Family: John F. Kotas / Bessie R. Masek (F7313)

• Father | Male John F. Kotas

  
  

  Born	19 Aug 1888	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Died	27 Apr 1979	Friend, Saline County, Nebraska
  Buried		Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Married	1 Oct 1919  [1]	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska  [1]
  Father	Jan "John" Kotas | F5873 Group Sheet
  Mother	Marie Rejsek | F5873 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Bessie R. Masek

  
  

  Born	31 Aug 1896	Hriskov, ?steck?, Bohemia
  Died	19 Aug 1957	Friend, Saline County, Nebraska
  Buried		Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Marie Kotas

  
  

  Born	5 Aug 1920	Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Died	7 Feb 2000	Crete, Saline County, Nebraska
  Buried		Wilber Czech Cemetery (Bohemian-Slavonian Cemetery), Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska
  Spouse	Charles Vlasak | F7316
  Married	23 Sep 1943	Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Johnny Kotas

  
  

  Born	19 Feb 1923	Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Died	29 Jul 1923	Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Buried		Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska

  
  

  Child 3 | Male James F. Kotas

  
  

  Born	23 May 1925	Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Died	25 Jan 2018	Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Buried		Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Spouse	Norma Jean Most | F7317
  Married	11 May 1949	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Henrietta I. Kotas

  
  

  Born	15 Oct 1927	Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Died	12 Oct 1992	Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
  Buried
  Spouse	Marion B. Arbuck | F7318
  Married	15 Aug 1948	Nebraska

  
  

  Child 5 | Male Donald J. Kotas

  
  

  Born	6 Jan 1933	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Died	13 Mar 2007	Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
  Buried		Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Spouse	Living | F5542
  Married

  
  

• Notes

  Married: After their marriage, John and Bessie moved to the farm in Section 1, north of Milligan, Glengary Township, where they spent their entire married life. This farm was given to them by John's mother in 1922. (Milligan, p 358).

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 358 (Reliability: 3).