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Historical Background

We start with Jacob Zeiner; he is the first absolutely certain-to-be ancestor that my family’s genealogy has managed to pin down. If things become more concrete, I’ll edit this to start earlier, but for now:

Jacob Zeiner was born 1815 in Mergelstetten, a borough of the town of Heidenheim in the Kingdom of Württemberg [Königreich Württemberg] during the rule of King Frederick I [Friedrich Wilhelm Karl].

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Württemberg

Frederick succeeded to the role of Duke of Württemberg [Herzog von Württemberg] in 1797, became Prince Elector of Württemberg [Kurfürst] in 1803, then in 1806 raised Württemberg to the status of kingdom by permission of Napoleon I, and declared himself king. He united Old Württemberg [of which the town of Heidenhelm was part] with “New” Württemberg.

As of 1815, the Kingdom of Württemberg joined the German Confederation [Deutscher Bund]. Intense rivalry between Austria and Prussia eventually led to the Austro-Prussian War in 1866. Prussia’s victory in that conflict led to the dissolution of the German Confederation and created the North German Confederation with Prussia in a ruling position and excluding Austria.

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Mergelstetten, Heidenheim

Heidenheim and its surrounds are traditionally Swabian-speaking peoples, a dialect rooted in Swabia, a cultural area mostly within the borders of what is now Baden-Württemberg.

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1815: Jacob Zeiner Born

Jacob Zeiner was born 1815 in Mergelstetten, a borough of the town of Heidenhelm in the Kingdom of Württemberg.

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1817: Mary Schilcher Born

Mary Schilcher, Jacob Zeiner’s wife, would be born this year, in Neureut, a district of Karlsruhe in the Kingdom of Württemberg. Mergelstetten and Neureut are roughly 85 miles apart, 135ish kilometers, as the crow flies.

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1847

🎂 The first daughter of Jacob Zeiner and Mary M. Schilcher, Mary Zeiner, was born 1847.

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1849

🎂 The first son of Jacob Zeiner and Mary M. Schilcher, David Gottlieb Zeiner, was born 1849.

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1853

🎂 The second son of Jacob Zeiner and Mary M. Schilcher, Charles Robert Zeiner, was born in 1853.

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1862

🎂 The second daughter of Jacob and Mary Zeiner, Christina Zeiner, was born in 1862.

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1868: Jacob Goes to America

On July 8th, 1868, Jacob Zeiner and two sons, David Gottlieb and Charles Robert, boarded the Hamburg-America Line [Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft] vessel SS Germania at Hamburg. The Germania departed Hamburg July 8th for New York City via Southampton under Captain H. F. Schwensen.

Interestingly, the passenger list states Jacob Zeiner’s occupation as being “Weber”, German for “Weaver”.

The New York Times of July 22nd, 1868 announces the arrival on July 21st of the Germania, having left Hamburg July 8th and Southampton on July 10th:

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The Zeiners in Rochester

A nearly-complete map of Zeiner residences and workplaces 1871-1946:
[https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1PQ9vM-imF_nnkg6JGhzcKuNP0keqfxY&usp=sharing]

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1872

David G. Zeiner is listed as a sausage-maker at No. 45 Front Street. This would be the storefront of John Gottlieb Zweigle, an early version of what would become Zweigle’s.

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1873

The Zeiner sons boarded at the house of Thomas Christy, at No. 4½ Dover Street; Christy lived in No. 4 Dover Street.

Jacob Zeiner boarded at the home of Mary Ann Snell, No. 4½ Lowell Street. Mary Ann Snell was the widow of New York Central RR engineer John Snell, who died February 16th, 1857 during a train derailment near Canandaigua.

Jacob Zeiner is listed in this directory as having the occupation “ragpicker“. Oddly, it gives an address for this occupation, No. 111 Mill Street. That seems to fall within the building of Henry Wray & Sons, brass founders at No. 109 Mill Street.

However, other businesses were at the location–including the rag dealer Abraham Hays.

So, it stands to reason that Jacob Zeiner worked collecting rags for Abraham Hays’s rag business.

Jacob Zeiner was not the only ragpicker at No. 111 Mill Street. Frederick Schneider of No. 18 North Avenue also held that distinction.

There is also a George Zeiner listed, who worked as a potter and boarded at No. 97 Scio Street. I’m not 100% sure who this was; there doesn’t seem to be any indication he was a relative of mine, and he was only in this one single directory.

