Travis, Edith M.

1917 - 2014  (96 years)

• Name	Travis, Edith M.
  Birth	7 Jun 1917	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	22 Apr 1930	Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois   [3, 4]
  	1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 03b
  		1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 03b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 06, page 03b
  Census	10 May 1940	Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois   [2, 5]
  	1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 02b
  		1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 02b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 04, page 02b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	TRAV.E004
  _FGRAVE	125713640
  Death	27 Feb 2014	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [6]
  		Headstone, Evans, Edith M. and Hubert E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I18177	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Travis, George Lucas,   b. 20 Jan 1877, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 14 Nov 1955, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Scrugham, Ida,   b. 10 Nov 1883, Illinois d. 12 Jun 1976 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F8114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Evans, Hubert E.,   b. 6 Jun 1918, Illinois d. 7 Jul 2001 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	9 Apr 1939	Clay City Christian Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	She was 21 years and 10 months - He was 20 years and 10 months.
  Children	1. Evans, R.   2. Evans, S.K.
  Family ID	F8106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Jun 1917 - Clay County, Illinois Census - 1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 03b - 22 Apr 1930 - Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 9 Apr 1939 - Clay City Christian Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Census - 1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 02b - 10 May 1940 - Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois Death - 27 Feb 2014 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Edith M. Evans, 96, of Clay City, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2014. Mrs. Evans was born on June 7, 1917 in Clay County, Illinois, the daughter of George L. Travis and Ida (Scrugham). She married Hubert E. Evans on April 9, 1939 at Clay City Christian Church. He preceded her in death on July 7, 2001. She was a member of Clay City United Methodist Church and was an avid quilter. Edith is survived by her daughter, Sandra K. Brooks and husband, Don of Dixon, KY; son, Ray Evans and wife, Jackie of Clay City; grandchildren, Sherri Buchanan and husband, Jamie of Madisonville, KY, Anthony Evans of Clay City, Tonia Duncan and husband, Greg of Dixon, KY, and Erica Paul and husband, Sam of Salem, IL; 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; sister, Dorothy Baylor of Fairfield, IL; brother, Leon Travis of Clay City; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother, and three sisters. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Clay County or Flora Rehab and Health Care Center. Funeral services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home. Visitation on Sunday evening 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery. Obit from Summers-Kistler on-line, Feb. 28, 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S4558] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Evans, Edith M., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=761&GScid=105163&GRid=125713640&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1532] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 4, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S664] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 06, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S851] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 8A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00621&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S1533] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 07, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4557] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Evans, Edith M. and Hubert E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35654446/hubert-e-evans), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4568] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Travis, Ida and George L., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Travis&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=24199237&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3910] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 6, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).