Fri 12/4/2020 1:19 PM
Beth,
First, I hope you and Jack are doing well and preparing to enjoy the holidays. We are doing that here. In fact, my delay in responding to your email results from the holiday’s “honey-do this” list. Lol.
Thank you very much for being willing to follow-up on the possibility of John, Sr. being buried in St. Cyril’s.
Mostly we agree on the contents of your message (see below), but I am underlining text where I think you may need to make changes in the tree.
To clarify the discussion about Michael Joseph Elcik (1897–1980). My records show BIRTH 16 JUL 1897 • Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, Maine, USA; DEATH 22 JUN 1980 • Toms River, Ocean, New Jersey, USA. He is my great-uncle.
I agree with you that Paul Joseph Elcik Sr. (1896–1970) BIRTH 15 FEB 1896 • Czechoslovakia; DEATH 23 DEC 1970 • Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin, Maine, USA husband of great-aunt is married to Mary A Fabian (1891–1978) BIRTH 8 OCT 1891 • the Czech Republic; DEATH 23 NOV 1978 • Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA. Mary A. Fabian is my great-aunt. Thankfully, this is “set in stone” (Lol) as per your photo of the gravesite.
Maria Pelcarsky, who is presenting a mystery for us, was married to a different Paul Elcik (an Ilcik Elcik). At least, that is my working theory. It is unsubstantiated as I don’t have supporting dates of birth or the marriage. This collaborates with your feeling that we are talking about different families. We are—the all too familiar Elsik vs. Ilcik conundrum.
I also agree that Paul J. Elcik, Jr. (1915-1992 married Gertrude Fournier. We agree that Gertrude was born in 1918., but your date of death is presumably a mistake (typo?). According to the US Social Security Death Index, Gertrude Fournier died on 19 JAN 1983 (not 1993).
I agree that Mary A. Elcik (1917-2008) married Josepf Kinney (1909-1989). Sandra D. Eck was born June 12, 1942, in Lewiston, a daughter [Not a sister] of the late Joseph A. & Mary A. (Elcik) Kinney. A lifelong resident of Lisbon Falls, she attended local area schools and graduated from Lisbon High School. I got this from the obituary.
Again, thanks for everything you do!
John, IV