No. 97 Scio Street was the pottery shop of John M. Schmidt; a couple other potters worked there besides George Zeiner, including George Meyer, and the amusingly-named Xavier Schmuck. John M. Schmidt specialized in stoneware and red earthenware.

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1874

The furniture factory where Charles R. Zeiner worked as a cabinet-maker was on Jay Street, between Green Street and the Canal. The factory was H. O. Hall Company in 1874; it would become the Copeland, Hall & Company shortly after.

Here, Charles R. Zeiner would make the acquaintance of another cabinet-maker, Charles Edward Schulze.

Charles R. Zeiner would marry Charles E. Schulze‘s sister, Emilie Schulze.

🎂 The first daughter of Charles R. Zeiner and Emilie Schulze, Marie Wilhemina “Minnie” Zeiner was born April 6th, 1874.

Jacob Zeiner is listed as being at No. 110 St. Joseph Avenue. That was apparently above the saloon of Anne Walther. As near as I’m able to place it, No. 110 St. Joseph should be somewhere on the right side of St. Joseph on the below map, between Vienna and Baden Streets. I can’t get more specific than that at present.

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1875

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1876

In 1876, Charles R. Zeiner and Charles E. Schulze went into business together as Schulze & Zeiner. Shulze & Zeiner built cigar boxes at No. 3 Aqueduct Street, the old City Mills building.

🎂 Charles Zeiner, David G. Zeiner‘s first son, was born August 20th, 1876.
🎂 Charles Friederich David Zeiner, first son of Charles R. Zeiner, was born September 12th, 1876.

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1877

As of 1877, Charles R. Zeiner has the address No. 1 Unity Street. I’ve yet to provably determine precisely the house that was No. 1, but it would likely be the house closer to Unity Street on the lot of “F. Whitley” on the below map.

As of the 1888 map, it is the only individually-parceled house facing Unity Street, albeit still not given a number:

Thus, until I find out otherwise, I will guess that is Charles R. Zeiner‘s Unity Street address.

In 1877, David G. Zeiner is listed as living on Henry Street near Clifford. Jacob Zeiner lived there with him. With no more to go off of than that, I present the area around Henry Street, both north and south:

I think it is most likely that David G. Zeiner lived in one of the four houses facing Henry St. south of Clifford and north of Weeger, in plots numbered 18, 19, 20, and 23.

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1878

🎂 William Anthony Zeiner, second son of Charles R. Zeiner, was born on the 13th of September, 1878.

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1879

David G. Zeiner‘s address of No. 25 Hoelfer did not exist as of the 1875 map; it seems to have been constructed this year, possibly for/by David G. himself. It would eventually become No. 28 Hoelfer, then No. 28 Sullivan the following year.

Below, a section of the 1888 plat showing No. 28 Sullivan Street, future address of No. 25 Hoelfer. If my above conjecture holds correct, former No. 10 Hoelfer would be No. 11 Sullivan, home of J. Stoffel in the lower-left corner.

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1880

Charles R. Zeiner is living at No. 38 Lincoln Street this year: https://maps.app.goo.gl/K7KPPTmSvmR5PTreA

David G. Zeiner is listed as working at No. 272 North Clinton this year. That was the former address of the butcher shop of George Stehler. This is apparently the only year David G. Zeiner would work there.

In this directory, Jacob Zeiner is listed as living on the corner of German and Philander Streets:

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1881

This year, Charles R. Zeiner would move house to No. 35 Mark Street.

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1882

Jacob Zeiner, possibly in failing health, begins boarding with Charles R. Zeiner at No. 35 Mark Street this year.

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1883

Charles R. Zeiner‘s address changes from No. 35 Mark to No. 37 Mark; the usual indicators of an address change are absent, so I can’t be sure if he stayed put or moved next door. Either way, the next year No. 37 Mark would become No. 40 Mark Street.

† Jacob Zeiner died September 12th, 1883.

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1884

As one can see above, this is the year that David G. Zeiner‘s address changed from No. 25 Hoelfer to No. 28 Hoelfer.

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1885

This year, David G. Zeiner‘s street would change names from Hoelfer Street to Sullivan Street, making his address No. 28 Sullivan Street.

David G. Zeiner is listed as working as sausage maker at No. 700 N. Clinton Avenue. This was the market of John Lorenz Raab and his brother Gottlieb F. Raab.

