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I have corresponded with a Greg Watt who has Kuchar ancestors. His Josef was born in 1812 in Nepromerice, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia and married Marie Brantova. If this ancestor ties in, his ancestry is in my files under D-163. I have also corresponded with a Carolyn Kuchar who has ancestor John Kuchar, b. 1859 in Austria to Anton and Teresia Epich Kuchar. He supposedly had a brother and three sisters. He came to Illinois by way of Pennsylvania to work the coal mines. (D-166)

Anna married Gyorgy \ Georgius KACSMAR before 1857. Gyorgy (son of Georgius KACSMAR and Catharina SZOLNI) was born about Feb 1828 in of Koprivnica, Bardejov, Pre; was christened on 28 Feb 1828 in Malcov, Bardejov, Slovakia; was buried in Ko. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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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Mary Kacmar or Kutchmire came to America with her family as a small child, settling in Backus, Pennsylvania. According to the 1930 census for Bradford, she came to America in 1896. She attended Backus schools. She and her husband, Joseph Onuffer had a very large family of 19 children. They lived in Lewis Run (1919- ), Custer City and Bradford, Pennsylvania. (D-37, 57) Family members in July 3, 1992 included Mary's children still living in Bradford: Pauline Weeter, Magdalene Orzetti, Betty Shembeda, Irene Pedine, James, Paul and Charles Onuffer. (F-DOC)

Mary married Joseph ONUFFER on 8 Aug 1906 in Backus, , PA, USA. Joseph was born about 1883 in , , Austria; died on 10 Jan 1963 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She died from complications are giving birth to her 6th or 7th child a week after the birth at age 35. I think she and her husband owned a farm in Port Allegany. (D-57, 152) According to the 1920 cneus for Bradford, Pennsylvania, she and her parents were all born in Cartva, Hungary. Her native language was Slovish and her husband's was Italian. They lived next door to her parents. Her parents address lists Mike as being born in Copenza, Hungary and his wife as in Cartva, Hungary.

Family/Spouse: John DE ROSS. John was born in 1891 in , , , Italy; died after 1928 in Of Bradford, Mckean Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Michael Kutchmire lived in Olean and Jamestown, N.Y. most of his adult life. He had three children. He retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad. (D-74) He lived in Olean, NY in 1928 when his sister died. He lived in Florida in Jan. of 1970 when he visited Bradford to be best man for his sister, Irene's renewal of their marriage vows (D-19).

He lived in Ashville, New York in Dec. of 1979 through 1982 according to newspaper obituaries when siblings died. (D-37, 74)

In his own obituary, it states that he was a resident of Eggleston Hill Road, Panama and that he died at the home of his granddaughter. This could be interpreted as occurring in Panama or Jamestown, NY where the obituary originated. He was 95 at the time of his death. (F:DOC)

Michael married Susie Celestia CLARK on 30 Aug 1920. Susie was born on 5 Mar 1903; died on 17 Apr 1972 in , Citrus, FL, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He and his wife, Mary, had a daughter named Margaret and son named John Kutchmire. (D-116) John Sr. died when crushed by a boom crane while helping construct Sawyer Road. (D-57) He left wife, Margaret, one daughter, and one son, John. (D-74)

Family/Spouse: Mary MINCHIE. Mary was born on 19 Feb 1900 in Pennsylvania; died in Aug 1982 in Lewis Run, , PA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ella was married twice. First she married John Kemick in April 1917. After he died she married Frank Ross. She resided in Bradford, Pennsylvania in 1979. Her birth year is listed as 1899 in her marriage record and 1900 in her birth record. Her birth record would be the more likely accurate for this event. (D-37, 58)

Ellen married John J. KEMICK on 10 Apr 1917 in , Mckean, PA, USA. John was born on 27 Feb 1890 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA; died in 1929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Frank ROSS. Frank died before 1950. [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)

Susan married John Joseph DUDICK, Sr. on 24 Jan 1920 in St. Bernard's Church, Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA. John (son of Gyorgy Josef DUDIK, * and Marie VOVCSIK) was born on 18 May 1894 in Johnsonburg, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 Jan 1978 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA; was buried about 27 Jan 1978 in Bridge View Cemetery, Mt. Jewett, Mckean, PA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George worked at Case Cutlery in Bradford, PA when he met and married his first wife, Gladys Gilbert. They had one surviving daughter, Shirley Augustine. Two others were born dead and one daughter only lived 24 hours. They divorced and he remarried Marion Hicks in 1948. After her death in 1960 he married Dorothy Gould also of Olean, N.Y. (1965). They were divorced in 1980. He lived in Olean, N.Y. for the last 46 years of his life. He was a retired auto mechanic and radio repairman, as well as a retired master sergeant in the National Guard. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps. He was a member and president of the Civil Defense Auxillary Police and a member of VFW Post 1619 and the American Legion Post in Olean. He died Nov. 6, 1982 in Olean General Hospital. (D-74, 99)

Family/Spouse: Gladys GILBERT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Marion HICKS after 1948. Marion died in 1960. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Dorothy GOULD in 1965. Dorothy died in 1982 in Of Olean, Cattaraugus, NY, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Katherine Mary called Katie resided her adult life in Bradford, Pennsylvania. She was well liked by her niece Susan Bartoo Brennan. She can remember her crocheting slippers for them. Susan's grandfather was a brother to Charles Bartoo named William Lawrence Bartoo born almost exactly 9 months apart.

