Falkner/Jarrell Family History
Ancestors of Mary Ann Jarrell and Patrick Falkner
Air Show (1920s). Found in a Schermack/Blumenstiel Family photo album. It reminds me that my grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, went up in an open-cockpit plane in 1928. She only told her mother about it afterwards. I'm not sure of the location of this photo, but it could be Freeport, Illinois or Detroit, Michigan. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory... Continue Reading →
Niagara Falls (1920s). Found in a Schermack/Blumenstiel Family photo album. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #lovehistory #niagara #niagarafallscanada #niagarafalls #1920s #oldcar #oldcars #tourist_pic #vintagetourism #schermackgenealogy #blumenstielgenealogy
Schermack Sisters. I am unsure of the group/occasion, but three of my Schermack great-great aunts appear in the photo. They were sisters of my great-grandmother, Laura Schermack Blumenstiel. Back row, left is Anna Schermack, next to Alma Schermack Feneley. In front of Alma is Emma Schermack. As a bonus, my maternal grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell... Continue Reading →
John William Blumenstiel (1883-1976), my maternal great-grandfather. Born in 1883 in Reichensachsen, Hessen, his family immigrated to Freeport, Illinois, USA in 1885. He lived until 1976 (92 years), so I was fortunate to know him. He was one of my childhood heroes. The photo was taken in the back garden of his house on Grandview... Continue Reading →
My grandmother, Dorothy Louise Jarrell, and her brother, Donald William Jarrell (circa 1912). #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #familyhistory #familyhistorian #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry #familyphoto #1900s #siblings #jarrell #jarrellgenealogy #familyphotography #1910s #children #sister #brother #grandmother #grandmothers
Wedding Announcement for my great- grandparents, John William Blumenstiel and Laura Louise Schermack (Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois, USA. December 1905). #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #schermack #schermackgenealogy #marriagebanns #newspaperarticle #newspaper #freeportillinois #freeportil #weddingannouncement #marriagelicense
Blumenstiel Family at Cranberry Lake in Commerce Township, Michigan, USA in the early 1940s. Left to right: Helen Blumenstiel (my great-great aunt), my great grandmother, Laura Schermack Blumenstiel, and my great aunts, Beatrice Wallace Blumenstiel (daughter Nancy on lap), and Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #schermackgenealogy #schermack #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogia #genealogist #genealogía #généalogie #genealogical... Continue Reading →
John William and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel House, Grandview St, Detroit, Michigan, USA. This was the last home lived in by my maternal great-grandparents. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #schermackgenealogy #schermack #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #detroit #michigan #greatgrandparents #greatgrandparentshouse #bungalow #1950shouse
My Blumenstiel/Holmes great-aunts and uncles. Left to right: Walter Holmes, wife Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes, Donald William Blumenstiel, and wife Beatrice Wallace Blumenstiel. The child is John Walter “Jack” Holmes, my mother’s first cousin. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogia #genealogist #genealogía #généalogie #genealogical #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #familyhistorian #1930s #1930sfashion #holmes #siblings... Continue Reading →
John William Blumenstiel (driver) and Friends. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #detroit #michigan #blumenstiel #greatgrandfather #oldcar #oldcars #autos #vintagecar
Falkner/Jarrell Family History 