TROXRLL, Andrew Marshall - Putnam

From a fine old Virginia family, noted alike for its hospitality and industry, is descended Andrew Marshall Troxell, who has long figured prominently in Putnam County affairs. He himself was born near Lexington, Virginia, January 12, 1858, the son of Andrew and Elizabeth Troxell. who died when their son, Andrew M., was young, the father dying in the Old Dominion, and the mother soon passed away after her arrival in Henry County, Indiana.

Andrew M. Troxell was ambitious when a lad and in order to get a proper text-book training, worked his way through the Knightstown schools.

He began his life work by taking a position as assistant agent of the Pennsylyania Railroad Company at Knightstown, Indiana, where he remained for a period of four years, then he represented this company as agent at Raysville, Indiana, for two years. Always of an artistic temperament and by nature a lover of the beautiful, he observed an opening for a florist at Knightstown and accordingly established himself there in this line which he continued with varying success for a period of fifteen years.Twelve years ago he came to Greencastle and launched out in the same line of business and was very successful from the first. In 1908 he formed a partnership with C. A. Shake and he is still engaged in vigorously pushing his business to the front. This firm has now become well established and is one of the best known in this part of the state and does an extensive business with this and surrounding towns.

Fraternally Mr. Troxell belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, also the encampment. He is known as an energetic, honest and congenial business man who has made many friends since coming here.