Monday, Nov 9, 2020
John Elcik –First, a shoutout to my Turkish cousins Sabri and Vladimir. An explanation follows…
My brother Jeff took a 23andMe DNA test with interesting results. Through the 5th generation, our known ancestors came from the Czech Republic and Austria to the United States in the late 1800s. But our family background is more diverse than I ever knew.
Quoting 23andMe, “You most likely had a third-great-grandparent, fourth-great-grandparent, fifth-great-grandparent, sixth-great-grandparent, or seventh-great- (or greater) grandparent who was 100% Anatolian. This person was likely born between 1700 and 1820.”
So what is Anatolian?
Anatolia, Turkish Anadolu, also called Asia Minor, the peninsula of land today, constitutes the Asian portion of Turkey.
I have referred to my Turkish friends on Facebook as “Surname buddies” as we share the Elcik surname. In the eBook that I am writing called “My Cousins,” they are cousins. Wow! That’s nice.
Chris Elcik – Very cool!
Cheryl Heath – Looks like we are a very interesting family.
Pamela Elcik – You explained this very well… I married into an awesome family!! Thank you Johnnie for doing all this research and sharing it with everyone!! I love you sweetheart!!
Martin Michael Adams – John, was Richard your uncle?
John Elcik – Yes. I’m also working on the Family tree and an eBook to include the Adams family. Send an email to me at johnelcik@msn.com to get access and updates.
Martin Michael Adams – What Adams family?
John Elcik – My maternal grandmother was Charlotte Mae Adams born 26 AUG 1908 in Denmark, Maine, and died 25 FEB 1985 in Meriden, Connecticut. She was married to Clyde Raymond Skillin and their daughter Jacqueline Skillin was my mother. Grandma Adams’s father was Tracy Lee Adams, Sr. and her mother Edith May Purrington. She had a sister Edith May Adams and a brother Charles Harry Adams, Sr.
Eugene Elcik – Wow! that really makes me a mongrel.
John Elcik – Eugene Elcik, we too are mongrels. We like both the human and the dog variety. In the latter category, we have two “designer” dogs. Both are a combination of Chihuahua and rat terrier. Look for pictures to follow.
Eugene Elcik – Thank you, John; I’m waiting for your book. I appreciate your hard work. We Elcik’s have an interesting background, and certainly a proud one. My background includes french, also on my mother’s side. My great-grandmother married a seaman from Spain. That makes things more complex, however, that’s here-say from the family on my mother’s side, all have passed away. Thus, I can’t factually confirm that, only by my brother, Andrew II. We proudly have darker skin, much like a summer tan. Again, my thanks.
Eugene Elcik, My Cousins, is an eBook, an epistolary story told entirely in online communications. Mostly told through email, there are Facebook and LinkedIn communications also shared. It is less about dialog (we do have fun) and more about information sharing. Frankly, I have over 400 posts on a WordPress website. The thought was that Beth Gamache and I would document our journey creating the Elcik family tree, etc. I recognize that only a hardcore genealogist may want to read it. I have side projects: A historical essay (with several companion pieces), a virtual cemetery, a photo gallery, and the family tree itself. There is no end in sight. That being said, I will publish on a flash drive what I have on May 3, 2021. This will be distributed to about 25 people. You made the shortlist. Our real goal is to inspire other family members to get involved.
Which of the Elcik family was your dad? Did he have a brother Richard??
Richard was my father’s only brother. The girls outnumbered the two of them. Dad was John Paul Elcik, III. My son is J.P. ,V.
- Richard A. Elcik (1931–2016)
- John Paul Elcik III (1928–2011)
- Madelyn R. Elcik (1920–2005)
- Gertrude Dorothy Elcik (1921–2002)
- Mary D. Elcik (1923–1998)
- Eleanor H. Elcik (1925–1956)
