Falkner/Jarrell Family History
Ancestors of Mary Ann Jarrell and Patrick Falkner
Adolph Wilhelm and Christine Dreier Blumenstiel, late 19th Century. Adolph Wilhelm Blumenstiel married Christine Nieman Dreier, a widow, following the death of his first wife, Christina Vaupel in 1889. Adolph was a stone mason by trade and is said to have erected the monument to the Lincoln-Douglas Debates in Freeport, Illinois. He was the Father... Continue Reading →
Blumenstiel Family, Circa 1910. John William and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel with their two oldest children, Donald William Blumenstiel at left, and Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (on Laura's lap). Dorothy was born 30 December 1909. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory #familyhistory #genealogy #germany #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #familytree... Continue Reading →
John William Blumenstiel, circa 1890s. Note the mourning pin on his lapel. The woman depicted is his Mother, Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel, who passed away when he was 5 years old, in 1889. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory #familyhistory #genealogy #germany #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #familytree #familyhistorian... Continue Reading →
Children of Adolph Wilhelm and Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel, late 19th Century. Left to right: John William, Helen, Elizabeth, and William Blumenstiel. The photo was taken in Freeport, Illinois, USA, where the family lived after migrating to the USA in 1885. John William Blumenstiel was the father of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory... Continue Reading →
John Vaupel Clothier in Freeport, Illinois, USA (postcard). John Vaupel was the brother of Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel. He immigrated to the USA and started a men's clothing business. Once he was established, other family members joined him. In 1885, his mother, Anna Neuman Vaupel, made the voyage to the New World with his sister and... Continue Reading →
Elizabeth (b. 1877) Helen (b. 1876) Blumenstiel were born in Reichensachsen, Hessen (present day Germany) to Adolph Wilhelm and Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel. They were sisters to John William Blumenstiel and paternal aunts to Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. The family immigrated to Freeport, Illinois, USA in 1885. This photograph is one of the few surviving pre-immigration images... Continue Reading →
Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (right) and Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes were the daughters of John William and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel. The photo is about 1915 and the family lived in Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory ##michigan #michiganhistory #sisters
Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel immigrated to Freeport, Illinois, USA in 1885. She is pictured with her family (left to right): George (brother), Christian (father), Christina, Anna Neuman Vaupel (mother). The family lived in Reichensachsen, Hesse. Christina was the mother of John William Blumenstiel and grandmother of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #vaupelgenealogy #blumenstielgenealogy #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #oldphotos #reichensachsen... Continue Reading →
The Blumenstiel and Vaupel Families came from Reichensachsen, Hesse (present day Germany) to Freeport, Illinois, USA in the 19th Century. The town still exists today, as part of the city of Wehretal. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory #familyhistory #genealogy #germany #familyphotos #postcards #hesse
Elizabeth Blumenstiel Williams (1877-1952) and family at their Freeport, Illinois home, circa 1920. She immigrated with her family to the USA from Reichensachsen, Hesse in 1885. Elizabeth was married to Arthur Williams, but was widowed in 1919, with 7 children. Elizabeth was the sister of John William Blumenstiel and aunt of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #falknerjarrell... Continue Reading →
Falkner/Jarrell Family History 