1877 - John born 15 Aug, most probably in a place that is now Horoshova, Borshchiv, Ternopil, Ukraine but at the time was located in the south-eastern part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now part of western Ukraine. Parents Michael Dorchuck [1848-1935] and Anna (Maran) Dorchuck [1851-1921].
1897 - Arrived Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; not found if he traveled with anyone
1901 - Marriage #1 to Mary Danka Olynyk on 2 Feb in Franklin, Manitoba, Canada. Mary born 1886, which would make her age 14-15 when married (supported by both headstone and 1910 census). Her place of birth was probably in the same area as John, as the 1910 census lists both as born “Austria-Russia”.
1902 - Birth of daughter Tina Dorchuck in Canada [appx 1902-unk].
1903 - Immigrated from Canada, arriving Emerson, MN 10 Mar
1903 - Birth of son Peter David Dorchuck 29 Dec in Franklin, Manitoba [1903-1992]
1906 - Birth of daughter Marie Dorchuck 1 Jun in Jamestown, Stutsman Co., ND [1906-1977]
1909 - Birth of daughter Ann Elizabeth Dorchuck 26 Sep in place? ND [1909-1997]
1910 - Residing on 5th Street West in Jamestown, Stutsman Co., ND at 26 Apr US Census with wife Mary and 4 children; farm laborer and owns his home free of mortgage.
1911 - Birth of son John (none) Dorchuck, Jr. 21 Feb in Jamestown, ND [1911-2000]
1913 - Birth of daughter Helen Bernice Dorchuck 18 May in Spruce Grove, MN [1913-2006]
1918 - Living in Fergus Falls, Otter Trail Co., MN at 13 Sep per WWI draft registration: farmer,
short, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair
1921 - Death of mother Anna (age 70) 12 Oct in Scoby, Daniels Co., MT
1923 - Birth of daughter Doris May Dorchuck 17 May in North Dakota [1923-1979]
1926 - Formal Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States on 26 Oct, made in Kettle Falls, Stevens Co., WA
1929 - Death of first wife Mary (age 43) 25 Dec in Colville, Stevens Co., WA
1930 - Residing in Kettle Falls, Stevens Co., WA at 9 Apr US Census; farm laborer, widowed, owned his own home worth $1,600, no radio, able to read and write English, but language spoken= Ruthenian, a variety of East Slavic (spoken in Ukraine); resides with 6 year old daughter Doris.
1930 - Moved this “summer from Kettle Falls, Wash., and will follow his occupation of farming in Mason county [Michigan].”
1930 - Marriage #2 to the widow Etta Belle (Gowell) Harrell (age 35) of Ludington, MI on 25 Oct in Manistee, MI at the Seventh Day Adventist parsonage. Attendants were Etta’s younger sister Bertha and her husband William Evans. Etta had 4 children- Ossie (age 17), Evelyn (age 15), William (age 10) and Harlan (age 7).
1935 - Residing rural Mason County, MI per info in 1940 US Census
1935 - Death of father Michael (age 86) 30 Aug in Scobey, Daniels Co., MT
1935 - Birth of son Robert Emerson Dorchuck 12 Oct (place?) [1935-2019]
1940 - Per 5-6 Apr US Census- head of household residing at 408 Harrison St, Ludington, MI which he rented for $15/month and was coded as ‘unable to work’ (reason not given). Others in the house were wife Etta, her sons Ossie L. Harrell (age 27, polisher in a factory who made $1,200 in 1939), Earl W. Harrell (age 19, a painter in a factory who made $750 in 1939) and Harlan L. Harrell (age 16, not working) plus their young son Robert E. Dorchuck (age 4).
1942 - Living in Gobles, Van Buren Co., MI per WWII draft registration: self-employed, height= 5’8”, weight= 155 lbs, blue eyes, gray hair and a ruddy complexion.
1944 - Death of wife #2 Etta (age 48) 15 Jan Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI; buried Lakeview Cemetery, Ludington, MI. Their son John was 8 years old.
1945 - Marriage #3 to Anna Katarzyna (Uszko) Tokarz (age 62, her second marriage) on 13 May in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI. Anna b 28 Feb 1883 in Poland to Casper and Yekla (Guroski) Uszko. His son John is 9 years old.
