4 Generations. Martha Vaupel Mayer (seated right) with her daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter. Martha was the sister of my 2x great-grandmother, Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel. She died in 1961, at the age of 103, which was uncommon for the time. The Blumenstiel/Vaupel family immigrated from Reichensachsen, Hessen in the 1880s. #falknerjarrell #vaupelgenealogy #vaupel #mayergenealogy #freeportillinois #illinois... Continue Reading →

Martha Vaupel Mayer (1857-1961) at left. She was the daughter of Christian Vaupel and Anna Elisabetha Neuman. Her sister was Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel, my great-great grandmother. Martha Vaupel migrated to Freeport, Illinois, USA from Reichensachsen, Hessen with her brother, John Vaupel, in 1880. Martha died in 1961, at the age of 103 years. #falknerjarrell #vaupelgenealogy... Continue Reading →

Martha Vaupel Mayer (1857-1961) at right. She was the daughter of Christian Vaupel and Anna Elisabetha Neuman. Her sister was Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel, my great-great grandmother. Martha Vaupel migrated to Freeport, Illinois, USA from Reichensachsen, Hessen with her brother, John Vaupel, in 1880. Martha died in 1961, at the age of 103 years. #falknerjarrell #vaupelgenealogy... Continue Reading →

Martha Vaupel Mayer (1857-1961) and husband, Samuel Mayer (1858-1942). She was the daughter of Christian Vaupel and Anna Elisabetha Neuman and sister of my great-great grandmother, Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel. Martha Vaupel migrated to Freeport, Illinois, USA from Reichensachsen, Hessen with her brother, John Vaupel, in 1880. Martha died in 1961, at the age of 103... Continue Reading →