Vaclav Koca

1866 - 1950  (84 years)

• Name	Vaclav Koca  [1, 2]
  Birth	9 Jan 1866	Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Apr 1950	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3]
  Burial	Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3]
  Notes	Vaclav, his father, and brother Joseph filed their first naturalization papers in Geneva, Nebraska on February 27, 1882. They were naturalized on November 28, 1892, with Joseph MOTIS and Vaclav TYNER as witnesses. (Milligan, p 343).
  Person ID	I3846	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   [4]
  	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	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   [3]
  	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).
  Children	1. Kristina Augustina Emily Koca,   b. 15 Aug 1890, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska d. 2 Nov 1890, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 0 years)   2. James Vaclav Koca,   b. 12 Oct 1892, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska d. 10 Aug 1984, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 91 years)   3. Frank Benjamin Koca,   b. 20 Nov 1894, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska d. 29 Aug 1918, Soisson, France (Age 23 years)   4. Louis Cyril Koca,   b. 10 Sep 1897, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska d. 13 Jun 1992, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 94 years)   5. Joseph Vance Vit Koca,   b. 21 May 1899, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska d. 27 May 1918, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 19 years)   6. Mary Frances Koca,   b. 17 May 1901, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska d. 30 Aug 1998, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 97 years)   7. Anna Rose Koca,   b. 6 Apr 1903, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska d. 17 Jun 2002, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 99 years)   8. Emilye Augustine Koca,   b. 28 Aug 1910, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska d. 26 Apr 1996, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F1770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Jan 1866 - Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia Marriage - 9 Jul 1889 - Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 1 Apr 1950 - Milligan, Fillmore 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 343, 359 (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. [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 342 (Reliability: 3).