Fairdealing, Marshall Co, KY - 3/15/1922 Marshall Co, KY - ** See death certificate ** - on 12/11/1872 married Isabelle Maranda Goheen 1/8/1850 KY - 1/6/1946 Marshall Co, KY - ** See marriage record journal ** - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - ** See tombstone** KY Death index: Name Age Place Residence Date Vol Cert Year TRAVIS ISEBELLE 095 MARSHALL MARSHALL 01-06-1946 010 04849 1946 - 1910 census lists him as age 38, wife Belle M-age 38, 4 children & 1 other, had 8 children-8 still living - in Marshall Co, KY - 1920 census lists him-no age, wife Isabell M-no age, & 1 other - in Marshall Co, KY son Arthur Fenton Travis 9/1873 KY - 1966 - in 1901 married Ila F Clark - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - 1910 census lists her as age 25,spouse Arthur F,had 4 children-4 still living son Asher F Travis 1916 - 1986 son Ira Lee Travis 6/15/1875 KY - 8/31/1961 Calloway Co, KY - ** See birth record journal ** - in 1910 married Lovie Ora Smith 8/8/1881 KY - 3/30/1957 - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** son Basset L Travis 11/1877 KY son Otis Elroy Travis 10/30/1879 - bef 9/12/1918 married Susie ??? son Clay Reid Travis 9/16/1882 KY - 8/27/1940 - tombstone reads wife -- Lyda Heath 10/12/1887 - 2/24/1965 - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** dau Littie Mabelle/Mable Travis 3/4/1885 KY - 4/18/1973 - on 12/16/1909 in Marshall Co, KY married Elbert Lawrence Cooper 1882 - 1938 - ** See marriage record later ** - son of Morgan Cooper and Mary M Blewett son Ben Thomas Cooper 1911 - 2011 son Elbert Lawrence Cooper Jr 1917–1983 son/dau Allie F Travis 10/22/1886 KY - 12/10/1972 - 1910 census lists her/him as age 23,single,as boarder,also listed with father as 'male' & 'son' dau Lois E Travis 5/1889 KY son Silas Johnson Travis 2/17/1849 KY - 11/11/1904 - 1870 census lists him as age 21, single, living & working on farm in Marshall Co, KY - on 2/22/1871 married Susan Thompson 1849 KY - 1897 - 1880 census lists him as age 33, wife Susanna-age 32, 4 children, in Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY son Edwin Elton Travis 1872 KY - 1965 - married Margaret Maggie Southard 1878 - 1950 son Johny Wade Travis 10/29/1912 NM - 6/6/1993 - married Jewell Christin Norris 1920 - 1954 dau Effie Travis 1875 KY son Feltner D Travis 1877 KY - 1917 - married Bertha Murray dau Josephine H Travis 1905 - 8/25/1963 Stockton, San Joaquin Co, CA - married Robert B Stultz dau Emma Jane Travis 1909 - 2000 - married ??? Beene dau Mary Beene 1927 TX - 2009 dau Ermie Travis 1879 KY dau Sarah Mahala Travis 5/26/1851 KY - 9/4/1893 - married Rev. Samuel Feltner son Thesdie Feltner 1874 dau Jiney Fordelia E Travis 9/20/1854 - 12/15/1854 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SV-R86 Name: E.L. Cooper **** Birth Date: 1882 Age: 27 Spouse's Name: Lillie Mabelle Travis **** Spouse's Birth Date: 1885 Spouse's Age: 24 Event Date: 16 Dec 1909 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky Father's Name: Morgan Cooper Mother's Name: Mary M. Blewett Spouse's Father's Name: Hal Travis **** Spouse's Mother's Name: Belle Goheens **** Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03000-3 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 1760357 Reference ID: 323 Citing this Record "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SV-R8V : 11 February 2018), Mary M. Blewett in entry for E.L. Cooper and Lillie Mabelle Travis, 16 Dec 1909; citing Marshall, Kentucky, reference 323; FHL microfilm 1,760,357. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Photos		Travis-Finis-Morris--(Thomas-Coake-Travis)--18771201-KY-Marshall-DRJ
  		Travis-Ira-Lee--(Thomas-Coake-Travis)--18750615-KY-Marshall-BRJ
  Family ID	F2102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jun 1817 - Montgomery Co, TN Census - age < 10(3) - 1820 - Montgomery Co, TN Census - age 10-14(13) - 1830 - Calloway Co, KY Marriage Record - - married Matey (Matcy on tombstone) Emaline Collie 6/30/1825 KY - 10/5/1854 - 02 Oct 1843 - Caldwell Co, KY Marriage - 02 Oct 1843 - Caldwell Co, KY Census - age 32, wife Matey E - 1850 - Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 18 Jan 1859 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 42, wife M E (Maryann Evaline Howard?) - 1860 - Marshall Co, KY Death - 03 May 1893 - Fairdealing, Marshall Co, KY Probate - Estate Settlement Recorded 11/8/1898 in Settlements 1894-1915 Vol 4 - p.128 - 03 Oct 1896 - Marshall Co, KY Burial - - Fairdealing, Marshall Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Travis-Asberry-Holloway-(Isabelle-Miranda-(Goheen))--(Thomas-Coake-Travis)-TS

  
  

• Notes

  Possibly spelled "Coak" --- 3rd wife was Mary Dowing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J4SX-N2C Thomas C Travis ** records list residence in MS United States Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 Name: Thomas C Travis Event Type: Military Service Event Year: 1862 Military Unit Note: Eighth Confederate Cavalry, S-Z -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 1/5/2023 Thomas Coak Travis Birth: 22 Jun 1817 Death: 3 May 1893 (aged 75) Burial: Maple Springs Methodist Cemetery, Fairdealing, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 52809788 With Eveline Family Members Parents Thomas Robert Travis 1792-1842 Susan Malone Travis 1792-1876 Spouse Mary Ann Eveline Howard Travis 1837-1893 Siblings Frances Asberry Travis 1822-1876 Martha Ann Travis Wolfe 1828-1901 Robert Boise Travis 1834-1908 Children Silas Johnson Travis 1849-1904 Thomas Anderson Travis 1859-1930 John A. Travis 1866-1944 Augustus Payne Travis 1870-1952 Adah Travis Collie 1877-1939 Created by: Kathy Hicks Thompson (46809360) Added: 24 May 2010 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52809788/thomas-coak-travis Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52809788/thomas-coak-travis: accessed 05 January 2023), memorial page for Thomas Coak Travis (22 Jun 1817–3 May 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52809788, citing Maple Springs Methodist Cemetery, Fairdealing, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Kathy Hicks Thompson (contributor 46809360). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 1/5/2023 Thomas Coak Travis Birth: Jun. 22, 1817 Death: May 3, 1893 Note: With Eveline Burial: Maple Springs Methodist Cemetery Fairdealing Marshall County Kentucky, USA Created by: Kathy Thompson Record added: May 24, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 52809788 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S4] 1820 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.