Sophronia Lee (Travis) Whittlesey (1866-1932)

Sophronia Lee Whittlesey formerly Travis

Born 25 Feb 1866 [location unknown]

Ancestors

Daughter of James Cannon Travis and Saphronia Pauline (White) Travis

Sister of Mary Elizabeth Travis, Nancy Pauline Travis, William Hardy Travis, James Cannon Travis, Julia Ann Edward Travis, Sophronia Lee Travis, Theodosia Travis, Melissa Cordelia Travis, Henry W Travis, Martha Jane (Travis) Kelley and Frances Levina Travis

Wife of Luther Cogswell Whittlesey — married 9 Nov 1882 in Sabine Land District, Texas, United States

Descendants

Mother of Alvin Guy Whittlesey, Theodosia Luma Whittlesey, Luther Joseph Whittlesey, Mary Abbie Whittlesey, Oscar Edgar Whittlesey, Cannon Travis Whittlesey, Annie Cordelia Whittlesey, James Hardy Whittlesey, Sophronia P L Whittlesey and Henry Adolpheus Whittlesey

Died 3 Feb 1932 at age 65 in Hemphill, Sabine, Texas

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Biography

1930 census - says her parents were from Mississippi.

Sources

"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZB-MMSQ : 28 November 2018), L C Whittlesey and S L Travis, 09 Nov 1882; citing Marriage, citing Sabine Land District, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,005,072.

"Texas Marriages, 1837-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ML-75W : 22 January 2020), L. C. Whittlesey, 1882.

Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Sabine, Texas; Roll: T624_1586; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1375599

Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Sabine, Texas; Roll: T625_1842; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 168

Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Sobine, Texas; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342122

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62602994/sophronia-l-whittlesey

"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3ZG-6SB : 13 March 2018), Luther Cogswell Whittlesey in entry for Luther Joseph Whittlesey, 09 Jan 1975; citing certificate number 13961, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,705.

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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sophronia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sophronia:

~1.56% Tim (Fuselier) McClelland : AncestryDNA
~0.78% Justin Loe : 23andMe + AncestryDNA
~0.78% ~3.12% Dawn (Allen) Mcmillian : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UR8293139 [compare], yourDNAportal SELd8b05e0e, Ancestry member dawn_allen89

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Sophronia Lee (Travis) Whittlesey (1866 - 1932)

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