NOTE: Probably every TRACHSEL, TROXELL, TROXEL, TROXLE, TROXTELL, TROXWELL, and TROXLER in the United States today are descended from Stephan TRACHSEL; b. circa 1536 in Lenk, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. For some twisted reason, the surname spelling altered over time.

How I fit into the picture is my mother, Sylvia (TROXLE) ARMES, still living in Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County, Kentucky. Many genealogies and family history pedigrees have been published on this family. I have borrowed from many and would like to give them credit: Mike Troxell, Tom Troxell, Harry E. Miller, Larissa Souzer, Barbara England, Ronald Troxle, Steven Troxel, and Vivian Kinkade; I've missed some, but will add later.

I've added other maternal family genealogies to this web page from my Mother's side of the family. They include: MEREDITH, KEITH, MONROE, and SEGO. Because of Genealogy.Com's limitation, I can only submit five family histories. Other maternal family lines that I have are: MINYARD, DOSSEY, BLAIR, and SKAGGS.

My disclaimer: I guarantee no information to be absolutely accurate for I rely principally on my internet cousins and published county, state, and federal information whenever possible; in some cases, that information is suspect also. Believe it or not, I don't make any of it up; I hope my sources didn't either!

This web site in continually a work in progress. Give me time. It will improve!

• Decendants of Stephan TRACHSEL (137 KB)
  Stephan TRACHSEL began it all in 1536 in Lenk, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Several generations of TRACHSELS lived in Switzerland and Germany before migrating to America. They changed their names to TROXEL when they settled in Pennsylvania.

• Pete in company picture (99 KB)
  Here Pete worked for Louisville Carwheel and Railyard Supply in 1933. He is pictured second row, all the way to the right - white shirt
• Nancy (Jones) TROXEL at Schardien Cemetery (55 KB)
  Schardien Cemetery is on Seventh Street Road in Louisville. Nancy was the mother of Peter and grandmother of Clarence Troxle. Burial of husband, William, is unknown.
• Annual Family Picnic in Louisville (115 KB)
  At Iroquois Park. Is that Eddie (middle) on the blanket?
• William & Nancy (JONES) TROXEL (6 KB)
  William b. abt 1835 in Pulaski County, Ky, while Nancy b. abt 1844 in Tennessee. They were parents of Peter Troxle who married Delia KEITH. See Nancy's cemetery marker above (incorrect birth date on stone; death cert states she lived 68 yrs)
• Troxel Cartoon (94 KB)
  Must be portraying my lunatic aunt
• My KENTUCKY Limo (50 KB)
  My conveyance for hunting dead people
• Clarence & Verna with kids (111 KB)
  Clarence and Verna (Merideth) Troxel with kids still remaining at home (abt early 60's; that's 1960's)- Judith, Cheryl, Beverly, Jr., and Pete
• Delia (Keith) TROXLE and her kids (83 KB)
  Top - Left to right: Freddy Troxle, Edith Thompson, David Troxle, and Clarence Troxle. Bottom - left to right: Gertrude Wheeler, Anna Mae Blair, Norma Smith, Grandma Delia, and Katherine Merideth
• Allen & Clarence, Jr. Troxle (60 KB)
  At Clarence, Sr. and Verna's house taken in the 80's
• A young Delia Keith at 14 (68 KB)
  Delia probably just married Peter Troxle when this pic was taken. Soon after turning 14, she married Peter across the river in Indiana. Peter was 27 when they tied the knot.
• Pete and Delia's Marriage License (294 KB)
  They married in 1908 in Jeffersonville, IN. Many Troxles married across the river because Indiana allowed underage marriages; Delia was 14 yrs old
• Delia Troxle (78 KB)
  Born 14 Aug 1894 in Barren County, KY; died 29 Jul 1983 in Louisville. Married Peter Troxle 28 Sep 1908. Her second husband was Albert Layman
• Delia's Death Certificate (183 KB)
  She was 88 years old when she left us.
• Young Peter/Pete TROXLE (28 KB)
  This pic is of Pete Troxle about the time he married Delia. He was 27 when he married the 14 year old beauty. Pete's parents were William and Nancy (Jones) Troxel. Somewhere here the surname changed
• Pete TROXLE and son, Clarence (109 KB)
  Pic probably taken around 1910 (assuming Clarence was about 4 yrs old at the time)

• Descendants of James KEITH (38 KB)
  James Keith came here from Scotland via Liverpool on the ship Gildart as an indentured servant due to the fact that he was captured during the Jacobite rebellion. They [Keiths] were originally Roman Catholic; they were fighting for their Catholic ruler to retain his place. He spent a year in prison then was banished to America. He spent 7 years as an indentured servant. They came into port at Port North Potomack, Maryland. He participated in the Jacobite Uprising which was crushed by the Duke of Cumberland at Culloden, near Iverness on April 16, 1746. He was held prisoneer at Stirling and Cheste from April 1746 to 1747, then sent to America
• Descendants of Nathaniel Perry MONROE (15 KB)
  These are my MONROE ancestors as connected to KEITH Family
• My MEREDITH/MERIDETH Clan (45 KB)
  William MEREDITH married Elizabeth Henry. They were the parents of Joseph "Old Joe" Abraham MEREDITH
• Descendants of Stephan TRACHSEL (99 KB)
  Our oldest ancestor is Stephan Trachsel from Lenk, Switzerland. His descendants paved a trail from Europe to Central Pennsylvania on to Kentucky and other parts of the United States.
• Our SEGO Family (162 KB)
  Verna Mae (MEREDITH) TROXLE'S mother was a SEGO. She was Minnie Mae SEGO. This line takes you bsck to the earliest SEGO.

• The KEITH Clan
• MEREDITH Genealogy Message Forum
• Edmonson County Cemeteries: MEREDITH, DOSSEY, MINYARD
• Ancestral Trails Historical Society (Vine Grove, KY)
• Breckinridge County Historical Society
• Big Jake TROXEL and Princess Cornblossom
• Wayne County, Kentucky, TROXELLs
• When in doubt: GOOGLE it!
• Troxell-Steckel house (Egypt, PA) built in 1756
• Troxel Family Genealogy Forum
• Troxell Family Genealogy Forum (it's different)
• Trachsel Family Genealogy Forum

Tony ARMES
kyroots@yahoo.com

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