1897 - 1992 (94 years)
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Name |
Louis Cyril Koca [1, 2] |
Birth |
10 Sep 1897 |
Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
13 Jun 1992 |
Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska [3] |
Burial |
16 Jun 1992 |
Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska [2] |
Notes |
- Attended District #83 (Triumph) school, but never attended High School. He owned a steamer, thresh machine and cornsheller with his brother James, and they did custom work for other farmers. (Milligan, p 341).
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Person ID |
I19725 |
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) |
Marriage |
9 Jul 1889 |
Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska [4] |
- 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).
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Family ID |
F1770 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Alice Naimon, b. 17 Jul 1901, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 10 Oct 1956, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 55 years) |
Marriage |
8 Aug 1922 |
Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska [5] |
- Witnesses were Anna KOCA and John H. KOTAS and Mary KOCA and Adolph DLOUHY. (Milligan, p 341).
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Children |
| 1. Dorothy Ruby Koca, b. 10 Oct 1924, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska d. 11 Nov 2010, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 86 years) |
| 2. Angeline Louise Koca, b. 25 Oct 1926, Saline County, Nebraska d. 19 Mar 2015, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 88 years) |
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Family ID |
F7103 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
9 Dec 2006 |
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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.
- [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).
- [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 343 (Reliability: 3).
- [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 341 (Reliability: 3).
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