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Ben Golden (abt. 1887 - 1970)

Ben Golden
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 83 [location unknown]
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Biography

Died in February 1970 at age 84. Owned the Art Furniture Company in Buffalo from the mid-1920s until about 1966, when a fire destroyed the store building. He was a president of the West Side Businessmen's Association and was known as the "Mayor of Ferry Street." He was also active in Temple Beth El and civic associations including the Masons and the Kiwanis.[1]

Children at death in 1970:

  • Dr. Lawrence H. Golden
  • Robert S. Golden
  • Mrs. Richard Wolkind

Brother of:

  • Mrs. L.A. Morris of NYC
  • Miss Mae Golden of NYC[2]

1930 Census, Buffalo:

Benjamin Golden Head M 42 New York
Rosie Golden Wife F 36 Austria
Lawrence Golden Son M 8 New York
Robert Golden Son M 7 New York
Ruth Golden Daughter F 1 New York
Leo Pinnington Maid F 23 Tennessee[3]

1940 Census, Buffalo:

Ben Golden Head M 53 New York
Rose Golden Wife F 46 Austria
Lawrence H Golden Son M 18 New York
Robert S Golden Son M 17 New York
Ruth C Golden Daughter F 11 New York[4]

Sources

  1. Buffalo Courier Express Feb 12 1970, page 26
  2. Buffalo Courier Express Feb 12 1970, page 10
  3. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7C1-W68 : accessed 27 Sep 2014), Benjamin Golden, Buffalo (Districts 251-352), Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0286, sheet 4A, family 76, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1432.
  4. "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K311-WB6 : accessed 27 Sep 2014), Ben Golden, Ward 23, Buffalo, Buffalo City, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-505, sheet 61A, family 21, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 2838.




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