Anton Kotas, Sr.

1867 - 1959  (91 years)

• Name	Anton Kotas  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	26 Nov 1867	Kozojedy, Plzen, Bohemia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Oct 1959	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3]
  Burial	Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3]
  Notes	Anton attended rural school district #44 which was a dug out in the northwest corner of his father's homestead. Anton was making his home, as a young lad, in a dug out on the SE 1/4 of Section 3 when the blizzard of 1888 struck. Several of the big boys were sent to Anton's farmstead to weather out the storm. Anton valued education, wanting his sons to become professors. He sent them to town school after they completed elementary school. (Milligan, p 347).
  Person ID	I20429	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	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   [2]
  	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).
  Children	1. John Henry Kotas,   b. 8 Jan 1894, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 26 Feb 1983, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 89 years)   2. Joseph Kotas,   b. 30 Dec 1894, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 3 Mar 1905, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 10 years)   3. Anton Edward Kotas, Jr.,   b. 29 Mar 1897, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 27 Oct 1985, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 88 years)   4. William H. Kotas,   b. 1 Apr 1898, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 30 May 1980, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 82 years)   5. Anna R. Kotas,   b. 20 Sep 1899, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska   6. Henry Kotas,   b. 11 Sep 1900, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 15 Nov 1900, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 0 years)   7. Matilda Kotas,   b. 26 Apr 1902, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 9 Jan 2000, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 97 years)   8. Edward Kotas,   b. 12 Dec 1905, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 1 May 1911, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 5 years)
  Family ID	F1483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Nov 1867 - Kozojedy, Plzen, Bohemia Marriage - 31 Jan 1893 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 24 Oct 1959 - 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 201, 358, 360 (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).