Colvin, Laura Effie

1885 - 1982  (97 years)

• Name	Colvin, Laura Effie
  Birth	1885	Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	COLV.L001
  _FGRAVE	51557376
  Death	11 May 1982	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Burial	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I26592	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2025

  
  

  Family	Travis, John David,   b. 26 Apr 1875, Clay County, Illinois d. 27 Mar 1949, Richland County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Children	> 1. Travis, Thelma Doreen,   b. 4 Dec 1910, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Apr 2013, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 102 years)   2. Travis, Effie,   b. 1913, Illinois   3. Travis, F. > 4. Travis, John David Jr.,   b. 7 Mar 1917, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 20 Jan 1980, Denver, Denver County, Colorado (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F11426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1885 - Richland County, Illinois Death - 11 May 1982 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Laura Effie Travis, 96, 515 E. North Ave., Olney, died Tuesday in Richland Memorial Hospital. Services were held Friday in the Elm Street Christian Church with Rev. Keith Sproat presiding. Visitation Thursday in the Summers Funeral Home. Burial will be in Haven Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Travis was born in Richland County, the daughter of James and Francis Viola (Adams) Colvin. She married John David Travis Nov. 11, 1908 and he preceded her in death March 27, 1949. She was a member of Elm Street Christian Church in Olney. She formerly operated a cafe in Olney and Clay City. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law Thelma and Wayne Appelby of Arthur; Effie C. Jahncke of San Diego, California; and Francis Iaun of Olney; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elsie Travis of Denver Colorado; seven grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a son, John Travis; a grandson; a great-grandson; a sister, Mrs. Mae Gardner; and three brothers, Arthur, Luther, and Orlando Colvin. From obituary in The Olney Daily Mail May 1982

  
  

• Sources

  [S130] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 28, page 14b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6061/4300174_00635?pid=14757911&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll) (Reliability: 2).