Researching Merle Travis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3513 people with the Travis surname? In that year Travis was ranked number 1192 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Merle means "Blackbird" and is of French origin.
Records of Merle Travis on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Merle Travis and the Travis Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 3745 people with the Travis surname in the UK? Travis is now ranked number 1524 for popularity in the UK. |
Travis Family History Databases
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Travis Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 42535 people with the Travis surname in the USA? Travis is ranked number 143 for popularity in the USA. |
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Merle Travis. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Merle Travis
Merle Travis
Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Rosewood, Kentucky, United States. His songs' lyrics often discussed both the lives and the economic exploitation of American coal miners. Among his many well-known songs are "Sixteen Tons", "Re-Enlistment Blues", "I am a Pilgrim", and "Dark as a Dungeon". However, it is his unique guitar style, still called "Travis picking" by guitarists, as well as his interpretations of the rich musical traditions of his native Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, for which he is best known today. Travis picking is a syncopated style of guitar fingerpicking rooted in ragtime music in which alternating chords and bass notes are plucked by the thumb while melodies are simultaneously plucked by the index finger. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977.
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Other names that sound a bit like Travis
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