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Personal data Thomas Jefferson Travis 

  • He was born about 1870 in somewhere in TN.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Terry Klaus, Gwen Hammond, & Jackie Hanna
  • He died on March 11, 1912 in Washington, DC.
  • He is buried on March 13, 1912 in Glenwood Cem., Washington, DC.
  • This information was last updated on March 27, 2018.

Household of Thomas Jefferson Travis

He is married to Lodemia Alwood.

They got married on January 24, 1892 at Manchester, Coffee Co., TN.

Thomas J. Travis oo Lodema Alwood

Marriage source: Coffee Co Marriages, Coffee Co [TN] Hist. Soc. Vol XI, #3&4 Nov 1980, pg 43

'T.J.Travis-D.Parker; perf. 4 Jan. 1892, by J.K.Lee, MG; p. 116. Times, 29 Jan. 1892, item: Thomas J. Travis mar. Mrs. Lodema Parker, dau. of Manchester's L.S.Alwood, Esq., at residence of Geo. L. Wilson, on 24 Jan. 1892. Only a fewintimate friends were present, including Horace Pearson & Miss Ida Travis, Mr. J. E. Rodes & Miss Nora Starry.'

Klaus, Terry, The Family Alwood, (Sacramento CA, T.K., June MCMXCI), pg 35, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for town of marriage. <>

Child(ren):

  1. Alice G."Allie" Travis  1892-1986 
  2. Thomas Alwood Travis  1895-1971 


Notes about Thomas Jefferson Travis

Thomas Jefferson Travis

Source: Author: Klaus, Terry, Title: The Family Alwood, (Publication location: Crescent City, CA, Publisher: TK, Publication date: June MCMXCI), pg 35, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for name.

Coffee Co. Marriages, Coffee Co [TN] Hist. Soc. Vol XI, #3&4, Nov 1980, pg 43 for name.

Author: Hammond, Gwen, Title: e-mail to David A. Navorska, (Publication location: Atlanta GA, Publisher: G.H., Publication date: viii Dec MCMXCIX)

Gwen writes, "Lodemia and Thomas are buried in Mt. Olivet cemetery in Washington, DC."

Author: Hammond, Gwendolyn Louise Travis, Title: e-mail to David A. Navorska, (Publication location: Norcross GA, Publisher: G.L.T.H., Publication date: xvi Dec MCMXCIX)

"1. Lodemia Alwood ... was born in Fulton Co., Ohio 1858. Lodemia died 1948 in Washington, D.C., at 90 years of age. Her body was interred 1948 in Washington, D.C., Glenwood Cemetery, D.C.

She married twice. She married Adam Eugene Parker ... She married Thomas J. Travis in Manchester, Coffee Co., TN, 24 January 1892. ...

Thomas was born about 1870. Thomas died abt 1911. His body was interred abt 1911 in Washington, D.C., Glenwood Cemetery, D.C. Thomas's occupation: Printer."

A Miss Ida Travis attended the Travis/Parker wedding. If Ida happens to be the sister of Thomas, finding data about her might lead to more information about him.

9 Jan 1920 819 NW 3rd ST, Washington DC Census, Sheet 216-5A, ed. 143, 6th precinct, T625-209, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

"21, 819, 67, 117, Travis, Thomas A, Head, rents, male, white, ae 25, single, can read/write, b. TN, fath b. TN moth b. OH, Photographer, Studio, W
22, Stanley E (or possibly C), Brother, male, white, ae 15, single, can read.write, b. DC, fath b. TN, moth b. OH, Clerk, Auditor of Freight Accounts
23, Lodema, Mother, fem, white, ae 60, Widow, can read.write, b. OH, parents b. OH, Occ = None
..."

From the 1920 census we can see Thomas J. Travis was b. in TN & he died before 1 Jan 1920.

Author: Hanna, Jackie, Title: "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication location: Portage MI, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xxv Feb MMXI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I3716

"... Thomas Jefferson TRAVIS Sex: M Birth: ABT 1870 in Tennessee

Census: 1910 Washington, District of Columbia Note: occ: carpenter for govt (printing?) household also includes 2 roomers ? Milligan and Mary Darcy

Death: 11 MAR 1912 in Washington, District of Columbia Burial: 13 MAR 1912 Glenwood Cem, Washington, DC Change Date: 25 FEB 2011

Marriage 1 Lodemia ALWOOD b: 1858 in Fulton Co, Ohio Married: 24 JAN 1892 in Manchester, Coffee Co, Tennessee

Children

1. Alice G. TRAVIS b: 6 OCT 1892 in Tennessee
2. Thomas Alwood TRAVIS b: 8 AUG 1894 in Manchester, Coffee Co, Tennessee
3. Stanley Edward TRAVIS b: 22 AUG 1904 in Washington, District of Columbia"

Thomas Jefferson Travis's obituary is in Washington's Evening Star newspaper 13 Mar 1913
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Thomas Jefferson Travis

Thomas Jefferson Travis
± 1870-1912

1892

Lodemia Alwood
1859-1947

Alice G."Allie" Travis
1892-1986
Thomas Alwood Travis
1895-1971
Stanley E. (or C.) Travis
1904-1978

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Historical events

Day of marriage January 24, 1892

  • The temperature on January 24, 1892 was about 2.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into the United States.
    • July 6 » Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
    • September 8 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.
    • September 28 » The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
    • October 13 » Edward Emerson Barnard discovers first comet discovered by photographic means.
    • December 9 » English football club Newcastle United is founded.

Day of death March 11, 1912

  • The temperature on March 11, 1912 was between 4.8 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • January 6 » German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift.
    • January 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
    • January 11 » Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
    • February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
    • November 27 » Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
    • December 19 » William Van Schaick, captain of the steamship General Slocum which caught fire and killed over one thousand people, is pardoned by U.S. President William Howard Taft after ​3⁄2 years in Sing Sing prison.

Day of burial March 13, 1912

  • The temperature on March 13, 1912 was between 5.5 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
    • May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
    • May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
    • October 17 » Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
    • November 5 » Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.
    • December 8 » Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.


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