William Barret Travis
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William B. Travis. This sketch by Wyly Martin is the only known likeness of Travis drawn during his lifetime, although its accuracy has been questioned.
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| Birth name | William Barret Travis |
| Nickname(s) | Buck |
| Born |
August 1, 1809 Saluda County, South Carolina |
| Died | March 6, 1836 (aged 26) The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas |
| Allegiance |
 United States Republic of Texas
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| Service/branch |
Texas Army
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| Years of service | 1835–1836 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands held | The Alamo |
| Battles/wars |
 Signature of William B. Travis |
William Barret "Buck" Travis (August 1, 1809 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American lawyer and soldier. At the age of 26, he was a lieutenant colonel in the Texas Army. He died at the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. Travis County and Travis Park were named after him for being the commander of the Republic of Texas at the Battle of the Alamo.
Travis's grandfather, Berwick (also known as Barrett) Travis, came to the British Colonies of North America at the age of 12, where he was placed in indentured servitude for more than a decade. Berwick's ancestors came to North America in the late 1600s, and Berwick's (Barrett's) grandfather was born in Perquimans, North Carolina but went back to the United Kingdom for his medical training. A descendant of the Travers of Tulketh Castle in Preston, England, Berwick had a life that hardly resembled his ancestor's glory and wealth. After working his period of servitude, he traveled south to the colony of South Carolina, where he received a grant of over 100 acres of land in what is now present day Saluda County, South Carolina. A year later, he married Anne Smallwood, and they lived out their lives there. They had four daughters and three sons, including Mark Travis and the Baptist missionary Alexander Travis.
Mark Travis married Jemima Stallworth on June 1, 1808. She gave birth to William Barret Travis on August 1, 1809. Records differ as to whether his date of birth was the first or ninth of August, but his youngest brother James C. Travis, who was in possession of the Travis family Bible at the time of his statement, indicated that William was born on the first. Mark and Jemima had nine other children over the next twenty years.
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