Falkner/Jarrell Family History
Ancestors of Mary Ann Jarrell and Patrick Falkner
John William Blumenstiel was born in Reichensachsen, Germany in 1883 and grew up in Freeport, Illinois. He worked at the Stover Manufacturing Company in the early 1900s. Stover manufactured farm and household implements, like the windmills pictured at left. John moved to Detroit in about 1906, to work for the Schermack Mailing Machine Company, founded... Continue Reading →
John and Laura Blumenstiel House at 2652 Columbus St, Detroit, Michigan USA. They relocated from Freeport, Illinois, USA so John could join Laura's brother, Joseph J. Schermack, Jr. at the Schermack Mailing Machine Company. John and Laura were the parents of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #freeportillinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family... Continue Reading →
John and Laura Blumenstiel House at 2652 Columbus St, Detroit, Michigan USA. They relocated from Freeport, Illinois, USA so John could join Laura's brother, Joseph J. Schermack, Jr. at the Schermack Mailing Machine Company. John and Laura were the parents of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #freeportillinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family... Continue Reading →
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. 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, 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 →
Elizabeth (b. 1877) Helen (b. 1876) Blumenstiel were born in Reichensachsen, Hessen (present day Germany) to Adolph Wilhelm and Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel. They were sisters to John William Blumenstiel and paternal aunts to Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell. The family immigrated to Freeport, Illinois, USA in 1885. This photograph is one of the few surviving pre-immigration images... Continue Reading →
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
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 →
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.
Falkner/Jarrell Family History 