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Re: Dydjow, Dydiow, Dydow - Tuchla, Stryj

Cheri Vanden Berg — Fri May 11, 2012 4:19 pm

Author: Cheri Vanden Berg

Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 4:19 pm

If you read the Dydjow profile: http://polishorigins.com/dydjow It appears that Krzysztof hasn't ruled out either of the Tuchla villages. Are the letters from Poland still in the envelopes? I thought maybe that might be a way of identifying where they lived. Of course there may be hints contained in the letters themselves. I did note that on your great grandmother Mary Dydiow Donheffner's death certificate that it said that she was Polish (I would imagine you knew that!)

Re: Dydjow, Dydiow, Dydow - Tuchla, Stryj

Scottricia — Fri May 11, 2012 2:05 am

Author: Scottricia

Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 2:05 am

Thank you Cheri for the information on the other Dydiows/Dydiws who came to America and for the copy of my great grandma's certificate. I have never had much luck learning about that branch of the family and so did not know about any possible Detroit connection. It's very exciting to think of learning more now! I tend to be a "stop and start" genealogy researcher, but I'm now inspired to re-gather any information I can, including those old letters. I honestly don't know whether they are from the Dydiow family or the Donheffners, but they were letters my great grandma received from Poland and kept over the years. She and Aunt Eleanor were definitely a part of our lives growing up, as was the story of Stella, but we never did get all the stories straight about ancestry, etc. One thing that we always heard growing up though was "Tuchla" so that has always been in my mind and I've searched for information about it before. However I was thrown off by the fact that there are two and I never knew if they were from the one by the Ukraine border or the other one.

Mary Dydiow Donheffner's parents

Cheri Vanden Berg — Thu May 10, 2012 11:18 am

Author: Cheri Vanden Berg

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 11:18 am

I just ordered and received Mary Dydiow's death certificate. Her father's name was John Dydiow, her mother's name was Josephine (unknown last name). The informant was Eleanor Donheffner.

Scottricia, I would be happy to e-mail a copy to you. I'll see if I can attach it to a private e-mail here at Polish Origins.

Re: Dydjow, Dydiow, Dydow - Tuchla, Stryj

Cheri Vanden Berg — Thu May 10, 2012 6:19 am

Author: Cheri Vanden Berg

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 6:19 am

Hi Scottricia,
You wondered about the purpose of this forum. This is an example of it. There are many kind people willing to give advice, or lend a second pair of eyes for a document, or translate a document, etc. Utimately it's purpose is to connect families. I stumbled across it exactly like you did. I put my grandmother's parents surnames Lenart and Babicz in a search engine, and it's incredible what I learned. Krzysztof played a roll in that. Since he had written a book about the area that my grandmother was from, he had some information from his research about my ancestors. I have felt so fortunate, so when Zenon wrote that Krzysztof wanted to find relatives, both Shellie and I were more than happy to help.

This is what we ran across that connected the Donheffners to the Dydiows:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQQY-GQG It's a record of Josephine's sister Stella Anna Donheffner who died when she was 8. Did you know of her? Do you know of Josephine's sister Eleanor? That is incredible that you have letters!!

Shellie and I are following two other main Dydiow families from Tuchla, so if the descendants are out there, we'd love to hear from you too! One was a Stefan that had a son Jakob born in Tuchla. They settled in Detroit, where there may be family today (we are not going to post living names on this forum). The other family settled in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania and also may have descendants in the area. Yes, Export was in Westmoreland County. That family settled on the Dydiw spelling of the surname. Hyrc emigrated from Tuchla in 1908. His father may have been Iwan - the manifest is hard to read. Hyrc used the name Harry in the USA.

We did learn that Josephine's father Stanley was from Stryj. It was on a draft registration. This is one of the places that Zenon wrote that the Dydiow's lived.

It is very good to hear from you!
Cheri

Re: Dydjow, Dydiow, Dydow - Tuchla, Stryj

Scottricia — Thu May 10, 2012 4:02 am

Author: Scottricia

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:02 am

You're welcome! I agree about the Internet and I will check back here again tomorrow.

Re: Dydjow, Dydiow, Dydow - Tuchla, Stryj

Zenon — Thu May 10, 2012 3:59 am

Author: Zenon

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 3:59 am

ISN'T THE INTERNET A MARVELOUS INVENTION It is wonderful that thanks to common efforts of Cheri and Shellie we were able to make this discovery and you found us .

Now, we will together write the rest of this unscripted story. I am going back to the email to Krzysztof with this incredible news

Thank you Scottricia and check this thread soon .

Re: Dydjow, Dydiow, Dydow - Tuchla, Stryj

Scottricia — Thu May 10, 2012 3:49 am

Author: Scottricia

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 3:49 am

Thank you for the welcome! Yes, I think there could be a relation because my great grandmother definitely came from Tuchla and the family lived in Export PA before moving to Chicago when my grandmother (Josephine) was young. So there are definitely similarities. I've never known the correct spelling of Dydiow but I'm sure that was my great grandmother's maiden name. We have some old letters that I could never find anyone to translate, but maybe now they could help sort it out.

