Julius Grieger

Julius Grieger

• Father: Julius Grieger
• Mother: Katherine Heinercrestle

• Julius Grieger was born on 3 May 1858 in Schläsing.
• Julius Grieger arrived circa 1880, according to the 1900 and 1910 censuses.
• He married Augusta Rutz, daughter of Karl Rutz and Harriette Freunning, on 9 July 1882 in Queens County, New York, witnessed by August Balfunz? and Hermann Wahlers.. Residence of the bride was 44 Grand Street, and of the groom 260 First Street..
• Julius Grieger appeared in the 1885 Brooklyn, New York, City Directory at 44 Grand listed as a blacksmith..
• Julius Grieger appeared in the 1886 Brooklyn, New York, City Directory at 219 South 3rd Street listed as a blacksmith..
• Julius Grieger appeared in the 1887 Brooklyn, New York, City Directory at Ten Eyck, corner of Leonard listed as a blacksmith..
• Julius Grieger appeared in the 1889 Brooklyn, New York, City Directory at 70 Ten Eyck listed as a watchman, but based on the preceding and following years' directories, it appears that in this directory two entries were inadvertently consolidated into one, resulting in watchman Julius Grieger being listed at the address of blacksmith Julius Grieger..
• Julius Grieger appeared in the 1890 Brooklyn, New York, City Directory at 70 Ten Eyck listed as a blacksmith. (There is also a listing for watchman Julius Grieger at 59 Stagg.)
• Julius Grieger appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Queens County, New York, at Grove Street (St. Nicholas Avenue to Fairview Avenue). Other members of the household included George Frederick Grieger, Julius John Grieger, Charles Herman Grieger and August Gustav Grieger. Also in the household is housekeeper Bertha Neihu, apparently incorrectly identified as mother-in-law.
• He was a blacksmith, according to the 1900 census.
• Julius Grieger became a widower at the between 1890 and 1907 death of his wife Augusta Rutz.
• He married Anna Maria Muttach, daughter of August Muttach and Anna Maria Hasler, circa 1907.
• Julius Grieger and Anna Maria Muttach appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Queens, Queens County, New York, at 228 Fairview Avenue. Other members of the household included Rosa Maria Jaeger, Frederick Albert Jaeger, Louisa Jaeger, Albert Herman Grieger and August Gustav Grieger.
• He was employed as a blacksmith by a sugar refinery, according to the 1910 census.
• Julius Grieger and Anna Maria Muttach appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, at 2343 Palmetto Street. Other members of the household included Albert Herman Grieger, Rosa Maria Jaeger, Frederick Albert Jaeger and Louisa Jaeger.
• Anna Maria Muttach became a widow at his death.
• Julius Grieger died on 8 December 1926 at age 68 in New York.
• He was interred at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens County, New York.
• The following appeared on 6 January 1927 in The New York Times: Three $10 notes and three bank books showing deposits in trust for his three sons were discovered yesterday, buried in a tin box in the backyard of the home of Julius Grieger, who died Dec. 8 at 2272 Gates Avenue, Ridgewood.
        Last week Mrs. Nancy Grieger [sic], the widow and stepmother of the sons, filed application with Surrogate Daniel Noble of Queens County for permission to open a safety box in search for a will. Representatives of the Surrogate's office and the State Tax Department went to the house yesterday, where the box was opened. During the proceedings one of the sons said his father had told him of burying a tin box in the backyard which the father had intimated contained valuable papers. The party went to the yard, the son got a spade and soon uncovered the box.
       The bankbooks showed that the father had deposited, in trust, $1,100 for his son, George, and $1,000 each for Charles and Julius Jr.
• Were Julius Grieger and Anna Maria Muttach related?

• Last Edited: 25 Nov 2014