Vaclav Koca

1840 - 1923  (82 years)

• Name	Vaclav Koca  [1]
  Birth	9 Aug 1840	Ondrejov, Kralovice, Bohemia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Feb 1923	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Burial	Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Notes	The son of Victor KOCA. They sailed from Bremen, Germany aboard the steamship "Ohio" with 454 aliens and 77 citizens aboard. Anna's sister, Katherine SOPR was traveling with them. They headed to Braidwood, Illinois, working in the mines for 17 months before heading farther west to Fillmore. When first in Fillmore, they made their home with Frank KOTAS and Mary BERNASEK. Vaclav purchased the SW 1/4 of Section 11 from the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company.
  Person ID	I19720	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Anna Sopr,   b. 18 Jul 1842, Bohemia d. 18 Jun 1902, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1860	Bohemia   [2]
  	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).
  Children	1. Josef Koca,   b. 24 Dec 1860, Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia d. 7 Apr 1950, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 89 years)   2. Vaclav Koca,   b. 9 Jan 1866, Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia d. 1 Apr 1950, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 84 years)   3. Frank Koca,   b. 6 Jan 1868, Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia d. 13 Aug 1928, Nebraska (Age 60 years)   4. Mary Koca,   b. 10 Mar 1871, Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia d. 2 Aug 1886, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 15 years)   5. Albert Koca,   b. 19 Mar 1873, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois d. 28 May 1946, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 73 years)   6. Antonie Koca,   b. 27 Sep 1879, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 10 Jul 1967, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 87 years)   7. Anna Koca,   b. 27 Sep 1879, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 12 Mar 1960, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F2195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Aug 1840 - Ondrejov, Kralovice, Bohemia Marriage - 20 Feb 1860 - Bohemia Death - 8 Feb 1923 - 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 335 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 342 (Reliability: 3).