Elsner, Lena, 1848-1929
Person
Biography
Joseph and Lena Zelinger were the parents of Lena Zelinger. Brunetta and Lena arrived in the United States in June of 1855. Joseph Zelinger was an early freighter in Denver. Lena married Dr. John Elsner in Denver, Colorado in 1867. Their daughter Rosalinde was born in 1867 and some 15 years later the Elsners adopted Edward, the youngest member of a theatrical troupe passing through Denver. Lena was active in Denver's Jewish and secular communities. Lena died in Denver on November 29, 1929.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Elsner Mansion, 1928-1995
File
Identifier: B186.02.0001.0003
Abstract
The file contains newspaper clippings about the Elsner mansion on Denver's Governors Row. The home had been built by wealthy Jewish merchant Wolfe Londoner The Elsners gave lavish dinners for the cream of Denver society, politicians, celebrities, artists and musicians. The Elsners were early patrons of the arts and many of the guests were from the theater. Edward Elsner moved to New York and became an actor and playwright After John Elsner's death, there was litigation over the estate...
Dates:
1928-1995
John Elsner, M.D. Papers
Collection
Identifier: B186
Abstract
Dr. John Elsner was born in Vienna on May 4, 1844 and came to America with his family after the failed Hungarian Revolution in 1948. Elsner graduated from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and in 1866 he graduated from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College in New York. He joined a wagon train crossing the plains to Colorado in 1866. Dr. Elsner was Denver's first Jewish physician. He was appointed as county physician in 1870 and was a prime mover in the establishment of Denver's first...
Dates:
1869-1995