John McCreary “Mack” Jarrell

My maternal great-grandfather, John McCreary “Mack” Jarrell, at left, with unidentified couple. John 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... Continue Reading →

Jacob G. Schermack

Memorial card for Jacob G. Schermack of Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was the brother of my great-great grandfather, Joseph J. Schermack, Sr., who moved from Brooklyn to Freeport, Illinois, USA in the 19th Century. They immigrated to the USA from Heibach-Weiss, Prussia 29 May 1857. #illinoishistory #familyhistory #genealogy #freeportillinois #familyphotography #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #oldphotos #schermack... Continue Reading →

Vaupel-Mayer 4 Generations

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 →

Jarrell/Roy Cousins

Jarrell/Roy Cousins swimming. My older first cousins in 1962. Left to right: Randy Jarrell, Carol Roy Waltz, Debbie Roy Kingsbury, and Cheryl Jarrell Young in front. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #lovehistory #michigan #redfordmi #roy #roygenealogy #cousins... Continue Reading →

Helen and William Blumenstiel

Helen and William Blumenstiel, were the brother and sister of my great- grandfather, John William Blumenstiel. They moved from Freeport, Illinois, USA to Idaho and ended up in Spokane, Washington, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #spokane #spokanedoesntsuck #spokanewa #spokanewashington #chilco... Continue Reading →

Reg Callaghan and Irene Callaghan

Reg Callaghan and Irene Chuliner Callaghan in Campellton, New Brunswick, Canada. Irene’s was first cousin to my paternal grandmother, Agnes Carney Falkner. #falknergenealogy #falkner #gradygenealogy #grady #chulinergenealogy #chuliner #newbrunswickcanada #newbrunswick #campbellton #campbelltonnb #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #1960s #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #familytree #familyhistorian #genealogia

Patrick Ernest Falkner

Patrick Ernest Falkner (my Father) with a cat. Taken in the early 1940s. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #falknerjarrell #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #oldphotograph #savinghistory #findingroots #falknergenealogy #falkner #father #baby #detroit #toddler #cat #instacat #catsofinstagram #familypet

Patrick Grady

Patrick Grady. He was the brother of my great-grandmother, Julia Grady Carney. Patrick remained in Widnes, Lancashire, England while Julia immigrated to Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada with their sister, Mary Grady Chuliner. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #1920s #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #savinghistory #findingroots #carney #chuliner #canada #portarthur #ontario #thunderbay #thunderbayontario... Continue Reading →

George Ernest Falkner, Naturalization Papers

Naturalization documents. Declaration of Intention for my grandparents, George Ernest Falkner, Jr. and Agnes Carney Falkner (1941). George was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Agnes in Manchester, England. They came to the USA as undocumented immigrants in the 1920s and sought citizenship at the start of World War II. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto... Continue Reading →

Helen and William Blumenstiel

Elizabeth Blumenstiel Williams and William Blumenstiel, were the brother and sister of my great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel. William moved from Freeport, Illinois, USA to Idaho and ended up in Spokane, Washington, USA. The look relatively young in the photo, so I suspect it was taken in Freeport, Illinois. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry... Continue Reading →

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