Henry Albert Traver

Brief Life History of Henry Albert

When Henry Albert Traver was born on 21 March 1860, in Iowa, United States, his father, William Drew Traver, was 21 and his mother, Nancy Ann Stoker, was 21. He married Anne Louise Heilig on 28 July 1918, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in San Miguel Judicial Township, San Luis Obispo, California, United States in 1900 and Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, California, United States for about 10 years. He died on 12 August 1931, in San Luis Obispo, California, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in San Miguel, San Luis Obispo, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Albert Traver
1860–1931
Anne Louise Heilig
1877–1951
Marriage: 28 July 1918
May Traver
1895–

Sources (14)

  • Albert H Traver in household of John R Traver, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Henry Albert Traver, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • Henry A Traver, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · The Burtis Opera House

The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

French: unexplained.

Catalan: habitational name from any of the minor places called Traver, mainly in La Garrotxa and L'Empordà districts.

English: variant of Trevor . This form of the surname is very rare in Britain and Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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