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Travis The son of <b>Williamb> B. Travis was boarded with a friend named David Ayres (or Ayers) in Washington on the Brazos when the elder Travis went to the Alamo. Wood accused Travis of cheating at cards, other allegations surfaced, and Travis was convicted of "conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman" and cashiered from the army in May 1856. The younger Travis tried hard to make a life for himself, partially helped by a land grant he and his sister received from the state of Texas. hotx.com /alamo/travis.html

Handbook of Texas Online: TRAVIS, <b>WILLIAMb> BARRET Travis attended an academy in Sparta until he learned all that was taught there; then Alexander Travis enrolled his nephew in a school in nearby Claiborne, Alabama. Travis was able to recruit only twenty-nine men, and because he was embarrassed he requested to be relieved. The story has been told that Travis suspected his wife of infidelity, doubted his parenthood of her unborn child, and killed a man because of it. www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/TT/ftr3.html

Travis' Appeal for Aid at the Alamo <b>Williamb> Barret Travis and almost two hundred other defenders found themselves surrounded at the Alamo Mission in San Antonio in late February of 1836. The letter below was written by Travis soon after the Mexicans first appeared in the area around San Antonio. The resulting delay of Santa Anna's eastward movement gave other Texans more time to organize, both politically and militarily, and to ultimately defeat and capture Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto, fought April 21, 1836. www.lsjunction.com /docs/appeal.htm

Encyclopedia: <b>Williamb> B. Travis <b>Williamb> Travis was killed on March 6th with the other 188 defenders during the Battle of the Alamo after what many consider a heroic defense. People who viewed "<b>Williamb> B. Travis" also viewed: Travis then became an attorney and, at age 19, married one of his students, Rosanna Cato, who was 16 years old. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/William-B.-Travis

<b>Williamb> B. Travis (1809-1836) Born in South Carolina on 9 August 1809, <b>Williamb> Barret Travis will always be remembered as the Texas commander at the Battle of the Alamo. Travis studied law and became a practicing attorney for a brief time before marrying Rosanna Cato at the age of nineteen. Travis abandoned his wife, son, and an unborn daughter, and headed for Texas. www.lsjunction.com /people/travis.htm

<b>Williamb> Travis <b>Williamb> Travis : "Where the Heart Is" is filmed in Slaithwaite, near the town of Huddersfield, in West Yorkshire. <b>Williamb> Travis : I first started acting in 1991, but it took me a few years to establish myself. <b>Williamb> Travis : Mrs Shanks was here at the time but she was in class 7 then. www.leighsaintthomas.wigan.sch.uk /william_travis.htm

<b>Williamb> B. Travis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <b>Williamb> Travis' grandaughter had to resort to selling family mementos to survive and ironically wanted the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) to hire her husband as a janitor at the Alamo. On 19 December, Travis was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel of the Legion of Cavalry and became the chief recruiting officer for the army. Travis was born in Saluda County, South Carolina, the eldest of eleven children of Mark and Jemima Travis; records differ as to whether his date of birth was the first or ninth of August. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_B._Travis   (1326 words)

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<b>Williamb> B. Travis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <b>Williamb> Travis' grandaughter had to resort to selling family mementos to survive and ironically wanted the Daughters of the Republic of Texas (DRT) to hire her husband as a janitor at the Alamo. On 19 December, Travis was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel of the Legion of Cavalry and became the chief recruiting officer for the army. Travis was born in Saluda County, South Carolina, the eldest of eleven children of Mark and Jemima Travis; records differ as to whether his date of birth was the first or ninth of August. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wiliam_travis   (1291 words)

<b>Williamb> R. Travis - CU Dept. of Geography <b>Williamb> R. Travis, Ph.D. (Formerly known as <b>Williamb> E. Riebsame.) Investigators include David McGinnis (Idaho State University), David Bennett (Iowa State University); Duncan Patten (Montana State University); <b>Williamb> R. Travis (University of Colorado); Jerry Johnson (Montana State University); Bruce Maxwell (Montana State University); Sheila McGinnis (Idaho State University); Paul Robbins (Ohio State University); Jason Shogren (University of Wyoming); and Bob Crabtree (Yellowstone Ecosystem Studies). The land use research described above also led to an "out reach" and web resource project involving the on-going tracking and projection of Western growth and development trends, called the Western Futures Project (funded by the <b>Williamb> and Flora Hewlett Foundation). spot.colorado.edu /~wtravis   (1291 words)

