Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (right) and Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes were the daughters of John William and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel. The photo is about 1915 and the family lived in Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphotos #oldphoto #detroit #detroithistory ##michigan #michiganhistory #sisters
Vaupel Family in Reichensachsen, Hesse 19th Century
Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel immigrated to Freeport, Illinois, USA in 1885. She is pictured with her family (left to right): George (brother), Christian (father), Christina, Anna Neuman Vaupel (mother). The family lived in Reichensachsen, Hesse. Christina was the mother of John William Blumenstiel and grandmother of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #vaupelgenealogy #blumenstielgenealogy #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #oldphotos #reichensachsen... Continue Reading →
Emma May Falkner Alfaro – Dancer
Emma May Falkner Alfaro (1909-1934) was the daughter of George Ernest Falkner, Sr. and Florence Jones Falkner. She married her dance partner, Jesus Alfaro, in 1926 under the name "Aurora Menendez," representing her age as 19 years (she was 16). The couple parted in the early 1930s, when Emma went to New York City to... Continue Reading →
John McCreary Jarrell – Driller in the Lead Mines
Before moving to Detroit, Michigan, USA, John McCreary Jarrell worked in the lead mines of his native state of Missouri. Southeastern Missouri was known as the "Lead Belt," for the many lead mines located there. The photo is a postcard of Desloge Consolidated Lead Mill No. 3, located in John's hometown of Desloge, Missouri. The... Continue Reading →
Blumenstiel/Vaupel Hometown – Reichensachsen, Hesse
The Blumenstiel and Vaupel Families came from Reichensachsen, Hesse (present day Germany) to Freeport, Illinois, USA in the 19th Century. The town still exists today, as part of the city of Wehretal. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #freeportillinois #illinois #illinoishistory #familyhistory #genealogy #germany #familyphotos #postcards #hesse
Elizabeth Blumenstiel Williams – Freeport, Illinois
Elizabeth Blumenstiel Williams (1877-1952) and family at their Freeport, Illinois home, circa 1920. She immigrated with her family to the USA from Reichensachsen, Hesse in 1885. Elizabeth was married to Arthur Williams, but was widowed in 1919, with 7 children. Elizabeth was the sister of John William Blumenstiel and aunt of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #falknerjarrell... Continue Reading →
Phillipine Stroehacker Schauer Memorial Card (1821-1895)
Phillipine Stroehacker Schauer was the wife of Gottlieb Schauer of Freeport, Illinois, USA. She migrated from Nürtingen, Baden-Württemberg (present day Germany) to the USA in 1848 and ended up in Freeport, Illinois, USA. Phillipine was the mother of Amelia Schauer Schermack and great-grandmother of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #familyhistory #genealogy #illinois #illinoishistory #falknerjarrell #schauergenealogy #schermackgenealogy #blumenstielgenealogy... Continue Reading →
Joseph Saxe Schermack -Iceboating 1940
Joseph Saxe Schermack on his iceboat, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Joseph was called "Young Joe" by the family, to distinguish him from his father, inventor Joseph J. Schermack, Jr.. He was a first cousin of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #detroit #familyhistory #genealogy #detroithistory #familyphotography #familyphotos #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #oldphotos #phonograph #josephjschermack #schermackcompanies
Margret Schermack Rueger with Phonograph, Circa 1915
Margaret Schermack Rueger poses with an early phonograph in Detroit, Michigan, USA, circa 1915. She was the daughter of inventor Joseph J. Schermack, Jr. and a first cousin of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #detroit #familyhistory #genealogy #detroithistory #familyphotography #familyphotos #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #oldphotos #phonograph #josephjschermack #schermackcompanies
Mary Ann Jarrell Genealogy Chart 07Jan2019
A genealogy chart is a work-in-progress, always changing as new discoveries are made and old information is updated. Below is the current chart for Mary Ann Jarrell, daughter of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell and Vernon Lee Jarrell.