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Anna Traxler

European Supercentenarian Organisation
Validated By: European Supercentenarian Organisation On Date: Aug. 29th 2023

Anna Traxler (née Glicksman) was a British-born American supercentenarian whose age has been validated by the European Supercentenarian Organisation (ESO).

Biography

Traxler was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK, on 4 January 1893, to parents Samuel Wolf Glicksman (1865–1938) and Jane Tesla Rosenberg (1865–1923). Both of her parents were Jewish and born in the Russian Empire. She had at least three siblings: Godfrey Louis Glicksman (1889–1986), Rae Glicksman Miller (1891–1987), and Jack Jacob Glicksman (1904–1995).

At some point of her life, she moved to the United States. She married Isadore Traxler (1892–1981). They had two children: Jane Klitsner and Dr. Jerome Jack Traxler (1919–2011).

Traxler passed away in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, on 21 April 2003, at the age of 110 years, 107 days. She was survived by her two children, five grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

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Recognition

Her age was verified by Andrew Holmes, A. D., and Jimmy Lindberg, and validated by the ESO on 29 August 2023.

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Attribution

* “Anna Glicksman Traxler” – Find A Grave

* “Traxler, Anna (Nee Glicksman) of Milwaukee” – The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 April 2003