Travis, <b>Williamb> Barrett on Encyclopedia.com The Alamo fell, and all of its defenders, among them Travis, James Bowie, and David Crockett, were massacred. Travis later moved (1831) to Texas and soon acquired local prominence. He was ardent in urging the revolt of the American settlers against Mexican rule. www.encyclopedia.com /html/T/Travis-W1.asp   (1291 words)

"In Search of the Heroes": The Cost of Freedom--<b>Williamb> Barret Travis Appearances --<b>Williamb> Barret Travis (WBT) was tall--six feet or more--and fair, with dark, curly red hair. "In Search of the Heroes": The Cost of Freedom--<b>Williamb> Barret Travis His only son, Charles Edward Travis, came to live in Texas with his father a short time before the battle of the Alamo. www.graceproducts.com /travis/like.html   (1291 words)

Cobblestone Publishing - Reading and Comprehension Questions for COBBLESTONE's The Alamo Issue How long had Colonel <b>Williamb> Travis and his men been defending the Alamo? Why was Jim Allen chosen to be the courier for Colonel Travis? Why did Santa Anna have a special hatred for Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie? www.cobblestonepub.com /pages/compquest198203.html   (1291 words)

<b>Williamb> Travis - Artist Painting Prices, Art Appraisal, Artist Paintings [AskART.com] <b>Williamb> Travis - Artist Painting Prices, Art Appraisal, Artist Paintings [AskART.com] Use Last Name or both fields, to refine search results. askart.com /artist/T/william_delaney_travis.asp?ID=102556   (1291 words)

<b>Williamb> Travis <b>Williamb> Travis was born in Edgefield District, South Carolina, on 9th August, 1809. Travis strongly disliked Mexican rule and became one of the leaders of what became known as the "war party". He married but the relationship was unsuccessful and Travis left his family and moved to Texas and established a law office in Anahuac. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /WWtravisW.htm   (1291 words)

Travis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <b>Williamb> B. Travis, commander of the Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo Travis Barker, drummer for GHS and blink-182 and Transplants Scott Travis, a heavy metal performer and drummer for the band Judas Priest. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Travis   (239 words)

Handbook of Texas Online: TRAVIS, <b>WILLIAMb> BARRET Amelia W. Williams, A Critical Study of the Siege of the Alamo and of the Personnel of Its Defenders (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Texas, 1931; rpt., Southwestern Historical Quarterly 36 [April 1933], 37 [July, October 1933, January, April 1934]). Travis attended an academy in Sparta until he learned all that was taught there; then Alexander Travis enrolled his nephew in a school in nearby Claiborne, Alabama. The story has been told that Travis suspected his wife of infidelity, doubted his parenthood of her unborn child, and killed a man because of it. www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/TT/ftr3.html   (1740 words)

From Revolution to Reconstruction: Documents: Letter Alamo FRtR > Documents > <b>Williamb> Barret Travis: Letter from the commandancy of the Alamo, 1836 Send this to San Felipe by Express night & day-- Letter from the commandancy of the Alamo (1836) odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/D/1826-1850/mexicanwar/alamo.htm   (1740 words)

<b>Williamb> B. Travis High School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <b>Williamb> B. Travis High School is located in south Austin, Texas and is named after <b>Williamb> B. Travis. Travis High School has been selected as a mentor school by the Texas Education Agency. The Navy JR ROTC program at THS is the largest ROTC program in Austin. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_B._Travis_High_School   (143 words)

"In Search of the Heroes": The Cost of Freedom--<b>Williamb> Barret Travis Travis died during the early part of the battle with a bullet to the head. He also became good friends with "Three-legged Willie" Williamson, who was to become a Texas legend. WBT settled in the port city of Anahuac (on Galveston Bay, along the coast east of modern-day Houston, and near the mouth of the Trinity River), and started a law practice with Patrick C. Jack. www.graceproducts.com /travis/life.html   (1521 words)

Jeff Quinton - Backcountry Conservative: <b>Williamb> Barrett Travis <b>Williamb> B. Travis was born in August of 1809 in the Red Bank Community of what is now Saluda County, South Carolina. Travis is memorialized along with Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie at San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio. Amelia W. Williams, A Critical Study of the Siege of the Alamo and of the Personnel of Its Defenders (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Texas, 1931; rpt., Southwestern Historical Quarterly 36 [April 1933], 37 [July, October 1933, January, April 1934]). www.jquinton.com /archives/000144.html   (251 words)

