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James Henry Travis 1878–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1878

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 8 February 1940

Death Location: Morrisdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Travis

Mother: Anna Distin

Spouse(s): Catharine Holdsworth

Children(s): Benjamin Travis, George Travis, John Travis, Hannah Travis, Bessie Travis, Richard Travis, James Travis, Joseph Travis

In 1878, James Henry Travis entered the world in England, born to Benjamin James Travis And Anna Mae Distin. In 1881, James Henry Travis resided in Haydock, Lancashire, England. James Henry Travis married Catharine Amelia Jane Sarah Jemima Holdsworth, and had children including Benjamin James Travis, Bessie Travis, George Travis, Hannah J Travis, James H Travis, John James Travis, Joseph Travis, Richard Travis. James Henry Travis passed away in 1940 in Morrisdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1878, James Henry Travis entered the world in England, born to Benjamin James Travis And Anna Mae Distin.
  • In 1881, James Henry Travis resided in Haydock, Lancashire, England.
  • James Henry Travis married Catharine Amelia Jane Sarah Jemima Holdsworth, and had children including Benjamin James Travis, Bessie Travis, George Travis, Hannah J Travis, James H Travis, John James Travis, Joseph Travis, Richard Travis.
  • James Henry Travis passed away in 1940 in Morrisdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Travis
1902–1958
Birth Location: Munson, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
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Anna Distin
1905–1978
Birth Location: Southfork, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catharine Holdsworth
1882–1922
Birth Location: Wilkesbarre, Pa.
CH

Children(s)

Benjamin Travis
1902–1958
Birth Location: Munson, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
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George Travis
1901–1965
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John Travis
1906–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Hannah Travis
1904–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
HT
Bessie Travis
1910–1981
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Richard Travis
1900–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
RT
James Travis
1914–1994
Birth Location: Graham, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joseph Travis
1918–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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James Travis's Ancestors

Self
James Travis
1878–1940
Birth Place: England
Parents
Benjamin James Travis
1902–1958
Munson, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Mae) Distin
1905–1978
Southfork, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Travis
1878–1940
England
Catharine (Amelia Jane Sarah Jemima) Holdsworth
1882–1922
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
John Diston
1872–1952
Germany or Poland or Austria
Henrietta Nothnagel
1885–1963
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Travis
1902–1958
Anna Distin
1905–1978
John Holdsworth
1854–1918
Hannah Holdsworth
1859–1953
Christian Nothangel
1855–1911
Marie Rudy
1854–1935
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Travis
1878–1940
Catharine Holdsworth
1882–1922
John Diston
1872–1952
Henrietta Nothnagel
1885–1963
John Sr
1835–1880
Elizabeth Holdsworth
1830–1897

James Travis's Descendants

1.
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James (Henry) Travis (abt 1878–8 February 1940) m. Catharine (Amelia Jane Sarah Jemima) Holdsworth (17 Oct 1882–24 Dec 1922)
  1. 1. Benjamin (James) Travis 1902–1958 m. Anna (May) Diston 1905–1978 m. Anna (May) Diston 1905–1978 m. Anna (Mae) Distin 1905–1978
    1. 1. Robert (Lynn) Travis 1948–1996
    2. 2. Bessie (Mae) Travis 1931–2013
    3. 3. Bernice Travis 1935– m. Stanley (David) Dombroski 1935–1998
    4. 4. Ronald (Edmond) Travis 1939–2015
    5. 5. Russell (Travis) Sr 1941–1996
    6. 6. Francis (Raymond) Travis 1925–1993
    7. 7. Henry (James) Travis 1922–2005
    8. 8. Marie (Jane) Travis 1933–2014
    9. 9. Charles (` Russell Travis Travis) Sr 1944–1996
    10. 10. Lawrence (A Travis) Sr 1944–1970
    11. 11. Marjorie (E.) Harris 1924–2009 m. Albert (A Ibert) Harris 1919–2002
    12. 12. Marie (J.) Harris 1933–2014
    13. 13. Benjamin (Leroy) Travis 1937–2020 m. Betty (Elaine) Travis 1939–2012
  2. 2. George Travis 1901–1965
  3. 3. John (James) Travis 1906–
  4. 4. Hannah (J) Travis 1904–
  5. 5. Bessie Travis 1910–1981
  6. 6. Richard Travis 1900–
  7. 7. James (H) Travis 1914–1994
  8. 8. Joseph Travis 1918–

James Travis's Timeline

11 Records

1878
abt 1878
Birth of James Henry Travis in England
England
1881
1881
Age 3
James Henry Travis resided here in Haydock, Lancashire, England
Haydock, Lancashire, England
1891
1891
Age 13
James Henry Travis resided here in Parr, Lancashire, England
Parr, Lancashire, England
1900
1900
Age 22
James Henry Travis resided here in Morris, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Morris, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 32
James Henry Travis resided here in Decatur, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Decatur, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
1914
abt 1914
Age 36
James Henry Travis resided here
None
1917
1917-1918
Age 39
James Henry Travis resided here in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 42
James Henry Travis resided here in Decatur, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Decatur, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
James Henry Travis resided here in Nanty Glo, Nanty Glo, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Nanty Glo, Nanty Glo, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
1931
17 Feb 1931
Age 53
James Henry Travis resided here in Dubois, Pennsylvania, USA
Dubois, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
8 February 1940
Age 62
Death of James Henry Travis in Nanty Glo, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nanty Glo, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1878
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 014151-017200
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Decatur, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1552; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 74
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Nanty Glo, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 2341747
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Clearfield County
    [5] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3024; Folio: 136; Page: 44; GSU roll: 6098134
    [6] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3788; Folio: 75; Page: 12; GSU roll: 1341906
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Morris, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1397; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0092
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Decatur, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1331; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1375344
    [9] Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1914, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906-1914; Certificate Number Range: 52,801-52,950
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Haydock, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3788; Folio: 75; Page: 12; GSU roll: 1341906

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1888
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Decatur, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1331; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1375344

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Parr, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3024; Folio: 136; Page: 44; GSU roll: 6098134

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1895
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Nanty Glo, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 2341747
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Morris, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1397; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0092

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Morris, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Morris, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1397; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0092

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Decatur, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Decatur, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1331; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1375344

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1914
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1914, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906-1914; Certificate Number Range: 52,801-52,950

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Clearfield County

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Decatur, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Decatur, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1552; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 74

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Nanty Glo, Nanty Glo, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Nanty Glo, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 2341747

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1931
    Event Place: Dubois, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Courier-Express; Publication Date: 17 Feb 1931; Publication Place: Dubois, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1940
    Event Place: Nanty Glo, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 014151-017200
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morrisdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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