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Ship manifest from 1889 immigration
Naturalization papers
A list of address where John and Elizabeth lived while in Buffalo, NY
A list of John's children who also working for the RR at times.
A list of Who served during WW11
1940 and 1950 Census
Frank Kelsey children's names
August's Death Certificate showing parents names
Oteila's Death Certificate showing parents names
This post card is from the late 30's or early 40's. The German town of Danzig is where August Kolodzaike was born. (my Great Grandpa) So it says on his Death Certificate, but I've also seen Census reports say he was born in Berlin along with a marriage license (which I have not seen but Ancestry.com says he was married in Berlin).
Places lived
A list of places John and Elizabeth lived while in Buffalo:
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In 1927 they were living in Toledo
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1) 195 Sheffield Ave (1928/ 29 Phonebook)
2) 130 Mariemont Ave (1930 Census) (Moved out before 1932)
3) 176 Crystal Ave (1932 city direct. plus 1940 Census) My father was born on Crystal Ave in 1933
4) 1175 Union Rd (Johns Draft Card issued 1942) 1175 Union Rd is now a KFC
5) 803 Tifft St (1950 Census) (They mover here Oct. 20th 1943 as written on John's draft card)
6) 105 Columbus Ave (1953 phonebook)
7) 163 Trowbridge St (John died while here as per his Death Certificate 1957) (In Mercy Hospital)
8) 68 Hayward Apt. #6 (After John's death, I see Elizabeth living at this address until her passing in 1964)
John and families first house after arriving in Buffalo
195 Sheffield Ave.
130 Mariemont Ave.
105 Columbus St
803 Tifft St.
163 Trowbridge St.
John passed while at this address.
176 Crystal St.
Were my father was born
68 Heyward St.
Elizabeth's passed while at the address.
RR
A List of John F. Kelsey's children who worked at one time or another for the Rail Road
Not including himself, John had three of his sever sons work at the railroad at different times. The other 4 worked in the steel industry at different places. I also worked in the steel industry. (I was a titanium inspector to 26 years)
It pays to know people in high places. I can imagine the railroad was a huge employer of the time; that along with the steel industry.
And 3 were policeman, Richard, Joe and my father Frank.
1) John Kelsey 50 years RR 1907 to 1957
James L Kelsey looks like Bethlehem steel industry on draft registration, most of the time
Patrick working for the steel industry on Hopkins St right near Spaulding Street
2) Danny O 1940's Bethlehem Steel, 1950 Brakeman on the railroad.
Joseph was a steel worker much of the time then policeman
Richard Republic steel before the war; and was a policeman in Hamburg, NY
3) Eugene 1940 worked for Lehigh Valley express railroad it's on his draft card registration. Also city directory 1957 RR
4) Frank Kelsey Worked for the New York Central RR 1952/53 as a sales clark - as listed on Franks DD 214 and for Bethlehem steel around 1965
WW2
A list of John's children who served during World War II
All of them had draft registration cards but I don't know if all were in.
James L. was 30 years old. ** Landed on Hiroshima and was shot in the forehead by a Japanese soldier within the first half hour of being there. He was sent home. James received a Purple Heart Medal
Frederick was 28 years old. (Pat was a medic during the war)
Danny was 24 years old.
Joseph was 22 years old. (Joe trained as a Gunnery for the Air Force but stayed in the States)
Richard was 20 years old (served with General Patton receive a bronze star for Normandy)
Eugene was 18 years old. (grave stone Tec 5 722 Engr. Depot Co. WW2)
Frank was too young for the 2nd WW but did serve in Germany during the Korean war.
All five were in World War II.
Censes 40 50
After moving from Toledo Ohio in 1928:
1930 census showing John and family (42) Living at 130 Mariemont St. in S. Buffalo.
August R. Kolodzaike/ Kelsey
August R. Kelsey
Born 7th Dec. 1891
Death 27th Feb. 1967
Also went be Kelsey
Nickname Gus
Wife's name is Mary
** Again a document has a date wrong, Birth of 12-7-87. WRONG. or is it???
1) Census says 1891.
2) John was born in 1887.
3) Check other records.
Shows he was, as least, registered for WW1. He would have been about 30 or so in 1917. (Box #15)
Frank W. Kolodzaike
Frank W. Kolodzaike
marriage toJuanita Cooper
Frank William Kolodzaike
Born 23 Aug. 1909
Died 18 Sept 1986
US Army
26 Jan. 1943 to 9 Oct. 1945
His Divorce
He is 21 and she is 16 years old.
