Joseph Vance Vit Koca

1899 - 1918  (19 years)

• Name	Joseph Vance Vit Koca  [1, 2]
  Born	21 May 1899	Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 May 1918	Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska
  Buried	Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3]
  Person ID	I19726	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Vaclav Koca,   b. 9 Jan 1866, Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia ,   d. 1 Apr 1950, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Marie Bernasek,   b. 25 Mar 1868, Bohy, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? Kraj, Bohemia ,   d. 1 Dec 1960, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska  (Age 92 years)
  Married	9 Jul 1889	Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3]
  	They were married in the the Koca home, with Frank TENOPIR and Albert BIBA as witnesses. Vaclav's brother Joseph, a widower, was married on the same day in a double ceremony. They repeated their vows in the Catholic Church on January 6, 1891 before it was completely plastered and finished. Attendants were Frank TENOPIR, Frank KOCA, Josephine BECK, and Mary PRIBYL. They farmed in Section 19 of Atlanta Township for many years, buying a home from Frank STECH in Milligan to retire too. They moved into this home in 1923, with their two youngest daughters. In February, 1950, their home caught fire due to a glowing ember from a stove. The were away from home, and arrived with the kitchen floor ablaze. Marie went to get help, and Vaclav attempted to douse the flames. A hole the size of a basket was left in the floor. He died of respiratory problems related to the smoke he inhaled a few months later. His brother Joseph died of pneumonia as well, a few days after Vaclav (Milligan, p 343).
  Family ID	F1770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 May 1899 - Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska Died - 27 May 1918 - Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska Buried - - Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), 343 (Reliability: 3). [S482] Chromy, Ken & Kathy, 706 Road 19, Ohiowa, NE 68416; Our Bohemian & Moravian Ancestors in Nebraska; Ver. 2007-03-05 14:07:03; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kchromy. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 343 (Reliability: 3).