Henry Troxel (1790 - abt. 1874)

Born 1790 in Loudoun, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Letha (Anderson) Troxel — married 11 Jul 1811 in Grayson, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died about 1874 at about age 84 in DeWitt, Illinois, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Larry Fisher [send private message]

Biography

Henry was born 1790. He was a son of Frederick Troxel Sr. and Anna Hess. ^[1]

He married Letha Anderson 11 Jul 1811 Grayson County, Kentucky, and had a large family of 5 sons and 5 daughters. ^[1]

They were living in Grayson county, Kentucky in 1820.^[2]

They moved to Illinois. They lived in Mackinaw, Tazewell, Illinois in 1830.^[3] There was a man aged 60-70 in the household who may have been Henry's widowed father Frederick Troxell. In 1840, they were in De Witt county, Illinois.^[4]

Henry and Letha moved to Wapello county, Iowa. Henry had a land patent in Wapello county in 1848.^[5] They were listed on the census in 1850.^[6] Their unmarried daughter Elizabeth was also in the household as well as their granddaughter Leona Eskew (daughter of their deceased daughter Julia (Troxel) Eskew).

They returned to De Witt county by 1860 where they were living in the community of Wapella in 1860 and 1870.^[7][8]

Henry was listed as dying about 1874 in a history of De Witt county.^{[9] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The Prairie Troxels, Descendants of Mathias Troxel and Leah Dica French, Compiled and Edited by Donald Paul Short, book serial no. 036
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-J6S : accessed 27 October 2015), Henry Troxel, 1820.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPY-KBL : accessed 27 October 2015), Henry Traxel, Mackinaw, Tazewell, Illinois, United States; citing 174, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 23; FHL microfilm 7,648.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB8-SCW : accessed 27 October 2015), Henry Troxil, DeWitt, Illinois, United States; citing p. 28, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 58; FHL microfilm 7,642.
5. ↑ https://glorecords.blm.gov/results/default.aspx?searchCriteria=type=patent|st=IA|cty=179|ln=Troxel|fn=Henry%20|sp=true|sw=true|sadv=false
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4V-D4R : accessed 27 October 2015), Henry Troxel, Wapello county, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing family 821, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXC4-WJ4 : accessed 27 October 2015), Henry Troxel, The Town Of Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 176, household ID 1211, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,174.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67P-WFZ : accessed 27 October 2015), Henry Troxell, Illinois, United States; citing p. 27, family 194, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,715.
9. ↑ History of De Witt County, Illinois: With Illustrations Descriptive of the Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of the Prominent Men and Pioneers, W.R. Brink & Company, 1882, University of Chicago, page 261.