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Gertrude Deaver

Female 1900 - 1993  (92 years)


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  • Name Gertrude Deaver  [1
    Born 9 Dec 1900  Gilead, Thayer County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 25 Mar 1993  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The daughter of James DEAVER and Hester McGREGOR. Gertrude was teaching in Lodgepole, Nebraska, and has planned to return to Kearney State College, when her Uncle Bill DEAVER, informed her of a second grade teaching position in Milligan. He was the superintendent of school in Milligan. (Milligan, p 348).
    Person ID I3822  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2022 

    Family Anton Edward Kotas, Jr.,   b. 29 Mar 1897, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1985, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 22 May 1923  Lodgepole, Cheyenne County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Gertrude and Anton met when she was teaching school in Milligan. Gertrude later gave up teaching in Milligan, and moved to Venango, Nebraska. One weekend in May, 1923, Anton packed his suitcause and model T and drove to Vanango. He and Gertrude motored down to Sidney, got a ring and a marriage license, and were married in the newly built Catholic Church in Lodgepole. Gertrude's brother, Joe DEAVER and a school teacher friend, Leatha GIBSON, were the witnesses. After their marriage, they headed east to their farm home south of Milligan. They lived on their farm for 62 years, moving into a house in Geneva in July, 1985. Anton lived their with Gertrude for only two months before he passed away. Gertrude moved to Geneva and made her new home with daughter Phyllis Jean ENGLE. (Milligan, p 348
    Children 
     1. Donald Robert Kotas,   b. 29 Feb 1924, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 2006, Wylie, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Phyllis Jean Kotas,   b. 20 Dec 1925, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 2015, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Living
     4. Faye Ann "Fazey" Kotas,   b. 5 Sep 1932, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 2024, York, York County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2022 
    Family ID F2178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Dec 1900 - Gilead, Thayer County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 May 1923 - Lodgepole, Cheyenne County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Mar 1993 - Geneva, 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 348 (Reliability: 3).