McLemoreStrong
Genealogy
Strong - McLemore History and Ancestry
First Name:  Last Name: 
[Advanced Search]  [Surnames]

Josefa "Josephine" Kovanda

Female 1871 - 1960  (89 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Josefa "Josephine" Kovanda  [1
    Nickname Josephine 
    Birth 14 Sep 1871  Hrade?ice, Klatovy, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Death 11 Oct 1960  Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Josefa and her younger brother, Charles, had come to the United States from Hradesice, District of Klatovy. She made her home with the F.M. Ziska family in Exeter until her marraige to Albert. In the years following Albert and Josefa's marriage, six of Josefa's nieces and nephews, children of her brother, Vaclav, immigrated to America starting their lives here with the Bibas. This was a common practice to help relatives to become established. (Milligan, p 205 -206)
    Person ID I2148  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Philip Kovanda,   b. Bef 1851   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Teresa Hejman,   b. Bef 1851   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Albert Biba,   b. 17 Apr 1867, Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1948, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 18 Aug 1890  [3
    • Albert and Josefa celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at the Burres Dance Hall on August 18, 1940.
    Children 
     1. William A. Biba,   b. 26 Jul 1891, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1971, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     2. Albert Biba,   b. 6 Feb 1893, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1979, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     3. Mary Biba,   b. Abt 1894, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1895, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 1 years)
     4. Anton Biba,   b. Abt 1896, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. James Biba,   b. 14 Aug 1898, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1975, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     6. Edward Biba,   b. 10 May 1900, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1989, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     7. Helen Biba,   b. 7 Aug 1901, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1987, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     8. Alice Biba,   b. 4 Aug 1902, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1997, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     9. Clara Biba,   b. Abt 1905, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1954 (Age ~ 49 years)
     10. Frederick R. Biba, Sr.,   b. 24 Sep 1906, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1997, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F1404  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 May 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Sep 1871 - Hrade?ice, Klatovy, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Oct 1960 - Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 205 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 206 (Reliability: 3).

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