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conveyed ownership to their son, Albert Mudrock. Albert Mudrock and his wife, Cleo, lived at 625 Grant for many years and raised their children there. John G. Mudrock died in 1963. At that time, Anna Mudrock became the sole owner of 613 Grant. Her son, Albert, continued to live with his family next door at 625 Grant. While it is not known whether the sections of Lincoln and Grant south of Pine had so many Slovaks and other Eastern European families to constitute an actual ethnic enclave, there were at least 12 other houses in this neighborhood besides the two Mudrock houses at 613 and 625 Grant that were associated with Eastern European families. In 1980, Anna Mudrock died at the age of 90. In 1981, 613 Grant was sold to Barbara Glinsky. In 1984, Barbara Glinsky sold the property to Catherine Fletcher. By 1986, both Cathy Fletcher and Sue Norris were the owners of 613 Grant. They are still the current owners today. In terms of later generations of Mudrocks connected to this property, Albert Mudrock married Cleo Damiana in 1945. Cleo Mudrock was a much -loved resident who worked for the City of Louisville for many years and served as City Clerk for three years. Louisville's Cleo Mudrock Park is named for her. John Mudrock (1910-1993), who also grew up at 613 Grant, had a son, Phil Mudrock, who emerged from Louisville's strong baseball culture to be a professional baseball player from 1956 until 1965, according to his Wikipedia entry. Mudrock's Tap and Tavern on South Boulder Road is said to have been named in his honor, but is not owned by the family. The preceding research is based on a review of relevant and available online County property records, census records, oral history interviews, Louisville directories, and Louisville Historical Museum maps, files, obituary records, and historical photographs from the collection of the Louisville Historical Museum. 5