John H TraversAge: 71 years1859–1930
- Name
- John H Travers
- Given names
- John H
- Surname
- Travers
 Birth | January 14, 1859 47 28 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary E Travers 1859 |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Travers April 1860 (Age 14 months) |
 Census | June 12, 1860 (Age 16 months) |
| Birth of a brother | James W Travers 1861 (Age 23 months) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a brother | Charles E Travers 1865 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Sidney Travers 1867 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 7 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a sister | Catherine Travers January 1870 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | June 29, 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Catherine J … — View this family 1881 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Charles Elias Travers January 7, 1882 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary E Travers August 17, 1883 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a brother | James W Travers October 1883 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary L “Mollie” Travers December 1884 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Minnie E Travers February 1886 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a father | Elias Travers April 21, 1887 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John Sidney Travers November 2, 1888 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary E Warner April 26, 1896 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 4, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a brother | Sidney Travers May 5, 1901 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Casper Kaiser — Minnie E Travers — View this family October 20, 1902 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Catherine Louise Kaiser November 1, 1903 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Edward Travers Kaiser September 14, 1907 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | May 2, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Ada B Travers 1911 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Sidney Travers — Ada Virginia Blank — View this family calculated 1911 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 57 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 58 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a son | Charles Elias Travers July 28, 1929 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 2, 1930 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | June 15, 1930 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ivy Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Elias Travers Birth: 1812 43 22 — Maryland, United States Death: April 21, 1887 — Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States |
| mother |
Mary E Warner Birth: 1831 — District of Columbia, United States Death: April 26, 1896 — Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: January 20, 1855 — District of Columbia, United States |
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5 years sister |
Mary E Travers Birth: 1859 47 28 — District of Columbia, United States Death: August 17, 1883 — Hamilton, Loudoun, Virginia, United States |
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John H Travers Birth: January 14, 1859 47 28 — District of Columbia, United States Death: June 15, 1930 — Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States |
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16 months younger brother |
Joseph Travers Birth: April 1860 48 29 — District of Columbia, United States Death: |
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21 months younger brother |
James W Travers Birth: 1861 49 30 — District of Columbia, United States Death: October 1883 — Maryland, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Charles E Travers Birth: 1865 53 34 — District of Columbia, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Sidney Travers Birth: 1867 55 36 — District of Columbia, United States Death: May 5, 1901 — Howard, Maryland, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Catherine Travers Birth: January 1870 58 39 — Maryland, United States Death: |
| Family with Catherine J … |
| himself |
John H Travers Birth: January 14, 1859 47 28 — District of Columbia, United States Death: June 15, 1930 — Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States |
| wife |
Catherine J … Birth: December 1856 — Maryland, United States Death: November 23, 1933 — Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: 1881 — |
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1 year son |
Charles Elias Travers Birth: January 7, 1882 22 25 — Maryland, United States Death: July 28, 1929 — Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary L “Mollie” Travers Birth: December 1884 25 28 — Maryland, United States Death: |
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15 months daughter |
Minnie E Travers Birth: February 1886 27 29 — Maryland, United States Death: February 1970 — Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States |
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3 years son |
John Sidney Travers Birth: November 2, 1888 29 31 — Laurel, Prince George's, Maryland, United States Death: December 24, 1961 — Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Elias Travers - Household
District of Columbia, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Elias Travers - Household
Howard, Maryland, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Elias Travers - Household
Howard, Maryland, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John H Travers - Household
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John H Travers - Household
Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John H Travers - Household
Howard, Maryland, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John H Travers - Household
Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, United States
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