Family/Spouse: Robert Francis ZAMBERLAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Michael Joseph ZAMBERLAN
2. Robert Jesse ZAMBERLAN
3. Sarah Katherine ZAMBERLAN
4. James Andrew ZAMBERLAN

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Donald lived in Emory Towers in Bradford, Pennsylvania He graduated from St. Bernards High School in 1942. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II from 1942-1945. On May 25, 1945, Donald was stationed at Langley Field in Virginia when his mother, Aunt both of 383 Congress St., Bradford, PA and 1st cousin, Margaret Kutchmire of Lewis Run, PA went to visit him and see him married the next day on May 26th to Miss English. By June 20 of 1945 he was stationed at the Army Air Field in Florida according to the Bradford Era. It left him with a heart condition. He was an accountant for Bradford Supply Company until it moved from Bradford. He then worked for Dresser Clark of Olean, NY. He was a member of St. Bernard Church, the American Legion, Moose Lodge 124, Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Disabled American Veterans and the Bradford Vets Club. (D:DOC:OBIT)

Donald married Mary June ENGLISH on 26 May 1945 in Langley Field, Elizabeth, VA, USA. Mary was born on 23 Jun 1922 in Garland, , PA, USA; died on 18 Jan 2000 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary moved from Garland to Bradford as a child where she graduated from Bradford High School in 1940. She worked and retired from Corning Glass Works in 1981. She died at home, 54 Hawthorne Road on a Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000 and was buried the following Saturday. (D-195)

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John Joseph Dudick, Sr. was either born in Germany, Austria, Hungary or in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania. His marriage certificate, death certificate and social security records say Pennsylvania, but his son, John remembers him saying he was born in Germany. His birth record has not been able to be located, even though Elk Co., PA kept track of birth records from 1893 to 1905. He also lists his age differently in a couple of different forms. In his marriage record dated Dec. 29, 1919, he lists himself at age 25. His parents lived in Neviczke, Hungary for probably at least 3 generations, but came to America in 1892. If his 1894 birthdate is correct, he was likely born in Pennsylvania.

He supposedly lost his father when he was around 6 years of age from descendants' memories. However, according to this article in the Johnsonburg Press, dated January 3, 1908, he was 13 years old when his father died. "County Commissioner Thomas paid a visit to Father Baker's school in Buffalo last week and was much pleased with what he saw at the institution. He took there the thirteen year old son of Joe Dudack, the man who died suddenly at Johnsonburg some weeks ago, and left him. The lad is bright but has never attended school a day in his life. He was anxious to go to the Buffalo institution and Commissioner Thomas thinks it's the place for him. There are seven hundred boys in the school at the present time and they are not only educated, but also taught trades. It's a charitable institution and set up by Father Baker's unceasing efforts in behalf of homeless boys." He worked on the railroad as a young man and picked up quite a bit of Italian because of it. He was a soldier in World War I. He first enlisted May (1), 1917 as a Rig builder. His character was defined as "excellent". He is on a list of injured soldiers from the Pennsylvanians in the Indiana Evening Gazette on Saturday, Nov. 2, 1918. His rank was a private and he was from Kushequa, PA. He was honorably discharged from the 16th Infantry, Co. C, National Guard on Aug. 5, 1917. (D-131) He then apparently re-enlisted in the 112th Infantry, Company C and served in Le Mans, France from 1918-May 6, 1919. (D-132, 134) He was wounded in battle on July 18, 1918 and received the purple heart for gallant service. His son John has a large wide angle picture of him and the 112th in his home. (D:DOC, E) He had to fill out a World War II draft registration card, in which he verifies his birthdate, May 18, 1894 and place, Johnsonburg, PA, his wife's name, Sue, his address, 283 Congress St., Bradford, PA and his career as a fireman. He was 5 foot 7 inches tall, with brown hair, hazel eyes and light complexion.

In the 1930 census records for Bradford, McKean Co., PA, John was renting his home. It's contents were worth $35.00. He was age 36 and his wife was listed as age 28. They were married when he was 26 and she was 18. He lists his birth place as New York and his wife's as Pennsylvania. His parents were born in Italy (his stepfather and his spouse) and her parents were born in Austria. Children living in the family were Dorothy Irene, Donald, Evelyn, John and Edward. He was a fireman by trade. According to the Bradford Era, on Oct. 24, 1945, Private John J. Dudick of Congress St. was thrown a birthday party by his mother while on furlough. He had been trained in Las Vegas, Nevada and was expecting to be shipped to the Pacific. This is even more interesting as his birthday was in May. The only family member that I could tell was in attendance was brother, Ed Dudick. According to this same paper, his mother and her husband, Tony Cesario, visited them on Nov. 22, 1945. He and his wife attended the funeral of a cousin, Joseph Michalek, in Nanticoke in April of 1949. He was in the paper again when he fell down the stairs of his home at 15 Park St. and was taken to the hospital in an ambulance on Sep. 11, 1951. He is listed as receiving 26 Park St., in Bradford, PA on Aug. 31, 1954 in Smethport Deeds which was willed to them by neighbor, Albert A. Griffin. John and his wife never lived in this home, but continued to rent the home at 15 Park St. which they had lived in for much of their adult lives. (D-22) Before renting 15 Park St., they lived at 283 Congress St. in Bradford, Pennsylvania.