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1886

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1887

† On Sunday, February 6th, 1887, Charles R. Zeiner‘s business partner and brother-in-law, Charles E. Schulze, died.

Not to be deterred from America’s pastime by a little death, the employees of Charles R. Zeiner‘s factory engaged in a little friendly baseball against the cigar box factory of Jacob Samuel Sauer and John G. Deer.

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1888

The 1888 plat map of Borchard Street shows land on the north side owned by David G. Zeiner. They would construct one house on the west lot and eventually, a second on the east lot.

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1889

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1890

David G. Zeiner makes big changes in the new decade; he moves house from Sullivan to No. 16 Borchard Street. He also begins work at No. 819 North Clinton.

At the time, this would have been the meat market of Fox and Arensmeyer. This company was apparently a joint effort between Frederick J. Fox and his brother-in-law, Charles H. Arensmeyer.

Charles H. Arensmeyer died January 5th, 1890. Julia Ann Fox, Arensmeyer’s widow, is listed as proprietor of Fox & Arensmeyer in the 1890 directory.

Frederick J. Fox would go on to run a meat market at No. 819 North Clinton until his death on the 12th of September, 1906. [Note; findagrave.com gives Fox’s DOD as the 13th, but his obit published on the 13th says “yesterday”, thus I infer the 12th.]

David G. would not work there that long, however; by the 1892 directory he’s no longer there.

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1891

Everything stays pretty much the same, this year.

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1892

Everything is the same except this year, there’s a Sanborn Map. Unfortunately, while Mark Street is on it, the map does not cover Borchard Street.

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1893

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1894

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1895

1895 marks the first appearance in the directory of Charles R. Zeiner‘s first son, Charles F. D. Zeiner. He was born September 12th, 1876 making him 19 this year. He worked at his father’s cigar box factory and boarded with his father at No. 42 Mark Street.

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1896

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1897

1897 marks the first directory appearance of Charles R. Zeiner‘s second son, William A. Zeiner.

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1898

Another Charles appears on the scene: Charles Zeiner, son of David G. Zeiner, is listed in the directory for the first time.

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1899

This year, Charles Zeiner begins work as a brassworker at No. 537 St. Paul, the optical plant of Bausch & Lomb.

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1900

🔔 Charles Zeiner married Anna Schadeli on June 6th, 1900.

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1901

Charles Zeiner, in his second year as a brassworker, boards at No. 1 Lang Street with a fellow “shutter maker”, Adam H. Greasel. I couldn’t find out any more about Greasel; the surname “Greasel” doesn’t appear in the alphabetized directory. Zeiner would only live there for a single year.

🎂 Norma Wilhelmine Zeiner, daughter of Charles Zeiner and Anna Schadeli, was born April 28th, 1901.

🔔 William A. Zeiner, son of Charles R. Zeiner, married Jennie Viola Witty on May 21st, 1901.

🎂 Agnes E. Zeiner, daughter of Charles F. D. Zeiner, was born September 20th, 1901.

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1902

Son of David G. Zeiner, George J. Zeiner, appears for the first time in the directory this year at the age of 18. He, too, is a brass-worker like his brother, Charles.

Son of Charles R. Zeiner, David A. Zeiner, appears in the directory at the age of 20.

William A. Zeiner‘s address this year was No. 25 Huntington Street. The next street south of Mark Street–the Zeiners didn’t spread out much–Huntington Street became Reed Park in 1912.

🎂 Emily Katherine Zeiner, daughter of William A. Zeiner and Jennie V. Witty, was born March 30th, 1902.

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1903

This year, Charles F. D. Zeiner moved to No. 79 Vienna Street.

For some reason or another, William A. Zeiner would move from No. 25 Huntington Street to the house directly behind it to the south, No. 28 Wadsworth Street.

Interestingly enough the house across Wadsworth Street, No. 25 Wadsworth, was at one point also the home of Frederick Gottschalk, brother of Charles Frederick Gottschalk, a Rochester cigar manufacturer who was a client of Schulze & Zeiner. Small world, eh?

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1904

Some time between 1901 and 1904. A house was built in the empty lot to the east of No. 16 Borchard Street, becoming No. 18 Borchard Street. Charles Zeiner would move into it.

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1905

This year, George J. Zeiner‘s occupation becomes “presser”. If he was, in fact, still in the brass industry at this point, chances are this means he operated a pressing machine for stamping or shaping brass.

