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James Kottas

Male 1890 - 1968  (77 years)


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  • Name James Kottas  [1
    Birth 18 Aug 1890  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 31 Jul 1968  Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Burial Tobias City Cemetery, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • During their married life, they lived in Denton, Montana, Milligan and Tobias. IN 1919 they moved from Montana to Tobias, where they farmed. James Kottas also worked for the Saline County A.C.S. office at Wilber with the A.A.A. Program. He was one of the first R.E.A. directors and promoters of Rural Electrification of America in the late 1930's. He also worked in a general merchandise store with his father and brother. (Milligan, p. 366).
    Person ID I23008  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2022 

    Father Waslove J. "Vaclav" "W.J." Kottas,   b. 29 Jul 1862, Kozojedy, Plzen, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 1955, Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Filipina Steinacher,   b. 16 May 1863, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1956, Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 3 Feb 1882  Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • 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).
    Family ID F5877  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rose Uldrich,   b. 22 May 1891, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 20 Nov 1912  Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. William James "Jimmie" Kottas,   b. 17 Aug 1919, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 2022, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 102 years)
    Family ID F9658  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Aug 1890 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Nov 1912 - Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Jul 1968 - Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Tobias City Cemetery, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 365 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).

    3. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p. 366 (Reliability: 3).

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

    5. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p. 365 (Reliability: 3).