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Vaclav Koca

Male 1840 - 1923  (82 years)


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  • Name Vaclav Koca  [1
    Born 9 Aug 1840  Ondrejov, Kralovice, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Feb 1923  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The son of Victor KOCA. They sailed from Bremen, Germany aboard the steamship "Ohio" with 454 aliens and 77 citizens aboard. Anna's sister, Katherine SOPR was traveling with them. They headed to Braidwood, Illinois, working in the mines for 17 months before heading farther west to Fillmore. When first in Fillmore, they made their home with Frank KOTAS and Mary BERNASEK. Vaclav purchased the SW 1/4 of Section 11 from the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company.
    Person ID I19720  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Anna Sopr,   b. 18 Jul 1842, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1902, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 20 Feb 1860  Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Vaclav and Anna were determined to give each of their children a farm, so made several additional land purchases. All of this land was still owned by the Koca family as of 1987. (Milligan, p 342).
    Children 
     1. Josef Koca,   b. 24 Dec 1860, Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1950, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. Vaclav Koca,   b. 9 Jan 1866, Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1950, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Frank Koca,   b. 6 Jan 1868, Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1928, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     4. Mary Koca,   b. 10 Mar 1871, Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1886, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)
     5. Albert Koca,   b. 19 Mar 1873, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1946, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     6. Antonie Koca,   b. 27 Sep 1879, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1967, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     7. Anna Koca,   b. 27 Sep 1879, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1960, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F2195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Aug 1840 - Ondrejov, Kralovice, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Feb 1860 - Bohemia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Feb 1923 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 335 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 342 (Reliability: 3).