William A. Zeiner’s address this year was No. 40 Ward Street:

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1906

Charles F. D. Zeiner‘s address in this directory was No. 7 Weld Street:

Some time between 1906 and 1910 the building at No. 326 North Street expanded eastward along the Weld Street length of its lot; the small frame structure. No. 7 Weld, was removed in the process.

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1907

In 1907, Charles R. Zeiner officially took his sons David A., William A., and Charles F. D. into partnership with himself, styling the company as “Charles R. Zeiner & Sons”.

🎂 Charles Joseph Zeiner, son of Charles F. D. Zeiner, was born February 21st, 1907.

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1908

🎂 William Charles Zeiner, son of William A. Zeiner, was born June 9th, 1908.

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1909

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1910

On January 15th, 1910, Charles Zeiner became a patrolman with the Rochester Police Department.

Patrolman Charles Zeiner was a member of the Fifth Precinct, whose headquarters were at No. 464 Lyell Avenue, a building which is still extant today:

I will be calling him “Patrolman Charles Zeiner” from here-on out because, quite obviously, there’s a lot of Charleseses and it will help to differentiate.

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1911

George Fred Zeiner, son of Charles R. Zeiner, appears in the 1911 directory in 1911; he was listed as a moulder at No. 56 Dewey Avenue, the American Laundry Machinery Co.

The below is supposed to be the Rochester factory of the American Laundry Machinery Co. in 1911; it doesn’t really look a whole lot like the 1910 map, so I’m left to wonder if this is a different location. For instance, there appears to be an extensive set of train tracks running nearby the factory in the image, but that doesn’t exist on the map. I’ll correct the record if I find out otherwise.

A fire took place in the City Mills building where Charles R. Zeiner & Sons operated on August 27th, 1911.

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1912

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1913

1913 was a highly eventful year for the Zeiner family.

David A. Zeiner, son of Charles R. Zeiner, would die on February 24th, 1913 at 30 years of age. His funeral was held February 26th at No. 42 Mark Street.

From the looks of it, Charles R. Zeiner & Sons was bought out by S-K Cigar Box Company around this year. Charles R. Zeiner and his surviving sons begin employment at S-K Cigar Box Co.

At this point in time, S-K Cigar Box Co. operated out of No. 65 Hickory Street, in a brick building constructed in the back to the south sometime between 1910 and 1918. No. 65 Hickory Street was the family home of Jacob S. Sauer, one of the proprietors of S-K Cigar Co.; he was in partnership with John G. Deer, who lived at No. 69 Hickory Street.

Jacob S. Sauer was the son of Jacob Sauer, who had operated the company before his death on 12th August, 1886, The cigar box manufactory of Jacob Sauer was begun some time around 1866, in the “Van Zandt” building, on Aqueduct Street. Besides this, he was also popularly known and beloved as the Captain of the 54th Regiment Band.

The “Van Zandt” building was either specifically the one marked in red below, or the entire block. It is described in articles as being behind the Van Zandt shop at No. 11 West Main Street, and [what was at the time] No. 11 West Street is directly across Race Street. Thus, Jacob Sauer would have begun his shop in the building just north of the City Mills, where Charles R. Zeiner began his own.

Just as an interesting FYI, this is the Sauer family that lent its name to Sauer Place, formerly Sauers Park.

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1914

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1915

† On January 9th, 1915, Charles R. Zeiner died, age 61.

Charles F. D. Zeiner is listed as a clerk at No. 471 Monroe Avenue, and living across the street at No. 474 Monroe Avenue.

No. 471 Monroe Avenue is listed as being the market and saloon of Joseph Aloysius Lang. Lang also owned Lang’s Garden restaurant at No. 328 North Street, near Weld Street.
[Present-day location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1P6gQnc36r2hgGNJ6]

Joseph A. Lang also had the pleasure of being Charles F. D. Zeiner‘s brother-in-law, kinda sorta; Lang’s wife was Eugenia Marie Rombaut, sister of Zeiner’s wife Marie Josephine Rombaut, both daughters of Edward Rombaut and Philomena DeRycke, Belgian immigrants.

Oddly, while the alphabetic directory says Charles F. D. Zeiner lived at No. 474 Monroe Avenue, the house directory doesn’t mention his name at that address. I dunno.

🔔 George Fred Zeiner, son of Charles R. Zeiner, married Evelyn Thelma Ott on August 26th, 1915.

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1916

Charles F. D. Zeiner and Marie seem to have moved to No. 900 North Street this year.

