George was born in 1864. He is the son of George Travers and Frances Swafford.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVB-HTK : 12 November 2020), Edwin Travers in household of George B. Travers, Montgomery, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 149, sheet 274A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,237.
"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2PD-K8M : 14 February 2020), George E. Travers, 1889.
"Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2L9-1Z6 : 11 January 2020), George Elmer Travers in entry for Ray Edwin Travers, 1892.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSHJ-1RS : accessed 22 December 2020), George E Travers, Divernon & Pawnee Townships Pawnee vill., Sangamon, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 119, sheet 8B, family 164, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,344.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK6N-PZM : accessed 22 December 2020), George E Travis, Shipman, Macoupin, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 66, sheet 5A, family 68, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 309; FHL microfilm 1,374,322.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJHP-P4F : accessed 22 December 2020), George E Travers, Pitman, Montgomery, Illinois, United States; citing ED 93, sheet 5B, line 69, family 99, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 394; FHL microfilm 1,820,394.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS16-6WQ : accessed 22 December 2020), Geo E Travers, Waggoner, Montgomery, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 2B, line 88, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 545; FHL microfilm 2,340,280.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWC2-TXX : 19 November 2019), George Traverse, Waggoner, Pitman Township, Montgomery, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 68-38, sheet 1A, line 14, family 6, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 860.
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