Biographical Sketch of Rev. David Q. Travis, Jefferson County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Rev. David Q. Travis, pastor of the congregational Church of De Soto, is a native of Trigg County, Ky., and was born October 16, 1857. His father was John W. Travis (deceased), who was born in Marshall County, Ky. David Q. Travis was reared on a farm and received his literary education at Eddyville Academy. He began preaching at Hopkinsville, Ky., in 1881, and the same fall was transferred to Marvin Chapel, St. Louis, thence in 1882 to Texarkana, on the line of the Texas & Arkansas Railroad. He subsequently took a course of two years at the Vanderbilt University, of Nashville, Tenn. In 1885 he was located at Foristell, St. Charles Co., Mo., and in 1886 assumed charge of the Union Congrega- tional Church, of St. Louis. In July, 1887, he removed to his present pastorate in De Soto, where he has the welfare of his charge throughly at heart. Mr. Travis is a member of the I. O. G. T., and Literary Society of Kai Fai, a college fraternity. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================