Musser, Elise Furer

Elise Furer Musser (7 December 1877 - 30 August 1967) was a Utah state senator and prominent member of the Democratic party. She was born in Switzerland, converted to the Mormon Church in 1894, and moved to Salt Lake City in 1897 where she initially worked as a housekeeper. After a brief stay with a Mormon colony in Mexico, she returned to Salt Lake City where she married Burton W. Musser, an attorney, in 1911. They had one son, Bernard, in 1914. Mrs. Musser later became the Utah State Chairman of Democratic Women.

From the guide to the Elise Furer Musser Yellowstone and Alaska Tourist Letters, 1928, (Montana State University-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections)

Elise Furer Musser (7 Dec. 1877 - 30 Aug. 1967) was a Utah state senator and prominent member of the Democratic party. She was born in Switzerland, converted to the Mormon Church in 1894, and moved to Salt Lake City in 1897 where she initially worked as a housekeeper. After a brief stay with a Mormon colony in Mexico, she returned to Salt Lake City where she married Burton W. Musser, an attorney, in 1911. They had one son, Bernard, in 1914. Elise Musser later became the Utah State Chairman of Democratic Women.

From the description of Elise Furer Musser Yellowstone and Alaska tourist letters, 1928. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 74986213