Person:Levi Travis (2)

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LEVI TRAVIS, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public. Ragersville, was bo rn December 16, 1828, near Reading, Berks Co.. Penn., and is a son of Jo hn S. and Hannah (Klein) Travis. The former was born in Philadelphia, Penn .. in which State he was married. He was a soldier in the war of 181 2. He and his wife subsequently moved to Tuscarawas County. Ohio, and sett led in this township (then a part of Bucks Township), in 1832. Here Mr. Tr avis was occupied as a farmer and miller, entering land which he cleare d. Of their family of eight children, five are living-Levi, our subject; G eorge, also in this county; Louisa (Neff), in Portage County, Ohio: Willi am and Wilhelmina (Blair). both in Indiana. Mr. Travis died June 17, 186 8: his widow died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Neff, in Portage Count y, August 1, 1883. aged eighty-four years eight months and twelve days. T he subject of this sketch was brought up on the farm, and received a comm on school education. He learned the trade of stonemason, which he follow ed for sixteen years. On May 8, 1853. he was married to Elizabeth Walke r. also a native of this county, Their children are Eli, of Dover. Ohio. a nd Lewis, now in this township. Mrs. Travis died July 19, 1879. She w as a devoted wife and kind mother: a member of the Christian Church. Her d eath was occasioned by a fall from a cherry tree. In 1848, our subject beg an the profession of teaching, which he followed for twenty-seven conserva tive years. He was elected Justice of the Peace, in April, 1864, which off ice he has ever since held. He was admitted to the bar at New Philadelphi a, September 15, 1875, and has a good local practice. In politic s, he is a Democrat. [History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, 1884]

A complete official list of the township magistrates of Auburn [Twp.] h as not been preserved. The following are all that are found on the reco rd of oaths administered: George Davis. 1831; Henry D. Lehmer, 1849, resig ned 1851; John W. Gonter, 1849; John Travis. 1851; John W. Gonter, 1852; J ohn Travis, 1854; Sebastian Dingledine, 1854; Frederick Neff, 1855; Sebast ian Dingledine, 1857; John Shank, 1858; Peter Kunz, 1860; Sebastian Dingle dine, 1861; Otto Boysen, 1863; Levi Travis, 1864; William Wagner, 1866; Le vi Travis, 1867; James W. Stout, 1869; Levi Travis, 1870; Sebastian Dingle dine, 1871; George W. Goudy, 1872; H. J. Peters, 1875; Levi Travis, 187 8; Samuel Zimmerman, 1878; H. J. Peters, 1881; Levi Travis, 1881; Jo hn B. Jones, 1882. [History of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, 1884]

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