FalknerJarrell Family History

Ancestors of Mary Ann Jarrell and Patrick Ernest Falkner

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Amelia Schauer Schermack and Donald Blumenstiel

Amelia Schauer Schermack and Donald Blumenstiel

Amelia Schauer Schermack, my great-great grandmother, with my great- uncle, Donald Blumenstiel. Amelia was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA in 1853. Her family migrated west to Freeport, Illinois, USA, where she married Joseph J. Schermack, Sr. in 1875. Following the death of her husband in 1915, she moved to Detroit, Michigan, USA, to be near her children. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy…

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Sister St. Edmund (Kathleen Carney)

Sister St. Edmund (Kathleen Carney)

Sister St. Edmund (Kathleen Carney). Aunt Kathleen was a sister to my paternal grandmother, Agnes Carney Falkner. Her last posting was at St. Paul’s Convent in Selly Park, Birmingham, UK. #carneygenealogy #falknerjarrell #carney #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #vintagephotography #lancashire #england #convent #nun #sister #catholicnun #catholic #catholicchurch #convent #birmingham…

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Julia Grady Carney and Sister St. Edmund

Julia Grady Carney and Sister St. Edmund

Julia Grady Carney (my paternal great-grandmother, at left) and friend (Annie?) visited her daughter, Sister St Edmund (Kathleen Carney), in the UK in the late 1910s/1920s. Julia and the rest of her children had moved to Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada between 1911-1915, without her husband, Thomas Carney, who remained in Widnes, UK. #falknerjarrell #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy…

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Ray Callaghan and Vonnie Chuliner

Ray Callaghan and Vonnie Chuliner

Ray Callaghan and Vonnie Chuliner marriage certificate (1947). Vonnie was a first cousin of my paternal grandmother, Agnes Carney Falkner. Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada. #falknerjarrell #callaghangenealogy #callaghan #chulinergenealogy #chuliner #carneygenealogy #carney #canada #nbcanada #newbrunswick #newbrunswickcanada #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #family…

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Unidentified Couple - Freeport, Illinois, USA

Unidentified Couple – Freeport, Illinois, USA

Here is another unidentified photograph from my Freeport, Illinois, USA based family. Unidentified couple, photograph, 19th Century. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #schauergenealogy #schauer #blumenstielgenealogy #blumenstiel #vaupelgenealogy #vaupel #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #antiquephotograph #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto…

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Thomas Alvin Roy

My maternal uncle, Thomas Alvin Roy, with the family dog. Taken in the 1950s. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory…

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Dina Lee Chilton

Dina Lee Chilton, 1950s. She was my Mother’s second cousin, one generation removed, but they were close in age. Her great-grandmother, Eliza Forshee Haile was sister to mine, Mabel Forshee Jarrell. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #history #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian…

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Randall Jarrell Immigration Document

Randall Jarrell Immigration Document

My first cousin, Randall (Randy) Jarrell, was born in Nuernberg, Germany in 1959, while his father was serving in the U.S. Army. Here is the record from his family’s return to the States, when he was 3 months old. Record found online, in the National Archives. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #ancestor #genealogyresearch…

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Gettysburg National Military Park

Gettysburg National Military Park

Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. My grandfather, George Ernest Falkner, Jr. was a Boy Scout troop leader for a trip to Washington D.C. in the late 1940s/early 1950s. They went to the U.S. Capitol and Mount Vernon, with a stop in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This is a scan of a Kodachrome slide. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #redford #redfordmi…

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George Ernest Falkner, Jr. Birth Record

George Ernest Falkner, Jr. Birth Record

Birth record of George Ernest Falkner, Jr., my paternal grandfather, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (center column) in 1911. His parents were George Ernest Falkner, Jr. and Florence Jones. He migrated to Detroit, Michigan, USA in about 1925. #falknerjarrell #falknergenealogy #falkner #ancestors #familyhistory #genealogy #genealogyphoto #ancestry #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos…

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George Ernest Falkner, Sr.

George Ernest Falkner, Sr.

This military photo was amongst the possessions of my paternal great-grandfather, George Ernest Falkner, Sr. He may be reclining at front right (with the moustache). Unfortunately, I know very little about the photo, the branch of service, and the year. If anyone can offer clues from the photograph, I would be glad to hear anything about it. He served in WWI and, according to his Canadian…

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Mary Ann "Cookie" Jarrell Falkner

Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell Falkner

My mother, Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell Falkner, working in the garden in the late 1940s. Detroit, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors…

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Schermack Type III Perforations

Schermack Type III Perforations

One section of a chart of Schermack Type III perforations with private control marks, intended for use in Schermack mailing and vending machines. Sheets of stamps were cut into strips, pasted together in rolls, and perforated with the Schermack Type III “hyphen-hole” perforation. The control marks punched into the stamps denoted the company by which they were used. The use of perfins, as they are…

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Helen and William Blumenstiel

Helen and William Blumenstiel

Helen Blumenstiel (center) and her brother, William, with a friend. They immigated to Freeport , Illinois, USA from Reichensachsen, Hessen, Germany with her family in 1885. She and brother, William, ultimately settled in Spokane, Washington, USA. Helen was the eldest sister of my great-grandfather, John William Blumenstiel. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry…

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Mary Ann "Cookie" Jarrell Falkner

Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell Falkner

Mary Ann “Cookie” Jarrell Falkner (my mother), late 1950s. Redford, Michigan, USA. #falknerjarrell #familyhistory #genealogy #familyphotos #ancestry #knowyouroots #family #vintagephotography #oldphotos #oldphoto #ancestor #genealogyresearch #familytree #familyhistorian #findyourroots #traceyourroots #genealogia #familyarchives #jarrellgenealogy #jarrell #ancestors #lovefamilyhistory #redford…

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Unidentified Photo

Here is another unidentified photograph from my Freeport, Illinois, USA based family (Schauer/Schermack/Blumenstiel/Vaupel surnames). It may be a sibling of my 2x great grandmother, Amelia Schauer Schermack. Some branches of the family moved west to Iowa. Unidentified couple, cdv photograph, 19th Century. #falknerjarrell #schermackgenealogy #schermack #schauergenealogy #schauer…

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Schermack Stamp Machines

Schermack Stamp Machines, circa 1920s. They were invented by my 2x great-uncle, Joseph J. Schermack, Jr., known for inventing vending and mailing machines, along woth private postal perforations. #familyhistory #detroit #detroithistory #schermackcompanies #schermackgenealogy #stampvendingmachine #stampcollection #stampcollector #genealogy #falknerjarrell #vending #vendingmachines #schermack…

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