In 1836, Thomas settled in Rock Island County but moved to Missouri a few years later; killed during the political troubles preceding the late war.
According to the History of Johnson County Kansas, "Greenbury Trekle's father, an old man of eighty years, lived in Missouri six miles east of Aubry. He over heard that Quantrill was planning a raid on the city of Lawrence, Kansas and proceeded to walk there to inform commandant of post. Unfortunately, the officer in charge did not take old man Treakle seriously and 200 people lost their lives. Vaughn's men having heard that old man Treakle informed on their attempt to raid Lawrence, return a few weeks after and murdered him in cold blood in his home.
Another account:
Thomas Wilson Trekell was a native of Illinois, and during the '50s came west to the Missouri border and settled near Fort Aubrey, Kansas. He had a farm there and was killed on his place at the time of Quantrill's raid. He had walked to Lawrence to notify the citizens there of Quantrill's coming, and on account of that act was ambushed and slain. Two of his brothers, one of whom was named Greenbury Trekell [Greenbury was his son], were killed in the battle between the free state and slavery forces at Lawrence.
From History of Cass County, 1883:
His father [ Thomas Trickle] was born in Maryland in 1792, and when 18 years of age enlisted and participated in the war of 1812. His mother was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1800. They settled in Ohio after their marriage and in 1825 moved to Indiana, and in 1834 to Rock Island, Illinois, coming to Clay County, Missouri in 1836, and locating near Liberty. They soon went to Jackson County, Missouri, and in 1855 entered land in Cass County.
Mr. Trickle was one of the pioneers and during the late war moved to Kansas, and in 1863 was killed on his farm in this county by unknown parties. His widow died in 1852. [ must be a mistake in the wife or the year. One of his three wives did die in 1852.]
Thomas Wilson Trekell (Trickle, Treakle) 
- b.~ 1714
- b.~ 1720