John Henry Kotas

1894 - 1983  (89 years)

• Name	John Henry Kotas  [1]
  Birth	8 Jan 1894	Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Feb 1983	Friend, Saline County, Nebraska   [3]
  Burial	Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3]
  Notes	John graduated from Milligan High School in 1913, after which he farmed with his father. He was drafted into the U.S. Military on May 28, 1918, and was sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa for training. He was sent to France with Company D, 350 Infantry, 88th Division in August, 1918, from Long Island, New York, where he came down with influenza. He was sent to the front line the day the Armistice was signed, on November 11, 1918. He remained in France for police action, returning home in May, 1919. He was discharged in June. After marrying his sweetheart, Anna KOCA, the couple made their home on the Kotas family farm in Section 3 of Glengary Township. They moved to town in 1925. (Milligan, p 358-359).
  Person ID	I3820	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Anton Kotas, Sr.,   b. 26 Nov 1867, Kozojedy, Plzen, Bohemia d. 24 Oct 1959, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Antonie Volmut,   b. 6 Jul 1870, Pisek, Bohemia d. 16 Apr 1922, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	31 Jan 1893	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [4]
  	They were married at St. Wencesclaus Catholic Church by Father James BARTIK, with John STEINACHER and Joseph SUDA as witnesses. They made their home with Anton's parents, moving into their new home in Section 3 on April 10, 1893. As of 1987, part of the home was still standing. Besides the land gifted to Anton by his parents, he purchased additional land in the Milligan area from his brothers and from the KUSKA family. He also owned land in Montana, where his brother W.J. lived. (Milligan, p 347).
  Family ID	F1483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Rose Koca,   b. 6 Apr 1903, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska d. 17 Jun 2002, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1924	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [5]
  	They met at a dance, and were married at 9 am Tuesday at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Milligan. Their attendants were a sister of the groom, Anna KOTAS and her boyfriend, Louis SUDA, a cousin of the bride, William KOCA and his sweetheart, Emma KUCERA. A wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride's parents at noon. The next day, the newlyweds spent their honeymoon at the State Fair in Lincoln, accompanied by Anna's brother and wife, James V. and Mayme KOCA (Milligan, p 358).
  Children	1. Rose Marie Kotas,   b. 15 Mar 1926, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 23 Jul 2015, York, York County, Nebraska (Age 89 years)   2. Joseph John Kotas,   b. 26 Nov 1928, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 31 May 2011, Crete, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F2177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Jan 1894 - Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Marriage - 2 Sep 1924 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 26 Feb 1983 - Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Burial - - Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), 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 201, 347, 355, 358 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 358 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 359 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 347 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 348, 358 (Reliability: 3).