Travis, George Emmett

1888 - 1942  (53 years)

• Name	Travis, George Emmett  [1]
  Born	27 Mar 1888	Caswell County, North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	30134
  Died	1942	Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina
  Buried	Moons Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Caswell County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I29527	Caswell County
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Travis, Robert Samuel,   b. 6 Mar 1854, Virginia ,   d. 8 Aug 1927  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Cole, Rosa Belle,   b. 1864, Virginia ,   d. 1925  (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Reference Number	420447
  Family ID	F6264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Mar 1888 - Caswell County, North Carolina Died - 1942 - Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina Buried - - Moons Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Caswell County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  George Emmett Travis World War I veteran whose biographical sketch was published in Caswell County in the World War, 1917-1918: Service Records of Caswell County Men, George A. Anderson, Compiler (1921). _______________ He was a native of Caswell County, the son of the late Robert Samuel and Rosa Belle Cole Travis. He was a member of the Yanceyville Post of the American Legion, having served two years in France with the 81st Division during the First World War. He was a deputy sheriff in Caswell County for six years. Buried: Moon's Creek Primitive Baptist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina). Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. E. C. Hammack, Yanceyville, Mrs. Emma Page, Route 1, Reidsville, Mrs. Lucy Matkins, Route 4, Burlington, and Mrs. W. H. Russell, Orlando, Fla.; three brothers, R. T. Travis and S. W. Travis, Route 2, Elon College, and A. G. Travis, Route 1, Reidsville. The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), 24 September 1942, Thursday, Page 2.

  
  

• Sources

  Details: Anderson, George A., Compiler. Caswell County in the World War, 1917-1918: Service Records of Caswell County Men. Raleigh (North Carolina): Edwards & Broughton Printing Co., 1921.