John Joseph Dudick, Jr. remembers both his parents as hard workers. His dad was a jack-of-all trades. He worked much of his life in the fire department as a firefighter and mechanic, doing all the necessary repairs on the fire fighting equipment. He had built a pumping truck from the ground up and was naturally proud of this accomplishment. He had several heart attacks, one of which forced him to retire from the fire department. In the Bradford Era on Apr. 12, 1976, he is listed as having received his 25 year membership for working in Sales at Witco Chemical Corporation. He was always a good provider for his family. For pleasure, he loved to fish. He would take his sons, fishing and hunting. His wife was a very attractive woman. It was always said that her children were well behaved. She liked her children to be well dressed and well mannered. She loved to collect pretty objects. By the end of her life her home was a wall-to-wall and ceiling-to-ceiling collection of old fashioned glassware, photographs and well loved objects. She was a born seamstress and did professional paper hanging. No job was too large to tackle. She did everything well.

John, Jr. remembers this about his family life. He says they always ate well, even during the depression. His father only took a belt to him once when he kept a friend out in the hills so long that his parents had gotten worried. He remembers fighting with his brothers, going hunting in the hills of Bradford often with his friends and building a radio receiver from odds and ends. He used it to listen in on his older brother and his girl friend while they would talk on the telephone. He felt he had a good childhood, "a damn good childhood with lots of fun." There was lots of snow in Bradford during winter months. Snow was enjoyed with ice skating, bob sledding, skiing, tobogganing and all other winter sports. He had a good time in the hills with his bicycle, model planes, soap box derbys, guns, and all the good things of youth.

John married Susan Irene KUTCHMIRE on 24 Jan 1920 in St. Bernard's Church, Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA. Susan (daughter of Mihaly \ Michael KACSMAR and Maria HRUSKOVITS) was born on 17 Jun 1902 in Ormsby, Mckean, PA, USA; was christened on 28 Jun 1902 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA; died on 20 Oct 1981 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA; was buried on 22 Oct 1981 in Bridge View Cemetery, Mt. Jewett, Mckean, PA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sue attended Custer City Schools. At the time of her marriage, she lived in Custer City and John in Degolia, Pennsylvania She listed herself as age 18 with a birth date one year before her birth date is listed elsewhere. They honeymooned at his mother's house in Kushicaw, Pennsylvania. It was a large old country home. She remembers fondly the serenade their friends gave them that Saturday night from the railroad tracks, just outside her mother-in-law's home. They sang "Johnny is home". In the 1940 census, she is employed as a salesperson in a store. (D-10)

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This Dudik's birth name was Gyorgy, but he took the name of Joseph when he emmigrated to America. The first time we see him going by the name of Josef is literally on the ship's manifest when he arrives at Ellis Island. His native language was Slovakian. The peoples of his home town, Neviczke, Hungary, were considered Ruthenian, Rusyns or Magyars (Hungarian). They were not Russian by culture, but considered to be on the outskirts of Russia at one point in time. The way Gyorgy Josef's name is spelled in the records is a Hungarian spelling. The 1900 census says that Joseph came in 1888 and his wife in 1891. This does not appear to be true. They might have left their home in 1891 but they arrived in 1892. He and his wife first came to America on Feb. 17, 1892 though they bunked in seperate quarters. They arrived in New York through Ellis Island. His name is Gyorgy in Nevizcke and Josef in America. Immigrants often changed their first name to a more "American" name when they emmigrated.

Josef departed in Vienna, Austria on the ship Waesland along with his brother-in-law, Mihaly Vocsik and a likely uncle or cousin named Joseph Vovscik, age 34. Joseph Dudik was listed at age 26. They were listed as Hungarian. They bunked together and were headed to Sheffield, PA. Mihaly's sister, Maria Vocsik, wife of Josef Dudik also came on this same ship. Even though Maria was listed by her maiden name in this record, it was common practice for women to be listed by their maiden name in these ships passenger lists. They are on record as having son Andras back in 1887 in Neviczke, Austria Hungary, Maria in an unknown location in 1889 and then a child whom died as an infant in 1992 after being born in 1991. It is interesting to note that the two children we have birth records for in Nevizcke both had the same god parents, Mihaly and Julianna Vovcsik. I'm assuming Mihaly was Maria's brother and Julianna was likely Mihaly's wife whom we know to be named Anna in her birth record. Maria's sister Julianna was suppose to be the baby of the family and would have been too young to be a godparent.

Joseph and Maria had jobs in different towns lined up according to the ship's passenger records. Joseph Dudik and Mihaly Vocsik were both listed as laborers headed for Sheffield, Warren Co., PA which is northwest Pennsylvania somewhat close to Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania where this family ended up living. Joseph's wife, Maria Vocsik, was age 24, and listed as a servent headed along with her 18 year old relative, B. Bogdan, to Pottsville, Montgomery Co., PA which is northwest of Philadelphia and quite a bit further east than Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania where she and her husband lived their final years. (D-50, 81) (D-200, 201, 225)

George Joseph appears to have returned to the old country and come back to America on an immigration list on Nov. 23, 1901 in Ellis Island Records on the ship Graf Waldersee departing from Hamburg. He was from Noviczky, Hungary. He was age 38. This would suggest his birthdate as 1863. He was going to stay with Jano Vovck in Johnsonburg, PA. He had $22.00 on him at the time. He was the correct age to be this same person and would have been staying with his brother-in-law. He was married. He was listed as Hungarian. By that same year 1901, all of Joseph and Mary's children had been born. Their birth dates are usually incorrect in the public birth records as per interviews with these family members. The doctor apparently submitted many of their children's birth dates and even names incorrectly.

