Colorized version of Gottlieb and Philippine Schauer family home, near Freeport, Illinois, USA. The Schauers (seated in the photograph) were my maternal 3x great-grandparents, parents of Amelia Schauer Schermack, my 2x great grandmother. While the colorization isn’t perfect, it adds some interest to this photo, likely from the 1870s. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory... Continue Reading →
Gottlieb and Philippine Schauer
Gottlieb and Philippine Schauer (my 3x great-grandparents), late 19th Century, colorized by My Heritage. The family immigrated from Nürtingen, Baden-Württemberg (present day Germany) to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in 1848. They moved to Reading, Pennsylvania, USA, where several children were born, including Amelia Schauer Schermack (b. 1853), my great-great grandmother. The family eventually settled near... Continue Reading →
Oak Street Evangelical Church
Oak Street Evangelical Church in Freeport, Illinois, USA. According to his obituary, my 3x great-grandfather, Gottlieb Schauer, attended this church after he migrated to Illinois in about 1870. He came from Nürtingen, Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. He arrived in Philadelphia in 1848 and stayed for 5 years. He then lived in Reading, Pennsylvania for 15... Continue Reading →
Schauer Family – Nürtingen, Baden-Württemberg
The Schauer branch of my maternal grandmother’s family immigrated from Germany to the USA in 1848. Their hometown was Nürtingen, in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, located on the river Neckar. Thanks to Ancestry, I’m finding many German records not available online previously. I would love to follow in my ancestor’s... Continue Reading →
Gottlieb and Philippine Schauer Family
Gottlieb and Philippine Schauer Family, near Freeport, Illinois, USA. The Schauers were my maternal 3x great-grandparents. Gottlieb is seated at far right and Philippine at center. The woman in back row, second from right is Amelia Schauer Schermack, my great-great-grandmother, surrounded by her siblings. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #freeportillinois #illinois #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #oldphoto #oldphotos #illinoishistory... Continue Reading →
Gottlieb and Philippine Schauer
Gottlieb and Philippine Schauer (my 3x great-grandparents), late 19th Century. The family immigrated from Nürtingen, Baden-Württemberg (present day Germany) to the USA in 1848. They settled in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA, where several children were born, including Amelia Schauer Schermack (b. 1853), my great-great grandmother. The family joined the German migration to the Midwest and settled... 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 →
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.