Axtell Family OrganizationAbout the AFO Website

Technically, the Axtell Family Organization does not exist. The AFO was incorporated in August 1947 until the 1960's. A lot of family information was researched and published in that time including the 1945 Genealogy and 1962 Supplement. This website is part of the enduring AFO spirit. Some people are working on updating the marvelous genealogical, historical, and biographical information that was compiled and published until 1962. (See Genealogy)

The history of Axtells in America is the story of English settlement in North America and the restless westward movement over the centuries. Axtells tended to migrate from Massachusetts to the frontier through the northern states (See Early Migration Map). Now 2/3 of Axtells are in the Midwest and West (see table).

I started this website back on August 10, 1995, when the Web was young. It now has about 100 files and I'm not keeping it all up to date as much as I'd like.

If anyone out there wants to take responsibility for maintaining some portion of this website, please email me and let me know. It's fun and surprisingly easy (once you've got everything set up right).

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About the Webkeeper

I am Daniel Gibson Axtell (11-308 in the Supplement), son of John Philip Axtell (10-420 in the Genealogy) and Julia Ray Gibson. I am the self-appointed cyber-scribe for the Axtell lineage. So this is NOT IN ANY WAY the official Axtell website. Then again, there is no organization existing to authorize an official site, so this one will have to do. Please send comments with ideas how to improve this website.

The web space comes with my internet account, so this website costs me very little and I get no money from anything on this website, including book and software recommendations. It's just a fun project that I hope is of enduring value. In October 1999, I decided to splurge and pay $5 a month to get the axtellfamily.org domain name so that the name should never have to change and so I could get use of my Internet Service Provider's better web server.

Mission Statement

I consider the following when updating this website:

  1. Foremost, the AFO website serves to prevent duplicated efforts in Axtell-related research.
  2. Like a library, it should be an enjoyable and enriching place to visit.
  3. This website is intended to be well enough designed to serve as a model for other family websites.

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Please e-mail ideas for additions, amplifications and corrections for the Website to Dan Axtell. I'll try to include everything. Mailing address: 1674 Westminster West Rd, Putney, VT 05346.
Phone: 802/387-4145
Last revised 05 Dec 2000