Vernon Lee Jarrell (my maternal grandfather) with first cousin Bessie Haile Calvird (left) and cousin’s wife, Helen Bell Hale (changed from Haile). Vernon and Bessie were related through sisters Mabel Forshee Jarrell and Eliza Forshee Haile of Missouri. Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers... Continue Reading →
Sister St. Edmund (Kathleen Carney) and Niece
My great-aunt, Sister St. Edmund (Kathleen Carney), visited by my father’s first cousin, Lois Carney of Manhattan Beach, California. Taken at Selly Park in Birmingham, Lancashire, England (1960s). #carneygenealogy #falknerjarrell #carney #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #vintagephotography #lancashire #england #convent #nun #sister #catholicnun #catholic #catholicchurch #convent #birmingham #birminghamuk #stpaulsconvent #sellypark #religious #genealogia #genealogie #genealogist #england #cousins #greataunt... Continue Reading →
Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell and friend (1920s)
Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (left) and friend (1920s). Dorothy was my maternal grandmother and the daughter of John William and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel. The family lived in Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory ##michigan #michiganhistory #familyhistory #familyhistorian #jarrell #jarrellgenealogy #flapperstyle #flappers #flapper #roaring20s #1920s #1920sfashion #fashion #womensapparel
Marvin “Mick” Jarrell (1904-1952)
Marvin “Mick” Jarrell, brother of my maternal grandfather, Vernon Lee Jarrell. Sadly, Both brothers had brief “shotgun” marriages in 1929/1930 and were divorced after the children were born. Mick’s daughter was adopted out and re-connected with my mother, her first cousin, in the 1980s (they are still in touch). Vernon’s son (my mother’s half-brother) was... Continue Reading →
Carney Women
Norah Carney (left), Agnes Carney Falkner (my maternal grandmother), and their mother, Julia Grady Carney, in the 1920s. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #carneygenealogy #carney #falkner #grandparents #canada #portarthur #ontario #thunderbay #thunderbayontario #1920s #flapperstyle
Blumenstiel/Jarrell/Holmes Cousins
Blumenstiel/Jarrell/Holmes Cousins, early 1950s. Left to right: Carol Blumenstiel Schutzler, Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell Falkner (my mother), Ronald Holmes, John William Jarrell, Nancy Blumenstiel, Dolores Jarrell Roy. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #michigan #familyhistory #familyhistorian #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry #familyphoto #sibling #siblings #cousins #cousin #1950s #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #roygenealogy #roy #holmes #holmesgenealogy #falknergenealogy... Continue Reading →
Grady Sisters
Mary Grady Chuliner with her sister Julia Grady Carney and Mary’s daughter, Veronica (Vonnie). Julia was my great-grandmother. The sisters immigrated from Widnes, Lancashire, UK to Canada in about 1915. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #1920s #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #savinghistory #findingroots #carneygenealogy #carney #chuliner #canada #portarthur #ontario #thunderbay #thunderbayontario #grady... Continue Reading →
Alfred R. and Florence Schermack (Circa 1915)
Alfred S. and Florence Schermack (Circa 1915). They were first cousins to my maternal grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. They were the children Alfred and Grace Richards Schermack and first cousins to my grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #falknerjarrell #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #familyhistory #familyhistorian #sister #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry #familyphoto #1900s... Continue Reading →
Schermack Sisters
Schermack Sisters, Emma (left) and Anna Schermack with a colleague, in front of Schermack Products Company, 1950s. They were born to Joseph J. Sr. And Amelia Schauer Schermack in Freeport, Illinois, USA. They followed their brother, the inventor Joseph J. Schermack, Jr. to Detroit, Michigan, USA and worked at the Schermack Company for many years.... Continue Reading →
Bing Schermack
Bing Schermack, canine child of my great-great grandmother, Amelia Schauer Schermack (1920s). He provided companionship when Amelia moved from Freeport, Illinois, USA to Detroit, Michigan, USA, following the death of her husband in 1915. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #schauer #schauergenealogy #grandmother #greatgrandmother #greatgreatgrandmother #1900s #dog #pekingese... Continue Reading →