Adolph Willi Blumenstiel home at 38 Addison St, Freeport, Illinois, USA. Pictured on the porch are Adolph and his second wife, Christine. Adolph was my great-great grandfather, grandfather of my maternal grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #falknerjarrell #illinoishistory #familyhistory #genealogy #freeportillinois #familyreunion #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #holmesgenealogy #holmes #oldphotos #familyreunion #freeportil #familyphotography #familyphoto #familyphotos #ancestors #ancestor... Continue Reading →
Adolph and Christine Blumenstiel
Adolph and Christine Blumenstiel of Freeport, Illinois, USA around 1910-1915. Adolph married Christine following the death of his first wife, Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel in 1889. Adolph was a stone mason by trade. He was the father of great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel. #falknerjarrell #freeportillinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #illinoishistory #familytree #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #carriage #horse #oldphotos #oldphoto #horseandbuggy... Continue Reading →
Adolph Blumenstiel Family
Adolph Blumenstiel Family of Freeport, Illinois, USA in the late 19th Century. Blumenstiel siblings at back left are William and Helen, with John William and Elizabeth at front left. Adolph is at center, with daughter Clara between him and second wife, Christine Dreier Blumenstiel. Also pictured are Christine’s children from her first marriage. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy... Continue Reading →
Adolph Wilhelm Blumenstiel and Christine Dreier Blumenstiel
Adolph Wilhelm Blumenstiel and Christine Dreier Blumenstiel, of Freeport, Illinois, USA (early 20th Century). I found the quilts on the clothesline very interesting. Adolph married Christine Nieman Dreier, a widow, following the death of his first wife, Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel, in 1889. Adolph was a stone mason by trade and is said to have erected... Continue Reading →
Adolph Wilhelm Blumenstiel Family
Adolph Wilhelm Blumenstiel, my great-great grandfather, with his second wife, Christine Dreier Blumenstiel (second from left) and their daughter, Clara Blumenstiel Campbell (far right). I’m unsure who the woman at the left is, but she might be one of Christine’s daughters from her first marriage. Taken in Freeport, Illinois, USA (early 20th Century). #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy... Continue Reading →
Adolph Wilhelm and Christine Dreier Blumenstiel
Adolph Wilhelm and Christine Dreier Blumenstiel, of Freeport, Illinois, USA (early 20th Century). Adolph married Christine Nieman Dreier, a widow, following the death of his first wife, Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel, 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... Continue Reading →
Adolph Wilhelm and Christine Dreier Blumenstiel
Adolph Wilhelm and Christine Dreier Blumenstiel, of Freeport, Illinois, USA (early 20th Century). Adolph married Christine Nieman Dreier, a widow, following the death of his first wife, Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel, 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... Continue Reading →
Adolph, Christine, and William Blumenstiel
William Blumenstiel (right) with father and step-mother, Adolph and Christine Blumenstiel (Freeport, Illinois, USA, about 1915). William was brother to my great-grandfather and Adolph was my great-great grandfather. The family immigrated from Reichensachsen, Hesse to Freeport, Illinois, USA in 1885. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto... Continue Reading →
Adolph Wilhelm Blumenstiel Headstone
Adolph Wilhelm Blumenstiel - Headstone. Adolph Blumenstiel was the paternal grandfather of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell and father of John William Blumenstiel. The family immigrated to the USA in 1885 and his first wife, Christina Vaupel, died in 1888. Following Christina's death, Adolph married Christine Dreier Nieman, a widow. Adolph and Christine are buried in the... 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 →