WILLIAM LEVI TRAVIS, born 13 October, 1826, chose to use his middle name, thus went by Levi Travis. He is one of four orphans born in New York City in the 1820's. It is not known why the four children were orphaned, however, since Levi was the youngest, it probably occurred prior to 1830. Also, all available documents show that the children did not know who their parents were. Levi married Mary Matilda Miller in 1846. Children were William Jewett, John Levi, Stephen Gregory Merritt, Mary Georgiena, Norman Whitlock (died in infancy) and Willis Miller. My line from Levi goes through William Jewett > Ralph Messiter > Ambler Ralph. The missing link is Levi's parents.