Elias Whitney Travis

1814 - 1878  (63 years)

• Name	Elias Whitney Travis
  	Farmer and a Dealer in Cattle and Horses
  Birth	14 Oct 1814	Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Census	1840 (25 years)	Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.   [4]
  2 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69 3 - Persons Employed in Agriculture 4 - Free White Persons - Under 20 3 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 9 - Total Free White Persons 9 - Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves
  Census	1850 (35 years)	Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1850 US Census, he was recorded as age 35, living in Yorktown, Westchester County, New York. He was a farmer.
  Census	1860 (45 years)	Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.   [6]
  In the 1860 US Census, she was recorded as age 49, living in Yorktown, Westchester County, New York. He was a farmer.
  History	12 Apr 1861 (46 years)	Civil War Begins
  Census	1870 (55 years)	Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.   [7]
  In the 1870 US Census, he was recorded as age 55, living in Yorktown, Westchester County, New York. He was a farmer.
  Moved To	May 1870 (55 years)	Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.   [3]
  In May 1879, they moved to Peekskill, New York, living on Broad Street, between Howard and Cortlandt.
  Death	3 Mar 1878	Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Burial	Aft 3 Mar 1878	Yorktown Church Cemetery, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Yorktown Church Cemetery, Yorktown, New York   [2]
  	Gravestone of Elias Whitney Travis
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  > 1. Pamelia Travis,   b. 8 Jan 1798, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. bur. date unknown, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. ▻ Henry Hallock,  m. 1818 + 2. Joseph Travis,   b. 13 Jun 1801, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 27 Jun 1864, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 63 years) ▻ Abigail Tompkins,  m. 17 Nov 1824 > 3. Susannah Travis,   b. 7 Apr 1804, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. Oct 1880, New York City, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years) ▻ Frederick Conegeser,  m. 1847 > 4. Catherine Travis,   b. 18 Jan 1808, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. ▻ John Tompkins Clements,  m. 1 Jan 1828 > 5. Elizabeth Ann Travis,   b. 20 Apr 1810, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 2 Sep 1880, New York State, U.S.A.  (Age 70 years) ▻ Elijah A. Horton,  m. 29 Nov 1831 > 6. Elias Whitney Travis,   b. 14 Oct 1814, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 3 Mar 1878, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 63 years) ▻ Elizabeth Tompkins,  m. 1834   7. Herman Leroy Travis,   b. 30 Aug 1820, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 18 Sep 1820, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Henry Travers   d. 1648, London, England   (4 x Great Grandfather)  Eva Young,   b. Abt 1740  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I26043
  Last Modified	29 May 2026

  
  

  Father	John Travis,   b. 11 Sep 1774, Cortlandt, Westchester County, Province of New York d. 5 Feb 1832, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Phebe Whitney,   b. 12 Dec 1777, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 10 Feb 1866, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F7673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth Tompkins,   b. 27 Aug 1809, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 21 May 1886, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1834	Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.   [1, 8]
  They were married by Esquire Hyatt at her father's house. [3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 19 years and 2 months - She : ~ 24 years and 4 months.
  Children	1834 to 1847  [8]
  1. Phebe Ann Travis (1834–1835) 2. John Whitney Travis (1836–1878) 3. William Jay Travis (1838–1897) 4. Ann Augusta Travis (1842–1933) 5. Mary Etta Marietta Travis (1847–1900)
  Family ID	F9586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Elias Whitney Travis(1814 – 1878) 2John Travis(1774 – 1832) 4James Travis(29 Feb 1731/32 – 1784) 8James Travis(1703 – 1754) 16James Travis(1676 – ) 17Marcy Leland( – 1716) 9Rebecca Squire(1701 – 1757) 18John Squire(1667 – 1706) 19Rebecca Ellis(1700 – 1757) 5Phebe Covert(1725 – 1791) 10Isaac Covert(1697 – 1781) 20 21 11Mary Purdy(Abt 1703 – Abt 1791) 22 23 3Phebe Whitney(1777 – 1866) 6Jeremiah Whitney(1731 – 1810) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Eva Young(Abt 1740 – ) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Oct 1814 - Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Marriage - 1834 - Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1840 - Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1850 - Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1860 - Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Census - 1870 - Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Moved To - May 1870 - Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Death - 3 Mar 1878 - Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 3 Mar 1878 - Yorktown Church Cemetery, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1438] Whitney Research Group, (Online http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Main_Page), Whitney, Phebe (1777-a1820). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 54986970 ·Elias Whitney Travis Sr. . [S2549] Phoenix, S. Whitney. The Whitney Family of Connecticut, and its Affiliation volume I, (New York: privately printed, 1878), p 329. [S281] Bureau of the Census, 1840 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1840; Census Place: Yorktown, Westchester, New York; Roll: 353; Page: 207; Family History Library Film: 0017210. [S273] Bureau of the Census, 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Yorktown, Westchester, New York; Roll: 614; Page: 259b. [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Yorktown, Westchester, New York; Roll: M653_879; Page: 729; Family History Library Film: 803879. [S192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Yorktown, Westchester, New York; Roll: M593_1116; Page: 748A. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).