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July 23, 2020, 10:01 PM

Beth,

I agree about the ease of fixing. I also experienced a generation issue. I kept getting John, Jr., and John, Sr’s wives, intertwined. It got worse when I had a 3rd wife that turned out to be married to a brother. Ouch! And the New York Elcik’s were even more difficult!

I don’t think I remember snow. I have pictures, but my body has acclimated to warm weather. It would be best if you visited us. We can accommodate many visitors as Kathy (Pam’s sister) lets us use her house too.

John, IV

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New York Elcik’s

July 23, 2020, 10:15 PM

Beth,

Have you ever googled the Elcik name? If you have, there are a lot more of them than you would think. Many have the same given names. Some of them lived in Lisbon Falls before moving to New York.

My theory is that we are related. I can’t prove it. I suspect that the actual connection occurred before we immigrated to America. I reached out to a John Elcik in Rocky Point, New York, and we together have been exploring the possibility. Two of my messages and several of the Life Stories I have posted are about this theory. To date, we have not been able to identify any common ancestors.

I agree about the virus. I also don’t travel much. I don’t even leave the house much. Pam is adventurous. Not me. I miss cruises.

John Elcik from Rocky Point, New York, and his relatives are in the tree. He is listed as John Elcik, NY.

This also explains my reference to DNA testing. However, this is not my DNA story. It takes longer to tell.

John, IV

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Re: New York Elcik’s

July 23, 2020, 10:30 PM

John, IV,

Interesting. You kept mentioning a New York John Elcik, and I couldn’t figure out who he might be. It makes sense there is a connection, but I know how difficult it is to find a common ancestor. I have a good friend who’s been on Ancestry for over 20 years, and he’s helped me many, many times, thank goodness.

Beth

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Saying No to Facebook

Fri 7/24/2020 1:35 PM

Hi John,

I did not see this email. I apologize for the late response.

Ah, I am a Trump supporter, conservative, pro-life, but my husband is not. He gets a pass cause he was born and raised in Lebanon, a third world country. He supports socialism. Plain to see, especially if you go to Lebanon.

We own a condo there, and we go once per year. I love the long flight, but I get upset over all the Syrian refugees that only the United Nations support., The country looks down at them, and they live anywhere they can “plop.” Including the land of our condo.

Last year, with the guise of being with a Lebanese group, we toured Russia. Extremely interesting. Bad food, so I lived off of beer and desserts. Breakfast wasn’t all that bad. The tour guides pointed out that we were American, but they were positive and wanted to talk to me.

Ah, Facebook. I’m going to pass on that. I belong to the #walkaway movement, and I am attending a town hall meeting here in LA on August 8th. Anxious to meet Brandon Stratka.

Catch ya later.

Judy

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Re: The Elcik Family Tree

July 24, 2020, 12:00 PM

John, IV,

I love the joke (if you will) about the mother, father, and daughter. Maybe that explains all our DNA and why some of us are messed up more than others! Lol…

You, dear John, have much more computer experience and expertise than I do. I’m just a hacker trying to figure all this out. I think I’m doing pretty good considering my limited knowledge. Ancestry is my only tool other than people I have been fortunate enough to know personally plus visiting many cemeteries in the area. This all piques my interest and keeps me up nights wondering who’s who. Your help with the Elcik family has been tremendous, and I’m so happy we’ve connected here.

There’s a family in Lisbon Falls, last name Karkos, BUT his mother was Annie Elcik, your grandfather John’s sister whom I know well. I’ve meant to talk to him because I understand he has some knowledge of the Elcik ancestry. I just called him, left a message, and hopefully, he’ll call back, and I’ll be able to meet with him. I Will let you know what happens. I have a few minutes and will try to “fix” some of my mistakes with the John P. Elciks. Wish me luck.

I looked at and copied the documents you sent. Thank you so much for this info. I love the one you wrote about the pronunciation of your surname. I’m convinced you’re a genius!!! I hope that doesn’t make your head swell!!!

Beth

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Re: The Elcik Family Tree

July 24, 2020, 02:27 PM

Beth,

First, I think you are awesome. What you have done is incredible. Your work ethic in getting so much done is incredible. It, too, must be DNA. 🙂 I had a Facebook conversation with Janet (Lucas) about her parents and how I remember them as hard working. It is nice to know our children are inheriting these genes.

Karkos is a name I know from my research. I will eMail you something about him as soon as I find it. 🙂 Please let me know when you get the email. I tried adding a picture at the last minute. Its file is larger than some eMail program support. 🙂 

One more question? Can you find out if Annie’s parents came from Parhovjani S, Czechoslovakia? What can she or Terry tell us about how the name would have been spelled in Europe? Elsik? Or something else? You have access to a goldmine of information. Awesome! You are making my day, week, month, year… and more!

Beth, I love the information about our family that we find out in our research. But truthfully, without the software tools, this would have been too much for me to handle. You are the real expert. Interviewing to collect data. That is over the moon. I’m taking a bulldozer approach with software tools, and I feel like the proverbial bull in a china shop. I hope not to break anything.

I’m coming to a “radical” opinion about some of this. I’m beginning to see what we do as a project to PRESERVE FAMILY HISTORY first, and as an ancestry research project second, if at all. Could this shift in goal get us more support? I’m giving thought to ways we can collaborate more. I’m getting so much from this. THANK YOU!

I’m willing to bet that Terry would love to have a copy of Annie’s photo. She is about 5 years old. 🙂

John, IV