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Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis 1840–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1840

Birth Location: Magoffin, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Aft 1880

Death Location: Kentucky, USA

Father: Joseph Prater

Mother: Elizabeth Reffitt

Spouse(s): John Prater

Children(s): Louvinia Prater, Louis Prater, Columbus Prater, Fairline Prater, Mary Prater, Charles Prater, Laura Prater

Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis was born in 1840 in Magoffin, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Prater And Elizabeth Reffitt. In 1860, Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis resided in Magoffin, Kentucky, United States. In 1880, Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis resided in Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, United States. Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis married John Wesley Prater, and had children including Charles Prater, Columbus Lum Prater, Fairline Prater, Laura Prater, Louis Prater, Louvinia Prater, Mary Prater. Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis passed away in 1880 in Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis was born in 1840 in Magoffin, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Prater And Elizabeth Reffitt.
  • In 1860, Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis resided in Magoffin, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1880, Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis resided in Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, United States.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis married John Wesley Prater, and had children including Charles Prater, Columbus Lum Prater, Fairline Prater, Laura Prater, Louis Prater, Louvinia Prater, Mary Prater.
  • Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis passed away in 1880 in Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Travis's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Travis
1840–1880
Birth Place: Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joseph Prater
1816–1876
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Reffitt
1822–1861
Floyd, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Travis's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Betsy") Travis (Abt 1840–Aft 1880) m. John (Wesley) Prater (May 1825–Aft 1900)
  1. 1. Louvinia Prater 1863–
  2. 2. Louis Prater 1867–1957
  3. 3. Columbus ("Lum") Prater 1868–1925
  4. 4. Fairline Prater 1868–
  5. 5. Mary Prater 1871–
  6. 6. Charles Prater 1878–
  7. 7. Laura Prater 1879–

Elizabeth Travis's Timeline

4 Records

1840
Abt 1840
Birth of Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis in Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 20
Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis resided here in Magoffin, Kentucky, United States
Magoffin, Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 40
Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis resided here in Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, United States
Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, United States
1880
Aft 1880
Age 40
Death of Elizabeth "Betsy" Travis in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1840
    Event Place: Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Marriage Records
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: 417; Family History Film: 1254417; Page: 22D; Enumeration District: 038; Image: 0045.
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: 433; Image: 9.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Magoffin, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: 433; Image: 9.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: 417; Family History Film: 1254417; Page: 22D; Enumeration District: 038; Image: 0045.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Floyd
    Record Source: Kentucky Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 1880
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

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