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Daniel Orvile Kelsey
Feb. 14th 1918 - Jan. 11th 1958
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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

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Danny's baptismal 
Toledo, OH

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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.

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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"

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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.

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Joe, Danny, Edith
Married Edith around July 26, 1941

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Danny's wife Edith Charnock
 

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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

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**** NOTE why/ when did Danny change his middle name to Joseph from Orville????
I've seen it written on his high school graduation as Daniel J Kelsey the newspaper reporting of him and his wife doing church. Events is listed as Daniel O Kelsey.

 

​Daniel is 22 years old and he form to the right says it was 16 October 1940

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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

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1950 Census

Danny is married with children and working as a Brakeman on the railroad.

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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

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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
 

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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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January 1931

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​Apparently, Daniel Kelsey knew how to ski

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​Buffalo news, April 10, 1937
Saturday I remember my father telling me about this bad accident and that Danny rolled the car over three times.

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​This newspaper write up calls at West Seneca, but I checked and there is no intersection only in Hamburg which Danny used to ski in Hamburg New York and my father also mentioned this area for the accident so it was probably zoned West Seneca back in the 30s

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​A different write up

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February 22nd 1950

 

My father always said “Everybody loved Daniel". Between being good looking, very social and athletic…...

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Buffalo news

July 25, 1941

​Wedding announcement

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