Robert John Travers

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Robert John Travers

Birth
Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
14 Jun 1974 (aged 63)
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.1561444, Longitude: -73.3608194
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Robert John Travers was the former husband of Virginia Allin (Travers) later Coigney. They were married in Albany NY on February 3, 1936.

They were the parents of Mary Allin Travers of the famous folk singing group, Mary Paul and Mary. In his obituary, Mary is referred to as Mrs. Gerald Taylor, her husband at the time in 1974. He and Virginia divorced.
Robert was a journalist and writer.
His daughter:
Mary Allin Travers was married four times. Her first brief union, to John Filler, produced her older daughter, Erika, in 1960. In 1963, she married Barry Feinstein, a prominent freelance photographer of musicians and celebrities. Her younger daughter, Alicia, was born in 1966, and the couple divorced the following year. In the 1970s, she was married to Gerald Taylor, publisher of National Lampoon. In 1991, she married restaurateur Ethan Robbins; Travers lived with Robbins in the small town of Redding, Connecticut, for the remainder of her life.
Robert John Travers was the former husband of Virginia Allin (Travers) later Coigney. They were married in Albany NY on February 3, 1936.

They were the parents of Mary Allin Travers of the famous folk singing group, Mary Paul and Mary. In his obituary, Mary is referred to as Mrs. Gerald Taylor, her husband at the time in 1974. He and Virginia divorced.
Robert was a journalist and writer.
His daughter:
Mary Allin Travers was married four times. Her first brief union, to John Filler, produced her older daughter, Erika, in 1960. In 1963, she married Barry Feinstein, a prominent freelance photographer of musicians and celebrities. Her younger daughter, Alicia, was born in 1966, and the couple divorced the following year. In the 1970s, she was married to Gerald Taylor, publisher of National Lampoon. In 1991, she married restaurateur Ethan Robbins; Travers lived with Robbins in the small town of Redding, Connecticut, for the remainder of her life.