Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Hank & Nina

Who still remembers these two terrific people?

 

Yep... Hank and Nina Travis - Pa-paw and Ma-maw. I know at least 2 grandchildren never got to know Hank because, sadly, he died before they were born. The ones I know of are Sharon Travis, Joe's daughter, and Loretta Spears, Josephine's daughter. I know Theresa Travis, Bob's daughter,was a baby so she wouldn't have memories of her own. I'm not sure about Gary's youngest.

I have soooo many good memories of them. Hank was loads of fun and loved Roller Derby, so he watched that every Sunday. Nina was loads of fun too, and was the best cook ever. I still make a couple of her recipes.

If you are one of Hank & Nina's grandkids... make sure to pass your memories on to your kids and grandkids. You may have been too young to have your own memories, but I know you've heard the memories. If you're a little dusty in the memory department then ask your parents. Each one of their 4 kids has tons of memories to pass on... just ask!



Monday, September 28, 2015

The Travis Clan

[1st Gen] William Travis [1785-1885] married twice
                        1st  Mary Jane Pearce [17895-1885] They had 9 known children
                                      Elizabeth [1802-1850]
                                      Elsie [1804-1879]
                                      John D [1812-1895] 
                                   William [1815-1880]
                                   Thomas [1818-?]
                                    Mary Jane [1822-1899]
                                    Isaiah [1824-1895]
                                    Peter [1828-1898]
                                    R Jackson [1828-1871]
                       2nd Margaret Mason  [married William in 1847 - no other info]
 
      [2nd Gen] William Travis [1815-1880] married
                                  Hannah Buchannan [1818-1896] They had 10 known children
                                        James T [1838-1919]
                                        John W [1840-1895]
                                        William H [1842-1889]
                                        Friend Marion [1844-1926]
                                        Sanford [1847-?]
                                        Samantha J [1850?] a.k.a. Nancy J
                                        Sarah Caroline [1852-1921]
                                        Isaiah Manford [1855-?]
                                        Calvin S [1858-1919]
                                        Hannah N [1860-1862]

         [3rd Gen] Calvin S Travis [1856-1919] married
                                  Laura Jane Smith [1862-1939] They had 6 known children
                                    William C [1877-1923]
                                     Charles Wesley [1879-1942]
                                     Everett Luther [1882-1947]
                                     Friend G [1884-1898]
                                     Emma D [18887-?]
                                     Anne [1889-1889]

             [4th Gen] Everett Luther Travis [1882-1947] married
                                       Maude "Mollie" Gardner [1885-1965] They had 12 known children
                                             Evalyn Daisy [1908-?]
                                             Charles Wesley [1909-1980]
                                             Bessie Virginia [1910-1985]
                                             Otis Everett [1912-1980]
                                             Blanche Lucy [1914-1997]
                                             Rosetta Letha [1916-2002]
                                          George Ralph [1918-1995]
                                          Russell [1920-1978]
                                          James Franklin "Hank" [1922-1969]
                                          Harry L [1923-?]
                                          Betty Eileen [1927-1996]
                                          Carrie Ellen [no dates]

                  [5th Gen] James Franklin "Hank" Travis [1922-1969] married
                                            Nina Lee Underwood [1922-1995] They had 4 children
                                                  Gary
                                                  Robert
                                                  Joseph
                                                  Josephine
                                                  baby boy - premature stillborn 12 April 1948  
                                                              [edit 10-3-2015]

Update:  The names of some children may appear out of alignment, and I'm not sure why. They were aligned when I typed them, but when I posted this they were not. Ahhh... the marvels of technology!