Katherine married Charles Elsworth BARTOO on 13 Dec 1926 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA. Charles was born on 31 Dec 1903 in Of Bradford, Mckean Co., PA; died in Apr 1986. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James E. ARCHIBALD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ralph FRISINA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Betty Jean FLANAGAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Her obituary follows: "Dorothy I. Carter, 89, formerly of 288 Congress St., passed away, Friday, January 29th, 2010 at the Bradford Ecumenical Home.Born September 30, 1920, in Bradford, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Susan (Kutchmire) Dudick."On July 4, 1942 in Macon GA, she married Floyd O. Carter who died March 6, 2001.Mrs Carter was a 1939 graduate of St. Bernard High School. She was an operator for Bell Telephone during WW II. Later she was employed at Olsen's Department store, Davis Bakery, S.K. Tate Furs and Fashionland, and then returned to Bell Telephone from which she retired. She was a lifelong and devout member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. Surviving is a son, David (Marlene) Carter of Mississippi, a daughter, Nancy C. (Gareth) Evans of Willow Creek, a sister Sue Anne (Lou) Pupo of Bradford, a brother, John (Doris) Dudick of CA, five grandchildren: Rob (Lynette) Carter, Eric (Amanda) Carter, Jason Carter, Brian (Angel Dowell) Swanson and Brenda (James) Pascarella, fourteen great grandchildren, two great great granddaughters and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, a sister and a son, Christopher. Family will be receiving friends on Sunday, January 31, 2010, from 3:00 to 5:00PM at the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc. East Main Street, where a prayer service will be held at 9:30AM on Monday, February 1st, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 in St. Bernard Church with Rev. Leo Gallina officiating. Mausoleum entombment will be in St Bernard Mausoleum. Memorials if desired may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. On line condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com".

Dorothy married Floyd Oscar CARTER on 4 Jul 1942 in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA. Floyd was born on 14 Jan 1918 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA; died on 6 Mar 2001 in Bradford Nursing Pavilion, Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA; was buried in St. Bernard Mausoleum, Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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]

Family/Spouse: Theodore H. CARTER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John Dudick was born and raised in Bradford, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force Reserve as an aviation cadet in 1944. He was called to active duty in March 1945. The war in Europe ended in May of 1945, and aviation cadets were not needed so he did not get a chance to fly. Interestingly, he graduated from St. Bernard High School in June of 1945, 3 months after he was called to active duty according to the Bradford Era Newspaper. He did solo, at his own expense, at Desert Skyway Airport, Boulder City, Nevada in November, 1945. He did not see combat but was a member of the occupational forces in Germany after the war was over. In a June 29, 1945 Bradford Era newspaper, his parents had received notice that he was promoted from Private to Corporal. He did get to sit in on the Nuremberg War Trials in the fall of 1946.

John's first job after the war was with Kendall Refining Co., Bradford, Pennsylvania This is the company that he loyally worked for, for forty-one years until retiring in January of 1990. He worked in all positions with the company, from digging ditches to Process Operator to District Manager and Farm Director. He had performed all types of work while in maintenance with painters, electricians, welders, machinists, riggers and millwrights. He became well known in the Farm Director's Position as he was responsible for the truck and tractor pulling program nationally and was involved there for 21 years. He continued as consultant in this position for the first summer of his retirement. Several excellent articles on John Dudick are in "The Puller" magazine. (See Feb. 1990 issue for retirement photos) (D:DOC)

He met his wife, Doris Forte, in December, 1946. They eloped to wed in February, 1949 while she was in the process of working towards her nursing degree. Doris is a steady and wise mother of four and grandmother of seven. She's an interesting person to talk with. She enjoys children, grandchildren, traveling, reading, knitting, and needlecraft. She remembers fondly her interest of her youth, that of roller skating. She and her friends apparently spent much of their free time at the rink and were quite skilled. She was attending the College of Saint Teresa in Winona, Minnesota working on her Nursing degree in 1947 while dating her husband. She left college to marry in 1949. (F-400)

The Dudick's lived at 63 Clarence St., Bradford, PA in 1958 when their son James was admitted to the hospital. John Dudick had lived on 283 Congress St. in Bradford when he moved out of his parent's home as a young man. As an adult, he and family lived at 5505 Crawford Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43229 from 1962 through 1995. Sources on the above information came from John and Doris Dudick and from the April 1987 issue of "The Puller" magazine, pages 16 to 18.

John married Doris (Rosa) June FORTE on 3 Feb 1949 in Buffalo, Erie, NY, USA. Doris (daughter of Norman Leroy FORTE, Sr. and Theresia Rosa LINK) was born on 12 Mar 1929 in Glenside, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; died on 26 Mar 2013 in Boulder City, , Nevada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Edward C. Dudick was in the service in World War II. He was transferred from Texas to Boca Raton, Florida according to the Bradford Era during the week of June 24, 1946. In the May 6, 1947 news, he was listing as having achieved Corporal. He was stationed in the Memphis, Tennessee Airport. After serving three years, he was discharged in 1949. However, he was recalled to active duty and left to go to Erie where he joined up with reservists bound for Langley Field, VA as a Corporal on Aug. 29, 1951. He was in the Airforce.

Family/Spouse: Louise VECELLIO. Louise (daughter of Sylvio Anthony VECELLIO and Angeline Mary VECELLIO) was born on 8 Jul 1930 in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States of America; died on 1 Dec 2012 in Lewis Run, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States of America; was buried in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Louis Anthony PUPO. Louis was born on 29 Jan 1928 in Johnsonburg, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 May 2016 in Bradford, Mckean, PA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Richard graduated from St. Bernard's High School in Bradford, Pennsylvania. He was a residential graphics designer. He married a model in 1974 and they lived at 2909 Jackson St. in San Francisco, California after their marriage. (D:DOC)

Family/Spouse: Odette BRULE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown AUGUSTINE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He had no children.