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Cooking and Drinking
Cooking and Drinking
​Utilizing the monkey see monkey do approach
Cooking and Drinking
Cooking and Drinking
Cooking and Drinking
Cooking and Drinking
Daniel Orvile Kelsey
Feb. 14th 1918 - Jan. 11th 1958
Danny O. Kelsey
Born in Toledo, OH
Lived on Crystal Ave in Buffalo
May have changed his middle name from "Orville" to "Joseph" as seen on his 1940 draft registration.
Registered for the draft October 16, 1940.
In 1940 he was working at Bethlehem Steel.
Married Edith around July 26, 1941
Danny had 2 sons. Daniel J. and Paul R. Kelsey
This is a note from my old records from 2008
Paul R. Kelsey
Son Paul R. Kelsey wrote me on 9-17-2008: "My son Jonathan Melvin Kelsey just got married on July 11, 2008 to Kim Heider of Mantua, Ohio. They are now residing in Zanesville, Ohio. Jonathan has started a new teaching job at Tri-Valley Schools in Dresden Ohio."
(Danny had a bad car accident where it rolled over 3 times. Daniel O. Kelsey 91 Fairdale Ave Lackawanna.
Hill Crest Cemetery in Hamburg, NY- Danny O. is in area K-63
Headstone reads: Father Daniel O. 1918 - 1958
Cemetery records say he lived 39 years 10 months and 27 day.
Residents at death 91 Fairdale Ave, Lackawanna, NY
Danny's baptismal
Toledo, OH
School Photo 1933 South Park High School. Danny is in this photo somewhere
His wife Edith also went to South Park high school. There is a photograph of her 1938.
Danny Kelsey first row bottom far left, holding pipe in hand. 1935
Back of the card says Dan Kelsey with pipe bottom left CCC Ft. Dix, New Jersey. My father Frank's hand writing
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CCC is "Civilian Conservation Corps"
1940 census. Shows
See Danny and family living at 176 Crystal Ave. My father Frank was seven years old in the census. He's on the second page.
1940 census
Joe, Danny, Edith
Married Edith around July 26, 1941
Danny's wife Edith Charnock
1940 census
Danny's wife to be is Edith Charnock and she is living on Crystal in South Buffalo a few houses away from John Kelsey and family see her in this 1940 senses.
The census will give you some of her family names
**** NOTE why did Danny change his middle name to Joseph from Orville????
Richard's wedding
Top row:
Pat, Danny, Frank, Lillian (Kelsey) Ferguson, Eileen, Last 3 people???
Bottom row:
Marie (Kelsey) Marong, John Kelsey, Elizabeth Kelsey, Dick and wife Dolores M. (Shea) Kelsey, the next 2 people??, and Joe last.
Photo date May 11th 1946
1950 Census
Danny is married with children and working as a Brakeman on the railroad.
Danny and Edith June 18th 1950
Paul would only be 1 and Dan Jr. would be 6 or 7. I guess this is Dan Jr.
From the Buffalo News March 15th 1950
This is the funeral home on our walk to school on S. Park Ave.
His grave is very near the road:
Site is called K63 Grave #5
He married Edith Charnock
He may have married her July 26, 1941 about 23 years old.
Danny died in 1958 and Edith re-married and is buried very near Daniel in the Hamburg cemetery with her new husband.
NOTE: Edith born Buffalo, NY Dec 23rd 1919 to Died Nov. 11th 2003
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