Notes:

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]

1. Dorothy J. DUDICK was born on 30 Sep 1920 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA; died on 29 Jan 2010 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA.
2. Donald Arthur DUDICK was born on 12 Aug 1922 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA; died on 4 Jul 1997 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA; was buried in Mount Jewett, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
3. Evelyn M. DUDICK was born on 20 Jul 1924 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA; died on 31 Mar 1999 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA.
4. John Joseph DUDICK, Jr. was born on 24 Oct 1926 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA; died on 14 Jun 2013 in Boulder City, , Nevada.
5. Edward Clarence DUDICK was born on 31 Mar 1929 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA; died on 22 Jan 1999 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA; was buried in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
6. Sue Anne DUDICK
7. Richard David DUDICK was born on 21 Jan 1936 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA; died on 2 Apr 1994 in Shell Beach, San Luis Obispo, California, USA.

Notes:

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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The Dudik's before they came to America, lived in what is now spelled Nevys'ky, Ukraine. It has had various spellings and changed what National boundaries it is in somewhat often. I believe it was in Austria Hungary in the time period that my children's ancestors lived there. Nearly 25% of the small town they lived in were Dudiks. It was one long street along the Uze River. It has had various spellings over the years: Nevike, Neviczke, Nevytsk, Nevicrke, Nevytske and Nevys'ky amongst others that I've found. It appears to have been part of the Ung Magyar province.

Andras and Anna are the parents of our Gyorgy Dudik from the following evidence. In the 1869 census for Neviczke, Magyar, Ung (Hungary) (now in the Ukraine), he is the only Gyorgy Dudik listed who was born at the right time and was a 2nd son. First sons inherited their father's property and would have no need to emigrate to America.

The other Gyorgy Dudick's in Nevike that were first born sons were born in 1864 and 1868. They were the sons of Gyorgy Dudik and Istvan (Ivan) Dudick respectively. From American documents, we had surmised that our Gyorgy was born between 1863-1867. He would highly likely have had an older brother.

Andreas lived closet to his son Gyorgy's future wife, Maria Vovcsik. He lived in house 86 and the Vovcsik's lived in house 75. Of the 3 possibilities, only Andras fits as Gyorgy's father. Gyorgy also named his first son Andras both his father's name, his brother's name, his 1st daughter after his sister Maria and his second daughter after his sister Barbola. In fact, every one of his family members (his mother, father and siblings) had a child of Gyorgy and Maria Dudik named after them.

It is interesting to note that in the Byzantine Catholic Church christening records, this family lived in house 23. The numbering system seems to be the same for other Dudik families between the Byzantine and 1869 Census records, so they must had moved in that 8 year period to house 75. Their names were in Russian in the Church records and Andras was spelled Andij in them. In the 1869 census for Nevike, Andras is listed as a farmer. They have a widow living with them who was a day laborer. Maybe she rented from them or worked for them. Her name was Maria Olivzki, b. in 1820. She is not listed as a mother or mother-in-law.

Andras married Anna KALINCSAK in Of Neviczke, Ung, Ungvasi Jaros, Magyar (Now In Ukraine). Anna (daughter of Unknown KALINCSAK) was born about 1832 in Lykeader?, Ungvaar, UNG; died after 1869 in Of Neviczke, Ung, Ungvasi Jaros, Magyar (Now In Ukraine). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The spelling of her town of birth is very difficult to decipher. It could start with a Uy or a W instead of Ly.

It doesn't appear that she has any of her birth family living in Nevicke, so Andras was likely to have met her in her home town. However, there is a Marie Olivzki, born in 1820, who was a widow living them. She might be family to either Anna or Andras. Keep in mind that her surname was Olivzki so we don't have a good indication on where to place her. Her home is listed as Nevicke. Marie Olivzki is listed as a day laborer. Maybe she helped out in the home instead.

I do suspect that Anna's mother will be a Maria as their first daughter was named that.

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The spelling of this name is any of the following in this country: Volcsik, Vovcsik, Vocsik, Vovcsol, Volcik,Welshik, Wolfshik, and/or Wolfe. The name is also spelled "Wojciech" in Polish. The name Volcik originally goes back to Saint Adalbert Vojtech who converted Poland to Christianity. He was the first Bishop of Prague from 982 onwards and a Czech Prince. He was expelled from Bohemia in 995 and went to Poland in 996 on a mission to the Prussians. He was killed by the Prussians in 997 and canonized in 999. (D-125) This information on Saint Adalbert was from a Wojciech descendant whose family came from Hluboczek, Borszczow, Galecia, Austria. It is now a part of the Ukraine. (D-125b)

Anna, the wife of their son, George Vosick, lived to over 100. When interviewed, she said that Mike and Maria Vocsik were blessed with 11 children. Mike's son, Mike, came over as an adult after 1920 when Sue and John Joseph Dudick were married according to John and Sue Dudick. According to the immigration records for his daughter Veron Vovcsik Perilla, she was born in Nevicske, Hungary (now Nevitske in the Ukraine) in 1884. Her father, Mihaly Wocsik/Vovcsik was living in Nevicske in this 1910 emigration record for his daughter.

