Category: Jarrell

Schermack/Blumenstiel Families

Schermack aunts/uncle with their Blumenstiel nieces (circa 1912/1913). Back row, left to right: Left to right: Anna K. Schermack, Alfred H. Schermack, and Emma P. Schermack. Front row (left to right): Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (my grandmother), and her sister, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes. Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory... Continue Reading →

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Chat Piles – Flat River, Missouri

Lead mining waste was deposited in huge “chat” piles in Flat River, Missouri, USA. My siblings and I used to play in the “sand,” when visiting the family in the area, which probably wasn’t a healthy thing to do. My great-grandfather, John McCreary Jarrell, was a driller in the lead mines, before moving to Detroit,... Continue Reading →

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John McCreary “Mack” Jarrell

John McCreary “Mack” Jarrell 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. “John Mack” was my maternal great-grandfather. #falknerjarrell #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #familyhistory #familyphoto #genealogy... Continue Reading →

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German Prisoner of War Camp, WWII

Worn photograph of the German prisoner-of-war camp where my grandfather, Vernon Lee Jarrell, was held in 1944-45. He was reported "missing in action" in France November 5, 1944. He carried this photo in his wallet and one can only imagine the horrors he saw, both in battle and in the camp. #falknerjarrell #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #wwii... Continue Reading →

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Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell Falkner

Mary Ann "Cookie" Jarrell Falkner (my mother), 1940s. Taken on Winston St., Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #detroit #michigan #falknergenealogy #falkner #mothersday #mother #childhood

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Hiram Jarrell Headstone (1808-1889)

Hiram Jarrell gravestone (1808-1889). Hiram was the son of Richard Jarrell and Elizabeth Herndon of Virginia and Tennessee. Hiram married Nancy Jane Bernard 25 December 1827 in Rockingham County, North Carolina and became the father of nine known children. He was my 3x great-grandfather. Buried in the Jarrell Family Cemetery in Sainte Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve... Continue Reading →

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Jarrell/Holmes Cousins

Jarrell/Holmes Cousins at the Detroit Zoo (1950s). My mother, Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell Falkner, with her first cousin, Ronald Holmes. They were the children of sisters Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell and Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #falknergenealogy #falkner #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #holmesgenealogy... Continue Reading →

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Mary Ann Jarrell and Patrick Ernest Falkner

Mary Ann Jarrell and Patrick Ernest Falkner, my parents (circa 1960). The photo was enhanced using My Heritage’s photo editing tools and their faces are sharper than in the original. Taken in Redford, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots... Continue Reading →

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Vernon Lee Jarrell and Craig Falkner

My maternal grandfather, Vernon Lee Jarrell, holding his grandson, Craig Falkner (me) in 1965. Taken in Redford, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #redfordmi #1960s #grandfather #grandfatherandgrandson #grandson #grandpa

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PFC Vernon Lee Jarrell, US Army

World War II medals of PFC Vernon Lee Jarrell, US Army (my maternal grandfather). He went missing in action in France was a prisoner of war in Germany in 1944-1945. #falknerjarrell #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #ww2history #familyhistory #genealogy #familyarchives #familyarchive #army #usarmy #usarmyinfantry #pow #prisonerofwar #missinginaction #mia #grandfather #grandpa #germany #wounded #woundedinaction #purpleheart #purpleheart💜

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