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Ralph Melvin Travis 1927–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1927

Birth Location: Seattle, King, Washington, USA

Death Date: 3 Jun 1987

Death Location: Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, USA

Father: Ira Travis

Mother: Emma Huffman

Spouse(s): Cheryl Pickens

Children(s):

Ralph Melvin Travis was born in 1927 in Seattle, King, Washington, USA, the child of Ira Merle Travis And Emma May Huffman. In 1930, Ralph Melvin Travis resided in Darrington, Darrington, Snohomish, Washington, USA. In 1935, Ralph Melvin Travis resided in Chelan, Washington. Ralph Melvin Travis married Cheryl Millicent Pickens, and had children including Dale Kenneth Travis, Joy Marie Travis, Lola Jean Travis. Ralph Melvin Travis passed away in 1987 in Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Ralph Melvin Travis was born in 1927 in Seattle, King, Washington, USA, the child of Ira Merle Travis And Emma May Huffman.
  • In 1930, Ralph Melvin Travis resided in Darrington, Darrington, Snohomish, Washington, USA.
  • In 1935, Ralph Melvin Travis resided in Chelan, Washington.
  • Ralph Melvin Travis married Cheryl Millicent Pickens, and had children including Dale Kenneth Travis, Joy Marie Travis, Lola Jean Travis.
  • Ralph Melvin Travis passed away in 1987 in Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ira Travis
1902–1980
Birth Location: Antler, Bottineau, North Dakota, USA
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Emma Huffman
1903–1989
Birth Location: Tekoa, Whitman, Washington, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Cheryl Pickens
1929–1981
Birth Location: Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, USA
CP

Children(s)

Ralph Travis's Ancestors

Self
Ralph Travis
1927–1987
Birth Place: Seattle, King, Washington, USA
Parents
Ira Merle Travis
1902–1980
Antler, Bottineau, North Dakota, USA
Emma (May) Huffman
1903–1989
Tekoa, Whitman, Washington, USA
Grandparents
Abraham (Nathan) Huffman
1850–1935
Luray, Page, Virginia, USA
Amanda (Alice) West
1862–1936
Virden, Macoupin, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathanial West
1826–1908
Mary Peebler
1830–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah West
1786–1840
Elizabeth Henderson
1791–1866

Ralph Travis's Timeline

7 Records

1927
9 Jul 1927
Birth of Ralph Melvin Travis in Seattle, King, Washington, USA
Seattle, King, Washington, USA
1930
1930
Age 3
Ralph Melvin Travis resided here in Darrington, Darrington, Snohomish, Washington, USA
Darrington, Darrington, Snohomish, Washington, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Ralph Melvin Travis resided here in Chelan, Washington
Chelan, Washington
1940
1940
Age 13
Ralph Melvin Travis resided here in , Othello, Adams, Washington, USA
, Othello, Adams, Washington, USA
1947
1947
Age 20
Ralph Melvin Travis resided here in Pullman, Washington, USA
Pullman, Washington, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Ralph Melvin Travis resided here in Pullman, Whitman, Washington, USA
Pullman, Whitman, Washington, USA
1987
3 Jun 1987
Age 60
Death of Ralph Melvin Travis in Olympia, Thurston, Washington, USA
Olympia, Thurston, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1927
    Event Place: Seattle, King, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017
    [5] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Washington State University; Year: 1947
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pullman, Whitman, Washington; Roll: 4539; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 38-42

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Darrington, Darrington, Snohomish, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chelan, Washington
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Othello, Adams, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Pullman, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Washington State University; Year: 1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pullman, Whitman, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pullman, Whitman, Washington; Roll: 4539; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 38-42
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Spokesman-Review; Publication Date: 23 Aug 1950; Publication Place: Spokane, Washington, USA; ,0.254528

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1987
    Event Place: Olympia, Thurston, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017
    [3] Web: Wenatchee, Washington, U.S., Obituary Index, 1888-2009

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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