Margaretha married ZEIGER, Louis in 1845 in Germany. Louis (son of ZEIGER, Ludwig and SCHMIDT, Elisabeth) was born on 4 Jan 1820 in Bischheim, Bas-Rhin, Pfalz, Germany; died on 26 Oct 1887 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Zeiger, Charles, was born in Bavaria, Germany, April 11, 1845, and is a son of Louis Zeiger, who immigrated to America in 1848, settling in La Salle, N. Y., where he purchased a farm and operated the same for eight years. Charles Zeiger attended the public schools at La Salle until 1856, when his parents removed to Niagara Falls, where his father entered business as a grocery and liquor dealer. In 1864 his father established the present hotel and restaurant which Charles Zeiger operates as Zeiger's Hotel. He is thrifty and prosperous and enjoys the high esteem of all who know him.




From:
Landmarks of Niagara County, NY
Edited by William Pool
D. Mason & Company, Publishers, 1897

Charles married JOHNSON, Elizabeth A about 1888. Elizabeth (daughter of Amelia) was born in Mar 1855 in New York; died on 5 Apr 1913 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 5/1887

Mrs. Mary, wife of John Williams died
Sunday Morning, May 1st,. aged thirty-eight years.
Mary Zeiger-Williams was bonn in La-
Salle, and has always been a resident of this
town, and a greater portion of her life of
this village. In 1872 she was married to Mr.
J. Williams, and has proven an affectionate
wife and loving mother. For the past two or
three years she has been suffering from ill
health, but her health was improving and
her ultimate recovery was believed certain.
Saturday she was about her accustomed duties
and retired at her usual hour with the
remark that she had not felt better in a long
time. Sunday morning about six o'clock
Mr. Williams observed that.her breathing
was somewhat labored, but thinking her
asleep did not attempt to arouse her. One
hour later he again awoke to find that she
had passed away without a struggle. The
physicians pronounce the immediate cause
of her'death a difficulty with the heart caused
by her disease. Her life has always been
one worthy of emultation, and she leaves to
sincerely mourn her loss a husband, son and
daughter, father and mother, three brothers
and four sisters besides a host of friends.
The funeral will be observed from St. Peter's
Church this afternoon.

Mary married WILLIAMS, John in 1872. John was born in May 1849 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 9/1/1928

Miss Elizabeth Zeiger, 76 years old.
member of one of the pioneer families
of Niagara Falls, died yesterday at the
family home. 1115 Ferry avenue. She
was highly respected and much beloved
by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances,
who will mourn her death.
Miss Zeiger was born In the town of
Nlsgar or. March 21, 1852. Later she
moved to this city, where she had resided
ever since. She is survived by
one sister. Louisa Zeiger: one brother,
former City Treasurer Frank Zeiger.
and one cousin. Helnrich Uhl. She was
a daughter of the late Louis Zeiger.
who settled in western New York in
1847.
For the last seven years of her life
Miss Zeiger had been totally blind.
She studied and mastered, however, -tha
art of reading by means of raised letters,
which is the language of the
blind, and read much, keeping well i n formed
She also bravely overcame
her affliction to the extent of attending
to many household duties. Never
once did she utter a complaint despite
the affliction of blindness and always
she bore her lot with a cheerfulness and
fortitude which endeared her to all her
friends and acquaintances.
Funeral services will be held from
the home Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/10/1913

Louis Zeiger died at hls home at
No. 645 Fourth street yesterday after-
noon at 2 o'clock after a lingering ill-
ness. Mr. Zeiger was born at LaSalle,
August 19. 1856. After spending hls
early boyhood days there he removed
to this city where he resided up to the'
time of his death. He was a member-
of the Niagara Frontier Lodge No.
132 , F. & A. M., and also a member.
of the Woodmen of the World. He
was a director of the Niagara Per-
manent Savings and Loan Association
since its founding having acted in the;
capacity of treasurer for a number of
years.
Besides his wife, Mr. Zeiger is surviv-
ed by one daughter. Marie, one.
brother, Frank, and three sisters, Mrs.
Adam Mattern, Mlss Elizabeth and
Miss Louisa all o f t h l s city. Mr. Zeig-
er's unmarried sisters arrived from
Germany this morning where they had
been visiting for several months. The
steamer on which they returned from
Europe was held outside Sandy Hook
for a day, or.they would have reached
home before he died.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock from the family
residence. No. 654 Fourth street.
The Masonic Fraternity will be In
charge of the services and all mem-
bers of the Niagara Frontier Lodge
are requested to meet At the Masonic :
Templo at 2:30 o'clock. Tho Rev.;
Philip W. Masher will officiate and the
burial, will be in Riverdale cemetery

Louis married WATTENGEL, Elizabeth on 1 Dec 1885 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Elizabeth (daughter of WATTENGEL, Andrew and Susan) was born in Mar 1864 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 May 1955 in Madison, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Louise L. Louise was born in Jul 1866 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Maude L about 1910. Maude was born about 1887 in MI; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 2/11/1893

William Frederick Zeiger, the infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Zeiger of Willow avenue,
died at the home of his parents Thursday
morning of pneumonia. The funeral
was held from the house Friday afternoon.

Marie married GATMAN, Atwood Brock about 1921. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HARWICK, Claus A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married BECKER, Gladys Ernestine on 22 May 1941 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Gladys (daughter of BECKER, William A and SCHUL, Pauline Caroline) was born on 29 Apr 1916 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 28 Feb 2000 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SPENCER, Raymond. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]