Dmytro Dolhun (1904 - abt. 1987)

Born 24 Oct 1904 in Putiatycze, Gródek, Galicia, Austria

Ancestors

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Biography

Dmytro Dolhun was born on 24 October 1904 in the village of Putiatycze, District of Lviv, Ukraine. He was the son of Josef Dolhun, son of Danylo, and Eva Huk, daughter of Wasyl.^[1][2]

In 1960, Dmytro's sister Pauline (Dolhun) Tesluk unsuccessfully applied for permission for her brother to immigrate to the United States.^[2][3]Two individuals submitted affidavits supporting Dmytro's identity: Wasyl Huk, a cousin and citizen of Canada,^[4] and Katherine Klym, unknown relationship.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Notarized copy of Ukrainian birth certificate registered "under #33 of October 26, 1904," and issued 25 September 1959; notarized English translation dated at Buffalo, New York, 24 June 1960. Photocopy of document in possession of Kathleen Tesluk.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Tesluk, Irene,"Family Group Sheet for Tesluk, Dolhun," undated note sent to Kathleen Tesluk from Irene Tesluk (ca. 2000).
3. ↑ Dmytro's niece, Irene Tesluk, wrote in 2009 that Dmytro was denied entry to the United States because "he was in a concentration camp during WWII," which makes no sense because the United States admitted thousands of concentration camp survivors. See: Irene Tesluk's hand-annotated notes on a printed family tree, dated 2009. Original in possession of Kathleen Tesluk.
4. ↑ Affidavit of Wasyl Huk of Canada, dated 27 March 1960, photocopy of original (with signature) in possession of Kathleen Tesluk
5. ↑ Affidavit of Katherine Klym, dated 22 Mar 1960 and notarized in New York state on 28 Mar 1960, photocopy of original (with signature ) in possession of Kathleen Tesluk.