1950 Census
Martha is the head of house listed as divorced (56)
Frank W. (her brother) Is living with her also listed as divorced (40)
joe L. Kolodzaike
Joseph (AKA Kelly) Leo Kolodzaike
Born 14 March 1901
death 21 April 1966 (65)
Marriage to Dorothy Adams
24th June 1930
Martha
Martha Kolodzaike
Birth 1893
Death 1956
Married Harold Wallace
Martha Kolodzaike Wallace Marrage License. 1917
She is the one who signed grandpa's death certificate
In the 1930 census, Martha was living at home with parents but shows Martha's last name as "Wallace"
(Martha's husband, Harold Wallace, disappeared in TX and never found) . The 1930 census says she is 36 years old and married at age 23
Never had children
1950 Census
Martha is the head of house listed as divorced (56)
Frank W. (her brother) Is living with her also listed as divorced (40)
Tony J. Kolodzaike
Anthony (Tony) Joseph Kolodzaike
Born May 10th 1903
Passed March 8th 1982
A note from my old webpage says he had so many children that he needed his own page.
Anthony and sister Rosy Kolodzaike in Toledo, OH.
Anthony a.k.a. Tony
Grave stone in Toledo, Ohio
Buried with wife Lillian
Leo Kolodzaike
Leo Kolodzaike
Born March 21st 1890
Passed December 27th 1962 (age 72)
Married Sammy Kirk
August Jr., Tony, Leo, Joe AKA Kelly
Photo 1920's / 1930's
Baptized April 13, 1890
Loe was the first of August’s children who were born in the US.
August Jr., Tony, Leo, and Joe Kolodzaike
1920 census Leo, age 29, living at home with his parents and with his wife Sammy age 22. So.... if Sammy was 22 in the 1920 census, she was born about 1898.
1930 census Leo is still living at home but Sammy is gone back to Texas by then. The census asks age at marriage: Leo was 28. And puts an M for married.
Plays out this way 1) Leo born 1890
2) Marries Sammy Kirk about 1918 in Texas. (makes him about 28)
3) Leo is discharge from Army 5 Apr 1919 and take wife and moves back to Toledo.
4) Their son Ed is born Feb 28, 1921 in Toledo, Ohio. (Leo is about 31)
5) By 1930 Sammy leaves Leo and moves back in TX.
6) According to Ed, Leo never looks Ed up / never sees him again.
More about Leo's marriage Sammy Kirk
Leo met Sammy Kirk when he was stationed at an Army Base in Texas. When Leo came home from the war, he and Sammy married in Texas and mover to Toledo, OH. At some point, Sammy left or divorced Leo and took their one son, Edward Orville Kolodzaike, back to Texas.
Sammy Kirk was born in Harwood, TX. about 1898 and died at age 82 or about 1980.
Leo and Sammy's only child was Ed Kolodzaike born Feb 28, 1921.
Ed says he never knew his father Leo.
Ed Kolodzaike has 9 Grandchildren and 8 Great Grandchildren. Ed died 1-12-2008
Sammy Kirk remarried Mr. D. H. Craig
Sammy died and is buried in La Port, TX.
August parents
August's parents are:
John Kolodzaike
Mary Conklin
August J. Kolodzaike Death Certificate
** This is the only document where it says August was born in Danzig, Germany: spelt here "Dantzig"
NOTE: Some of the census reports either say born in Germany, or born in Berlin, Germany.
Also stats his parents John Kolodzaike and Mary Conklin both of Germany
Our names
Where our name came from as per mom recollection 2005:
Carol Lynn- Shirley's mother (Evelyn) had a girlfriend living in Hamburg, NY. One of her children was named Carol. (mom babysat their two kids Carol and David Pierce. Both Carol and David got our named from this family)
Lynn- mom just liked how it sounded with Carol
Robert William
Robert- mom (Shirley) babysat a family whose one boy was named Robert. (Robert Hassee)
William- From her father (Claude William Fay).
David Allen
David- Shirley's Mother (Evelyn) girlfriend oldest son was David (mom babysat their two kids Carol and David Pierce)
Allen- mom's school friend Alowishus Huber how ask her to marry her a few time. He was called Allen short for Alowishus.
Thomas John
Tom - Mom met Tom Leonard in 5 grade at 9 or 10 years old. A sweetheart all through 4 years of grammar school.
John- Franks father John Kelsey
Mary Joann
Mary - Mom wanted to name her Joann. (a girl she babysat Joann Hassee) She did not have a middle name picked out. Frank wanting to name one of the kids and said how about Joann Mary. After thinking about it, Frank said how about Mary Joann. (Frank came up with the name Mary but did not say where the name Mary came from)
Our names came from two families, Mary and Robert's name came from the Hassee family and David and Carol came from the Pierce family who lived in Hamburg, NY
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