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Berardi/Elnicki Family Ownership, 1943-1973 <br />Adam Elnicki and Mary Berardi Elnicki purchased 1013 Jefferson in 1943. Records at <br />Ancestry.com indicate that the Elnicki name is Polish in origin. <br />Adam Elnicki was born in Kansas in 1911. Mary Berardi grew up almost directly across <br />the alley behind 1013 Jefferson, at 1016 Grant Avenue, where her Italian -born parents <br />lived. She was born in Colorado in 1911. Her sister, Helen Berardi, became Helen Caranci <br />and is the longtime owner and resident of 1016 Grant, following the Berardi parents. <br />The selection of this home by Adam and Mary Elnicki was in all likelihood due to its close <br />proximity to the home of Mary's parents and sister so close by. The Elnickis raised their <br />two children at 1013 Jefferson. <br />Adam Elnicki was a coal miner, working as a conveyor at the Centennial Mine at the <br />time of the 1946 directory. Then he became a painter and construction worker in the <br />1950s, when coal mining in Louisville was ending. Mary Elnicki worked for Community <br />Hospital, then as a clerk for Steinbaugh Lumber. <br />The following images are from the 1948 County Assessor card for this property, at the <br />time of the ownership and residency by the Elnickis, and show the house in 1948 <br />followed by the ground layout: <br />