Andrew Alphonse Travis

M, (22 November 1891 - 1 October 1955)
Father-Biological*George William Travis1 b. 10 Nov 1850, d. 5 Feb 1917
Mother-Biological*Margaret E. Sexton1 b. 28 May 1869, d. 19 Mar 1952
Family Lines
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Last Edited=14 May 2023
     Andrew Alphonse Travis was born on 22 November 1891 at Port Jervis, Orange County, New York.2,3,4,5,6,7 He was the son of George William Travis and Margaret E. Sexton.1 Andrew Alphonse Travisappeared on the US Census of 1900 in the household of George William Travis and Margaret E. Sexton at Deerpark, Orange County, New York.6 Andrew Alphonse Travisappeared on the US Census of 1910 in the household of George William Travis and Margaret E. Sexton at Middletown, Orange County, New York.8

Andrew Alphonse Travis, age 18, married Alma Agnes Peterson, age 20 , daughter of John Peterson and Anna ______, on 31 October 1910 at Middletown, Orange County, New York.1,9 Andrew Alphonse Travis and Alma Agnes Peterson appeared on the census of 1915 at Middletown, Orange County, New York.10

Andrew Alphonse Travis married Mary Josephine Burke, daughter of Daniel J Burke and Elizabeth Jane Meehan. Andrew registered for the draft giving his address as 482 Sayre Avenue, Perth Amboy, New Jersey . on 5 June 1917 at Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey.2 During World War I, he served as a Sargent in Company D, 311th Infantry Regiment, 78th Division. He enlisted on 21 September 1917 and was discharged on 30 May 1919.3,4 Andrew was an oilder for a chemical company according to the Census in 1920.11 Andrew, age 28 years, and Alma, age 29 years, appeared on the US Census of 1920 at Laurie Street, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey.11 Andrew and Alma were divorced between 1920 and 1930. Andrew, age 38 years, and Mary, age 32 years, appeared on the US Census of 1930 at 63 Wisner Avenue, Middletown, Orange County, New York.12 Andrew and Mary lived in 1930 at 63 Wisner Avenue, Middletown, Orange County, New York, according to the 1930 Middletown, New York City Directory.13 Andrew was In the 1940 Census, he was listed as a trainman working on a steam railroad. in 1940.12 Andrew, age 48 years, and Mary, age 42 years, appeared on the US Census of 1940 at N Russell Street, Boston, Massachusetts.14 Andrew registered for the draft giving his age as 50, his address as 69 Phillips Street, Boston, Massachusetts, and his employer as the Hunt Spillier Company, in 1942.5 He died on 1 October 1955 at Boston, Massachusetts, at age 63.4,3 He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Mattapan, Boston, Massachusetts.3,15

Child of Andrew Alphonse Travis and Alma Agnes Peterson

Children of Andrew Alphonse Travis and Mary Josephine Burke

Citations

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