Elsie Dauth

Elsie Dauth was born in Denver, Colorado on December 31st, 1898 to Philip and Katie Dauth.¹Dauth Family Archive. “1949-12-16 – Elsie Dauth Obituary.” Dauth Family Archive. June 17, 2022. Accessed April 11, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1949-12-16-elsie-dauth-obituary/. She was their fifth child and the youngest of the Philip Dauth family. Her birth name was Elizabeth and she was likely named after Philip’s mother Elisabeth, or Philip’s late older sister Elizabeth.²Dauth Family Archive. “1900 – Census – Philip Dauth.” Dauth Family Archive. June 20, 2022. Accessed April 11, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1900-census-philip-dauth/.

Elsie and her siblings were orphaned in 1905 after the deaths of both their parents.³Dauth Family Archive. “1906-07-06 – Denver Rocky Mountain News – Elsie Dauth Orphaned.” Dauth Family Archive. June 17, 2022. Accessed April 11, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1906-07-06-denver-rocky-mountain-news-elsie-dauth-orphaned/. Elsie, Louisa, and Fred were adopted by the George Dauth family, Philip Jr. was adopted by the Lina Dauth family, and Isabella was likely adopted by the Louis Dauth family. Elsie was the closest in age to George Dauth’s children and so she naturally became closer to them growing up. She and Elizabeth Dauth were particularly close and together shared a passion for photography.

In 1920 Elsie graduated from the Greeley Commercial College and began working as a stenographer at Ahlstrand Real Estate, next door the George Dauth’s 9th Street Market.⁴Dauth Family Archive. “1920-04-10 – Greeley Daily Tribune – Elsie Dauth Graduates.” Dauth Family Archive. June 17, 2022. Accessed April 11, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/article/1920-04-10-greeley-daily-tribune-elsie-dauth-graduates/.⁵Dauth Family Archive. “1920 – Census – George Dauth.” Dauth Family Archive. March 4, 2023. Accessed April 11, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1920-census-george-dauth/. She moved to Denver in the 1930s and worked as a bookkeeper for a loan company.⁶Dauth Family Archive. “1930 – Census – Elsie Dauth.” Dauth Family Archive. June 17, 2022. Accessed April 11, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1930-census-elsie-dauth/. By the 1940s she was working as a bookkeeper for a local law office.⁷Dauth Family Archive. “1940 – Census – Elsie Dauth.” Dauth Family Archive. June 17, 2022. Accessed April 11, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1940-census-elsie-dauth/. Despite living in Denver she would always return to Greeley during the holidays or occasional party to spend time with the George Dauth family. Elsie passed away December 16th 1949 at the age of 50.⁸Dauth Family Archive. “1949-12-16 – Elsie Dauth Obituary.” Dauth Family Archive. June 17, 2022. Accessed April 11, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1949-12-16-elsie-dauth-obituary/. She is buried at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.⁹Dauth Family Archive. “1949-12-16 – Elsie Dauth Obituary.” Dauth Family Archive. June 17, 2022. Accessed April 11, 2023. https://dauthfamily.github.io/document/1949-12-16-elsie-dauth-obituary/.