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Willis Riggs Travis 1914–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1914

Birth Location: Snowden Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 14 Nov 1990

Death Location: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Joseph Travis

Mother: Gretta Riggs

Spouse(s): Mary Macek

Children(s): Wayne Travis

Willis Riggs Travis was born in 1914 in Snowden Township, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Joseph Garfield Travis And Gretta Belle Riggs. In 1920, Willis Riggs Travis resided in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1930, Willis Riggs Travis resided in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Willis Riggs Travis married Mary Jane Macek, and had children including Bill T Travis, Gary Travis, Joanne Travis, Karen Beth Travis, Marene Belle Travis, Wayne Joseph Travis, Willis W Travis. Willis Riggs Travis passed away in 1990 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis Riggs Travis was born in 1914 in Snowden Township, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Joseph Garfield Travis And Gretta Belle Riggs.
  • In 1920, Willis Riggs Travis resided in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1930, Willis Riggs Travis resided in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Willis Riggs Travis married Mary Jane Macek, and had children including Bill T Travis, Gary Travis, Joanne Travis, Karen Beth Travis, Marene Belle Travis, Wayne Joseph Travis, Willis W Travis.
  • Willis Riggs Travis passed away in 1990 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Travis
1882–1961
Birth Location: Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
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Gretta Riggs
1881–1930
Birth Location: Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Macek
1919–1999
Birth Location: Vestaburg, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Wayne Travis
1944–1944
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Willis Travis's Ancestors

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Willis Travis
1914–1990
Birth Place: Snowden Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Joseph Garfield Travis
1882–1961
Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
Gretta (Belle) Riggs
1881–1930
Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Bolton (Goucher) Riggs
1860–1906
Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Effie Mackey
1856–1948
Washington, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Riggs
1831–1875
Catherine Maits
1836–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Riggs
1800–1848
Mary Philips
1800–1882
John Sr
1806–1876
Elizabeth Higbee
1810–1892

Willis Travis's Descendants

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Willis (Riggs) Travis (7 Oct 1914–14 Nov 1990) m. Mary (Jane) Macek (13 Jan 1919–31 Aug 1999)
  1. 1. Wayne (Joseph) Travis 1944–1944

Willis Travis's Timeline

6 Records

1914
7 Oct 1914
Birth of Willis Riggs Travis in Snowden Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Snowden Township, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Willis Riggs Travis resided here in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Willis Riggs Travis resided here in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Willis Riggs Travis resided here in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 26
Willis Riggs Travis resided here in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1990
14 Nov 1990
Age 76
Death of Willis Riggs Travis in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1914
    Event Place: Snowden Township, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3417; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 2-507
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 193-03-9013; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 008001-011000
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1528; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 895
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1990; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0799; FHL microfilm: 2341724
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1528; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 895

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1990; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0799; FHL microfilm: 2341724

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3417; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 2-507

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3417; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 2-507

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1990
    Event Place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 193-03-9013; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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