Anna Schermack and Alma Schermack Feneley

Anna Schermack (left) and Alma Schermack Feneley, my great-great aunts. Born in Freeport, Illinois, USA, they relocated to Detroit, Michigan, USA in the early 1900s. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory #1900s #sisters #daughters #greatgreataunt

Amelia Schauer Schermack and Family

Amelia Schauer Schermack (my great-great grandmother), with daughters and sister. Likely taken in Freeport, Illinois, USA (early 1900s). Left to right: Alma Schermack Feneley, unidentified (possibly a niece), Amelia Schauer Schermack, Emma Schermack (making a face!), Anna Schermack, Amelia’s sister, possibly Pauline Schauer Grell. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory... Continue Reading →

Anna and Emma Schermack

Tintype image of my great-great aunts, Anna (left) and Emma Schermack, in Freeport, Illinois, USA. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory #strongwomen #1890s #1880s #greatgreataunt #womensfashion #womensrights #tintype #tintypephotography #tintypes #girls #19thcenturyphotos #19thcentury

Emma Schermack

Tintype image of Emma Schermack (my great-great aunt) in Freeport, Illinois, USA. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory #strongwomen #1890s #1880s #greatgreataunt #womensfashion #womensrights #tintype #tintypephotography #tintypes

Rev. Mr. Troyer, Freeport, Illinois, USA

Rev. Mr. Troyer, Freeport, Illinois, USA. My great- grandfather, John William Blumenstiel, wrote the name of this bearded gentleman on the cabinet card. I searched and found references to E.R. Troyer of The Emanuel Evangelical or Oak Street Evangelical Church in Freeport. #falknerjarrell #familypictures #oldphotos #familyhistory #genealogy #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory #freeportil #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #ancestors #ancestor... Continue Reading →

Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel (1855-1888)

Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel (1855-1888), my great-great grandmother. This is a mourning pin worn by my great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel, in honor of his deceased mother. She was born in Reichensachsen, Hessen, Germany and married Adolph Wilhelm Blumenstiel in 1873. In 1885, the family migrated to Freeport, Illinois, USA, where her brother and sister, John and... Continue Reading →

Clara Blumenstiel Campbell and Christine Dreier Blumenstiel

Clara Blumenstiel Campbell with her mother, Christine Dreier Blumenstiel. She was half-sister to my great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel. Taken in Freeport, Illinois, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #greatgrandfather #1900s #greatgreataunt #campbell

William Blumenstiel and Clara Blumenstiel Campbell

William Blumenstiel and Clara Blumenstiel Campbell. They were half-siblings and my great-great uncle and aunt. Uncle Will lived in Spokane, Washington, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstiel #freeportillinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #greatgreatuncle #greatgreataunt #siblings

Adolph Wilhelm and Christine Dreier Blumenstiel

Adolph Wilhelm and Christine Dreier Blumenstiel, of Freeport, Illinois, USA (early 20th Century). Adolph married Christine Nieman Dreier, a widow, following the death of his first wife, Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel, 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... Continue Reading →

Alma Schermack Feneley

Alma Schermack Feneley in about 1910 and 1972. She was my great-great aunt, who I knew as an old woman in the 1960s/70s. I don’t remember her personality, but definitely remember our family visiting her at home and in the nursing home where she passed. She relocated from Freeport, Illinois, USA to Detroit, Michigan, USA... Continue Reading →

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