Rufus Alonzo Travis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Born: 25 May 1859, Missouri 1 3 4 7 8
- Marriage (1): Elizabeth S. Murphy about 1882 in West Virginia 1 2 3
- Died: 15 March 1951, Morgantown, WV at age 91 7
- Buried: 18 March 1951, Fairview Cemetery, Morgantown, WV 7
 Cause of his death was Cerebral Hemorrhage.7
Another name for Rufus was "Lon" Travis.8
Death Notes:
Name: Rufus E. Travis
Event Date: 15 Mar 1951
Event Place: Monongalia, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Age (Expanded): 91 years
Birth Date: 1860
Father's Name: Wesley Travis
Mother's Name: Hulda Mallott
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Reference ID: v T p 12
Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMTS-S5J : 27 February 2018), Rufus E. Travis, 15 Mar 1951; citing Monongalia, West Virginia, County Records, v T p 12, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,905.
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Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Fabius Township, Knox, MO on 17 August 1860. 4
1860 US Census
Page 191, Roll 627, Family 1338
Fabius Township, Knox County, Missouri
Rufus A. Travis..1..Missouri
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Dunkard Township, Greene, PA on 2 July 1870. 5
1870 US Census
Page 277A, Family 108
Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Rufus A. Travis..10..Missouri
(Living with mother.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 25 May 1859, then his age should have been 11 instead of 10.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Taylortown, PA on 17 June 1880. 8
1880 US Census
Page 185C, District 70, Family 23, Roll 1133
Taylortown, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Lon Trivas..Son..21..Missouri..Laborer
(Living with widowed mother.)
NOTE - I'm not sure how he got the nickname of Lon. Perhaps the middle initial of A stood for Alonzo and he preferred that name instead of Rufus.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Dunkard Township, Greene, PA on 6 June 1900. 1
1900 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 82, Family 59
Dunkard Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States
Home rented
Married 20 years
Ruphus E. Travis..Head..May 1859..41..Illinois..Carpenter
(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Hibbard Township, Kearny, KS on 16 April 1910. 2
1910 US Census
Sheet Number 1A, District 82, Family 6, Roll 441
Hibbard Township, Kearny, Kansas, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 30 years
Rufus A. Travis..Head..51..Missouri..Master Carpenter, home Builder
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 25 May 1859, then his age should have been 50 instead of 51.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Morgantown, WV on 2 January 1920. 6
1920 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 107, Family 20, Roll 1964
Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
522 University Driveway; Home rented
R. A. Travis..Father-in-law..61..Missouri..Laborer, General Work
(Living at the home of his married daughter, May, and her family.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 25 May 1859, then his age should have been 60 instead of 61.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Dunkard Township, Greene, PA on 26 April 1930. 3
1930 US Census
Sheet 36B, District 30-8, Family 132, Roll 2043
Dunkard Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States
Home rented, $5
Rufus A. Travis..Head..70..Missouri..married at age 20..Farm Laborer, General Farm
(Living with wife.)
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• Death Image: 15 March 1951, in Morgantown, WV. 7
• He was buried on 18 March 1951 in the Fairview Cemetery in Monongalia County, WV.
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Rufus married Elizabeth S. Murphy, daughter of William Murphy and Keziah Davis, about 1882 in West Virginia.1 2 3 (Elizabeth S. Murphy was born on 28 September 1858 in Robinsons Run, VA 1 2 9 and died on 6 February 1931 in Monongalia County, WV 10.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Dunkard Township, Greene, PA on 6 June 1900. 1
1900 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 82, Family 59
Dunkard Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States
Home rented
Married 20 years
Ruphus E. Travis..Head..May 1859..41..Illinois..Carpenter
Elizabeth F. Travis..Wife..Oct 1858..41..West Virginia..5/5
May Travis..Daughter..May 1883..17..West Virginia
Ward E. Travis..Son..Sep 1887..12..West Virginia..Day Laborer
Nora E. Travis..Daughter..Apr 1890..10..Pennsylvania
Robert Travis..Son..Jun 1897..2..Pennsylvania
Ruth Travis..Daughter..Jun 1897..2..Pennsylvania
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Hibbard Township, Kearny, KS on 16 April 1910. 2
1910 US Census
Sheet Number 1A, District 82, Family 6, Roll 441
Hibbard Township, Kearny, Kansas, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 30 years
Rufus A. Travis..Head..51..Missouri..Master Carpenter, home Builder
Elizabeth S. Travis..Wife..51..West Virginia..6/5
Robert A. Travis..Son..12..Pennsylvania..Farm Laborer, Home Farm
Ruth A. Travis..Daughter..12..Pennsylvania
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Dunkard Township, Greene, PA on 26 April 1930. 3
1930 US Census
Sheet 36B, District 30-8, Family 132, Roll 2043
Dunkard Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States
Home rented, $5
Rufus A. Travis..Head..70..Missouri..married at age 20..Farm Laborer, General Farm
Elizabeth Travis..Wife..72..West Virginia..married at age 22
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