My maternal great-grandfather, John McCreary “Mack” Jarrell (right), was born in Missouri, USA 18 December 1876. He was a miner at the Federal Lead Mine in Flat River, Missouri for many years. The family relocated to Detroit, Michigan, USA by 1920, to work in the auto factories. He is pictured with his bother, Jip, likely... Continue Reading →
John William Jarrell Family
My maternal uncle and aunt, John William Jarrell and Patricia Arlene Roy and family in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Children, left to right: Cheryl, John, and Randy. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #roy #roygenealogy #uncle #aunt #cousins #firstcousins #familyphotography #familyphotos... Continue Reading →
Jarrell Siblings
My mother and her siblings at the 50th anniversary party of their first cousin, John “Jack” Holmes and Eugenia Holmes. Left to right: John William Jarrell, Mary Ann Jarrell Falkner (my mother), and Dolores Jarrell Roy. Taken in Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots... Continue Reading →
Mary Ann Jarrell Falkner and Attendants
Scanned Kodachrome slide of my parent’s 1960 post-wedding photos at Cranbrook House and Gardens in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA. Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell with the ring bearer and flower girl. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #parents #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #michigan #wedding... Continue Reading →
Patrick Falkner and Mary Ann Jarrell
Scanned Kodachrome slide of my parent’s 1960 post-wedding photos at Cranbrook House and Gardens in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA. Patrick Ernest Falkner and Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #parents #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #michigan #wedding #weddingdress #weddingphoto #redfordmi... Continue Reading →
John Jarrell and Patricia Roy Family
My uncle and aunt, John Jarrell and Patricia Roy with two of their children, early 1960s. Children (left to right): Cheryl Jarrell Young and Randy Jarrell. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #lovehistory #michigan #redfordmi #roy #roygenealogy #cousins #cousins💕... Continue Reading →
George Washington’s Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, home of George Washington (my first cousin, 8 generations removed). This is a post card sent to my great-great aunt, Emma Schermack, in the 1920s. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #detroit #detroitmichigan #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogia #genealogie #généalogie #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #americanhistory #colonialhistory #colonialamerica #revolutionarywar #generalwashington #greatgreataunt #mountvernon #georgewashington #georgewashingtonsmountvernon #1920s #americanpresident #foundingfathers #foundingfather #plantation #virginia... Continue Reading →
Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell Falkner
Mary Ann "Cookie" Jarrell Falkner (my mother), late 1950s/early 1960s. Redford, Michigan, USA. Scanned from a Kodachrome slide. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #redford #redfordmi #michigan #falknergenealogy #falkner #mother #kodachrome #kodachromeslide
St. Joseph Lead Mining Company
St. Joseph Lead Mining Company stock certificate, 1920s. They operated mines in Missouri’s “Lead Belt,” were my mother’s paternal family came from. My great-grandfather, John McCreary Jarrell, was a driller in the mines, before moving to Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #missouri #deslogemissouri #desloge #leadmine #missourihistory #familyhistory #genealogy #oldphotos #mininghistory #leadmining #jarrell #industrialphotography #mining... Continue Reading →
John William Jarrrell and Alfred Schermack
My uncle, John William Jarrrell, with my great-great uncle, Alfred Schermack, in the 1950s. “Uncle Al” was adored by his grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. He loved tending to his garden, where he grew beautiful flowers, fruit, and vegetables. #falknerjarrell #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #detroit #detroitmichigan #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #detroitmi #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory... Continue Reading →