Patrick Ernest Falkner and Helen Bell Hale

My father, Patrick Ernest Falkner with my Mom’s first cousin (one generation removed), Helen Bell Hale, in Desloge, Missouri, USA. “Aunt Helen” was a lovely person and an avid gardener. My family would visit her in Missouri once a year. Helen was the wife of my maternal grandfather’s (Vernon Lee Jarrell) first cousin, Charles Smith... Continue Reading →

William Blumenstiel

William Blumenstiel and 48 star flag in Chilco, Idaho, USA. He was the brother of my great-grandfather, John Willliam Blumenstiel. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #chilco #chilcoid #flag #usflag #fourthofjuly

Falkner-Callaghan Cousins

Falkner-Callaghan Cousins. Back row, left to right, Patrick Falkner (my father), Irene Chuliner Callaghan (My grandmother’s first cousin). Front row, left to right: Kathleen Falkner, Craig Falkner (me), and Michael Falkner. The photo was taken in my grandparents’ garden at 20417 Lexington, Redford, Michigan, USA. The Callaghan cousins were visiting from Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada.... Continue Reading →

Adolph Blumenstiel Family – 1910 Census

Adolph and Christine Blumenstiel Family in the 13th Census (Freeport, Illinois - 1910). Adolph was my great-great grandfather. This is a great example of incorrect data in the census records. The census taker spelled the family name phonetically, as “Bloomanstiel.” Christine was Adolph’s second wife, and they married after they were both widowed. They had... Continue Reading →

Roy Sisters

Carol Roy Waltz (left) and Debbie Roy Kingsbury, my first cousins (late 1950s). Their parents are my maternal aunt and uncle, Dolores Jarrell and Thomas Roy. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #detroit #michigan #roy #roygenealogy #cousins #cousins💕 #sisters👭 #sisters

Agnes Carney Falkner

My paternal grandmother, Agnes Carney Falkner (back row, third from right) in the early 1930s/40s. The photo is unlabelled, and I’m not sure what group this is. She worked at the Michigan Bell Company as a telephone operator, and this could be a photo with her telephone operator colleagues or possibly a church group. #falknerjarrell... Continue Reading →

Blumenstiel Family

Blumenstiel Family, probably taken at their cottage on Cranberry Lake, Commerce Township, Michigan, USA. Left to right: Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (my grandmother), Laura Schermack Blumenstiel, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes, John William Blumenstiel. Taken in the late 1910s. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch... Continue Reading →

Emma Beach Falkner (Center)

Group photo with my great-great grandmother, Emma Beach Falkner, at center. The photo was taken in the garden of my great-great grandparent’s home, “Clovelly” (12 Buckleigh Rd. Streatham, UK). #falknergenealogy #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #familypictures #genealogy #london #londonhistory #southwark #england #england🇬🇧 #oldphotos #jwfalkner #jwfalknerandsons #falkner #oldphoto #ancestors #ancestor #streathamcommon #streatham

Schauer Sisters

Schauer Sisters (Circa 1920). Amelia Schauer Schermack (left), with her dog, Bing, and one of her sisters. Amelia was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA in 1853. Her family migrated west to Freeport, Illinois, USA, where she married Joseph J. Schermack, Sr. in 1875. Following the death of her husband in 1915, she moved to Detroit,... Continue Reading →

Patrick Ernest Falkner and Friends

Neighborhood kids. Redford, Michigan, USA. My father, Patrick Ernest Falkner, is back row, far left. This photo was sent by my father’s childhood friend, who found my family history website while searching for old neighbors. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #falkner... Continue Reading →

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