Joseph P. Nigg

b. 30 June 1856, d. 7 June 1937
  • Joseph P. Nigg was born on 30 June 1856 in Lyons, Cook County, Illinois.
  • He married Maria J. Grieser, daughter of Frederic Grieser and Anna Elisabetha Dexheimer, on 2 July 1878 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
  • Joseph P. Nigg and Maria J. Grieser appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, at 204 Maple Street enumerated next to Joseph's parents.. Other members of the household included Wilhelm Nigg.
  • He was a trunk maker, according to the 1880 census.
  • Joseph P. Nigg and Maria J. Grieser appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, at 306 St. Aubin Avenue. Other members of the household included Joseph C. Nigg, Cecilia Louise Nigg, Albert John Nigg, Herbert Nicholas Nigg and Esther Nigg.
  • He was a saloon keeper, according to the 1900 census.
  • Joseph P. Nigg and Maria J. Grieser appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, at 1866 Canfield Avenue. Other members of the household included Joseph C. Nigg, Albert John Nigg, Herbert Nicholas Nigg and Esther Nigg.
  • He was employed as a watchman by a department store, according to the 1910 census.
  • Joseph P. Nigg and Maria J. Grieser appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, at 1866 Canfield Avenue East.
  • He was a machinist working with scales, according to the 1920 census.
  • Joseph P. Nigg died on 7 June 1937 at age 80 in Clay, St. Clair County, Michigan.
  • Maria J. Grieser became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Evergreen Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
  • Last Edited: 2 Apr 2016

Family: Maria J. Grieser b. 10 April 1857, d. 9 June 1937