Joseph is listed as a laborer in 1899 when their son George Joseph was born. They lived at the Hill (Hall) St. Extension in Johnsonburg at the time. In the newspaper obituary for this George Joseph it lists his parents as George and Mary Wolfe Dudick. (D-50, D-109) In 1900, they owned a house free and clear on Clarion Junction, Johnsonburg, PA according to the June 1900 census. Joseph could not read nor write, but could speak English. His wife could not read, write nor speak English. He was a day laborer by trade. He is listed as an alien (not a naturalized citizen). Wife, Marie and daughter, Marie were both listed as naturalized, although one of these facts is likely incorrect as citizenship came with the prerequisite of speaking English. They lived at Indian Run when their daughter, Julia was born in 1901. (D-56) I was not able to find one of our Dudick's in the 1910 or 1920 census. (F-246a)

Joseph Dudik appears to have again traveled back to the old country and returned to Arrayo, Pennsylvania to stay with his son, Gyorgy Dudik on the Pannonia on May 21, 1906. Arrayo was located in Spring Creek Twp., Elk Co., PA on the Clarion River 18 miles south west of Johnsonburg. His son would have been only 7 at the time, so I'm assuming he was returning to live with whole family too. He listed his age as 42. This would calculate his birthdate to be 1864. His last residence was listed as Neviczke, Hungary. His race is listed as Slovak. He was listed as a farmer and married. He stated he had lived in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania previously from what possibly looks like 1900-1903.

Joseph died on Oct. 29, 1906 according to Mary's typed up third marriage application. He was listed as a Section Boss at the time of his death by his daughter Anna in her marriage record dated 1914 where he was also listed as deceased. His death certificate listed as Joseph Dudoack, states that he died on Nov. 2, 1901. It occurred on Johnsonburg, Elk Co., Pennsylvania of unknown cause. The person whom submitted the information obviously did not know much about him. It stated that he was age 38, born in Paland Russia. His parents of unknown name were born in Russia. He was married at the time. It looks like the info might have been supplied by a neighbor, George Younger, Sr. whose name is listed at the bottom left of the death record. (D-DOC, F-246a)

Articles have finally come to light thanks to descendant Ken Anderson that obviously apply to this Joseph Dudick. An article in the Nov 8, 1907 Johnsonburg Press was about the death of Joe Dudak (Dudick?) on Nov 1-2, 1907. It is transcribed by Ken as follows "Johnsonburg Press Friday: November 8, 1907 Pg.1, A MURDER MYSTERY? Mysterious circumstances surround the death of Joseph Dudak, which occurred at his home about a quarter of a mile above the mouth of Indian Run, on the Glen Hazel road some time Friday night following a drinking bout indulged in by the dead man, his wife, Steve Zimmerman and James Misko, the latter two belonging to the Rasselas settlement, when a quart of brandy and a quart of alcohol was drank, in which was also a quantity of pepper to make it hotter, coupled with the fact that two of the men were on the way home from Johnsonburg and while in town they drank considerable. The first intimation that there were suspicious circumstances was Saturday morning when Mrs. Dudak came to town and said her husband was dead. Squire Secrist and Constable Mc Clintle went up to view the remains, and the oldest boy, John, said that he saw Zimmerman go out to the wagon along the road to get the last bottle of booze, which was alcohol and while there he emptied the contents of a paper into the bottle. Dudak took a drink, and immediately afterwards became violently sick, and remained in that condition until along towards morning, when he died. The remains were given in charge Undertakers, Ubel Flynn. Sunday morning a coroner's jury was impaneled, consisting of D. W. _, Geo. Younger, Sr., Alva H. Gregory, Phil Tirttle, J. Weiss and W. I. Secrist, the Iatter being selected foreman. The testimony of Steve Zimmerman, Jas. Misko, Mrs. Dudak and her son, John and daughter, Mary was heard, the first fwo telling a pretty straight story but from the others no information further than a contradictory mix-up was secured. Dr. Sharp made a post-mortem examination of the internal organs. These together with the bottle which Johnnie alleged was the bottle into which he saw Zimmerman place the poison, were produced in evidence at the second meetting of the coroner's jrry Monday morning. There being no evidence against Zimmerman further than that of the boy, he was allowed to go. The internal organs and the bottle have been sent to a chemist for analysis, after which the coroner's jury will again meet and determine the cause of death, if possible. Zimmerman & Misko who live near Rasselas were in Johnsonburg Friday morning driving past Dudak's house. They saw Dudak who said he was going hunting, didn't feel good, and asked them to bring back something to drink. On the return trip they stopped at Dudak's house about 5:00, took in a bottle of brandy, and when it was gone Zimmerman went to the wagon to get the alcohol. They left about 7:00 and didn't learn of Dudak's death until the next day. Dudakk's remains were placed in the charge of the County Commissioners who had them interred in the County Home Cemetery in St Marys. Johnsonburg Press Nov 15, 1907


The Coroner determined that Joe Dudak died of alcoholism and no trace of poison was found. (This suggests he died of liver failure.) "Note; The Johnsonburg Press was a weekly paper published on Fridays therefore Joe Dudick died early Saturday morning Nov 2, 1907. At the time the Dudick's were living on Glen Hazel near the Clarion River on the outskirts of Johnsonburg PA according to these articles.

