Joseph Travis

M, (13 June 1801 - 27 June 1864)
Father-Biological*John Travis b. 11 Sep 1774, d. 5 Feb 1832
Mother-Biological*Phebe Whitney b. 12 Dec 1777, d. a 1820
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Last Edited=10 May 2022
Gravestone of Joseph Travis
     Joseph Travis was born on 13 June 1801 at Yorktown, Westchester County, New York.1 He was the son of John Travis and Phebe Whitney. Joseph lived from 1824 to 1831 at New York City, New York.1

Joseph Travis, age 23, married Abigail Tompkins, age 22 , daughter of William Tompkins and Lydia Lane, on 17 November 1824 at Yorktown, Westchester County, New York.1 Joseph, appeared on the US Census of 1830 at Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York. The enumeration reads:

2 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 5
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29
4 - Free White Persons - Under 20
2 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49
7 - Total Free White Persons
7 - Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored.)2


Josephmoved to Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, in 1831.1 Joseph, appeared on the US Census of 1840 at Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York. The enumeration reads:

2 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39
1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 5
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39
3 - Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade
5 - Free White Persons - Under 20
3 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49
8 - Total Free White Persons
8 - Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves.3


Joseph, age 48 years, and Abigail, age 48 years, appeared on the US Census of 1850 at Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York.4 According to the Federal Census in 1850, Joseph was a laborer.4 He died on 27 June 1864 at Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, at age 63.5,6,1 He was buried at Yorktown Church Cemetery, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York. Joseph's epitaph reads:

JOSEPH TRAVIS
DIED
June 27, 1864
Aged 63 years
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob
for his help.
whose hope is in the Lord his God.5,1


Children of Joseph Travis and Abigail Tompkins

Citations

  1. Whitney Research Group. Online http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg
  2. Census Bureau. 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  3. Census Bureau. 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  4. Census Bureau. 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  5. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  6. Gravestone Inscription.