Emma Victoria Caldwell
b. 8 March 1882, d. 22 September 1974
- Emma Victoria Caldwell was born on 8 March 1882.
- She married Melchior Zeifang, son of Marcus Zeifang and Ursula Stähle.
- Melchior Zeifang and Emma Victoria Caldwell appeared in the 1946 Niagara Falls, New York, City Directory at 1606 Eighth listed as Melchior (Emma) Zeifang.
- Emma Victoria Caldwell became a widow at the 6 May 1964 death of her husband Melchior Zeifang.
- The following appeared on 7 May 1964 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Melchior (Mike) Zeifang, 91, member of a pioneer family in Niagara Falls, died Wednesday (May 6, 1964) in Thomasville, Ga.
Mr. Zeifang, a native of Niagara Falls, lived in this city all his life before moving to Georgia four years ago.
He served as a patrolman in the Niagara Falls Police Department for 17 years and had operated the Zeifang Machine Shop in this city for 30 years.
He was one of the city's last Spanish American War veterans and one of the few surviving members of the Exempt Firemen. From 1928 to 1932 he was a member of the Niagara County Board of Supervisors. He also was a member of the I.O.O.F. for more than 50 years.
Surviving are his wife, Emma V. Zeifang, Thomasville; a son, Melville Zeifang, and a sister, Mrs. Julia Stevens, both of this city; a brother, Frederick Zeifang, Fremont, Ohio, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services and burial were held today in Thomasville. - Emma Victoria Caldwell died on 22 September 1974 at age 92 in Thomas County, Georgia.
- Last Edited: 20 Apr 2017