Aileen Mary Ferguson

1895 - 1982  (87 years)

• Name	Aileen Mary Ferguson  [1]
  Birth	1895	Ireland (Irish Free State)   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	1982  [4]
  Burial	16 Oct 1982	Brookhaven (Kost)   [5]
  Person ID	I12831	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Martin Joseph Fergusson,   b. 1862, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
  Mother	Mary Blake,   b. 1871, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
  Family ID	F29080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Author Kauffman, Sr,   b. 1892, Richmond, Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States d. 1959 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1917	New York, United States   [1, 6, 7]
  Children	1. Arthur Emile Kaufmann,   b. 20 Apr 1923, S I W B Rich, New York, United States d. Feb 1985, {Staten Island, Richmond, NY} (Age 61 years)   2. Reginald Kauffman,   b. Abt 1920   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Family Note: Who were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kaufman? That they were related to Minna Kost, Frederick W. Kost's unmarried sister, seems indisputable, based on the numerous mentions of them in the Patchogue Advance newspaper and Minna's obituary in the New York Times. In one Advance account, Mr. Arthur Kaufman (Sr.) was Minna's "cousin." In another, Reginald Kauffman (Arthur's brother) was identified as Minna's "cousin." A Herbert Pendleton of Bradford (PA) is identified as her "nephew"—he was a son of Arthur's sister who married a Mr. John Pendleton and resided in Bradford. Arthur Kauffmann, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kauffmann, was mentioned as being Minna's "nephew." The New York Times obituary for Anna (Minna) Kost, identify a Mr. and Mrs Arthur Kaufman as being her "cousins." Strictly speaking then, they would have been the children of one of Minna's parents' siblings. Her parents are here identified as Joseph and Catherine Kost. We have not yet identified any of Joseph's or Catherine's siblings. Local remembrances of them are that Mrs. Arthur Kaufman was "Minna Kost's sister." However, by now most of these remembrances are second hand. One somewhat ambiguous Advance newspaper account mentions her given name as Aileen (she was more definitely identified as Aileen from the census record). Minna apparently had only one sister, Emma. If Mrs. Arthur Kaufman had been Minna's sister, she would seem to have been too old to have had Arthur, Jr., who was mentioned as having been in the Navy during World War II, and as having attended the Merchant Marine Academy previously. And if she were Minna's sister, it was odd that the relationship between Minna and Mrs. Arthur Kaufman was never identified in this way. While the next generation children, Arthur Kaufman Jr. and Herbert Pendleton are identified in the Advance as "nephews," strictly speaking they would have been 1st cousins once removed. Census data provides some clarity. In the 1900 census, Arthur (aged 9) and others are found as children in the household of Emil and Hattie Kaufman on Staten Island. In the 1920 census, Reginald Kaufman (aged 17) was found as a son in the household of Emil and Hattie Kaufman of Staten Island. In the 1930 census, Reginald Kaufman, Hattie Pendleton (daughter), and Herbert Pendleton (grandson) were found in the household of Hattie Kaufman on Staten Island, as was Arthur and his wife Aileen and son Arthur Jr. Some have said that Mrs. Kaufman was the proprietor of a guest house—specifically the Hawkins house at 311 Beaver Dam Road, Brookhaven, NY. No supporting evidence has yet been found to support this. Working hypothesis: Emil or Hattie Kaufman are siblings of Joseph or Catherine Kost, parents of Minna and Frederick Kost. If Emil is the relationship, then Catherine's birth surname was Kaufman; if Hattie is the relationship, then her birth surname was Kost or another (she could be a sister to either Joseph or Catherine); however, since Hattie's parents were born in Vermont, a relationship through Hattie is unlikely; no connection of the Kosts to Vermont has yet been found. It is unlikely that Mrs. Arthur Kaufman was Minna's sister.

  
  

• Sources

  [S115] Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington,, Census Place: Richmond, Richmond, New York; Roll: 1613; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 585.0. [S3495] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Richmond Assembly District 1, Richmond, New York; Roll: T625_1238; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 1567. [S3497] Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington,, Census Place: Richmond, Richmond, New York; Roll: 1613; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 585.0. [S3496] Kaufmann Family Tree, Aileen Ferguson. [S761] Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data:. [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 6 April 1934, p. 12. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kaufman of Staten Island are frequently mention in the Patchogue Advance from 1934 onward. Arthur Kaufman is referred to as a cousin of Anna (Minna) Kost, the unmarried sister of Frederick Kost. [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 7 July 1933, p. 13. Mrs. Aileen Kaufman and Arthur Kaufman of Staten Island have been guests of Miss Mins Kost.