Well folks, I've had to edit my earlier post, titled "The Travis Clan", to include a child of Hank & Nina Travis that I missed. I hope you understand.
Little know fact: Probably the only ones who know this would be Hank & Nina's kids, but I may be wrong. On 12 April 1948 Hank & Nina had a premature son who was stillborn. I don't remember hearing Nina, or anyone, talk about this little boy. My "then husband", Joseph Travis, was the one who told me. What I remember being told was that he would have been younger than Joe, and was supposed to have been named Richard.
Now I'm not a big fan of taking what anyone has on their family history as gospel. I'm referring to the "Family Trees" you see on all sorts of genealogy sites. I learned the old fashioned way, meaning you take the clues and find the documentation to prove the fact.
First of all, and most important, Joe and his siblings would have been there at the time this child was born and could remember this. Second, A few years ago I took Joe's clue and began to search but came up empty handed. Third, doing an online search of microfilmed records I finally found a microfilm of the "General Index And Register Of Deaths - Wetzel County, W. Va." Unfortunately this death index does not give a burial location.
[Records microfilmed by "The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints], better known as the Mormon Church.
This little boy is listed on the 3rd line from the top. [It is ironic that the death of his grandfather, Everett Luther Travis, is listed on the 1st line. The information reads:
Surname: Travis
Given Name: - - -
Race - Sex: W - M
Date of Death - Age: Apr 12 1948 - ---
Place of Death - Cause of Death: New Martinsville - Premature-Stillborn
Names of Parents: James Travis Nina Lee Underwood
Consort of, or unmarried - Person giving information: Unmarried - Mrs James Travis
I have edited my original post to include this missed information. You can see the post by clicking on this link. The Travis Clan
