Anna Placek

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Services for Anna will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Farmer & Son Funeral Home-Kotas Chapel in Milligan, Nebraska with Kim Dunker officiating the service. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the chapel in Milligan. Memorials are directed to the Milligan Fire & Rescue.
Anna Placek was born February 27, 1910 to Louis Placek and Anna Hodek in Milligan, Nebraska and she passed away on September 24, 2011 at the Exeter Care Center in Exeter, Nebraska.

Anna's mother passed away during the flu epedemic and she and her six siblings were left to be cared for by her father. Anna attended school until the 10th grade when she decided to give up school after coming home one day to find her father had her younger sister on his lap and her younger brother on a chair beside him and he was trying to keep the young children warm by a stove. At this point in Anna's life, she knew that she needed to stay home and help her father care for the children so that he could provide for the family. It was not uncommon for children to be adopted out to other family members when a mother would die. When Anna made the choice to stay home with her younger siblings, it allowed the family to stay together. Anna often recalled how her father was such a kind man. He was stern with the children but always fair. She was always proud of the fact that the family was able to remain together after the passing of her mother.

Anna enjoyed farm life and told people that it was the best place to live. Her family lived north of Milligan and in 1936 her father bought a farm between Fairmont and Exeter and the family resided there.

Anna's father passed away in 1951, and Anna, her sister, and her brother stayed on the farm until 1974. Anna then moved into Milligan and helped her sister in the grocery store putting groceries on the shelf.

Anna enjoyed reading jokes, and she also enjoyed sharing jokes with other people and visiting with people in general. Anna was a very caring person and she always felt bad when someone was sick and she would do what she could to take care of them.
When Anna could no longer care for herself, she became a resident of the Exeter Care Center. She met many friends there who were residents and staff. She particularly enjoyed visiting with Dale Mizner.

Anna is survived by all of her friends and the staff of the Exeter Care Center and the kind people on the Hospice team.

She was preceded in death by her parents Louis and Anna; brother Louis; and sisters Rose, Leona, Velma, and Angeleen.

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Census Listings:

1920 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Glengary Twp
Enumerated 9 Jan 1920
SD ?? ED 34 Sheet 1A
7-7
Plasek, Louis Head M W 43 Wd Ne Bohemia Bohemia Farmer
Plasek, Leona Dtr F W 14 S Neb Neb Neb
Plasek, Velma Dtr F W 13 S Neb Neb Neb
Plasek, Anna Dtr F W 9 S Neb Neb Neb
Plasek, Rose Dtr F W 6 S Neb Neb Neb
Plasek, Louis Son M W 4 6/12 S Neb Neb Neb
Plasek, Englin Dtr F W 2 6/12 S Neb Neb Neb

Louis married Anna Hodek on 23 Apr 1898 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska. Anna (daughter of Frank Hodek and Anna Biba) was born about 1883 in Liberty Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 17 Dec 1918 in Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The son of John HODEK and Anna KOUDELA, he came to America with his parents, first living in Illinois and coming to Fillmore County in 1874, settling in section 10 of Glengary Township where they farmed. (Milligan, p 301).

Frank married Anna Biba on 27 Dec 1875 in Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska. Anna (daughter of Tomas Biba and Barbora Urbanek) was born on 10 Oct 1859 in Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia; died on 10 Jun 1915 in Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
They were married by Justice of the Peace D.S. Robinson at the HODEK home. The HODEK and BIBA families were neighbors. After their marriage, they lived with Frank's parents, later moving with them to Liberty Township. Frank and Anna purchased their own farm in 1883, at the NW 1/4 and N 1/2 SW 1/4 of Section 16 of Exeter Township. They built a two story home for their family. Later a machine shed, chicken coop, and barn were added. The barn was cleaned and swept every day (Milligan, p 301).

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The son of Jan HODEK and Marie KLIMA. (Milligan, p 301).

John married Anna Koudela before 1855 in Bohemia. Anna was born on 28 Aug 1826 in Koryta, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia; died on 5 Jun 1916 in Liberty Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The daughter of Jan KOUDELA and Katerina MELICHAR. (Milligan, p 301).

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Married:
They came to America with their teenage son, Frank, in 1869, living first in Illinois. John received his naturalization papers in Will County, Illinois in 1872, and moved to Nebraska in 1874. They purchased a homestead in Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska. It was located in the W 1/2 NE 1/4 of Section 10. On the 80 acre homestead, a sod house, stable, granary were built, and a well was dug. The family raised wheat, oats, corn, barley and vegetables on their farm. Later, John purchased the SW 1/4 of Section 35 in Liberty Township from the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company. It was located about a mile north of their homestead. They built a brick home on the lowland, south of Turkey Creek. (Milligan, p 301-302).

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The Biba family came to the United States in 1873 from Zebnici, District of Plzen, Bohemia. In Bohemia, the Bibas were considered moderately wealthy. They traveled by horse and buggy rather than by oxen and cart. Their wealth was even counted by the number of fence posts. When they decided to come to America, they sold everything and came with $1,000 which at that time was a fortune. Tomas's father, Jan, accompanied them. They stopped in Braidwood, Illinois, south of Chicago, where Tomas worked in a coal mine. After a short time, they moved by train West where land to farm was available. They settled on land on Turkey Creek northwest of what later was to be Milligan. In March of 1874, the purchased the NW 1/4, Section 3, Glengary Township from the Burlington and Missouri Railroad for $902.44. The deed was recorded showing Barbora as the purchaser. Jack Noragon, a great-great grandson now owns the farm. The Bibas were very active in affairs of the area an helped start the first church in the area now located at the Ceski Bratri Cemetery. The life in Nebraska at the time was hard and primative. Most of the food was raised, and if you couldn't raise it, you bartered for it. Many articles, such as a Meissen pitcher that came from Europe and was used in the sod house and quilts made by the grandmothers, are prized possesions of the Biba descendants. The Bibas lived on the farm until Tomas died, at which time Barbora moved to a home in Milligan, later living with son Albert and his wife Josefa in Exeter until her death. (Milligan, pp 206 - 207).

(Research):Census Information:

FamilySearch 1880 Census

Census Place:
Glengary, Fillmore, Nebraska Source:FHL Film 1
254748 National Archives Film T9-0748
Page 50
RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
Thomas BIBA Self M M W 50 BOHEMEN Occ: Farmer Fa: BOHEMEN Mo: BOHEMEN
Barbara BIBA Wife F M W 54 BOHEMEN Occ: Housekeeper Fa: BOHEMEN Mo: BOHEMEN
Albert BIBA Son M S W 12 BOHEMEN Occ:At School Fa: BOHEMEN Mo: BOHEMEN
Frank BIBA Son M S W 7 IL Occ:At School Fa: BOHEMEN Mo: BOHEMEN
Barbara BIBA Dau F S W 2 NE Fa: BOHEMEN Mo: BOHEMEN

Tomas married Barbora Urbanek. Barbora was born in Dec 1835 in Bohemia; died on 22 Feb 1916 in Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The 1900 census showed Barbora Biba, a widow, as age 64, born in Dec. 1835 and living in Glengary Twp next to her son Frank.