I have accumulated several old photos of my great-great-grandfather George Farrell (1829-1882) and his children and grandchildren. I'm collecting photos of each of his children that survived to adulthood. Of course, I need your help in this. Do you have more old photos of these families? I'm mostly interested in children or grandchildren of George (there are way too many of the rest of us).
At the bottom of this page are several Farrell Reunion photos.
Please also take a look at my Unidentified Photo Page. Let me know if you can help identify any of the photos there.
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The best part of this collection are two photos of the patriarch George Farrrell, one with each of his wives:
George Farrell and Catherine Lawler (guessed to be a wedding photo)
George Farrell and Jane Cullen in Locket
Here's what I have of George's children and grandchildren, in order of birth:
George E. Farrell
George E. Farrell, photo that ran with obituary and other news article.
L-R: Albert Showalter
Bridget Shannon and Patrick Farrell, Wedding Photo, 1894
John Shannon and Teresa Farrell, Wedding Photo, April 25, 1893
The following photo shows the Farrell home, and mostly has the family of Teresa (Farrell) and John Shannon, with two other relatives. Lillie McGarry McCoy was related through Catherine Lawler Farrell:
Written on back: Farrell home. Left to Right; Mrs. Gertrude Torpey, Lillie McGarry McCoy, Mrs. J. E. Shannon \& William Shannon, Loretta Shannon, Joseph Shannon, J. E. Shannon
Farrell, Teresa Bridget Teresa Farrell Shannon, New Hampton, Iowa
Annie Cornelia (Farrell) Shannon in 1894
James Fenton Farrell.
Mollie Farrell and Frank Showalter. Possibly their wedding photo?
Mollie (Farrell) Showalter (1878-1912)
A snapshot from a 1965
Farrell Family Reunion comes from a descendent of Maria (Farrell)
(Breen) Kealy in Nebraska, but the reunion was held in Iowa.
The photo was taken at the home of Jack and Rosemary (Farrell) Burke
in Delmar.
Back row L-R: Gene Farrell (Pat and Bridget's son),
unknown man, Vince or Urban Farrell(Gene's brothers), Jack Burke.
Another large Farrell family photo taken in Sigourney, Iowa.
This was taken at the 1961 funeral of Teresa Bridget (Farrell) Shannon.
Marie (Foster) Farrell used arrows to identify the people her family
would know on the Sigourney reunion photo. The arrows are L-R:
%
The married names of all the women are given above, even though some of them
weren't yet married.
Farrell relatives at the June 9, 1950 funeral of Patrick S. Farrell
The names of those in the photo are
shown here on the back , as written by Regina (Shannon) Smith.
I have a group photo from 1924, labelled on the back as
Shannons and Showalters. Taken at Elma, Iowa Oct. 5, 1924
See the above
Descendents of Thomas and Annie (Farrell) Shannon at a reunion in August, 1968 at Villa Nova.
Farrell, Elizabeth
Lizzie Farrell
Earl and Helen Showalter
Kate, Joe's wife
Bernice, Harold's wife
Backrow person unknown
Tom Showalter, son of Earl and Helen
4 children in front unknown
Lady behind Tom unknown
Pat Showalter, son of Harold and Bernice
Marie Hind, daughter of Harold and Bernice
Man blockedout??
Harold Showalter in the back row
Lois Showalter, wife of Jack Showalter
James Showalter, son of Harold and Bernice
Jack Showalter, son of Earl & Helen
Jack is holding his daughter Pam
Farrell, Patrick S.
Patrick (1869-1950) married Bridget Shannon. They farmed in Clinton County, Iowa
(This photo is from a photocopy. If anyone has the original to scan, I'd appreciate it.
Farrell, Teresa Bridget Tessie Farrell (from Marjorie (Walde) Knott)
Farrell, Annie Cornelia
Annie (1874-1935) was the wife of Thomas Shannon.
Annie (Farrell) and Tom Shannon in about 1928
Annie's husband Tom Shannon in 1894
Farrell, James Fenton
Jim (1876-1936) farmed in Clinton County, Iowa.
Esther Louise Farrell (wife of James F. Farrell).
Esther and James F. Farrell and children Rosemary and Tad in horse-drawn carriage.
Farrell, Mary Frances "Mollie"
Mollie (1878-1912) was married to Francis Showalter, a brother of Elizabeth Farrell's husband John. They had one son.
Farrell, Gertrude MargaretTorpey Family in 1914: back row: Will, Gert, and Roger; front row: Ethel (later Sister Ruth), Mildred, Catherine.
Torpey Family in 1944: L to R: Roger, Catherine, Gertrude, Sister Ruth (Ethel), father Will, Bill, and Mildred
Gertrude (Farrell) Torpey and her nephew George Foley
(``Vail, IA'' printed on the back)
Reunion Photos
Middle row L-R: Pat Farrell (Pat and Bridget's son), unknown woman,
Loretta (Shannon) Flander, Ebba (Young) Farrell (Gene's wife).
Bottom row L-R: Helen (Schulz) Farrell (Pat's wife), unknown woman, Leo Flander (Loretta's
husband)
Here are some more identifications:
Farm Photos