Troxell Cemetery near Yamacraw/Hilltop, McCreary County, KY This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kenna Austin - KENNA@highland.net, Oct. 1999. ************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ********************************************************************* McCreary County Kentucky Cemeteries Vol. I published 1990 Author, Robert Ernest Stephens Copied as written with permission/Kenna Austin Troxell Cemetery Nearby Town: Yamacraw/Hilltop Date(s) copied: 26Oct1985 Number of Graves identifiable by inscription: 10 Number of Graves Unidentifiable: 6 Location: From US 27 take KY 92 West, cross the McCreary - Wayne Co. Line, then pass the Rocky Branch School and turn SE onto KY 1756 towards Steele Hollow. Continue past the Rock Branch Post Office, the Mt. Carmel Church, cross the Little South Fork River on a Raised Ford. From the junction of 1756 and KY 92 to the old Troxell Farm it is 6.3 miles. Turn right where the Steele Hollow Rd. Leaves the creek to go toward Backbone Ridge and Bell Farm. The Troxell Cemetery is .2 mile across the creek through a Red Farm Gate and past a cabin on the right. COFFEY, (Unmarked field stone) Infant. As per Sterlin Troxell. COFFEY, (Unmarked field stone) Infant. As per Sterlin Troxell. COFFEY, (Unmarked field stone) Infant. As per Sterlin Troxell. JENNINGS, Willie Fount 16Mar1926 26May1926 TROXELL, Elmer 20Sept1913 14Aug1914 Baby. COFFEY, Emily Troxell (no dates) Field stone. As per Sterlin Troxell. TROXELL, Goldman 12May1884 25Apr1928 Father TROXELL, Infant Dau. Of Little Jake (Jacob Jr.) And Salina Steele Troxell. TROXELL, Jacob Jr. 1839 1921 TROXELL, Jasper N. 15July1887 2Feb1972 Father. TROXELL, Lemon 4May1917 19Feb1971 Brother. TROXELL, Mark A. 3Apr1957 8Dec1960 Gone to be an Angel. COFFEY, Milton (Unmarked field stone) As per Sterlin Troxell. TROXELL, Mona 1Dec1910 12Jun1976 Sister. TROXELL, Nellie 5Nov1887 15July1976 Mother. Also, McCreary County Funeral Home marker reads: Nellie Ross Troxell TROXELL, Salena S. 1851 1928 SUMMARY The Troxell Cemetery is found toward the head of Steele Hollow, but below the Walter Hill Farm Cemetery and the Foust Cemetery, which is farther up on the slopes of Backbone Ridge. For a better description of the area see our summary for the Walter Hill Cemetery. It is a scenic isolated spot of McCreary County, where no one lives at this time. There is, however, a cabin maintained here by Virgil and Alta Troxell Barrier. Alta is the daughter of Goldman Troxell and a sister to Gilbert Troxell. There are 16 graves here with 10 being identified and 6 being marked only with field stones. The first interment was that of a child, Elmer Troxell, on Aug 14, 1914, which tells us that the Troxell family at the time of the organization of McCreary County lived in Wayne County. Many of the early records of this family are to be found in the Wayne County court house. The last burial here was that of Nellie Troxell, who died on 15 July 1976. There has been no interment for 10 years, however the Troxell family still owns the old farm on which the cemetery is located. The cemetery is fenced, mowed regularly and is a pleasant sight to see. It will probably continue to be used periodically for years to come. The interment with the earliest birth date is Jacob Troxell, Jr. He was born in 1839. Mr. Gilbert Troxell, who for many years has operated a furniture store in Whitley City-Stearns area, helped us to find the site. Mr. Gilbert Troxell and Sterlin Troxell say that some of those buried in unidentified graves are: a daughter of Jacob Jr. and Salina Steele Troxell; Emily Troxell Coffey is also in an unmarked grave. The cemetery must have been used for many years prior to 1914, when the first identified interment was made. In still later conversations with Gilbert Troxell, Sterlin Troxell and Don Waters, who we met on the old Troxell farm in April of 1988, it was pointed out that the 5 graves marked only with field stones, which are to your left as you come up the hill are: 1. Daughter of Little Jake (Jacob Jr. and Salina Steele Troxell). 2. ? Coffey. 3. ? Coffey. 4. ? Coffey. 5. Emily Troxell Coffey. She was Little Jake Troxel's daughter. The old house found here was built by Jacob Troxell Jr. He lived here, as did Goldman Troxell and his wife Nellie Ross Troxell. It was a favorite location for family reunions. If you travel SSW toward Middle Cliff and Big Cliff, you would have found the old home place of Matthew Coffey, Harve Davis and Billy Cooper. During the Civil War, the road along Backbone Ridge, by the Hollow Rock, was used by Confederate troops going to Mill Springs. Northwest of Hollow Rock on the left, same side as Hollow Rock, is another rock called Hanging Rock. Here the Ku Klux Klan is supposed to have hung a man. We wonder, could this be the No. 6 Unknown burial in the Troxell Cemetery? According to the direct descendants of "Big Jake" Jacob Troxell, our Revolutionary War patriot, who is buried at the Troxel Cemetery at Otter Creek in an unidentified grave, the lineage for the family goes like this: "Big Jake" Jacob Troxell and Princess Cornblossom Troxell There were sons: Peter Troxell and Jacob Troxell "Little Jake" (Jacob Jr.) Troxell and Salina Steele Troxell Goldman Troxell and Nellie Ross Troxell Whose sons were: Gilbert Troxell Sterlin Troxell This brings us to the present day generations here in McCreary County. Mrs. Gilbert Troxell has "Big Jake" Troxell's honorable discharge from the army. =====================================================================