Then to further support that this is the same family, an article on Jan 3, 1908 in the same paper stated: "County Commissioner Thomas paid a visit to Father Baker's school in Buffalo last week and was much pleased with what he saw at the institution. He took there the thirteen year old son of Joe Dudack, the man who died suddenly at Johnsonburg some weeks ago, and left him. The lad is bright but has never attended school a day in his life. He was anxious to go to the Buffalo institution and Commissioner Thomas thinks it's the place for him. There are seven hundred boys in the school at the present time and they are not only educated, but also taught trades. It's a charitable institution and set up by Father Baker's unceasing efforts in behalf of homeless boys."


On that same day there was an article about Mary Dudak being arrested for the murder of a Mary Ann Tozler. Though difficult to read, it seems that Mary set fire to a house that Mary Ann Tozler was in and it was thought that Mary Ann died in the fire. An April edition of the paper said Mary Dudak was acquitted due to lack of proof since the body was never found. What we know from family interviews of his son John and others, Mary, Joseph's wife did not have the funds to keep the family together after his death. Mary went to work in a boarding house. The boys, John Joseph and Joe Dudick all were sent to Father Baker's home for boys in Buffalo, N.Y. Joe Dudick was adopted for a while by a German family who thought he was German. When they found out he wasn't, they neglected him and he ran away, back to St. Mary's Orphanage. The girls, were sent to a girls home in Erie, PA, except for Mary--who was 14. She ran away to Bradford and worked at the hospital. When the elder Mary was able, she returned for her children. To her great grief, her youngest daughter, Julia, had been adopted out. She and her other children spent years searching for Julia. Julia had been taken from the orphanage in Erie by the chief of the Erie fire department. She wasn't actually adopted by him, but he had enough influence to keep her original mother from knowing her whereabouts.

Julia wanted to find her family desperately too. She skipped school at age 12 or 13 and went to the orphanage to try and find her brothers and sisters. She was simply told they were no longer there. She then ran away at age 14 and married Harry Dimick. This marriage ended in divorce and she moved to California. Julia eventually found her original family with the help of a priest at St. Agnes in Los Angeles, California in 1932 or 1933. Although the reunion was very special to all of them, her mother had sadly passed away by then. Julia's name had been changed to Marion Gertrude by her care-taker family. In 1940, Julia met and married Clarence Olmstead. He operated a poultry market. They later purchased and operated a liquor store. She retired in the early 70's and died of a stroke in 1977. Mary Dudick, wife of Joseph Dudick, met Mike Cesario in Mt. Alton, PA after her husband's death. He was a foreman for the railroad. She had two more children by him, Josephine and Tony Cesario. Mary had a sister, Veronica?, (who married John or Michael Parilla) and at least one brother, Mike Wolfe and his son John, living in Johnsonburg, PA (D-45). She visited her sister Veronica (Ella) in Johnsonburg, PA for all or most of her own children's births. She had a sister, Julianna's family that she also visited in New York State. She seems to have had a very hard life, according to her son, Tony Cesario. She had a religious nature, did like to read from the bible, but was not accepted in the Catholic Church. Her granddaughter, Dorothy, remembers her as small and delicate in frame. Her oldest daughter looked just like her, but was tall. (D-116) She owned two older homes in Mt. Jewett at the time of her death. Since there was no will, one was given to Tony Cesario and one to Josephine. They tore them down and got trailers which were still standing on the same property in 1981.

The known residences for our Joseph and Mary Dudick in America were: 1900: Joseph and Mary Dudick and family at Clarion Junction, Johnsonburg, PA; 1912: Mary Dudick and Mike Cesario lived in Backus, PA (D-21); 1919: Mary lived on Dayton St. in Mt. Jewett (D-21); Dec. 1919: Mary lived in Kushequa, PA (D-24); May 18, 1920: Mary lived in Kushequa, PA (D-28); 1929: Mary lived in Mt. Jewett. (D-33). They also were known to have lived in Salamanca, PA; Mt. Alton, PA; and Custer City, Pennsylvania.

The Coat of Arms for Dudick is in "Siebmacher's Wappenbuch". The shield is blue with a white left-diagonal stripe with three red roses in it. Above that is a knight's helmet and a Crest of a black eagle. There is no recorded motto. The surname, Dudick, is believed to have originated in Germany. The surname in German means "one who was a simple man." (D-155) My children's great grandfather thought that his family was originally from Germany. Our branch had moved to Slovakia because they were remembered as speaking Slavic from the old country. That could mean the Slovak language from the state of Slovakia or Czech from the state of Bohemia, or Rusyn from the Slovakian region called Ruthenia or even Polish from Poland. These languages are similar and derive from common Slovak root. (E)

There was a wonderful lead for the Dudick side of the family that finally helped us locate this family. Three people traveled together on the Pannonia from the Port of Fiume, Yugoslavia arriving in New York on Sep. 11, 1905 that all have connections to the Dudick family. They were all from Neviczke, Hungary and could read and write. They were Ruthenian by race. They were Janis Cynsik?, age 38, male, married, destination St. Clair, to be staying with his brother-in-law, Dudik in Pennsylvania. He had been in the country previously in the 1890's also staying in St. Clair, Pennsylvania. Next to him on the list is Mary Dudik, age 19, single, destination, her cousin, Anna (Uhisr) in New York City, New York. This would have been Mary, the daughter of Joseph and Maria Dudik. She was probably exaggerating her age in this statement. Below her on the passenger list was Veorn (Veron) Vovcsik (who was the sister-in-law of Joseph Dudick). She was age 19, single, going to see her brother-in-law, Jozef Kacsik in Arroyo, Elk Co., Pennsylvania. He was the husband of her sister, Julianna. Veron later married Joseph Perilla and went by the name of Veronica Ella Perilla.

