My mother and her siblings at the 50th anniversary party of their first cousin, John “Jack” Holmes and Eugenia Holmes. Left to right: John William Jarrell, Mary Ann Jarrell Falkner (my mother), and Dolores Jarrell Roy. Taken in Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots... Continue Reading →
Dolores Jarrell Roy (1934-2021), Part 2
Rest in Peace to my maternal aunt, Dolores Jarrell Roy, who passed away New Year’s Day, 2021. In the first photo, she is with herhusband, Thomas Alvin Roy, and daughter, Debra Roy Kingsbury. She was a lovely person and she will be missed. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor... Continue Reading →
Dolores Jarrell Roy (1934-2021)
Rest in Peace to my maternal aunt, Dolores Jarrell Roy, who passed away New Year’s Day, 2021. In the first photo, she is in front of the family home on Winston St. In Detroit, Michigan, USA. In the second and third photos, she is joined by her younger siblings, John Jarrell and Mary Ann “Cookie”... Continue Reading →
Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell and Children
Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell (my maternal grandmother) 80th birthday celebration. Dorothy and children, left to right: John William Jarrell, Dorothy Blumenstiel Jarrell, Dolores Jarrell Roy, Mary Ann Jarrell Falkner (my mother). Taken in Farmington, Michigan, USA (1989). #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell... Continue Reading →
John and Laura Blumenstiel with Grandchildren
Laura Schermack Blumenstiel and John William Blumenstiel (seated), with their Jarrell/Holmes grandchildren. Left to right: Mary Ann Jarrell Falkner. Dolores Jarrell Roy, Ronald Holmes, John Walter “Jack” Holmes, and John William Jarrell (1950). #falknerjarrell #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #holmesgenealogy #holmes #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #antiquephoto #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian... Continue Reading →
Dolores Jarrell and John Walter Holmes
Each photograph tells a story and, sometimes, there are multiple narratves. In this excerpt, my aunt, Dolores Jarrell Roy, and her first cousin, John Walter “Jack” Holmes, are unhappy to be included in the family photo. I wonder what drama preceded this moment. The photo dates to the late 1930s/early 1940s. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos... Continue Reading →
Jarrell Children – Burgess School (1940s)
Burgess School class photo, 1940s. My uncle, John William Jarrell, is third row from the front and second from the right, in the black shirt. My aunt, Dolores Jarrell Roy, is back row, third from the right. My mother, Mary Ann Jarrell Falkner, is the blonde girl at far right (indicated by arrows), hidden behind... Continue Reading →
Jarrell Family
My maternal grandparents, Vernon And Dorothy Jarrell (right), and children (left to right): Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell Falkner (my mother), John William Jarrell, and Dolores Jarrell Roy. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #roy #roygenealogy #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #lovehistory... Continue Reading →
Dolores Jarrell Roy
Dolores Jarrell Roy, my maternal aunt, in the early 1940s. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #lovefamilyhistory #detroit #michigan #aunt #roy #roygenealogy #trike #tricycle #1940s
Jarrell/Roy Friends
Jarrell/Roy Friends. My maternal uncle and aunt, John Jarrell and Dolores Jarrell Roy, at left, with friends Judy and Duane Roy, John and Dolores would both marry siblings of Duane and Judy. Taken in the late 1950s. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia... Continue Reading →