1968 - Death of wife #3 Anna (age 85) 28 May in California; buried Elsinore Valley Cemetery, Lake Elsinore, Riverside Co., CA
1970 - Marriage #4 to Vyeva N. (Northey) Alcox (age 82, her third marriage) on 25 Feb in Merced Co., CA. Vyeva b 23 Jul 1887 in Nebraska to Thomas and Lillian (Atkinson) Northey; d 22 Mar 1978 (age 90) in Mariposa Co., CA; buried Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa, CA
1973 - Died 18 Feb in Mariposa Co., CA; buried Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa, CA
1897 - Arrived Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; not found if he traveled with anyone
1901 - Marriage #1 to Mary Danka Olynyk on 2 Feb in Franklin, Manitoba, Canada. Mary born 1886, which would make her age 14-15 when married (supported by both headstone and 1910 census). Her place of birth was probably in the same area as John, as the 1910 census lists both as born “Austria-Russia”.
1902 - Birth of daughter Tina Dorchuck in Canada [appx 1902-unk].
1903 - Immigrated from Canada, arriving Emerson, MN 10 Mar
1903 - Birth of son Peter David Dorchuck 29 Dec in Franklin, Manitoba [1903-1992]
1906 - Birth of daughter Marie Dorchuck 1 Jun in Jamestown, Stutsman Co., ND [1906-1977]
1909 - Birth of daughter Ann Elizabeth Dorchuck 26 Sep in place? ND [1909-1997]
1910 - Residing on 5th Street West in Jamestown, Stutsman Co., ND at 26 Apr US Census with wife Mary and 4 children; farm laborer and owns his home free of mortgage.
1911 - Birth of son John (none) Dorchuck, Jr. 21 Feb in Jamestown, ND [1911-2000]
1913 - Birth of daughter Helen Bernice Dorchuck 18 May in Spruce Grove, MN [1913-2006]
1918 - Living in Fergus Falls, Otter Trail Co., MN at 13 Sep per WWI draft registration: farmer,
short, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair
1921 - Death of mother Anna (age 70) 12 Oct in Scoby, Daniels Co., MT
1923 - Birth of daughter Doris May Dorchuck 17 May in North Dakota [1923-1979]
1926 - Formal Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States on 26 Oct, made in Kettle Falls, Stevens Co., WA
1929 - Death of first wife Mary (age 43) 25 Dec in Colville, Stevens Co., WA
1930 - Residing in Kettle Falls, Stevens Co., WA at 9 Apr US Census; farm laborer, widowed, owned his own home worth $1,600, no radio, able to read and write English, but language spoken= Ruthenian, a variety of East Slavic (spoken in Ukraine); resides with 6 year old daughter Doris.
1930 - Moved this “summer from Kettle Falls, Wash., and will follow his occupation of farming in Mason county [Michigan].”
1930 - Marriage #2 to the widow Etta Belle (Gowell) Harrell (age 35) of Ludington, MI on 25 Oct in Manistee, MI at the Seventh Day Adventist parsonage. Attendants were Etta’s younger sister Bertha and her husband William Evans. Etta had 4 children- Ossie (age 17), Evelyn (age 15), William (age 10) and Harlan (age 7).
1935 - Residing rural Mason County, MI per info in 1940 US Census
1935 - Death of father Michael (age 86) 30 Aug in Scobey, Daniels Co., MT
1935 - Birth of son Robert Emerson Dorchuck 12 Oct (place?) [1935-2019]
1940 - Per 5-6 Apr US Census- head of household residing at 408 Harrison St, Ludington, MI which he rented for $15/month and was coded as ‘unable to work’ (reason not given). Others in the house were wife Etta, her sons Ossie L. Harrell (age 27, polisher in a factory who made $1,200 in 1939), Earl W. Harrell (age 19, a painter in a factory who made $750 in 1939) and Harlan L. Harrell (age 16, not working) plus their young son Robert E. Dorchuck (age 4).
1942 - Living in Gobles, Van Buren Co., MI per WWII draft registration: self-employed, height= 5’8”, weight= 155 lbs, blue eyes, gray hair and a ruddy complexion.
1944 - Death of wife #2 Etta (age 48) 15 Jan Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI; buried Lakeview Cemetery, Ludington, MI. Their son John was 8 years old.
1945 - Marriage #3 to Anna Katarzyna (Uszko) Tokarz (age 62, her second marriage) on 13 May in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI. Anna b 28 Feb 1883 in Poland to Casper and Yekla (Guroski) Uszko. His son John is 9 years old.
1968 - Death of wife #3 Anna (age 85) 28 May in California; buried Elsinore Valley Cemetery, Lake Elsinore, Riverside Co., CA
1970 - Marriage #4 to Vyeva N. (Northey) Alcox (age 82, her third marriage) on 25 Feb in Merced Co., CA. Vyeva b 23 Jul 1887 in Nebraska to Thomas and Lillian (Atkinson) Northey; d 22 Mar 1978 (age 90) in Mariposa Co., CA; buried Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa, CA
1973 - Died 18 Feb in Mariposa Co., CA; buried Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa, CA
1877 - John born 15 Aug, most probably in a place that is now Horoshova, Borshchiv, Ternopil, Ukraine but at the time was located in the south-eastern part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now part of western Ukraine. Parents Michael Dorchuck [1848-1935] and Anna (Maran) Dorchuck [1851-1921].
