Falkner/Jarrell Family History
Ancestors of Mary Ann Jarrell and Patrick Falkner
I posted the original 1890 school photo a while ago, but came across this 1953 newspaper article that names the students. Freeport, Illinois 3rd Ward No. 4 School Class Photo 1890. Emma P. Schermack, my great-grandmother’s sister, attended this class and is in the first seated row, far right. Note the student on the penny-farthing... Continue Reading →
Colorized tintype photo of Alma Schermack Feneley, my great-great aunt. Born to Joseph J. Sr. And Amelia Schauer Schermack in Freeport, Illinois, USA, she and her siblings followed her brother, inventor Joseph J. Schermack, Jr., to Detroit, Michigan, USA in the 1910s. She married Charles Feneley in 1917. I knew her as a widowed octogenarian... Continue Reading →
John William Blumenstiel (left, my great-grandfather) and Friends. He is frequently pictured with a cigar in his mouth, which is how I remember him. Photo pin, circa 1900. #blumenstiel #blumenstielgenealogy #falknerjarrell #genealogy #genealogyphotoaday #familyhistory #oldphotos #antiquephoto #antiquephotography #familyartifacts #familymementos #freeportillinois #freeportil #photopin #friends #friendship #menwithcigars #cigars #1900s
My great-great grandfather, Joseph J. Schermack, Sr. working in a tailor shop in Freeport, Illinois, USA, circa 1900. He is second from the right, by the window. He was born on 4 November 1844 in Heimbach, Neuwied, Rheinland, Prussia and arrived in New York City 29 May 1857. He moved to Freeport, Illinois, USA and... Continue Reading →
I wish I knew the identity of this couple found amongst family photographs from my Freeport, Illinois based ancestors. I’m fortunate to have photos my great-great grandparents in those lines, and it doesnot appear to be them. Unidentified couple, tintype photograph, 19th Century. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #schauergenealogy #schauer #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #vaupelgenealogy #vaupel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos... Continue Reading →
Adolph and Christine Blumenstiel of Freeport, Illinois, USA around 1910-1915. Adolph married Christine following the death of his first wife, Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel in 1889. Adolph was a stone mason by trade. He was the father of great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel. #falknerjarrell #freeportillinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #illinoishistory #familytree #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #carriage #horse #oldphotos #oldphoto #horseandbuggy... Continue Reading →
Karl Vaupel Janssen. He was the son of my great-grandfather’s (John William Blumenstiel) first cousin, Regina Vaupel Janssen. Her father, John Vaupel, founded the Vaupel Clothiers in Freeport, Illinois, USA. #falknerjarrell #vaupelgenealogy #vaupel #johnvaupel #johnvaupelclothier #janssen #janssengenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #familyphotography #familyphoto #ancestors #ancestor #freeportillinois #illinois #oldphotos #oldphoto #antiquephoto #antiquephotograph #firstcousins #cousins #1900s #babybuggy #babyboy... Continue Reading →
Gravestone of George and Anna Vaupel. Vaupel Family plot at Oakland Cemetery in Freeport, Illinois, USA. Photo from Find-a-Grave. #falknerjarrell #vaupelgenealogy #vaupel #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #familyphotography #familyphoto #ancestors #ancestor #freeportillinois #illinois #oldphotos #oldphoto #findagrave #gravestone #familyplot #headstone #monument #cemetery #oldcemetery #greatgreatgreatgrandmother #greatgreatgreatuncle #findagrave
Henny Buggy Company in Freeport, Illinois, USA (1910). My 2x great uncle, William George Blumenstiel worked here in 1906, according to the U.S. City Directory. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #familyarchives #greatgreatuncle #henneybuggy #henneybuggycompany #postcard #oldpostcard #vintagepostcard #factory #oldfactory
Falkner/Jarrell Family History 