Matej "Mike" Becwar, Jr.

1898 - 1978  (80 years)

• Name	Matej "Mike" Becwar  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	Mike
  Born	18 Feb 1898	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 May 1978	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1, 2, 4]
  Buried	Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Notes	Mike was an accordian player and for a time had a band, playing for house parties and dance halls. Back then, whenever someone emptied a granary or hay mow it was not unusual to get a dance set up. During the late 1930's, Mike worked for the Corn-Hog program. He served for several years on the P.M.A. and AAA Programs as County Committeeman. He was also onthe Board of Directors fo the Federal Land Bank in the area. After he retired, he continued to help his son Leonard at the farm, and later at his tavern. (Milligan, p 195).
  Person ID	I3722	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Matej "Mike" Becwar, Sr.,   b. 15 Jan 1872, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 2 Mar 1963, Nebraska  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Josephine Bech,   b. 26 Sep 1870, Kozojedy, Plzen, Bohemia ,   d. 24 Jul 1951, Nebraska  (Age 80 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1897  [1]
  	They lived on the farm that had been purchased by Mike's father, Frantisek, in 1871, the SW 1/4 of Section 23 in Liberty Township, Fillmore County. Mike passed this farm on to his son, Michael, Jr. in 1922 and moved to a farm a mile west of Tobias. They later moved to Geneva and finally to Milligan in 1948, where they lived until their deaths. (Milligan, p 195).
  Family ID	F2130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mollie Marie Kuska,   b. 10 Mar 1907, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 29 Jun 1973  (Age 66 years)
  Married	22 Aug 1922  [1]
  Children	1. Leonard Mike Becwar,   b. 22 Aug 1924, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 2 Mar 2008, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska  (Age 83 years)   2. LeRoy J. Becwar,   b. 17 Jan 1932, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 15 Jan 1999, Davenport, Thayer County, Nebraska  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F2139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Feb 1898 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Died - 17 May 1978 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Buried - - Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 195 (Reliability: 3). [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.). [S26] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee, "Milligan Nebraska 1988-2008, Centennial Supplement Book", p. 110 (Reliability: 3). [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).