Researchers Ken and Carol Anderson hired a researcher from the town of Nevicke/Nevicrke in what is now the Ukraine and were able to verify that the Dudicks were originally spelled Dudik and lived in the Nevicke area as well. Eureka! After more than 30 years of searching we finally know where the Dudicks are from.

Sadly, the 2 books in existence for this town do not cover the years in which our Gyorgy Dudik was born. He went by the name of Gyorgy Dudik in Neviczke. Homes in Neviczke, Hungary were along one street. The following Dudik's whom lived in Neviczke just a few years prior to his birth lived in the houses designated with the following house numbers in Byzantine Church Records. I was able to hire a researcher and finally find Gyorgy Dudik's parents. He grew up in house 23 below and his parents were Andij and Anna Dudik. I have included all of the Dudik's in this small town as they were all highly likely his relatives.

This is not a common name that I've found anywhere but in Neviczke/Nevike. Nevike is now along the western border of the Ukraine.

Dudik House 19 Record #2 - 27.02.1857, Dudik Georgij, 20 y.o, house #19, and Volinich Anna, 19 y.o, widow, House #65. Witnesses are Sabov Ivan and Valko Tereza.

Record #20 - 30.06.1860, Dudik Georgij, husband of Dolinich Anna, 24 y.o, house #19, consumption. Died without issue apparently.

Record #9 - 7.06.1860, Trisihvost Georgij, 25 y.o, and Dudik Maria, 19 y.o. Witnesses are Danko Fedor and Sirko Yosif.

Record #42 - 16.11.1861, Mihail, parents are Trisihvost Georgij and Dudik Maria, house #19, godparents are Vovchik Georgij and Dyurik Anna. Died same day.House 23***Andij Dudik and Anna Kalinchak married before 1853

Record #11 - 1.05.1853, Maria, parents are Dudik Andrij and Kalinchak Anna, farmers, house #23, godparents are Groshik Mihail and Karbovanets Maria. Record #9 - 15.03.1856, Ana, parents are Dudik Andrij and Kalinchak Anna, house #23, godparents are Groshik Georgij and Karbovanets' Maria.

Record #7 - 19.02.1859, Yosif, parents are Dudik Andrej and Kalinchak Anna, house #23, godparents are Groshik Dyuro(?) and Ugrin Maria. Record #22 - 7.06.1860, Andrej, parents are Dudik Andrej and Kalinchak Anna, house #23, godparents are Groshik Georgij and Ugrin Maria. (He is likely the Andrej Dudik, from Nevicke, age 39, whom entered the U.S. on May 23, 1900 from the port of Antwerp. He was meeting up with his brother-in-law in Pottsville, PA, Joseph Kidore. He was traveling with a likely son, Fedor Dudik, age 18 going to the same place.)

Record #9 - 7.06.1860, Dudik Stefan, 20 y.o, house #23, and Zhel'ska Yulianna, 19 y.o, house #63. Witnesses are Opalenik Andrej and Ugrin Ivan.

Record #44 - 18.11.1861, Anna, parents are Dudik Stefan and Zhel'ska Yulianna, house #23, godparents are Mitsulich Mihail and Mitsulich Borka.House 27

Record #1 - 13.02.1859, Bertsik Mihail, 34 y.o, widower, house #66, and Dudik Yulianna, 40 y.o, widow, house #27. Karbovanets Migal and Karbovanets Maria.*

Record #6 - 16.02.1860, Dudik Ivan, 23 y.o, house #27, and Miklotsik Maria, 19 y.o, house #25. Witnesses are Danko Fedor and Groshik Fedor.

Record #18 - 30.04.1860, Georgij, parents are Dudik Ivan and Miklotsik Maria, house #27, godparents are Vovchik Petro and Hotij Yulianna.House 28Ivan Dudik and Yulia Pipik married before 1853

Record #20 - 23.06.1853, Mihajl, parents are Dudik Ivan and Pipik Yulia, house #28, godparents are Kidora Janko and Fedchik Yulia. Record #37 - 16.09.1853, Dudik Mihail, son of Ivan, 1 month old, house #28. Cause of death is "impertinence".

Record #27 - 25.07.1853, Dudik Maria, daughter of Ivan, 7 months old, house #28.

Record #24 - 20.11.1854, Varvara, parents are Dudik Ivan and Pipik Yulia, house #28, godparents are Kidora Janko and Yulia.Record #44 - 11.10.1856, Mihail, parents are Dudik Ivan and Pipik Yulia, house #28, Kidora godparents are Ivan and Fedchik Yulia. Record #17 - 20.07.1857, Dudik Ivan, husband of Pipik Yulianna, 45 y.o, house #27, typhus.*Petr Dudik and Maria Dyurik married before 1853

Record #11 - 20.03.1854, Georgij, parents are Dudik Petr and Dyurik Maria, house #28, godparents are Vovkulich Yosif and Popovich Borka.<tab>Record #21 - 2.05.1854, Dudik Georgij, son of Petr, 4 m.o, house #28

Record #13 - 7.04.1855, Georgij, parents are Dudik Petr and Dyurik Maria, house #28, godparents are Vovkulich Yosif and Popovich Maria Record #14 - 19.03.1857, Fedor, parents are Dudik Petro and Dyurik Maria, house #27, godparents are Vovkulich Yosif and Popovich Maria, died same day.

