Elsbernd, Frank

1894 - 1964  (69 years)

• Name	Elsbernd, Frank
  Birth	22 Sep 1894	Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Feb 1964	Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
  Family History Researcher	Aft 14 Feb 1964
  From Nancy Brincks Elsbernd Family History 2002. Memories of Frank and Ida Elsbernd by Virginia HumpalFrank was in the military service during World War I. His rank was PFC Co mpany B Machine Gun Battalion. He was sent to France to help build hospit als. When he came back home he married Ida Heying on February 11, 192 0. They had five children - four boys and one girl.He farmed and also had a cream route. The cream was hauled to the Festi na Creamery for five years. He farmed all his life and lived southea st of Calmar on 120 acres now owned by Romuald Elsbernd and his sons. Fra nk built a new barn, chicken coop and milk house. Henry Hackman was the m ain carpenter at 35 cents per hour. Hugo and Carl, sons of Henry, were hi red at 25 cents per hour.Frank also rented the Stovern farm when Cletus started farming then boug ht another farm north of Calmar when Linus started farming and another fa rm southwest of Calmar. He built a new house, barn, and hog house with t he help of Anton Lutkenhaus. He bought tractors for each of the boys so t hat they could work all of the land together.Frank and Ida worked very hard together side by side. Ida would husk co rn by hand. She would be in the field when the oats was ready. She wou ld shock oats together with the best of them. I remember her milking co ws by hand.Frank loved baseball, golfing and going to town to visit with people and h ave coffee at the cafe. Frank died at the age of 69. Ida moved to Calm ar and died at the age of 84.
  Person ID	I37765	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Elsbernd, Joseph,   b. 26 Sep 1856, Legden, Isingort, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany d. 13 Oct 1936, Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Moellers, Mary,   b. 17 Feb 1861, Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA d. 6 May 1938, Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F1921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Heying, Ida,   b. 2 Sep 1898, Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA d. 23 Aug 1984, Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1920	Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
  Children	+ 1. Elsbernd, Cletus + 2. Elsbernd, Linus John,   b. 22 Mar 1923, Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA d. 9 Dec 2004 (Age 81 years) + 3. Elsbernd, Romuald + 4. Elsbernd, Virginia Mary,   b. 27 Aug 1927, Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA d. 4 Feb 2008 (Age 80 years)   5. Elsbernd, Myron,   b. 18 Nov 1929, Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA d. 7 May 2001, Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F14747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010