hello. I just sent a message to the person looking for info on ernest elsasser.
there are a few more relatives you may not be aware of.
john henry elsasser, my father in law, had 2 brothers. George and matthew.
john henry married alice waters and had 2 sons. john robert and roger. I(stephanie) married john robert. roger married loretta.
I do not know where george or mattew lived but john henry lived in brooklyn NY. I guess we are all distand cousins.
hope this helps your search
stephanie