1897 - Arrived Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; not found if he traveled with anyone
1901 - Marriage #1 to Mary Danka Olynyk on 2 Feb in Franklin, Manitoba, Canada. Mary born 1886, which would make her age 14-15 when married (supported by both headstone and 1910 census). Her place of birth was probably in the same area as John, as the 1910 census lists both as born “Austria-Russia”.
1902 - Birth of daughter Tina Dorchuck in Canada [appx 1902-unk].
1903 - Immigrated from Canada, arriving Emerson, MN 10 Mar
1903 - Birth of son Peter David Dorchuck 29 Dec in Franklin, Manitoba [1903-1992]
1906 - Birth of daughter Marie Dorchuck 1 Jun in Jamestown, Stutsman Co., ND [1906-1977]
1909 - Birth of daughter Ann Elizabeth Dorchuck 26 Sep in place? ND [1909-1997]
1910 - Residing on 5th Street West in Jamestown, Stutsman Co., ND at 26 Apr US Census with wife Mary and 4 children; farm laborer and owns his home free of mortgage.
1911 - Birth of son John (none) Dorchuck, Jr. 21 Feb in Jamestown, ND [1911-2000]
1913 - Birth of daughter Helen Bernice Dorchuck 18 May in Spruce Grove, MN [1913-2006]
1918 - Living in Fergus Falls, Otter Trail Co., MN at 13 Sep per WWI draft registration: farmer,
short, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair
1921 - Death of mother Anna (age 70) 12 Oct in Scoby, Daniels Co., MT
1923 - Birth of daughter Doris May Dorchuck 17 May in North Dakota [1923-1979]
1926 - Formal Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States on 26 Oct, made in Kettle Falls, Stevens Co., WA
1929 - Death of first wife Mary (age 43) 25 Dec in Colville, Stevens Co., WA
1930 - Residing in Kettle Falls, Stevens Co., WA at 9 Apr US Census; farm laborer, widowed, owned his own home worth $1,600, no radio, able to read and write English, but language spoken= Ruthenian, a variety of East Slavic (spoken in Ukraine); resides with 6 year old daughter Doris.
1930 - Moved this “summer from Kettle Falls, Wash., and will follow his occupation of farming in Mason county [Michigan].”
1930 - Marriage #2 to the widow Etta Belle (Gowell) Harrell (age 35) of Ludington, MI on 25 Oct in Manistee, MI at the Seventh Day Adventist parsonage. Attendants were Etta’s younger sister Bertha and her husband William Evans. Etta had 4 children- Ossie (age 17), Evelyn (age 15), William (age 10) and Harlan (age 7).
1935 - Residing rural Mason County, MI per info in 1940 US Census
1935 - Death of father Michael (age 86) 30 Aug in Scobey, Daniels Co., MT
1935 - Birth of son Robert Emerson Dorchuck 12 Oct (place?) [1935-2019]
1940 - Per 5-6 Apr US Census- head of household residing at 408 Harrison St, Ludington, MI which he rented for $15/month and was coded as ‘unable to work’ (reason not given). Others in the house were wife Etta, her sons Ossie L. Harrell (age 27, polisher in a factory who made $1,200 in 1939), Earl W. Harrell (age 19, a painter in a factory who made $750 in 1939) and Harlan L. Harrell (age 16, not working) plus their young son Robert E. Dorchuck (age 4).
1942 - Living in Gobles, Van Buren Co., MI per WWII draft registration: self-employed, height= 5’8”, weight= 155 lbs, blue eyes, gray hair and a ruddy complexion.
1944 - Death of wife #2 Etta (age 48) 15 Jan Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI; buried Lakeview Cemetery, Ludington, MI. Their son John was 8 years old.
1945 - Marriage #3 to Anna Katarzyna (Uszko) Tokarz (age 62, her second marriage) on 13 May in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI. Anna b 28 Feb 1883 in Poland to Casper and Yekla (Guroski) Uszko. His son John is 9 years old.
