Elsa Augusta Martin
b. 15 November 1913, d. 16 June 1999
- Father: August Erwin Martin b. 2 November 1882, d. 23 June 1934
- Mother: Elsa Elizabeth Meyer b. circa November 1879, d. 28 December 1949
- Elsa Augusta Martin was born on 15 November 1913 in St. Louis County, Missouri.
- August Erwin Martin and Elsa Elizabeth Meyer appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Glendale, St. Louis County, Missouri. Other members of the household included Elsa Augusta Martin, Irma Bertha Martin, Vera Harriet Martin and Anna Eisler.
- August Erwin Martin and Elsa Elizabeth Meyer appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Carondelet Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, at 910 Big Bend. Other members of the household included Elsa Augusta Martin, Irma Bertha Martin, Vera Harriet Martin, Frank Winstead Martin and Anna Eisler. Frank is identified as an adopted son.
- She and Frank Ogden Gilder obtained a marriage license on 7 September 1938 at St. Louis County, Missouri.
- Frank Ogden Gilder and Elsa Augusta Martin appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Gravois Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, at 826 Sappington Road living next door to the household of Elsa's sister Vera Moeller. Other members of the household included Elsa Elizabeth Meyer and Frank Winstead Martin.
- Elsa Augusta Martin died on 16 June 1999 at age 85 in St. Louis County, Missouri.
- She was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri.
- The following appeared on 19 June 1999 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: [Died] Elsa M. Gilder (nee Martin), asleep in Jesus, Wed., June 16, 1999; beloved wife of the late Frank O. Gilder; dear mother of Frank O. Gilder Jr. and Betty Lee Stamberger; dear grandmother of Kim Carrigan, Angie Sommers, Bill Stamberger and Bonnie Lee Hasler; dear sister of Frank Martin and great-grandmother of a. J. Carrigan.
Funeral from Bopp Chapel, 10610 Manchester Rd., Kirkwood, Tues., June 22, 11 a.m. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery. Donations are preferred to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 327 Woods Mill Rd., 63011 or Autumn View Gardens, 16219 Autumn View Terrace Dr., 63011. Visitation Mon., 4-8 p.m. - A single grave marker identifies the graves of Frank Ogden Gilder and Elsa Augusta Martin.
- Last Edited: 20 Jul 2015