ZEIGER, Jacob

1827 - 1888  (61 years)

• Name	ZEIGER, Jacob
  Birth	1827	Bischheim, Bas-Rhin, Pfalz, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Mar 1888	Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I28877	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	ZEIGER, Ludwig,   b. 20 Aug 1796, Bischheim, Bas-Rhin, Pfalz, Germany d. 1 Aug 1865, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY (Age 68 years)
  Mother	SCHMIDT, Elisabeth,   b. 30 Sep 1801, Germany d. 13 Feb 1858, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1819	Germany
  Family ID	F5569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WAGNER, Anna Maria,   b. Nov 1832, Mehrsfeld, Germany d. 30 Jan 1913, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	1848	Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Children	1. ZEIGER, Elizabeth,   b. Feb 1854, New York d. Yes, date unknown   2. ZEIGER, Jacob,   b. 13 Oct 1857, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 7 Sep 1932, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 74 years)   3. ZEIGER, Adam,   b. Abt 1861, New York d. 26 May 1892, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 31 years)   4. ZEIGER, Frank,   b. Feb 1864, New York d. 16 Nov 1930, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 66 years)   5. ZEIGER, George,   b. Abt 1867, New York d. Yes, date unknown   6. ZEIGER, Anna Marie,   b. Sep 1871, New York d. 24 Dec 1950, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 79 years)   7. ZEIGER, Charles W,   b. Aug 1874, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F10691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Niagara Gazette - 4/4/1888 Jacob Zeiger died at his home at Suspension Bridge on Saturday last. He was born in Bavaria in 1827. In 1848 his father brought his family to this, country and came direct to Suspension Bridge. In 1848 Jacob Zeiger was married to Mary Wagner, who survives him as do also five sons and two daughters. The deceased had been in the employment of the N. Y. C. Railroad at the Bridge for over 20 years, and was a prominent member of the German-American Association. The funeral was held from the German Lutheran Church, Suspension Bridge, yesterday afternoon.