Author: falknerjarrell

Family historian. Surnames: Beach, Blumenstiel, Carney, Falkner, Forshee, Grady, Jarrell, Jones, Schauer, Schermack, Sweeney, Vaupel, Yeakley

J.W. Falkner and Sons Company Outing

J.W. Falkner and Sons company outing. John Wlliam Falkner (my great-great grandfather) founded the building company J.W. Falkner and Sons. This photo is from the collection of my second cousin (once-removed), the late Anthony “Tony” Falkner. #falknerjarrell #jwfalknerandsons #london #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #falknergenealogy #englishhistory #cityoflondon #familyphoto #london🇬🇧 #londoncityworld #londonphotography #london #falkner #jwfalkner #oldbuildings #southwark #19thcentury... Continue Reading →

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Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell and Friends

Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (left) and friends (1920s) at Cranberry Lake in Commerce Township, Michigan, USA. Note the flamboyantly dressed woman at center. My mother wonders if this is her aunt, Leah House Jarrell, but we aren’t sure. Dorothy was my maternal grandmother and the daughter of John William and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel. The family had... Continue Reading →

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Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell and Margret Schermack Rueger

Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (left) and first cousin, Margret Schermack Rueger, 1980s. Dorothy was my maternal grandmother and the daughter of John William and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel. Margie was the daughter of Joseph J. Schermack, the inventor best known for stamp vending machines. The photo was taken at Margie’s house in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA.... Continue Reading →

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Falkner Christmas and New Year (1902) Card

Christmas and New Year (1902/3) card from John William And Emma Beach Falkner to their daughter, May Falkner Symonds, and her husband. The house pictured on the card is Oak Lodge, John William and Emma’s home. John William Falkner founded the building company J.W. Falkner and Sons and was my great-great grandfather. This photo is... Continue Reading →

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John William and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel

John William and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel. The photo was taken at their house at 2652 Columbus, Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #familyhistory #familyhistorian #sisters #sister #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry #familyphoto #schermackgenealogy #schermack #1940s #parents #greatgreatgrandparents #greatgreatgrandmother #greatgreatgrandpa

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John William Blumenstiel

John William Blumenstiel (1883-1976), my maternal great-grandfather. Born in 1883 in Reichensachsen, Hessen, his family immigrated to Freeport, Illinois, USA in 1885. I believe this rather surreal photo of him was taken after he moved to Detroit, in the early 1900s. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor... Continue Reading →

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Emma Schermack

Tintype image of Emma Schermack (my great-great aunt) in Freeport, Illinois, USA. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory #strongwomen #1890s #1880s #greatgreataunt #womensfashion #womensrights #tintype #tintypephotography #tintypes

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Helen Blumenstiel

Helen Blumenstiel (my great-great aunt) and friends at Chilco Lake. Helen and her brother, William Blumenstiel, had a general store about a mile from here. Chilco, Idaho, USA. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #familytree #familyhistorian #genealogia #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #chilco #chilcolake #idaho #lake #dam #ladiesinhats #1920s #1900s #greatgreataunt

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Rev. Mr. Troyer, Freeport, Illinois, USA

Rev. Mr. Troyer, Freeport, Illinois, USA. My great- grandfather, John William Blumenstiel, wrote the name of this bearded gentleman on the cabinet card. I searched and found references to E.R. Troyer of The Emanuel Evangelical or Oak Street Evangelical Church in Freeport. #falknerjarrell #familypictures #oldphotos #familyhistory #genealogy #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory #freeportil #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #ancestors #ancestor... Continue Reading →

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John William and Emma Beach Falkner Family

John William and Emma Beach Falkner Family (circa 1890s). My great-grandfather, George Ernest Falkner, is back row, far left. John Wlliam Falkner founded a building company, J.W. Falkner and Sons. This photo is from the collection of my second cousin (once-removed), the late Anthony “ Tony” Falkner. #falknerjarrell #jwfalknerandsons #london #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #falknergenealogy #englishhistory... Continue Reading →

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