Saturday, July 18, 2020, 6:03 AM
To: Elcik, John (DFA) <John.Elcik@dfa.state.ny.us>
John,
I have a fresh candidate to be a presumptive Great-Grandfather.
John Ilcik was born in Slovakia on December 28, 1910. He came to New York through Canada.
The one concern I will raise is that he would have been 33 when he fathered your Grandfather.
I’m attaching a copy of the documentation.
I’ll look for a spouse that would help verify or eliminate him as a candidate.
I’ll keep looking till you say stop. ?
I will drop the Great-Great-Grandfather Ilcik candidate who had the eight-year-old son from any consideration. Until we find your Great-Grandfather, nothing can be verified.
John, IV
[I gave up too soon. John Ilsik is the missing Great-Grandfather. John Ilcik’s son George Michael Elcik will marry Anna Gamache establishing the first family link between our two families. Anna is sister-in-law to my Auntie Gertrude. Her brother is Norman Gamache. – John P. Elcik, IV, Editor]