Albert Koca

1873 - 1946  (73 years)

• Name	Albert Koca  [1]
  Birth	19 Mar 1873	Braidwood, Will County, Illinois   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 May 1946	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [2]
  Burial	Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Notes	After their marriage, Albert and Rose first lived in the Ohiowa area. They wanted to move back to Milligan, so they purchased the NE 1/4 of Section 8, Glengary Township from Bridget O'Boyle on April 2, 1902. Albert borrowed the money from his parents to do so, witht he stipulation that he pay each of his parents $40 annually. He also was to give his mother 200 pounds of flour a year, but she died two months after her signed the deed. They built a new home on the farm in 1904. After Rose died unexpectedly, Albert retired to town, leaving the farming to his sons. He was in poor health and living in a room of the Milligan Hotel when he committed suicide. He was 73 years old. He was buried near his wife (Milligan, p 335).
  Person ID	I20302	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Vaclav Koca,   b. 9 Aug 1840, Ondrejov, Kralovice, Bohemia d. 8 Feb 1923, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Anna Sopr,   b. 18 Jul 1842, Bohemia d. 18 Jun 1902, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1860	Bohemia   [3]
  	Vaclav and Anna were determined to give each of their children a farm, so made several additional land purchases. All of this land was still owned by the Koca family as of 1987. (Milligan, p 342).
  Family ID	F2195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruzena "Rosie" Simic,   b. 8 May 1879, Bohemia d. 11 Sep 1932, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1898	Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [2]
  	Albert Koca, 25, and Rosie Simic, age 18, were married February 15, 1898, by Reverand Joseph Bartik at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. Their witnesses were Frank SOUKUP and Frank MICHALEK. (Milligan, p 335).
  Children	1. Mamie Koca,   b. 24 Jan 1899, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 9 Oct 1983, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 84 years)   2. Ella Koca,   b. 11 Feb 1901, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 13 Mar 1995, Crete, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 94 years)   3. William E. Koca,   b. 30 May 1903, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 16 Apr 1980, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 76 years)   4. James Koca,   b. 13 Aug 1905, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska   5. Albert Koca,   b. 29 Jul 1907, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 3 Aug 1997, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska (Age 90 years)   6. Rose Koca,   b. 24 Apr 1909, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 14 Jul 1998, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 89 years)   7. Anna Koca,   b. 28 Mar 1913, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 30 Jul 2020, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 107 years)   8. Frank Emil Koca,   b. 14 Nov 1915, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 9 Nov 1985, San Diego County, California (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F7235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Mar 1873 - Braidwood, Will County, Illinois Marriage - 15 Feb 1898 - Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 28 May 1946 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Burial - - 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 335, 338 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 335 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 342 (Reliability: 3).