Record #8, 9 - 19.03.1857, Dudik Feodor and Yosif, twins, sons of Petr, ? and 5 hours, house #27. (Birth and Death) Record #17 - 17.04.1858, Ivan, parents are Dudik Petro and Dyurik Maria, house #28, godparents are Vovkulich Yosif and Popovich Maria.

Record #16 - 10.08.1858, Dudik Ivan, son of Petr, 3 m.o, house #28, cough. Record #18 - 6.03.1859, Anna, parents are Dudik Petro and Dyurik Maria, house #28, godparents are Vovkulich Yosif and Popovich Borka.

Record #11 - 11.04.1859, Anna, parents are Dudik Petro and Dyurik Maria, house #28, godparents are Vovkulich Myhail and Popovich Borka.

Record #8 - 2.07.1859, Dudik Anna, daughter of Petr, 2 m.o, house #28, weakness. House 31 Record #41 - 23.09.1853, Dudik Yulianna, daughter of *Yurij, 1 ? y.o, house #31, epidemic.House 38

Record #5 - 24.02.1856, **Dudik Georgij, 34 y.o, house #38, and Chiprich Anna, 30 y.o, widow, house #63. Witnesses are Danko Fedor and Zhel'ska Maria. They lived in house #63 after they were married. See house #63)Varvara Dudik and her husband Georgij Repashi married before 1853

Record #30 - 1.07.1856, Varvara, parents are Repashi Georgij and Dudik Varvara, house #38, godparents are Vovkulich Georgij and Legeza Yulia**Record #8 - 8.02.1858, Ivan, natural, mother is Dudik Varvara, father is unknown, house #38, godparents are Dudik Georgij and Dudik Maria.

Record #38 - 21.09.1859, Maria, parents are Repashi Georgij and Dudik Borka, house #38, godparents are Vovkulich Georgij and Dyuril Yulianna. Record #31 - 1.09.1861, Maria, parents are Repashi Georgij and Dudik Varvara, house #38, godparents are Vovkulich Georgij and Dyurik Yulianna. (A Repashi and Varvara Dudik are also listed in house 47 as having a child in 1853. This is probably the same Varvara Dudik in each case.)**

Record #2 - 4.02.1858, Dudik Yosif, 25 y.o, house #38, and Mitsulich Maria, 19 y.o, house #20. Witnesses are Makuh Fedor and Danko (?).

Record #30 - 2.07.1859, Ivan, parents are Dudik Yosif and Myzulich Maria, house #38, godparents are Bogdan Ivan and Telteka Anna Record #33 - 1.09.1861, Anna, parents are Dudik Yosif and Mitsulich Maria, house #38, godparents are Bogdan Ivan and Zhelezka Anna. Died same day. House 39*Ftedor Dudik and Anna Golich

Record #25 - 1.07.1860, Ivan, parents are Dudik Fteodor and Golich Anna, house #39, Ugrin godparents are Pavel and Kidora Tereza.House 41*Ivan Dudik, Serf and Anna Rogach likely married before 1853 Record #38 - 7.10.1856, Yulianna, parents are Dudik Ivan, serf, and Rogach Anna, house #41, godparents are Popovich Petr and Valko Anna. Record #42 - 9.10.1859, Ivan, parents are Dudik Ivan, serf, and Rogach Anna, house #41, godparents are Popovich Petro and Gulyo Anna.

Record #24 - 10.08.1860, Dudik Petro, son of Georgij Dudik, servant, and Gryzh Maria, 3 weeks old, house #41, weakness. (Death)House 42Andrej Dudik Record #7 - 5.03.1854, Dudik Bogdan, son of Andrej, 9 y.o, house #42, rash. (Died)House 47Varvara Dudik and husband Yurko Repashi

Record #7 - 1.03.1853, Repashi Yurko, 25 y.o, house #41, and Dudik Varvara, 18 y.o, house #47. Witnesses are Dudik Ferko and Lednak Maria.Mihail DudikRecord #4 - 28.06.1854, Dudik Yosif, son of Mihail, 7 y.o, house #47, (died of) anthrax.House 52*

Record #6 - 11.02.1855, Dudik Janko, 18 y.o, house #52, and Karbovanets Anna, 16 y.o, house #13. Witnesses are Ugrin Yosif and Makuh Varvara. Record #32 - 16.08.1856, Mihail, parents are Dudik Ivan and Karbovanets Anna, house #52, godparents are Ugrin Vasil and Groshik Maria. Record #15 - 6.07.1857, Dudik Mihail, son of Ivan, 11 y.o, house #52, winter fever.

Record #42 - 3.11.1854, Dudik Georgij, husband of Kidora Yulianna, 30 y.o, house #52, typhus. House 60Mihail Ugrin and Maria Dudik likely married before 1853Record #13 - 22.04.1854, Yulianna, parents are Ugrin Mihail and Dudik Maria, house#60, godparents are Rosul Fedor and Vovkulich Tereza.Record #28 - 22.06.1859, Maria, parents are Ugrin Mihail and Dudik Maria, house #60, godparents are Danko Fedor and Vovkulich Tereza.House 63**

Record #5 - 24.02.1856, **Dudik Georgij, 34 y.o, house #38, and Chiprich Anna, 30 y.o, widow, house #63. Witnesses are Danko Fedor and Zhel'ska Maria.

