John William Blumenstiel at Cranberry Lake

John William Blumenstiel (1883-1976), my maternal great-grandfather, at his cottage on Cranberry Lake in Commerce Township, Michigan, USA. Born in 1883 in Reichensachsen, Hessen, his family immigrated to Freeport, Illinois, USA in 1885. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #familyarchives #commercetownship #commercetownshipmi #michigan #blumenstiel #greatgrandfather #reichensachsen #hessen #freeportil #immigrant #cottage #lakecottage