Résumé

Partner, Forell/Elsesser Engineering, Incorporated, Structural Engineers, San Francisco, CA, 1960- .

Relocation

Born in San Francisco, CA, Elsesser resided with his parents as a seven-year-old at 1580 Masonic Avenue in that city. As per the 1940 US Census, the Elsessers also had a lodger at the time, Tom Fleming (born c. 1897 in Scotland), who worked as a painting contractor. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: m-t0627-00316; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 38-448, accessed 09/19/2023.)

The engineer's last residence was in the 94965 zip code of Sausalito, CA.

Parents

His father John Elsesser worked as a building contractor in San Francisco, CA, in 1940.

His mother was Rose Richterman (born 07/15/1901 in Shklov, Russia, now Shkloŭ, Belarus), who migrated to the US from Lubava Germany, sailing on the P&O Steam Navigation Company's liner, R.M.S. Arabia, arriving in Boston, MA, on 06/22/1907. In 1927, Rose was not married and worked as a billing clerk in San Francisco. Rose had a twin sister, Rachel Richterman (born 07/15/1901 in Shklov, Russia, now Shkloŭ, Belarus).

The 1940 US Census indicated that John had an eighth grade education, while Rose had completed one year of college. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: m-t0627-00316; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 38-448, accessed 09/19/2023.)

Spouse

At age 22, he married Sylvia A. Levin on 09/11/1955 in San Mateo County, CA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013, accessed 09/19/2023.)

Biographical Notes

SSN: 569-42-6807.

• Sausalito, CA (Architect's Death)
  Sausalito, CA

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