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Lillian Matilda Kelsey
June 8th 1908 - Sept 9th 1972

Lillian would have been about 9 years old when she came to Buffalo, NY in 1917.

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She married Harald Ferguson in Warsaw, NY July 18th 1936

Children are:

John Lawrence Ferguson

Juliet Elizabeth (Ferguson) Little

Harold A.  Jr. (cousin Barbara godfather)

Lillian married Harold Ferguson

Harold Ferguson Sr.    Retired from the Ford Motor Company.

Children were:  

John

Harold Ferguson Jr.

Juliet 

  

Harold Jr. married Carol, they had 3 children: Rosemary, Lisa and Harold.  

     Was a Buffalo, NY Police Detective. He was stabbed ones.

John L. Ferguson Born Jan. 23, 1929 - Oct. 4, 2005 (My mother Shirley knew him from school.)

 

John married Marilyn. Children: Julie (Ferguson) Little, who died in 1984; Cherylann, who died in 1995, and Lillian Ferguson. 

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My mother Shirley went to Grammar school with John L.

That must be how my mother met Frank through the Ferguson family.

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1940 Census from 98 Prime Ave Buffalo, NY ** one block from Trowbridge right there in S. Buffalo.

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1940 Census

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1943 June 16th

Lillian (age 35) and possibly Frank. 1943 would make my father Frank 10 years old.

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Top row: 
Pat, Dan, 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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Harold Ferguson Lillian's Husband 

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Lillian far left, Harold in black suit. My mother Shirley holding Robert Kelsey and sister Carol next to him.
Circa 1957/58

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1950 Census

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Living at 557 Division St., Buffalo, NY.

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John, Lilian, Eileen and Elizabeth 1955

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She is buried in Lackawana holy Cross Cemetery should have a ton of Kelsey and relatives buried there.

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