Synopsis
Balthasar Fridilin Elber was born in Nafels. He married Louisa Kagi; they had three children: Joseph, 1889 in Paris, Idaho, Katherine Barbara, 1895, and Fred. Balthasar died in 1898, and Louisa married Rudolf Aschliman. When Joe did not get along with his step-father, he ran away across the mountains to Star Valley where he stayed briefly with the Nield family. He lived with the John N. Moser family and went to school and church with them. In 1907, he went with Charles Moser to work in Idaho. He married Grace Lillian Clark in 1914. They lived and worked at several places. He was killed by a tipping wagonload of hay and a runaway team in 1927. *Joseph Elber’s wife wrote a poem at the time of his death. It is included in this selection. *Contributed by Karen Fluckiger
Subject
Personal History
Keywords
Switzerland, Paris, Idaho, Afton, Wyoming, Bedford Brass Band, First Ward Montpelier, Idaho, A. A. Green Farm, small pox, Menan, Idaho
Included Names
Louisa Kagi, Rudolph Aschliman, Mr. Nield, John N. Moser, Charles Pierce, Joseph Skinner, Ernest Hughes, Grace Lillian Clark, M. C. Clark, Clara Hall, Chester Jay Elber, Lyle Joseph Elber, Ethel Elber
Item Location
Building:
Star Valley Historical Society Office
Room: File Cabinet Room
