Evans, Hilda Modena

1901 - 1980  (78 years)

• Name	Evans, Hilda Modena
  Birth	28 Oct 1901	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 05a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 09, page 05a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  		1930 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 01b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 02, page 01b
  Reference Number	EVAN.H004
  _FGRAVE	36810834
  Death	6 Oct 1980	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Hilda Modena Travis, 78, Clay City, died at 12:20 a.m. today in the Flora Nursing Center. Services will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Cardascio Funeral Home in Clay City with Bro. Mike Sweeney presiding. Visitation is Tuesday from 5-9 p.m. Burial will be in the Clay City Cemetery. Mrs. Travis was born Oct. 28, 1901 in Clay City to James Allen and Sarah Melvenia (Patridge) Evans. She married Ross Travis on March 20, 1920. He survives. She was a member of the Clay City Christian Church. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Carolyn Wagner and Janet Hagen, both of Moore, Okla., Mrs. June Evans, Olney; and eight grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter; a son; and three sisters. Olney Daily Mail (IL)
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Travis, Hilda M. and Ross
  Person ID	I15827	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Travis - Jones Noah Travis and Hannah N. Jones Descendants
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Evans, James Allen
  Mother	Patridge, Sarah M.,   b. 31 Aug 1870, Illinois d. 15 Mar 1939, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F21235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Travis, Ross,   b. 20 Jan 1900, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Apr 1985, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 4]
  Children	1. Living   2. Travis, Galen Hubert,   b. 17 Jun 1922, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Jan 1931 (Age 8 years) > 3. Travis, Carolyn,   b. 28 Jan 1936, Illinois d. 26 Jun 2017, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (Age 81 years)   4. Living
  Family ID	F7294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Oct 1901 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 6 Oct 1980 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3974] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Travis, Hilda M. and Ross, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36810866/ross-travis), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3387] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 02, page 1b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3975] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Travis, Hilda M. and Ross, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2401&GScid=105163&GRid=36810834&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3965] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 9, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).