Blumenstiel/Schermack Family Christmas, 1930s

Blumenstiel/Schermack Family Christmas, 1930s. Left to right: Laura Schermack Blumenstiel (my great-grandmother) Beatrice Wallace Blumenstiel, Vernon Jarrell (my maternal grandfather), Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (my maternal grandmother), Walter Holmes, Anna K. Schermack, Alma Schermack Feneley, John William Blumenstiel (my great-grandfather). The couple at far right and three people sitting in front of them are unidentified. #falknerjarrell... Continue Reading →

Schermack Sisters, 1950s

Schermack Sisters, 1950s. Left to right: Anna K. Schermack, Emma P. Schermack, Alma Schermack Feneley, and Laura Schermack Blumenstiel (my great-grandmother). They were born in Freeport, Illinois, USA and migrated to Detroit, Michigan, USA in the early 1900s. Their brother was an inventor, Joseph J. Schermack, known for his vending and mailing machines. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy... Continue Reading →

Schermack Sisters

Schermack Sisters. I am unsure of the group/occasion, but three of my Schermack great-great aunts appear in the photo. They were sisters of my great-grandmother, Laura Schermack Blumenstiel. Back row, left is Anna Schermack, next to Alma Schermack Feneley. In front of Alma is Emma Schermack. As a bonus, my maternal grandmother, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell... Continue Reading →

Alma Schermack Feneley

Alma Schermack Feneley in about 1910 and 1972. She was my great-great aunt, who I knew as an old woman in the 1960s/70s. I don’t remember her personality, but definitely remember our family visiting her at home and in the nursing home where she passed. She relocated from Freeport, Illinois, USA to Detroit, Michigan, USA... Continue Reading →

Alma Schermack and Charles Feneley

Alma Schermack Feneley (front left) in front of husband, Charles Feneley, with friends. Aunt Alma was my great-great aunt, who I knew as an old woman in the 1970s. They relocated from Freeport, Illinois, USA to Detroit, Michigan, USA along with her siblings, in the early 1900s. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos... Continue Reading →

Schermack Sisters

Schermack Sisters. Left to right: Emma, Alma, and Ann. They were my great-great aunts, sisters to my great grandmother, Laura Schermack Blumenstiel. The photo was taken in Detroit, likely in one of their first residences in the city. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory #sisters #detroit #detroithistory #michigan #michiganhistory#strongwomen #sisters... Continue Reading →

Alma Schermack (1889-1973)

Alma Schermack was born to Joseph J. Sr. And Amelia Schauer Schermack in Freeport, Illinois, USA. She followed her brother, the inventor Joseph J. Schermack, Jr. to Detroit, Michigan, USA and married Charles Feneley in 1917. She was the maternal aunt of Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell and my great-great aunt. I knew her as an octogenarian... Continue Reading →

Blumenstiel/Schermack Family Photo (early 1940s)

Blumenstiel/Schermack Family Photo (early 1940s). The children of Adolph William and Christina Vaupel Blumenstiel reunited in Detroit, Michigan. William and Helen came from Spokane, Washington and Elizabeth from Freeport, Illinois. Back row, left to right: Anna Schermack, John William Blumenstiel, Vernon Lee Jarrell, Alma Schermack Feneley, Laura Schermack Blumenstiel, Walter Holmes, Margaret Blumenstiel Holmes. Middle... Continue Reading →

Schermack Family Photo (Circa 1950s)

Schermack Family photo, circa 1950s. The photo was taken at the home of Alfred and Grace Schermack, 19470 Winston, Detroit, Michigan. Back row, left to right: Alfred Schermack, Will Schauer (cousin), John William Blumenstiel. Front row, left to right: Dora Balthauser (cousin), Laura Schermack Blumenstiel, Grace Schermack, Emma Schermack, Anna Schermack, Alma Schermack Fenely. #familyhistory... Continue Reading →

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