Dubas

Notes on Philip “Felix” Dubas

Philip Dubas (name has also shown up as Felix Dubas and Filip Dubas). According to a verbal conversation with his daughter-in-law, Ann Dubas (married to his son Peter Dubas), Philip's occupation was that of violin maker in the Ukraine.  In fact, his namesake, Philip Dubas, played the violin in the Philadelphia Orchestra.  She also stated that he originally came from a wealthy farming family in the Ukraine.

Philip also worked for what was then Smith Kline Pharmaceuticals of Philadelphia, and his job supposedly required that  his feet be exposed to cold water a good bit of the time. Eventually he came down with gangrene, losing his toes. (1920 census states he worked in laboratory).  He was taken to Byberry Philadelpia State Hospital in Philadelphia after attempting suicide. Byberry is a mental facility, but he was put in the medical section. After a period of time, it was determined that he was diabetic which could have accounted for the gangrene and loss of toes. He ultimately died at Byberry.

Note: Death certificate reads that he arrived at Philadephia State Hospital (Byberry) in February 1937 and died there 15 years later on April 27, 1944 from Tuberculosis and dementia.

The death certificate also states that while he was 15 years at Phila State Hospital, he was 34 years in the community, which would be Philadephia.  That would put his arrival in Philadephia at approx 1910. (Note: son Philip states on the 1930 census that he came to the USA in 1910 and that date conincides with the Philadelphia State Hospital records that he was “in the community for 34 years)

Ship manifests indicate Eva and baby son Philip arrived in Philadelphia aboard the Frankfut in 1910 and were to stay with friend Josip Dubos. The manifest does not show Philip, the father, on that ship.

I believe Philipp Dubas sailed from Hamburg to Ellis Island on the vessel Lincoln on March 6, 1910.  The record shows him as single, however, it shows him staying with wife, Ewa Dubas in Philadelphia.
The ship records indicate his residence as Kosnow, Austria

Note: Cemetary records kept at Ukrainian Catholic Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Philadelphia, PA.
Burial  is in Section 3(think city), Range 6 (think city block). Lot 239, 240 (think house number) respectively, in the old section of St Mary Ukrainian Catholic Cemetary, Cedar Rd, Jenkintown, PA (adjacent to Manor Junior College)  funeral director according to death certificate was Michael Nasevich at 717 Brown St, Phila, PA.

The entrace to the old section of the cemetery has a cross.  The new section of the cemetery has a statue of Mary.
When you enter the cemetery, section 3 is to the left, close to the horse pasture.
To identify range (row) 6, look for name of Julia Sabo at the end of the row or to identify range (row) 1 in section 3, look for the names Szanajda or Komarnicki.

Philip and Eva Dubas resided at 451 North Franklin Street, Philadelphia, PA

According to the 1930 census, oldest son Philip was already married to first wife Stephanie.  On the census he states that he came to the USA in the year 1910.