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Bicksler Surname DNA Project

The BICKSLER DNA Surname Project in conjunction with the extensive genealogical research resources of the Robert B. Noles genealogical database will help determine (and prove) which of the many BICKSLER (Bixler) families in the U.S. and Germany are descendants of a common German (or other world location) BICKSLER ancestor.

Surname genetic testing is the newest tool available to genealogists. The genetic genealogy tests verify a man’s direct paternal ancestry in a quick and easy way. These tests save time, prevent mistakes and provide invaluable data for genealogists that can not be otherwise obtained.

The BICKSLER Surname DNA Project is open to all persons with the BICKSLER surname (all spellings) world-wide.   This project is also open to anyone who believes they are (or could be) a direct male descendant of one of the BICKSLER families, even if their surname is not BICKSLER. This project is primarily a Y-Chromosome study (direct paternal line); however, those (men or women) interested the in mitochondrial DNA testing (direct maternal line) may join this project as well.

Membership in the Knowles/Knoles/Noles Family Association
is not required to join the BICKSLER Surname DNA Project.

Many surnames were changed during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries due to adoptions, out-of-wedlock births, family disagreements, etc. Under these circumstances, the Y-DNA for many descendants may not match other descendants with the same surname. Therefore, this project will assist BICKSLER researchers on common or related families to work together to find their correct common ancestors, when that hasn’t been possible via the examination of the traditional paperwork trail.

You are hereby cordially invited to participate in this historic project. BICKSLER family members requesting participation are requested to supply Robert B. Noles with their known genealogy.

Robert B. Noles, Bicksler Surname DNA Project Group Administrator

SURNAME ORIGINS *

Bicksler (146) - German: Altered spelling of German Büchsler, an occupational name for a maker of boxes, from Middle High German bühse 'box' (from Latin buxus 'box tree' + the agent suffix -ler

Bichsel (224) - Swiss German: Probably from Büchsel, a metonymic occupational name for a maker of small boxes or a wood-worker from diminutive of Middle High German bühse 'box' (from Latin buxus 'box tree'.

Bixler (2,452) - German: Variant spelling of Bicksler.

* The origins for the surnames above are provided by: Dictionary of American Family Names, by Hanks. The DAFN surname entries are structured to provide the surname (with alternate spellings), a comparative frequency of the surname in the U.S., the source language and origin of the surname, original spelling, typology, etymology and, in some cases, an identification of forebears.

SPELLING or NAME VARIATIONS

Bichsel, Bicksler, Bixler

SOUNDEX CODES

Bichsel (B - cl) = B - 240
Bicksler (B - clr) = B - 246
Bixler (B - xlr) = B - 246

B - 246 also codes for Bachiler, Bisler, Bigler, and Buckler

Guide to Soundex Code System

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GENEALOGICAL REFERENCES

LDS - International Genealogical Index

U.S. Population Censuses

Bicksler Bixler Family, 1728 - 1968
by David E. Lick and Amy Lick Daub (1968)
published by The Bicksler - Bixler Family Association

John Bixler (1700 - 1765): Pioneer, Immigrant, Farmer,
by Agnes (Bixler) Kurtz (2000)

Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1,
by Harold S. Bender (1955)

BICKSLER (Bixler) PROGENITORS

1) George Bicksler (b 1836) (Pennsylvania) **
married Mary Ann Gramley
(d 1876) (Carroll Co., Illinois)
ò
Ida, Savilla, William H., John Henry, Cora,
Cyrus, Anna, and Catherine

2) John BIXLER (b 1700) Eggiwil, Switzerland) *
(arrived on ship Friendship in 1727)
married Catherina Wiegali & Maria Magdelena Kroehbiel
(d 1765) (York Co., Pennsylvania)
ò
Jacob, John, Samuel, Matelena, Elizabeth, and Christian

3) Peter BIXLER (b 1709) (Sumiswald, Switzerland) *
arrived on ship Friendship in 1727
married Barbara Peffely
(d 1772) (Berks Co., Pennsylvania)
ò
Christian, Peter, Susanna, Barbara, Joseph, Anna, and Daniel

4) Christian BIXLER (b c 1706) (Sumiswald, Switzerland) *
married Catherine Sharer
(d 1777) (York, Pennsylvania)
ò
John, Joseph, Jacob, Michael, Anna, Christiana, Barbara,
Veronica, Christian, Eve, Mary, Magdalena, and Catherine

5) Christian BIXLER (b c 1700)
arrived on ship Adventure in 1727
married Anna
(d 1762) (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
ò
Christian, Margaretha, Abraham and Jacob

6) John BIXLER (b 1769) (Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania)
married Elizabeth Bricker (or Bricke)
(d 1842) (Noble Co., Indiana)
ò
John, Daniel, Mary, George, Margaret, David F.,
Nicholas, Susan, and Magdalena,

* Are John, Peter & Christian brothers (need DNA tests to prove it)?
** Is George Bicksler a descendant of a Bixler or was he George Lechler?

GENETIC TESTING RESULTS

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