George F. Zeiner and his wife Evelyn T. Ott moved to No. 37 Gardiner Avenue this year.

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1917

Charles F. D. Zeiner moves to No. 126 Weeger Street:

Stop moving house, I beg of you.

In 1917, Patrolman Charles Zeiner lied on behalf of another patrolman, Thomas McHale, who had been accused of being intoxicated on duty. Zeiner was “reprimanded”.

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1918

Norma Wilhelmine Zeiner, daughter of Patrolman Charles Zeiner, worked as a stenographer for the Woolf H. Amberg realty company at No. 919 in the Granite Building.

In 1918, Patrolman Charles Zeiner went to a Lake Avenue saloon, arrested three women, then got into an automobile accident on the way to headquarters.

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1919

Marie J. Rombaut, widow of Charles F. D. Zeiner, lives at No. 354 Meigs Street this year. That address is on the west side of the building on the northeast corner of Meigs and Monroe, Nos. 460-462 Monroe Avenue. Though the address is not marked on the 1918 or 1926 plat maps, it is marked as “354” on the 1935 plat.

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1920

In 1920, Patrolman Charles Zeiner transfers from the 5th Precinct to the 2nd Precinct, station at No. 213 Franklin Street. Today that is–surprise, surprise–a parking lot at No. 51 Bittner Street.

Meanwhile, Charles R. Zeiner‘s widow Emilie Schulze boards at No. 620 Thurston Road. This one is a massive pain in the ass to try to locate on a map; from the description given in the 1922 house directory–which was the closest house directory to 1920–

–as being on the left side going north-south and two addresses down from Dunbar Street, it should be this one:

Which is a duplex, so it makes sense.

William Zeiner is listed as living at No. 700 North Clinton Avenue:

This year, George F. Zeiner would be listed as a molder at No. 50 Dewey Avenue. This is actually the same location as the American Laundry Machine Co. George worked at in 1911; it seems things may have changed around him, yet he maintained the same position.

George F. Zeiner also has a new address this year, No. 528 Arnett Boulevard.

Marie Josephine Rombaut, widow of Charles F. D. Zeiner, gets a job as a trimmer at No. 250 Mill Street, Cedaroid Co. cigar box company; President, Peter J. Nagle. Cedaroid was a paper substitute for cedar wood, corrugated paper imbued with cedar and licorice essential oils, used for cigar boxes and also linens storage boxes. The role of a “trimmer girl” paid $15 per week to start, according to recruitment ads, or $240.60 in modern buying power.

† Wilhelmina “Minnie” Weber, wife of David G. Zeiner, died in 1920.

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1921

David G. Zeiner‘s occupation has changed from “Laborer” to “Janitor”.

Emilie Schulze, widow of Charles R. Zeiner, and her daughter “Minnie” both lived at No. 187 Lyell Avenue.

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1922

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1923

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1924

Evelyn T. Ott, wife of George Fred Zeiner, appears in the directory at this time, address No. 1397 Clifford Avenue.

Marie Josephine Rombaut, widow of Charles F. D. Zeiner, lived at No. 338 Portland Avenue:

Patrolman Charles Zeiner was shifted to traffic duty in 1924:

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1925

🔔 Agnes E. Zeiner, daughter of Charles F. D. Zeiner, was married to Edward Raymond Love on December 5th, 1925.

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1926

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1927

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1928

Charles J. Zeiner is working as a meat-cutter at No. 469 Monroe Avenue. Interestingly, this brings us right back to 1915, as this is the saloon and market of Joseph A. Lang, where Charles J.‘s father Charles F. D. Zeiner had worked as a clerk in that year. Charles J. Zeiner was the nephew of Lang’s wife Eugenia.

Charles J. Zeiner also moves to Irondequoit, No. 4578 Culver Road, which is now a parking lot to the west of Seabreeze.

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1929

🔔 On January 25th, 1929, Charles J. Zeiner [son of Charles F. D. Zeiner] married Irene Alice Marcus.

† William A. Zeiner, son of Charles R. Zeiner, died January 31st, 1929. His son, William C. Zeiner, appears on the directory for the first time, listed as a belt maker.

No. 495 appears to be still there, but a storefront was added to the front much like its neighbor to the east.

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1930

Apparently, the 1930 and 1929 Directories are one and the same.

On January 19th, 1930, a group of policemen who were all hired on January 19th, 1910, all gathered together for a 20th anniversary dinner of their joining the police force. Patrolman Charles Zeiner was unable to attend due to illness.

