Marriage License - Joseph J. Schermack, Sr. and Amelia Schauer. Joseph J. Schermack, Sr. and Amelia Schauer were married in Freeport, Illinois June 20, 1875. They had 6 children: Joseph Jr., Alfred, Emma, Anna, Laura, and Alma. They were maternal grandparents of Dorothy Blumenstiel. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography... Continue Reading →
Adolph and Christine Blumenstiel (1903)
Adolph and Christine Blumenstiel (1903) Adolph Wilhelm Blumenstiel married Christine Nieman Dreier, a widow, following the death of his first wife, Christina Vaupel in 1889. Adolph was a stone mason by trade and is said to have erected the monument to the Lincoln-Douglas Debates in Freeport, Illinois. He was the Father of John William Blumenstiel... Continue Reading →
Laura Schermack Blumenstiel
Laura Schermack Blumenstiel (1886-1958). Laura Louise Schermack was the daughter of Joseph J., Sr. And Amelia Schauer Schermack. She married John William Blumenstiel in Freeport, Illinois November 28, 1905. They had 3 children: Donald William Blumenstiel, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, and Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory #familyhistory #genealogy #germany #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots... Continue Reading →
Adolph Wilhelm and Christine Dreier Blumenstiel, late 19th Century. Adolph Wilhelm Blumenstiel married Christine Nieman Dreier, a widow, following the death of his first wife, Christina Vaupel in 1889. Adolph was a stone mason by trade and is said to have erected the monument to the Lincoln-Douglas Debates in Freeport, Illinois. He was the Father... Continue Reading →
Blumenstiel Family, Circa 1910
Blumenstiel Family, Circa 1910. John William and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel with their two oldest children, Donald William Blumenstiel at left, and Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (on Laura's lap). Dorothy was born 30 December 1909. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory #familyhistory #genealogy #germany #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #familytree... Continue Reading →
John William Blumenstiel Circa 1890s
John William Blumenstiel, circa 1890s. Note the mourning pin on his lapel. The woman depicted is his Mother, Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel, who passed away when he was 5 years old, in 1889. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory #familyhistory #genealogy #germany #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #geneabloggers #familytree #familyhistorian... Continue Reading →
Children of Adolph Wilhelm and Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel
Children of Adolph Wilhelm and Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel, late 19th Century. Left to right: John William, Helen, Elizabeth, and William Blumenstiel. The photo was taken in Freeport, Illinois, USA, where the family lived after migrating to the USA in 1885. John William Blumenstiel was the father of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory... Continue Reading →
John Vaupel Clothier in Freeport, Illinois, USA
John Vaupel Clothier in Freeport, Illinois, USA (postcard). John Vaupel was the brother of Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel. He immigrated to the USA and started a men's clothing business. Once he was established, other family members joined him. In 1885, his mother, Anna Neuman Vaupel, made the voyage to the New World with his sister and... Continue Reading →
Anna Neuman Vaupel (1818-1908)
Anna Neuman Vaupel (1818-1908) immigrated to Freeport, Illinois, USA in 1885. She joined her daughter and son-in-law, Christina Vaupel and Adolph Blumenstiel in relocating from Reichensachsen, Hessen. Anna died in 1908, just before her 90th birthday. She had 3 other children in the USA: John Vaupel, George Vaupel, and Martha Vaupel Mayer. She was the... Continue Reading →
Agnes Carney Falkner (1906-1986)
Agnes Carney Falkner (1906-1986) was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England 9 March 1906. She was the 6th and youngest child of Thomas and Julia Grady Carney. Her parents separated in about 1910 And her mother migrated to Canada with all the children except Kathleen, who became a nun. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #falknerjarrell #ancestry... Continue Reading →