Anton Edward Kotas, Jr.

1897 - 1985  (88 years)

• Name	Anton Edward Kotas  [1]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	29 Mar 1897	Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Oct 1985	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [2]
  Notes	He attended grade school at District #44, and graduated from Milligan High School in 1915. In the spring of 1922, he moved to his own home west of Tobias in the SW 1/4 Section 1, Franklin Township. (Milligan, p 348). SSN 506-48-6238
  Person ID	I3825	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2022

  
  

  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   [3]
  	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	Gertrude Deaver,   b. 9 Dec 1900, Gilead, Thayer County, Nebraska d. 25 Mar 1993, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1923	Lodgepole, Cheyenne County, Nebraska   [4]
  	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 d. 22 Oct 2006, Wylie, Dallas County, Texas (Age 82 years)   2. Phyllis Jean Kotas,   b. 20 Dec 1925, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 29 Jan 2015, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 89 years)   3. Living   4. Faye Ann "Fazey" Kotas,   b. 5 Sep 1932, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska d. 15 Jan 2024, York, York County, Nebraska (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F2178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Mar 1897 - Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Marriage - 22 May 1923 - Lodgepole, Cheyenne County, Nebraska Death - 27 Oct 1985 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 201, 347 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 349 (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 (Reliability: 3).