Re: Dydjow, Dydiow, Dydow - Tuchla, Stryj

Zenon — Thu May 10, 2012 3:41 am

Author: Zenon

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 3:41 am

Welcome to the Forum Scottricia

Exactly at the moment when I noticed your post here I was writing an email to the Polish descendant of Dydjow and Chomicki family, Krzysztof (I haven't finished it yet).

Krzysztof is a well-known and reputable regional historian of Czarny Dunajec and Podhale area, Poland. Now we are helping him to find his relatives of Dydiow and Chomicki lineages who, at the breakthrough of 19th century, emigrated to the US from today's Ukraine.

I wrote more about the research quest in the first post here: http://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?t=1399 .

Do you think if there may be any relation between the discussed Dydjow and Chomicki family from Tuchla and your Donheffner family....

Re: Dydjow, Dydiow, Dydow - Tuchla, Stryj

Scottricia — Thu May 10, 2012 3:31 am

Author: Scottricia

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 3:31 am

The Donheffners are my family. Mary was my great grandmother and I'll be happy to learn and share more through this forum when I learn more about it and its purpose. Just now I came across this thread when I did a Google search for Tuchla, which I do once in a blue moon. So I am quite surprised to see my family being discussed, and in such a recent post!

Re: Dydjow, Dydiow, Dydow - Tuchla, Stryj

Cheri Vanden Berg — Tue May 08, 2012 12:15 pm

Author: Cheri Vanden Berg

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 12:15 pm

Thank you Sheep17! We were able to see Stella's information from her death record typed up at Family Search. I imagine because it was an older record. That's how we found that her mother's maiden name was Dydiow and that Mary Dydiow was born in Tuchla. I think I will send for Mary's death certificate. I am wondering who her parents were, hopefully the informant knew so that information is accurate. Also, maybe the informant was a daughter, and we can learn her married name. Thanks again!

donheffner

sheep17 — Tue May 08, 2012 11:40 am

Author: sheep17

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:40 am

Don't know if this is any help -

The only Donheffner's I found listed on Cookcountygenealogy.com are

Donheffner, Mary - death cert#6002942 Feb 9 1984

Donheffner, Stanley Frank #618701 Mar 25 1965

Donheffner, Stella Ann #6011288 Apr 7 1926

There are none in the births and marriages index. The Illinois State index - to 1947- had nothing else. No way I know of to see the information other than ordering the certificates - $10 for an uncertified genealogy copy from the Illinois Dept. of Public
Health, Division of Vital Records, 925 E. Ridgely Ave., Springfield, Il 62702 (217-782-6553) Requires a photo copy of a current photo ID. The request form is available from the State website www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/home.html
Sheep17

Re: Dydjow, Dydiow, Dydow - Tuchla, Stryj

Shellie — Mon May 07, 2012 11:40 am

Author: Shellie

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:40 am

Cheri and I are following a lead on Eleanor M Donheffner. SSDI index shows she was born 17 April 1916 and died 22 March 1999.
Based on census records, we think she is the daughter of Stanley Donheffner and Mary Didiow. Stanley was born in Stryj around 1881 and emigrated to the US in 1907.

We are trying to locate info on Eleanor to confirm she is the daughter of Mary Didiow and bring Krzysztof closer to finding a possible Didiow cousin.

If you have access to any Chicago records would you please look for Eleanor, or her mother Mary Didiow Donheffner Born 26 JULY 1891; died Feb 1894 in Chicago.

Cheri added:
We know their were 3 daughters of Stanley and Mary (Dydiow) Donnheffner. We have seen them in the 1910, 1920, 1930 census. In 1920 daughters at home were Josephine, Eleanor, and Stella. Family Search has the death of Stella. They also have the death of an unnamed son of Eleanor Donnheffner and Lindell Arnold in 1946. We are looking for any descendants of Eleanor and also Josephine. Josephine was born about 1908, so she could have been married by the time of the 1930 census.

Re: Dydjow, Dydiow, Dydow - Tuchla, Stryj

Shellie — Mon May 07, 2012 11:38 am

Author: Shellie

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:38 am

Cheri wrote:
I did take a closer look at the 3 Dydiows from Tuchla. One Anna came in 1913 to her father Stefan Dydiow was was in Export, Pennsylvania at the time. Her contact in Tuchala was her mother Fedusia or Tedusia. One Anna was going to her cousin Anna Dydiow in Passaic, New Jersey in 1914. Her contact in Tuchla was her father Fedor Dydiow. Stefan Dydiow went to I think his brother-in-laws in 1912 in Export, Pennsylvania. His name was hard to read. I hope this link will work, his information is on the last line, line 30:
http://tinyurl.com/Stefan-arrival

Stefan's contact in Tuchala was his wife Tedusia.

Re: Dydjow, Dydiow, Dydow - Tuchla, Stryj

Shellie — Mon May 07, 2012 11:33 am

Author: Shellie

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:33 am

Cheri wrote:

All the names are from the Ellis Island site. I included Dydo, though you didn't give that as a possible spelling. There are also about 80 with the Dyda surname. I think any of the "s" can be clicked, and you can look at the passenger record. You would need to sign in for a free membership. There are usually 2 pages after about 1907 or 1908. I would be happy to extract any information for Krzysztof from these records, but I thought maybe he would like to see the original. Let me know.

