Are you curious? Have you asked yourself what my familial relationship with John P. Elcik IV, the co-author of MyCousins, is? This chart answers the question for most of us and explains my choice of a domain name: MyCousins.org. Discovering the relationship between any two individuals is a common feature of many family tree software programs. And it’s fun.
I have had a team of genealogists that I call the “fantastic four” helping me. Beth Gamache, my co-author, is also my cousin Jack’s wife. She has introduced me to three others. They all volunteer with the Lisbon Historical Society in Maine: Charles “Charlie” Hall, Earl Williams, and William “Bill” Cizmar. Earl, we have since discovered, is a DNA match.
| First Name | Last Name | Relationship to John |
| Aimee | Rideout (born Lucas) | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Ana | Elcik (born Del Moral) | Daughter-in-Law |
| Beth | Gamache (born Purinton) | Wife of 1st Cousin, Fantastic Four |
| Brian C. | Elcik | To be determined.¹ |
| Bryant | Currier | Husband of 1rst Cousin |
| Charles | Hall | Fantastic 4 |
| Cheryl | Heath (born Elcik) | 1st Cousin |
| Christine | Currier (born Lucas) | 1st Cousin |
| Christopher | Elcik | Nephew |
| Cindy | Wolcott (born Lucas) | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Connie | Akerley (born Lucas) | 1st Cousin |
| David | McClanahan | Brother-in-Law |
| Derek | Gamache | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Devon | Elcik | Wife of Nephew |
| Earl | Williams | Fantastic 4, DNA Match with John |
| Eileen | Clymer (born Basalla) | In 1911 Annie Elcik/Ilcik (1892) married Andrew Basala (1882).² |
| Elizabeth | Chute (born Adams) | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Erica | Graham (born Lucas) | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Eugene | Elcik | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Harrison | Lucas | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Harrison “Harry” | Elcik | Nephew |
| James Stacey “Jim” | Elcik | Brother |
| Janet I. | Welsh (born Lucas) | 1st Cousin |
| Janis | Lucas (born Bridges) | Wife of 1st Cousin |
| Jeffrey Lee “Jeff” | Elcik | Brother |
| Jeffrey Norman | Akerley | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| John Paul | Elcik, IV | Me |
| John | Elcik (Rocky Point, NY) | Relative via DNA match with John J. Elcik. |
| John Paul “J.P.” | Elcik, V | Son |
| John Edmond “Jack” | Gamache | 1st Cousin |
| Jonathan M. | Kashmer | 1st cousin 1x removed |
| Joseph | Elcik | Relative via DNA match with John J. Elcik. |
| Joseph Lawrence “Larry” | Kasmer, III | 1st cousin 1x removed |
| Judy | Lakkis (born Spivak) | DNA Match with John |
| Kathleen Ann | Gruhl (born McClanahan) | Sister-in-Law |
| Kelly | McClanahan | 1st Cousin of Pam |
| Keri | Lucas | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Kimberley Ann | Dumais (born Akerley) | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Lauren | Portell (born Elcik) | Niece |
| Laurie Ann | Lucas | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Loni Beth | Knoedler (born Gamache) | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Lorraine | Lucas (born Grondin) | Wife of 1st Cousin |
| Mark | Elcik | 1st Cousin |
| Maxwell Crews “Max” | Elcik | Nephew |
| Michael | Lucas | 1st Cousin |
| Michelle Kathleen | Elcik | Daughter |
| Nancy | Kashmer (born Gamache) | 1st Cousin |
| Nancy | McClanahan (born Pruitt) | Sister-in-Law |
| Nancy Jo | Kashmer | 1st cousin 1x removed |
| Pamela Ann “Pam” | Elcik (born McClanahan) | Wife |
| Rebecca “Becca” | Davis (born Kashmer) | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Rodney | Lucas | 1st Cousin |
| Rosemary | Lucas (born Plante) | Wife of 1st Cousin |
| Sam | Elcik | Nephew |
| Shannon | McClanahan | 1st Cousin of my Wife |
| Sean Darrell | Akerley | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Shae Ellen | Inglin (born Akerley) | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Shelby | Davis (born Welsh) | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Stacey | Duryea (born Elcik) | Niece |
| Stephanie | Lucas | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| Terry L. | Karkos | In 1925 my Grandaunt, Annie M. Elcik (1905), married George F. Karkos (1899)³ |
| Trevor Anthony | Akerley | 1st Cousin 1x removed |
| William “Bill” | Cizmar | Fantastic 4 |
| Zlatica “Goldie” | Beca | DNA Match with John |
Footnotes
¹I need to identify Brian’s grandfather to determine how Brian and I are related. But we are.
²I have 12 Basala family members identified, but I’m missing the ones needed that would allow me to identify how Eileen and I are related. But we are.
³I have 61 Karkos family members identified, but I’m missing the one that would allow me to identify how Terry and I are related. But we are.