Record #49 - 20.12.1856, Yosif, parents are Dudik Georgij and Yunkuts Anna, house #63, godparents are Miklovchik Nikolai and Solomon Yulia. (I'm assuming either Yunkuts or Chirprich was her married name from whom she was widowed.Record #54 - 5.12.1858, Andrej, parents are Dudik Georgij and Chiprich Anna, house #63, godparents are Miklotsik Mykula and Solomon Yulianna.

Record #47 - 18.10.1862, Ivan, parents are Dudik Georgij and Chiprich Anna, house #63, godparents are Miklotsik Mikula and Solomon Yulianna.House 66Mihail Baloga and Maria Dudik

Record #7 - 23.02.1862, Yosif, parents are Baloga Mihail and Dudik Maria, house #66, godparents are Rosul Fedor and Karbovanets Maria.House 79

Record #25 - 13.09.1853, Ivan, parents are Sabo Ivan and Dudik Anna, new house, godparents are Karbovanchik Myhail and Melechik Anna.

Record #26 - 22.05.1858, Petro, parents are Sabo Ivan and Dudik Anna, house #79, householders, godparents are Karbovanets Myhail and Zhelizka Anna.

Record #29 - 28.09.1860, Varvara, parents are Sabo Ivan and Dudik Anna, house #79, godparents are Karbovanets Mihail and Zhelizka Anna.

In addition, we know of the following Dudik's in Ellis Island records and other from websites. Andrej was born in 1861 in Neviczke who travelled to America in 1900 from Antwerp on the Kensington. He was married at the time. He traveled with an 18 year old, Pavol Dudik who was likely his son. Their destination was Andrej's brother-in-law's (Joseph Kitore's?) home in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The other Dudik's we have found living in Neviczke at this same time that again are likely relatives are a Joinos Dudik who witnessed a christening along with an Anna Vovcsik for Julia (Lasko) on Nov. 20, 1887. There is also a Bax... Dudik at an unreadable date in a similar time frame. Two records down on the same page there is another Anna Dudik who appears to be the wife of a Josef (Hofrsiaca). On Dec. 26, 1886, Anna Dudik and a Gyorgy Grosih witness the baptism of an Anna Uhrin again in Neviczke. Gyorgy Dudik and Anna Grosih are the parents of Maria, b. Sep. 8, Christened Sep. 10 of an unknown year. This was witnessed by a Gyorgy Dudik and a Juliana Grosih, obvious relatives of the parents. Anna Dudik married to Joseph Vovcsik are parents of Anna, b. Oct. 24 (unstated year) and christened on Oct. 25th. Their witnesses to the christening were Janos Gutys and Maria Kovacs. A Maria Dudik witnesses the baptism of Anna (Ondrik) on Oct. 27th on that same page along with a (T? Karbovoineoz). A Janos Dudik witnessed the christening of Gyorgy Kohucho on Apr 19, 1895. A Jun 4, 1913 Ellis Island record also gives clues. A Gyorgy Dudik, age 20, born Neviczke, Hungary, listed his closest relatives in Nevickzke as Georg Dudik (originally of Nevickzke) and his wife Kochel Vahansoh(n/r?) originally of (S/L?)rargorod. They are listed as Slovak for nationality. He was going to join his brother Jan Dudik in Kane, Pennsylvania. All of these Dudik's being from this same small town in Hungary are highly likely to be related to our Gyorgy Dudik.

Gyorgy married Marie VOVCSIK in 1886. Marie (daughter of Mihaly VOVCSIK and Maria BOGDAN) was born on 25 Dec 1862 in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary; died on 18 Aug 1932 in Mt. Jewett, Mckean, PA, USA; was buried after 18 Aug 1932 in Bridgeview Cemetery, Mt. Jewett, Mckean, PA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary lists her birth year as 1867 in the 1900 U.S. Census for Elk Co., Pennsylvania. She is age 24 in 1892 when she emmigrated to this country in New York estimating her birth as 1867 or 1868. In her marriage licenses though, she lists her birth date as 1865. She lists her parents as Mike Wolfe and her mother as Maria Bugdon in one of her marriage applications to her second husband, Mike Cesario.

When her first husband died unexpectedly in 1907, it left her with young children whom were taken in by Father Baker's home while she found work. Their youngest daughter, Julia, was "adopted" out. Mary searched for this daughter for years but sadly passed before she found her.

The year after her husband died was surely a very difficult one for Mary even beyond these terrible losses. Her house burnt down and she was accused of murder. She went to trial where the charges were dismissed due to lack of evidence.

Even after this was over, she was still heartbroken and working to find a way to get her children back under her care. Her children, even in their old age, remembered how much they wanted to be back with her too. I can't imagine the pressures she was under.

Mary appears to have married her second husband, Mike Cesario, twice. The first time occurred on 6/5/1909 in Limestone, Cattaraugus Co., NY. They lived in Newton, PA at the time. They married again in 1922. No divorce has been found in between the two marriages. According to her daughter Josephine, it was because Michael had a wife back in Italy. After he heard of his first wife's death, they married the second time. It is not known whether Mary knew of Michael's other wife, when she married him in 1909.

In her 2nd marriage record, she lists her 1st husband's death date as Oct. 30, 1906. It turns out that he died in the night of Nov. 1st in 1907 according to the Johnsonburg Press where his name is misspelled as Dudek. (D-Doc)

Mary was Catholic, but was not accepted by the Catholic Church at the end of her days. She still was a very strong Christian who read the bible daily according to her son Tony. She was remembered by her children and her nieces and nephews for her kindness, support and care.