<b>Williamb> B. Travis (1809-1836) Born in South Carolina on 9 August 1809, <b>Williamb> Barret Travis will always be remembered as the Texas commander at the Battle of the Alamo. Travis commanded the Texas defenders during the Siege and Battle of the Alamo. Travis studied law and became a practicing attorney for a brief time before marrying Rosanna Cato at the age of nineteen. www.lsjunction.com /people/travis.htm   (314 words)

American Experience Remember the Alamo People & Events PBS Travis' aggressive tactics established him as one of the ringleaders among a growing "war faction" in the Anglo colonies. Travis was quick to call for reinforcements, knowing full well that the oncoming Mexican army would far outnumber the Alamo forces, which numbered fewer than 200 men. Popular legend has it that on March 5, Travis drew a line in the sand with his saber and asked those men who were committed to defending the Alamo to the death to cross. www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/alamo/peopleevents/p_travis.html   (447 words)

Gonzales Alamo Relief Force Responding to Col. Travis' appeals, the main contingent of the Gonzales Alamo Relief Force departed the town square of Gonzales at 2 PM Saturday 27 Feb, led by commanding officer Lieutenant George C. Kimble of the Gonzales Rangers. On 24 Feb, the passionate and alarming appeal of Colonel Travis in his own handwriting to all people of Texas and all Americans was carried to Gonzales by Captain Albert Martin who first delivered it upon his arrival on the 25th to Smithers who carried it on to San Felipe on the 27th. The obstinancy of Travis and his soldiers was the cause of the death of the whole of them, for not one would surrender. www.tamu.edu /ccbn/dewitt/gonrelief.htm   (1997 words)

History of <b>Williamb> B. Travis Elementary School <b>Williamb> B. Travis Elementary School opened its doors to students in 1956. Beatrice Jenkins came to MISD from Pecos, Texas to became the principal of Travis in 1994. In 2001-02 Travis was designated “Recognized” by Texas Education Agency for performance on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. www.marshallisd.com /WBTRAVIS/other_pages/history.htm   (316 words)

Goose Creek Independent School District <b>Williamb> B. Travis Elementary houses two computer labs, a parent resource/learning center, an activity center, and a large modern library. Travis’ Choir and Ensemble was the first choir and ensemble to be asked to perform at the State Music Convention, and the school was awarded the Barbara Bush Literacy Grant in 1998-99. Travis was also named a five-star campus in 2001 and 2002 by Texas Monthly and a Title I distinguished school. www.goosecreek.cisd.esc4.net /travis   (842 words)

trade token honoring <b>Williamb> B. Travis, hero of the Alamo Travis suspected his wife of infidelity, and he left Alabama, for the most promising of destinations at that time, Texas (which at that time was part of Mexico). Travis to defend Bexar, and even though Travis was only 26, he commanded the likes of Jim Bowie, and Congressman David Crockett (who was near 50). Forseeing their deaths, Travis drew a line in the sand, and said, "Those prepared to give their lives in freedom’s cause, come over to me." The only man who did not cross, and who left the mission on that day was Louis Rose. members.fortunecity.com /tokenguy/tokentales/page26.htm   (2034 words)

John (Juan) Davis Bradburn <b>Williamb> B. Scates, a contemporary at Anahuac, claimed to have lived near the family and that two sons John and <b>Williamb> were merchants in Springfield, TN across the KY border. Señor Juan Williams became the leader of the settlers and the uprising would have inevitably occurred had I not sent Lieutenant Pacho with a squad of soldiers to demand an interview to eliminate the basic causes of the revolt. Unfortunately, at the moment the mutiny began, Travis, Jack, and company, who Señor Piedras had sent to the town of Liberty, came back and, buying some barrels of aguardiente, invited the soldiers to their houses to thus seduce them from their duty to their officers. www.tamu.edu /ccbn/dewitt/bradburn.htm   (6801 words)

Handbook of Texas Online: TRAVIS, <b>WILLIAMb> BARRET Travis attended an academy in Sparta until he learned all that was taught there; then Alexander Travis enrolled his nephew in a school in nearby Claiborne, Alabama. Travis was able to recruit only twenty-nine men, and because he was embarrassed he requested to be relieved. The story has been told that Travis suspected his wife of infidelity, doubted his parenthood of her unborn child, and killed a man because of it. www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/TT/ftr3.html   (1741 words)

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