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Travis Bell Downing¹

Parents

• Travis Bell Downing was born on 4 October 1879 in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, United States.^1,2,3,4
• Travis was listed as a nephew on the 1880 census of Obediah Carter Downing enumerated on 24 June 1880 in District #2, Wise County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
  1. Downing, OC, age 24, farmer.
  2. -----, AO, age 20.
  3. -----, Allie, age 1, born TX.
  4. -----, BM, age 26 (relationship to head - brother), farmer.
  5.-----, Travis B, age 8/12 (relationship to head - newphew).⁵
• He appeared on the 1900 census on 12 June 1900 in Justice Precinct #1, Hunt County, Texas, United States. He was living in the household of H. Ruckers as a border. Below is his census entry:
  Travis Downing, border, born Oct 1877, single, born TX, parents born TX, farm laborer, can read, write, and speak English.⁶
• Travis Bell Downing and Minnie E. Pillers were married on 6 July 1902 in Wise County, Texas, United States.⁷
• He appeared on the 1910 census on 27 April 1910 in Wise County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in the 3rd Justice Precinct were:
  1. Downing, Travis, age 36, farmer, schedule 121
  2. ------, Minnie, age 27.
  3. -----, Louis, age 6, attends school.
  4. -----, Gilbert, age 5.
  5. -----, Faybell, age 3.¹
• Travis registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas, United States. He was working as a car carpenter in Dallam. He was described as having medium height, medium build, blue eyes, and brown hair.⁸
• He appeared on the 1930 census on 4 April 1930 in Justice District #8, Donley County, Texas, United States. Enumerated in this household are:
  1. Downing, Travis B., age 50.
  2. -----, Minnie, age 47.
  3. -----, Allice, age 12, attends school.
  4. -----, Jack, age 8, attends school.
  5. -----, Bill, age 6.⁹
• He died on 4 March 1953, at age 73, in Bowie Hospital, Bowie, Texas, in Bowie, Montague County, Texas County, United States.¹⁰
• He was buried on 6 March 1953 in Alvord Cemetery, Alvord, TX, in Alvord, Wise County, Texas, United States.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 21 June 2019

Citations

1. [S309] Texas, Wise County, 1910 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T624, roll 1600, Justice Precinct #3, enumeration district (ED) 252, sheet 8A, p. 106, dwelling 146, family 151, Travis Downing, accessed 11 Jun 2004
2. [S316] Texas, Wise County, 1880 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives age as 8/12 (born circa Oct 1879) and born in Texas., T9, roll 1333, District #2, enumeration district (ED) 126, p. 43, dwelling 391, family 392, OC Downing, accessed 31 Mar 2004
3. [S315] Texas, Hunt County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, Gives born during Oct 1877 in Texas. HIs parents were also born in Texas., T623, roll 1647, Justice Precinct #1, enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 12A, p. 49, dwelling 191, family 191, H. Ruckers household, accessed Oct 2004
4. [S323] Texas Department of State Health Services, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Digital Images of Death Certificates Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Gives born on 4 Oct 1879 in Greenville., death certificate 15426 (1953), Travis B. Downing, accessed 29 Dec 2014.
5. [S316] Texas, Wise County, 1880 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T9, roll 1333, District #2, enumeration district (ED) 126, p. 43, dwelling 391, family 392, OC Downing, accessed 31 Mar 2004
6. [S315] Texas, Hunt County, 1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T623, roll 1647, Justice Precinct #1, enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 12A, p. 49, dwelling 191, family 191, H. Ruckers household, accessed Oct 2004
7. [S338] Ancestry.com, "Texas, County Marriages, 1817-1965," database, Ancestry.com Operations, Ancestry.com, accessed 19 Apr 2017), Minnie Pillers and TB Downing; citing Marriage Records. Texas Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.
8. [S15] Ancestry.com, "World War 1 Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918." Database and images., (accessed 17 May 2014); Travis Bell Downing; World War I Selective System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, M1509 20,243 rolls. Washington, DC: NARA. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Dallam; Roll: 1952598.
9. [S319] Texas, Donley County, 1930 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, 1. Downing, Travis B., age 50, 23 at first marriage, able to read and write, born TX, father born MO, mother born TX, farmer, not a vet, farm schedule number 29.
   2. -----, Minnie, age 47, 20 at first marriage, able to read and write, born TX, father born IL, mother born AR.
   3. -----, Allice, age 12, attends school.
   4. -----, Jack, age 8, attends school.
   5. -----, Bill, age 6, T626, roll 2324, Justice District #8, enumeration district (ED) 65-5, sheet 2B, dwelling 54, family 36, Travis B. Downing, accessed 11 Apr 2004
10. [S323] Texas Department of State Health Services, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Digital Images of Death Certificates Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, death certificate 15426 (1953), Travis B. Downing, accessed 29 Dec 2014.