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1931

Charles J. Zeiner, son of the late Charles F. D. Zeiner, is listed for the first time in the directory in 1931; he is 24 years of age. For some reason, he is listed twice, with two different addresses.

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1932

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1933

† David G. Zeiner, son of Jacob Zeiner and Marie Schilcher, died January 15th, 1933 at age 83.

The above grave of David G. Zeiner and family also seems to be the final burial place of Jacob Zeiner, who died 1883.

† Anna Schadeli, wife of Patrolman Charles Zeiner, died June 11th, 1933, at age 54.

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1934

Charles J. Zeiner begins work as a chauffeur at No. 469 Monroe Avenue, again at the saloon of his “uncle” Joseph A. Lang, where Charles J.‘s father Charles F. D. Zeiner had worked as a clerk in 1915 and Charles J. had earlier been employed as a meat-cutter.

Evelyn Thelma Ott, wife of Charles F. Zeiner, worked as a laundress. She lived at No. 226 Congress Avenue.

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1935

Patrolman Charles Zeiner was retired from the police department on Thursday, May 2nd, 1935, due to ill health.

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1936

Charles J. Zeiner fell and hurt his ankle on Webster Avenue; the address No. 28 Priscilla is the same as Charles J.‘s in the 1937 directory.

† Retired Patrolman Charles Zeiner died Friday, April 24th, 1936 at age 59.

Fascinatingly, the directory gives him the middle initial of “C.” Since I don’t know his middle name, this is an enticing piece of information. What could it have been? Charles Charles Zeiner? Charles Carl Zeiner? Charles Cunningham Zeiner? Charles Cancelled Zeiner? Alas, there is no way to be certain, for now.

Meanwhile, George F. Zeiner is working as a box nailer at No. 1099 Jay Street, the factory of Yawman & Erbe.

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1937

Sometime around January of 1936, Charles J. Zeiner and his wife Irene A. Marcus would move to No. 28 Priscilla Street. The address change did not make it into the directory that year, but it is mentioned in the January 14th article about Charles injuring his ankle.

Marie J. Rombaut, widow of Charles F. D. Zeiner, would remain at No. 48 Garnet Street.

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1938

Charles J. Zeiner continues to have a confusing career development, and also continues to move house. He is listed as working at Eastman Kodak Co. this year, and living at No. 33 Frances Street.

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1939

This year, however, Charles J. Zeiner is listed as a maintenance man–or manager? It does not say if he is still at Eastman Kodak, or if he did maintenance at Eastman Kodak, or what.

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1940

Charles J. Zeiner does not even appear in this year’s directory.

Robert Zeiner is listed in the 1940 directory as a leather worker, living at No. 67 Seager Street.

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1941

Charles J. Zeiner reappears in this year’s directory, and has advanced to production at Kodak Park. His address is listed as No. 74 Mitchell this year.

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1942

Charles J. Zeiner and wife Irene A. Marcus move to No. 20 Mona Street. Charles seems to have become a production manager, I presume at Eastman Kodak but it doesn’t say. I’m giving Charles J. Zeiner the award for “most difficult to pin down”.

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1943

I’m not sure what’s going on with “Emma Zeimer”. There is an Emma Zeiner, but she is married to Herman August Woggon at this time. Due to the conventions of the directory, Emma would have been listed in parentheses after Woggon’s name.

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1944

As of 1944, Charles J. Zeiner is not listed with any occupation, which continues until the final directory in 1946.

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1945

Robert Zeiner lives at No. 182 Gregory Street.

Interestingly, this address is directly adjacent to the old Jacob Sauer property, and as such just next to the cigar box factory at No. 65 Hickory Street where Robert G. W. Zeiner’s father [William A. Zeiner], uncle [Charles F. D. Zeiner], and grandfather [Charles R. Zeiner] worked at way back in 1913.

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1946

1946 was the last year for the city directory.

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1947

† Robert G. W. Zeiner, son of William A. Zeiner and grandson of Charles R. Zeiner, died May 26th, 1947, at only 41 years of age.

I’m going to call that a stopping point. I’m out of directories, and many of the people from here on out are either living or not “historical” enough to be interesting to me, the one who gets to make these decisions.

I’ll be filling in more information as I find it, and treating this as a master document for the history of the Zeiner side of my family [within the confines of Rochester, NY].