Using the American surname for Ancestry would be easier (in my opinion) for people researching the Elcik family. It certainly would be for me. Also, the surname’s history is a wonderful idea and helps explain the difficulty of understanding birth certificates, marriages, etc. If Deeb Keamy hadn’t made this discovery, we probably would never know this information. A Life Story article would be very appropriate, and I’m happy you’re writing it as I wouldn’t know where to begin!!
A little history about Deeb: his mother is Marilyn Keamy. Her maiden name was Karkos, and I originally contacted her about the Karkos family picture of the 10 children and the mother and father sitting in chairs in front of them. She identified everyone with a little history of them. She’s 93 and has an amazing memory, and has become a good friend of mine recently. She mentioned contacting her son, Deeb, as he loves Ancestry and has resources that we obviously don’t have. I mentioned that to Charlie, and he contacted him. You know the rest of the story. Deeb also belongs to the HS even though he lives in MD. He’s retired now but worked in some capacity in Washington DC. He grew up in Lisbon Falls and has 6 siblings.
Beth