Record; Surname; First name; Town; Age; Birth Year; Arrival Year

189 Dydio, Hyrc Tovezynowyezi 30 1876 1906
190 Dydio, Iwan Trcenowice, Austria 17 1893 1910
191 Dydio, Marcin Radosc 19 1886 1905
192 Dydiow, Anna Tuchla, Austria 18 1896 1914
193 Dydiow, Anna Tuchlon, Galicia 18 1895 1913
194 Dydiow, Stefan Tuchla, Austria 43 1869 1912

200 Dydiw, Hryc Tuchla, Galicy 17 1891 1908

233 Dydo, Anna Galicea 17 1882 1899
234 Dydo, Antoni Gegilce, Galicy 35 1868 1903
235 Dydo, Antonina Mlodacho, Austria 16 1896 1912
236 Dydo, Antonina Nladochow, Austria 16 1896 1912
237 Dydo, Antonina Rozniaty 25 1878 1903
238 Dydo, Antonio Rozinetz, Russia 21 1891 1912
239 Dydo, Blary Roperyer, Galicy 18 1891 1909
240 Dydo, Carol Topcyce, Galicia 31 1882 1913
241 Dydo, Franciszka Borki, Galicy 17 1890 1907
242 Dydo, Francizck Rozinaty, Austria 24 1883 1907
243 Dydo, Fransiscek Lazany, Galicia 1 1911 1912
244 Dydo, Franz Borkow 24 1877 1901
245 Dydo, Jacob Rosiniat 92 1801 1893
246 Dydo, Jadwigo Borkinizynski, Poland 31 1890 1921
247 Dydo, Jan Wolica, Galicia 20 1893 1913
248 Dydo, Jan Lazany, Galicia 3 1909 1912
249 Dydo, Jan Wola Mielka, Austria 32 1880 1912
250 Dydo, Jan Krepa, Russia 45 1864 1909
251 Dydo, Jan Krepa, Russia 20 1889 1909
252 Dydo, Jan Rozinaty, Austria 24 1883 1907
253 Dydo, Jan Wolawielka 25 1880 1905
254 Dydo, Jan Wolawielka 25 1880 1905
255 Dydo, Jan Kliszov 16 1888 1904
256 Dydo, Jan Schemenice, Poland 39 1883 1922
257 Dydo, Jan Woladakowska 14 1887 1901
258 Dydo, Jedrzej Koredrza, Galicia 18 1891 1909
259 Dydo, Josef Rozniatyn 30 1873 1903
260 Dydo, Josef Rozniat 24 1874 1898
261 Dydo, Josefa Rozinatz, Austria 17 1890 1907
262 Dydo, Jozef Razniatz, Austria 30 1877 1907
263 Dydo, Jozef Wolica 36 1870 1906
264 Dydo, Karol Rojzczyc 24 1881 1905
265 Dydo, Karol 25 1871 1896
266 Dydo, Katarzyna Botki, Austria 17 1893 1910
267 Dydo, Ladislaw Wola 18 1889 1907
268 Dydo, Ludwika Malw. Ostran, Moravia 26 1885 1911
269 Dydo, Maria U. S. 40 1869 1909
270 Dydo, Maria Klisrow 24 1880 1904
271 Dydo, Maria 35 1860 1895
272 Dydo, Marianna Rozinatyn 20 1887 1907
273 Dydo, Marya Wola, Galicia 16 1893 1909
274 Dydo, Maryana Lazany, Galicia 22 1890 1912
275 Dydo, Rasper Borkow 18 1883 1901
276 Dydo, Stanislaw Staszecni 57 1850 1907
277 Dydo, Stefania Lapuisyka, Galicia 17 1893 1910
278 Dydo, Tomosz 30 1871 1901
279 Dydo, Victorya Rozinetz, Russia 56 1856 1912
280 Dydo, Walerja Winber, Pa. 18 1905 1923
281 Dydo, Walerya Rozniaty 20 1882 1902
282 Dydo, Wawrzyniec Wolawiclka 18 1885 1903
283 Dydo, Wekloris Galicea 23 1876 1899
284 Dydo, Zofia DETAINED
299 Dydow, Maryanna Gallus. Zowice 20 1878 1898
300 Dydow, Stefan Tuckla, Austria 47 1863 1910

Dydjow, Dydiow, Dydow - Tuchla, Stryj

Zenon — Mon May 07, 2012 3:15 am

Author: Zenon

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 3:15 am

This is continuation of the topic: Dydjow, Chomicki-Stryj, Tuchla. Request from PO friend. with focus on Dydjow family.

Short summary:
We are looking for descendants of Dydjow (Dydiow, Dydow) family from Tuchla and Stryj. More details you can find in the original first post: http://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?t=1399 and in the 'Dydjow' PO Page: http://polishorigins.com/dydjow .