Gottfried "Fred" Elsasser
M, #14698, b. 18 May 1886, d. 17 February 1953
| Father* | Gottfried Francois Elsasser b. 1864, d. 1919 |
| Mother* | Mary Elizabeth Mohninger b. 1865, d. 1946 |
| Charts | Boone (maternal side) - Mary Ellena "Helen" Elsasser |
| Reference | Boone6 |
| Birth* | 18 May 1886 | Gottfried "Fred" Elsasser was born on 18 May 1886 at Mueller (by the Volga River), Province of Saratov, Russia.1,2 |
| Immigration* | 1907 | He immigrated in 1907 from Russia to Saskatchewan Canada to work in the Ranchos, later homesteading in Portland near brother David.3 |
| Anecdote* | 1911 | "My father ... had an uncle that lived in Winnipeg. ... My father worked for him. Then in 1911 my Dad told his uncle that he wanted to get married. So uncle Chris told my father that he just happened to have a pcture of my mother's family. So my father picked my mother's sister. Then when it came time for Katherine to come to Canada, she chickened out. So my mom told her dad that she would go. So her father said ok, and he said that my mother should take George with her. So she and George left for Canada via Liverpool. But then George got homesick. She telgraphed her father and he told her then to come back, but my mom said she'd send George home to Russia and she was going by herself. She knew uncle Chris when he was still in Russia. So going to the Americas, North US, and South America was like going to Heaven. So my mom was kind of a Picture Bride. The original Elsasser clan were from Luxenburg, then migrated to Russia and then on to North America and some to South America." Other towns mentioned in regard to Greb - Zubava, Saratav, see passport copy.2 |
| Marriage* | February 1911 | He married Mary Greb, daughter of Rheinhart Greb and (__________) Usinger or Funk?, in February 1911 at Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
| Event-Misc* | 1923 | Gottfried "Fred" Elsasser had the following event: in 1923 moved to Portland. |
| Death* | 17 February 1953 | He died on 17 February 1953 at Multnomah Co., Oregon, at age 66; per Oregon death index on Ancestry Name: Elsasser, Fred County: Multnomah Death Date: 17 Feb 1953 Certificate: 1936 Spouse: Mary.1,2 |
Family | Mary Greb b. 8 Feb 1890, d. 1979 | |
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| Last Edited | 20 Jul 2005 |