1968 - Death of wife #3 Anna (age 85) 28 May in California; buried Elsinore Valley Cemetery, Lake Elsinore, Riverside Co., CA
1970 - Marriage #4 to Vyeva N. (Northey) Alcox (age 82, her third marriage) on 25 Feb in Merced Co., CA. Vyeva b 23 Jul 1887 in Nebraska to Thomas and Lillian (Atkinson) Northey; d 22 Mar 1978 (age 90) in Mariposa Co., CA; buried Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa, CA
1973 - Died 18 Feb in Mariposa Co., CA; buried Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa, CA
1897 - Arrived Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; not found if he traveled with anyone
1901 - Marriage #1 to Mary Danka Olynyk on 2 Feb in Franklin, Manitoba, Canada. Mary born 1886, which would make her age 14-15 when married (supported by both headstone and 1910 census). Her place of birth was probably in the same area as John, as the 1910 census lists both as born “Austria-Russia”.
1902 - Birth of daughter Tina Dorchuck in Canada [appx 1902-unk].
1903 - Immigrated from Canada, arriving Emerson, MN 10 Mar
1903 - Birth of son Peter David Dorchuck 29 Dec in Franklin, Manitoba [1903-1992]
1906 - Birth of daughter Marie Dorchuck 1 Jun in Jamestown, Stutsman Co., ND [1906-1977]
1909 - Birth of daughter Ann Elizabeth Dorchuck 26 Sep in place? ND [1909-1997]
1910 - Residing on 5th Street West in Jamestown, Stutsman Co., ND at 26 Apr US Census with wife Mary and 4 children; farm laborer and owns his home free of mortgage.
1911 - Birth of son John (none) Dorchuck, Jr. 21 Feb in Jamestown, ND [1911-2000]
1913 - Birth of daughter Helen Bernice Dorchuck 18 May in Spruce Grove, MN [1913-2006]
1918 - Living in Fergus Falls, Otter Trail Co., MN at 13 Sep per WWI draft registration: farmer,
short, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair
1921 - Death of mother Anna (age 70) 12 Oct in Scoby, Daniels Co., MT
1923 - Birth of daughter Doris May Dorchuck 17 May in North Dakota [1923-1979]
1926 - Formal Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States on 26 Oct, made in Kettle Falls, Stevens Co., WA
1929 - Death of first wife Mary (age 43) 25 Dec in Colville, Stevens Co., WA
1930 - Residing in Kettle Falls, Stevens Co., WA at 9 Apr US Census; farm laborer, widowed, owned his own home worth $1,600, no radio, able to read and write English, but language spoken= Ruthenian, a variety of East Slavic (spoken in Ukraine); resides with 6 year old daughter Doris.
1930 - Moved this “summer from Kettle Falls, Wash., and will follow his occupation of farming in Mason county [Michigan].”
1930 - Marriage #2 to the widow Etta Belle (Gowell) Harrell (age 35) of Ludington, MI on 25 Oct in Manistee, MI at the Seventh Day Adventist parsonage. Attendants were Etta’s younger sister Bertha and her husband William Evans. Etta had 4 children- Ossie (age 17), Evelyn (age 15), William (age 10) and Harlan (age 7).
1935 - Residing rural Mason County, MI per info in 1940 US Census
1935 - Death of father Michael (age 86) 30 Aug in Scobey, Daniels Co., MT
1935 - Birth of son Robert Emerson Dorchuck 12 Oct (place?) [1935-2019]
1940 - Per 5-6 Apr US Census- head of household residing at 408 Harrison St, Ludington, MI which he rented for $15/month and was coded as ‘unable to work’ (reason not given). Others in the house were wife Etta, her sons Ossie L. Harrell (age 27, polisher in a factory who made $1,200 in 1939), Earl W. Harrell (age 19, a painter in a factory who made $750 in 1939) and Harlan L. Harrell (age 16, not working) plus their young son Robert E. Dorchuck (age 4).
1942 - Living in Gobles, Van Buren Co., MI per WWII draft registration: self-employed, height= 5’8”, weight= 155 lbs, blue eyes, gray hair and a ruddy complexion.
1944 - Death of wife #2 Etta (age 48) 15 Jan Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI; buried Lakeview Cemetery, Ludington, MI. Their son John was 8 years old.
1945 - Marriage #3 to Anna Katarzyna (Uszko) Tokarz (age 62, her second marriage) on 13 May in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI. Anna b 28 Feb 1883 in Poland to Casper and Yekla (Guroski) Uszko. His son John is 9 years old.
1968 - Death of wife #3 Anna (age 85) 28 May in California; buried Elsinore Valley Cemetery, Lake Elsinore, Riverside Co., CA
1970 - Marriage #4 to Vyeva N. (Northey) Alcox (age 82, her third marriage) on 25 Feb in Merced Co., CA. Vyeva b 23 Jul 1887 in Nebraska to Thomas and Lillian (Atkinson) Northey; d 22 Mar 1978 (age 90) in Mariposa Co., CA; buried Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa, CA
1973 - Died 18 Feb in Mariposa Co., CA; buried Mariposa District Cemetery, Mariposa, CA
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