Thu 8/6/2020 3:37 PM
Everyone,
I have a theory about a possible brother.
I think I have proof that John Elcik (Elsik), Sr., my great-grandfather, had a younger brother Joseph.
If so, this answers the question I put on the research agenda about were their siblings. There was at least one.
My evidence is in the 1910 United States Federal Census:
- The men are just three years apart in age.
- Both immigrated from Austria.
- Both settled in Durham, Androscoggin, Maine.
But the clincher for me is that both men spell our surname “Elsik” for themselves while spelling their children’s names “Elcik.”
John, IV