Other persons of this same surname spelled Vovcsik from the Nevicske area are Gabor, Jozsef, Zsuzsa, Mihaly, and Julia. There is an Olean Volcsik who came on the Southwark through Antwerp Belgium from .....arina, Hungary in 1899. She was born about 1878 and is a peer and possible relative of this family. Julia is probably the one who arrived on May 26, 1910 from the port of Fiume on the Pannonia. She was age 26 at the time and might be a spouse to one of Mike's sons.

I hired a researcher to photograph and send me the 1869 census for Neviczke. I found this Michael with his wife, children and 2 siblings living in Neviczke, Hungary. They were all born in the same state and it is very difficult to read. It looks like the abbreviation "Helbe". The spelling for the state where born was common amongst those that lived in Neviczke. Other clearer spellings look like Helybe or Hebybe. The town's name for the census was spelled Nevicke, Magyar with Magyar being the state's name in 1869. It looked like all of them had been born in Nev. or Nevicke (Helybe, Magyar). There is a Helybe, Magyar in a foreign version of Wikipdedia so I'm taking that that is the correct spelling. In this 1869 census Mihaly, Maria and family are living in the same household with brother Gyorgy's family. They are living just 4 doors down from Janos Vovcsik born in 1830 that is also a likely sibling.

Mihaly married Maria BOGDAN. Maria (daughter of Unknown BOGDAN and Anna MELERUIS) was born in 1848 in Of Neviczke, Ung, Ungvasi Jaros, Magyar (Now In Ukraine); died after 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary's maiden name listed in her daughter's first marriage application to Michael Cesario is Mary Budgon and in her second is Mary Smith. Smith was often a translation of a much different common name in the old country. However, in this case, I simply believe Mary said the name of a person was Smith when she didn't want to reveal the identity of a person. This is based on the fact that in her first marriage application she said her father's name was Mike Smith. (D-170) In records of this family from Neviczke, in what is now the Ukraine, this name was spelled Bogdan or Bogdoin. Maria and Joseph Dudik's first son Andras had his baptism witnessed by a Julianna Bogdoin. This could easily be a sister, mother or niece of this Maria Bogdan. Also, when Maria's daughter, Maria Vocsik, emmigrated to the U.S. in 1892, she traveled with a female relative of her mother's named (Baoko)? Bogdan, age 18, a likely sister or cousin. When an untranslated record occurs for a Bax.. Dudik, witnesses were a Joseph Popovitz and an a Borbola Bogdan (female).

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All the children of Ivan and Yulianna Pipik are verified as their children in Byzantine Christening records.
He lived in house 28 next to Janos and Maria Miklotsik Dudik (House 27) in the Byzantine Church Records. He died in house #27, indicating a close relationship between the 2 families. He was 45 at the time. He is the only Dudik in Nevicke by age that might be the father of my children's oldest known ancestor, Andras Dudik, b. abt. 1830. He is the one born in 1811 and died in 1857 in the records.

Stefen and Anna have the possibility of being Ivan's brother Georgy's children instead by age. We do however have patterns that Janos born in between these 2 Dudiks lived next door to Isaac and was where Isaac actually passed, indicating a father son relationship by age and location.

We have good indication that Mihael, Yosif and Varvara are siblings as they all lived in house 38 at one point in time. Gyorgij, b. abt. 1822, could have been an Uncle by age to Mihael, Yosif and Varvara as he got married in house 38 at age 34 to Anna Chiprich. He moved to her house 63 after that. He was born too early to be a child of Ivan, but is his likely brother instead. The fact that Gyorgy is not listed as a widow means that he did not marry until he was 34 years of age. He named one of his children Ivan after his likely brother. The simplest explanations seem to be best in theory.

Ivan married (Varvara?). (Varvara?) was born before 1815; died in in Of Neviczke, Ung, Ungvasi Jaros, Magyar (Now In Sobrance, Slovakia). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her name is theory on my part based upon her first daughter's name and the fact that it appears to be the 2nd daughter that Ivan names Varvara or Barbala (same name, 2 diff. languages).

Unknown married Juliana VEGESA. Juliana was born in 1803; died after 1869 in Of Neviczke, Ung, Ungvasi Jaros, Magyar (Now In Ukraine). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was a widow who was the mother-in-law of a Janos Bogdan, and therefore the mother of his wife, Anna Vovcsik. They lived in house 55 of Neviczke in 1869. I'm not absolutely sure the s is an s in her name. It could be an r or a t.

Unknown married Anna MELERUIS. Anna was born about 1810; died after 1869 in Of Neviczke, Ung, Ungvasi Jaros, Magyar (Now In Ukraine). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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It is extremely difficult to read her last name in the 1869 census. She is listed as the head of household's mother-in-law in house 36 and would be Anna Bogdan's mother. She is listed as a widow.