Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

First Name Last Name
Home Search Login  
Share Print Bookmark
Robert Duane TRAVIS

Robert Duane TRAVIS[1]

Male 1922 - 2006  (84 years)

Personal Information    |    Media    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Robert Duane TRAVIS 
    Born 6 Mar 1922  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Snowbird (Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as Duane Travis, 18, single, helper in greenhouse & nursery, in household of Homer C. Parks, owner/manager of greenhouse nursery.
    Occupation 1940  [3] 
    greenhouse worker 
    Military From 21 Oct 1942 to 5 Dec 1945  [2, 4, 5] 
    S/Sgt, US Army, World War II (Europe) 
    Education Doddridge Co H.S. (1939) 
    Occupation owner of Travis Auto Parts (West Union) and Travis Greenhouse (Smithburg)  [2] 
    Residence Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence FORMERLY  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1951, 1985  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Died 15 Sep 2006  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 7] 
    Person ID I17449  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2023 

    Father Robert Levi TRAVIS,   b. 15 Mar 1898, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1972, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Ollie Gay SUTTON,   b. 10 Feb 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1985, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F6341  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice Josephine "Jo" LIPSCOMB,   b. 16 Feb 1934, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 2022, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)  [8] 
    Married 19 May 1951  Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
     5. Living
     6. Living
     7. Living
    Family ID F15643  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Mar 1922 - Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Snowbird (Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - FORMERLY - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 May 1951 - Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1951, 1985 - Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Sep 2006 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Robert Duane Travis, Doddridge Co HS, 1939    		Robert Duane Travis, Doddridge Co HS, 1939
    17449_TRAVIS_RobertDuane_1922-2006_Wolverton--Victory--Cem_WaldoRun_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg    		17449_TRAVIS_RobertDuane_1922-2006_Wolverton--Victory--Cem_WaldoRun_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    4. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    5. [S1978] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, (www.ancestry.com).

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S110] Obituary of husband.