Waslove J. "Vaclav" "W.J." Kottas

1862 - 1955  (92 years)

• Name	Waslove J. "Vaclav" "W.J." Kottas  [1]
  Nickname	Vaclav
  Birth	29 Jul 1862	Kozojedy, Plzen, Bohemia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 May 1955	Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana   [2]
  Notes	His first name was Waslove (Vaclav), however, he went by W.J. He was active in many business ventures, and was also active in community civics, serving on the Milligan town board, the Ceski Bratri Cemetery board, and in Democratic Party Politics. He also was a storekeeper and manager of the motion picture theatre at Central Hall. The family later moved to Montana. (Milligan, p. 369-370).
  Person ID	I15098	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Jan Kotas,   b. 26 Jul 1829, Kozojedy, Plzen, Bohemia d. 22 Oct 1897, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Barbara Svoboda,   b. 1 Apr 1829, Ivanov, Zbyrov, Bohemia d. 6 Mar 1899, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1848	Plzen, Bohemia
  Family ID	F5876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Filipina Steinacher,   b. 16 May 1863, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa d. 13 Dec 1956, Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1882	Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3]
  	They were married in a joint ceremony with his brother, John Kotas and Mary Rejsek; and her brother, Valentine Steinacher and Marie Prokop. (Milligan, p. 369). They were the parents of 12 children, Josephine married Charles SIMACEK, Fred J. married Barbora CECRLE, Joseph born Nov. 20, 1886, died in December that same year, Stanley married Edna HALL, James married Rose ULDRICH, Marie married Albert HRUSKA, Rose married Henry RONISH, Edward married Ada MITCHELL, Alice married Melvin GAY, Frank married Sylvia HOGE, Carolina married Cecil GROVER and Leo, who was married and divorced several times. (Milligan, p. 370).
  Children	1. James Kottas,   b. 18 Aug 1890, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 31 Jul 1968, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F5877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Jul 1862 - Kozojedy, Plzen, Bohemia Marriage - 3 Feb 1882 - Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 6 May 1955 - Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 356 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p. 370 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p. 369 (Reliability: 3).