From EARLY TIMES IN CLINTON COUNTY, by Jack Ferguson
William Travis settled in the eastern part of the county prior to 1810. He was born in 1783 in Maryland, the son of Thomas Travis, who was born in 1737 in Baltimore. The Travis family moved to what is now Fentress County, Tennessee, founding the community known after them as Travisville. Thomas Travis died there June 5, 1837. William Travis, who took up land in Clinton County at first, married Mary "Polly" Crockett, the daughter of Robert Crockett, the Spring Creek settler. He lived on Caney Creek, the post office there being named after him. He owned a slave market and tavern there, and at the same location operated a hotel for travelers between Albany and Jamestown, Tennessee.
Marriage 1 Mary Polly Crockett b: ABT 1787 in Prob Greene Co, TN
Children
1. Hannah Travis b: ABT 1804
2. Robert Travis b: ABT 1808
3. Thomas Travis b: ABT 1810
4. Margaret or Marguerite Travis b: 5 JUL 1812
5. Sarah Lean "Sally" Travis b: 4 OCT 1819 in Tennessee
6. David Crockett Travis b: 11 APR 1821 in Tennessee
7. Mary Travis b: 10 MAY 1822
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1860 Fentress Co, TN Census
The 7th District, Travisville PO
14 July 1860
Reel: M653-1249 Page: 44A
Dwelling 636 Family 589
William Travis, 77, M, W, Farmer, 5000, 16,354, Md
Mary Travis, 71, F, W, Tenn
Rose No last name, 75, F, B, Unknown, Cannot read or write
1850 Fentress Co, TN Census
District No 7
2nd Oct 1850
Reel: M432-877 Page: 422B
Dwelling 635 Family 635
William Travis, 67 yrs, M, Farmer, 1000, Maryland
Mary Travis, 63 yrs, F, Tenn
[h/h 634 son David & family]
Ancestry.com indexed surname as "Fravis", but upon viewing original, it is "Travis".
Early census records from Nel - addition of family number on page, date of census and reel and page numbers, mine.
1840 Fentress Co, TN Census
Reel: M704-523 Page: 17
1 June 1840
Family on page: 8
William Travis
1 male 15<20 [David 19]
1 male 50<60 [William 57]
1 male 70<80 [possibly a brother & his wife???]
1 female 10<15 [Mary 13]
1 female 20<30 [Margaret 27 ??]
1 female 40<50 [???]
1 female 50<60 [Mary 51]
1833 Fentress County Tennessee Tax List
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnfentre/docs/1833tw.htm
1833 TN Fentress Travis, Thomas Jr.
1833 TN Fentress Travis, Thomas Sr.
1833 TN Fentress Travis, Thomas (3rd)
1833 TN Fentress Travis, William
1830 Fentress Co., TN
Reel: M19-176 Page: 6
1 June 1830
Family on page: 16
William Travis
1 m 5<10 (David 9)
1 m 15<20 (Thomas 19)
1 m 20<30 (possibly husband of Margaret, John Calvin Smith??)
2 m 40<50 [William 47; brother Thomas Jr. 44?]
1 m 90<100 [father Thomas Sr. 92]
1 f <5 (Mary 3)
1 f 5<10 (Sarah/Sally 10)
2 f 15<20 (Hannah 15 & Margaret 18)
1 f 40<50 (Mary 41)
1820 Overton Co, TN Census
Reel: M33-122 Page: 257
7 August 1820
Family on page: 42
William Travis
2 males 10<26 [Robert 14 & Thomas 10]
1 male 26<45 [William 37]
3 females under 10 [Margaret 8, Hannah 5, & Sarah/Sally 1]
1 female 26<45 [Mary 31]
1810 Cumberland Co, KY Census
Burksville
Reel: M252-9 Page: 185
6 August 1810
Family on page: 2
Wm Trevis
2 males <10 [Robert 4 & Thomas under 1]
1 male 26<45 [William 27]
1 f 16<26 [Mary 21]
(1 birth previous year)