ELSEFFER, CHARLES B (1846 - 1922)

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Santa Cruz Sentinel (October 19, 1922)

Old Soldier Passes Away

Another old soldier joined the ranks of the silent majority today when Chas. Elseffer passed away at a local sanitarium. None of the G.A.R. veterans seem to know anything in regard to his relatives, except that he has a brother residing in Nebraska. The remains are at the parlors of C.C. Chase.

Santa Cruz Sentinel (October 24, 1922)

DIED: ELSEFFER- In Santa Cruz Oct. 19 Charles Elseffer, aged 76 years, 2 months and 1 day a native of New York.

Funeral of deceased will be held from Chase undertaking parlors this Tuesday at 10 o'clock A.M. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend. Remains will be shipped to Oakland for Cremation.

Date of Birth: 1846-08-18

Date of Death: 1922-19-10

County: Alameda

Mortuary: CCC

Cause of Death: Hrt/Related

Occupation: Laboror

Height: 5'5

Local Address: Plateau Ave

Last City: Santa Cruz

Native of: NY

Father Native of: Peter (NY)

Mother Native of: Tripp_ Jane (NY)

Enlisted: 1864/05/28

Discharged: 1864/09/23

Military Unit: IA_ 46 Inf_ Co I

Rank: Pvt

Military Notes: R-Cdr Cnty_ M/O-Dvnprt

GAR#: WR32

Available records used to obtain information:
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Santa Cruz County death records
Military records
Santa Cruz and Monterey newspapers
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CW Reference: SEN 1922/10/24

Creator: Nelson, Robert L.
Source: Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004.
Date: Undated
Coverage: Santa Cruz (County)
Rights: Reproduced by permission of Robert L. Nelson.
Identifier: OS-0304

Citation

Nelson, Robert L. “ELSEFFER, CHARLES B (1846 - 1922).” Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/133280. Accessed 3 May 2024.