Falkner/Jarrell Family History
Ancestors of Mary Ann Jarrell and Patrick Falkner
My paternal grandmother, Agnes Carney Falkner (back row, marked with “x”) in the late 1920s/early 1930s. She worked at the Michigan Bell Company as a telephone operator, and I believe this is a photo with her telephone operator colleagues. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph... Continue Reading →
Newspaper article about J.W. Falkner and Sons employee event. J.W. Falkner and Sons was a 19th/20th Century building company founded by my great-great grandfather, John William Falkner, in Southwark, London, UK. The company was in business for more than a century. The company records are found in the London Metropolitan Archives. #falknerjarrell #jwfalknerandsons #architecture #oldbuilding... Continue Reading →
My siblings and me in 1966. Left to right; Michael Falkner, Craig Falkner, Kathleen Falkner. Taken in front of our house on Brady St. in Redford, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #genealogyresearch #vintagephoto #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #falkner #1960s #savefamilyphotos #savefamilymemories #siblings👫 #siblings #siblingsunday #redfordmi #redfordmichigan #michigan #triplethreat #familyphotography... Continue Reading →
The mystery of my great-aunt, Emma May Falkner (1909-1934), Part II. In our last feature, Aunt May married Jesse Alfaro in Detroit under the assumed name of Aurora Menendez, when she was 16 years of age. She was out of touch with her family and I don’t think they knew her husband or her assumed... Continue Reading →
Patrick Ernest Falkner (my father) with his third grade school class, Our Lady of Sorrows (1940s). He is in the back row, third from the left. #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 #ourladyofsorrows
Falkner and Callaghan Cousins in Michigan (about 1967). Left to right: Mary Ann Jarrell Falkner, Kathleen Falkner Rujan, Anne Haley-Callaghan, Craig Falkner (me), and Michael Falkner [note his cool yellow sunglasses]. The Callaghan family, based in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada, descended from Mary Grady Chuliner, sister of my great- grandmother, Julia Grady Carney. Photo courtesy... Continue Reading →
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 →
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
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
My brother and me in Canada (1971). Our family drove from Redford, Michigan, USA to visit our Callaghan cousins in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #newbrunswickcanada #newbrunswick #campbellton #campbelltonnb #canada #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #1970s #cousins #vintagephotography #vintagephoto #oldphoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #genealogia #scenic #vintagetravel #brothers #brotherstravel #travelphotography #1970stravel
Falkner/Jarrell Family History 