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According to the christening record of Michael Kacsmar on Oct. 20, 1869, in Koprivnica, Slovakia, his parents were Juraj Kacsmar and Ann Kuchar. Family tradition says that blonde haired Michael was a sheepherder in the old country and brunette haired Susan (Mary) Hruskovic was a cook for 30 people. These two met when they lived on either side of the border. (What border it is not known.) They were married in Austria and had two children, Mary and Anna, before they came to America (D-18). According to their daughter, Sue Irene, they were Slovaks although her father might have been German (D-18). Michael came over first to America, got a job, and then sent for his family. He might have been the Michael Kacsmar who arrived on the Pennland from the Port of Antwerp on July 3, 1893. The Ellis Island records state that he was 24, married, from Koprivnica, Hungary. He was a workman who could not read or write and whose destination was Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania. According to his daughter Mary's 1930 census record, his family emmigrated in 1896. (D-18, 74, EL). Michael was employed in many different capacities. He supposedly came to America for work as a lumber jack. He is listed as a laborer and dye maker in his daughters' marriage certificates. He worked largely in chemical factories according to daughter, Katie. He and most of his sons might have worked in the charcoal plant in Custer City, Pennsylvania. He and his family moved a lot because he was a teamster of horses. He was a roustabout and pumper for independent producers of oil and a gardener at the end of his life. (D-57,73) He became a U.S. citizen June 2, 1903 (D-53, 95). He made his own beer and snuff (out of 5 Brothers Tobacco). According to his grandson, John Dudick, the beer was quite good - without bitter aftertaste. (D-73) His granddaughter, Shirley Augustine, remembers that he also made great pigs feet. Granddaughter, Betty Helbert, adds that he loved and ate great quantities of salt pork and butter on his bread. He use to stoke up the wood stove in the living room until it was real hot and then sit right in front of it. He also made wagon tongues and handles for his tools. (D-152) In 1919, when their daughter Susan Kutchmire married, they signed the marriage application with an X meaning that they could not write. He is probably the Mike Katchmire in the 1920 census. He is listed as married, but living with Andrew and Helen Polcha in Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania. His age was estimated as being born in 1874/5 by the person giving info to the census taker. He and his parents were listed as being born in Czechoslovakia. In the 1930 census for Bradford Twp., McKean Co., PA, it states that he, his wife and both their parents were born in what was currently called Czechoslovakia. He and his wife were supposedly both age 58. He was 28 when they married and she was only 17. If you do the math on what we know of this family, their ages and marriage ages are both off. The language spoken in the home was Slovak. He emigrated in 1893 and she in 1895. It's hard to tell if he had become a U.S. citizen, but his wife definitely had not. They rented their home. It's contents were worth $8.00. He was listed as a laborer for all jobs. Susan, his wife, was a midwife. She, herself, had 8 children as well as 4 other stillborn children. Our older relatives remembered her stuffed cabbage that "was out of this world." (D-74) Granddaughter Betty Helbert recollected that she made aprons and dust caps and had her grandchildren go to the neighbors to sell them. She raised two of Betty's siblings, Pat and Margaret Ross, after Betty's mother died. (D-152) Residences: Backus, PA (D-57) (Their children went to school in Backus). Lewis Run, PA (D-57) Oct. 21, 1900; Ormsby, PA (D-36) Aug. 7, 1907; Lafayette Twp., McKean Co, Pennsylvania (D-27) Aug. 11, 1913; Dunmore, PA (D-74) Mar. 30, 1917; Custer City, PA (D-26) Dec. 29, 1919; Custer City, PA (D-24) Degolia, PA; (D-57) Sept. 24, 1934; Bradford City, Bradford Twp.: Mike and Mary each purchased two acres of land from Dorothy Healy. (D-22) Possible nieces and nephews or cousins of this Michael Kacmar, immigrated to PA and moved from Dunmore, PA to Hamlin, Hollisterville, and Pennsburg, Pennsylvania. This family included siblings named John Kacmar, b. 1890, Mary Motichka and possibly Andrew. (D-168) They could have lived in Dunmore at the same time as Michael Kacmar. Their father is listed as George in John's death record.Another likely relative, Mihaly Kacsmar who was emmigrating to stay with his cousin Mike Danko in Braddock (borough of ) Pittsburgh, PA gave his age as 18 in this record (b. of 1877).

Mihaly married Maria HRUSKOVITS before 1891. Maria (daughter of Josephus HRUSKOVITS and Catharina KOTULYAK) was born on 1 Oct 1867 in Zborov Parish, Saros, SVK; was christened on 2 Oct 1867 in Zborov Parish, Saros, SVK; died on 8 Feb 1947 in Degolia, Mckean, PA, USA; was buried in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Maria or her daughter Katie had four children that were born dead. She herself was baptized into the Roman Catholic faith in Zborov Church, Saros, Slovakia. It was probably in Saros, Hungary at the time. Her godparents were: Thomas Vojtuc and Anna (Simeto). (D-57)

Maria Kacsmar came to the U.S. on Mar. 12, 1896 with Maria, age 4 and Anna, age 2. She is listed at age 25 years, married and from Hungary. They departed from the port of Breman and were headed for Bradford, Pennsylvania. (This record is on page 90 of the Ship's roster named Saale built in 1886.)

In the 1920 census, Mary gives her place of birth as Cartva, Hungary like her daughter lists. I need to study to see if the baptismal record I found for her would be the same place with a different name due to political boundary changes.