Falkner/Jarrell Family History
Ancestors of Mary Ann Jarrell and Patrick Falkner
The mystery of Emma May Falkner (1909-1934). Great Aunt May was born in Toronto, to English parents, and moved to Detroit, sometime after her mother’s death in the 1918 influenza epidemic. Her story took a startling turn in 1926 (age 16), when she married 25 year old Jesse Alfaro, under the name “Aurora Menendez”. Except... Continue Reading →
Blumenstiel Family (circa 1912). Left to right: Laura Schermack Blumenstiel (my great-grandmother) with children: Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (my grandmother), Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes, and Donald William Blumenstiel seated on a swing in Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #familyhistory #familyhistorian #ancestors #ancestor #ancestry #familyphoto #schermackgenealogy #schermack #1900s... Continue Reading →
Joseph J. Schermack, Jr. (1876-1950), my great-great uncle. Inventor of mailing machines, vending machines and other devices. He is most associated with postage stamp vending machines and private stamp perforations made for use in his devices. He was born in Freeport, Illinois, USA and moved to Detroit in 1906 to found the Schermack Mailing Machine... Continue Reading →
Patrick Ernest Falkner (my father) with his elementary school class, 1940s. He is 4th row from the left and 4th seat from the back. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #falkner #boy #redfordmi #1940s #schoolphoto #classphoto #catholicschool
Carol Roy Waltz (left) and Debbie Roy Kingsbury, my first cousins (late 1950s). Their parents are my maternal aunt and uncle, Dolores Jarrell and Thomas Roy. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #detroit #michigan #roy #roygenealogy #cousins #cousins💕 #sisters👭 #sisters
George Ernest Falkner, Jr. in the 1930s. He was my paternal grandfather. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #ancestor #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falkner #falknergenealogy #detroit #detroithistory #oldcar #1930s #1930sstyle
WWII registration of George Ernest Falkner, Jr., my paternal grandfather. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #falkner #detroit #michigan #redfordmi #1940s #grandfather #ww2 #wwii
Birth Certificate of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, my maternal grandmother ((1909). She was 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 #birthcertificate #birthcertificates #vitalstatistics #1909 #1900s
Wedding announcement of Patrick Ernest Falkner and Mary Ann Jarrell (my parents). #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #michigan #falknergenealogy #falkner #parents #weddingphoto #weddingphotography #parentswedding
Schermack/Blumenstiel Family (circa 1915). The woman in black, center row, is my great-great grandmother, Amelia Schauer Schermack. The children seated in the front row include my grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, at center, with my great-aunt, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes, to the left, followed by their cousin, Florence Schermack. I can identify various other family members, such... Continue Reading →
Falkner/Jarrell Family History 