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Frank Becwar

Male 1899 - 1984  (85 years)


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  • Name Frank Becwar  [1, 2
    Born 6 Oct 1899  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Nov 1984  Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He attended District #6 school. (Milligan, p 193). He played the drums with his nephew, Leonard Becwar and was active in the Knights of Pythias. (Milligan, p 194).
    Person ID I3723  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Matej "Mike" Becwar, Sr.,   b. 15 Jan 1872, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1963, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Josephine Bech,   b. 26 Sep 1870, Kozojedy, Plzen, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1951, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 23 Feb 1897  [4
    • 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 Agnes Kuss,   b. 26 Aug 1902,   d. 9 Jul 1984, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 8 Nov 1921  Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • After their marriage, they bought a farm seven miles north of Milligan in Section 11 of Liberty Prencinct, living on this farm for 45 years. (Milligan, p 193). They moved to Milligan in 1966, purchasing the former Dunker home. Frank continued to drive to the farm, helping his son Ernest with farming. (Milligan, p 193 - 194). They lived in Milligan until their health failed, at which time they both moved to the Friend Manor.
    Children 
     1. Ernest "Ernie" Frank Becwar,   b. 9 May 1922, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 2003, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. Darlene Becwar,   b. 29 Nov 1926, Liberty Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 2017, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F2135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Oct 1899 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Nov 1921 - Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Nov 1984 - Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, 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 193 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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.).

    3. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 194 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 195 (Reliability: 3).