Tue, Jul 28, 2020, at 3:09 AM
Beth,
Please help me by confirming a discovery I made last night.
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 where there 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.”
It can’t be a coincidence.
What do you think? Could Karkos also confirm for us?
John