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Matej "Mike" Becwar, Jr.

Male 1898 - 1978  (80 years)


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  • Name Matej "Mike" Becwar  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix Jr. 
    Nickname Mike 
    Birth 18 Feb 1898  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 May 1978  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Burial Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Mike was an accordian player and for a time had a band, playing for house parties and dance halls. Back then, whenever someone emptied a granary or hay mow it was not unusual to get a dance set up. During the late 1930's, Mike worked for the Corn-Hog program. He served for several years on the P.M.A. and AAA Programs as County Committeeman. He was also onthe Board of Directors fo the Federal Land Bank in the area. After he retired, he continued to help his son Leonard at the farm, and later at his tavern. (Milligan, p 195).
    Person ID I3722  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2022 

    Father Matej "Mike" Becwar, Sr.,   b. 15 Jan 1872, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1963, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Josephine Bech,   b. 26 Sep 1870, Kozojedy, Plzen, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1951, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 23 Feb 1897  [1
    • They lived on the farm that had been purchased by Mike's father, Frantisek, in 1871, the SW 1/4 of Section 23 in Liberty Township, Fillmore County. Mike passed this farm on to his son, Michael, Jr. in 1922 and moved to a farm a mile west of Tobias. They later moved to Geneva and finally to Milligan in 1948, where they lived until their deaths. (Milligan, p 195).
    Family ID F2130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mollie Marie Kuska,   b. 10 Mar 1907, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1973 (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 22 Aug 1922  [1
    Children 
     1. Leonard Mike Becwar,   b. 22 Aug 1924, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 2008, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     2. LeRoy J. Becwar,   b. 17 Jan 1932, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1999, Davenport, Thayer County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F2139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Feb 1898 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 May 1978 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore 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 195 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    3. [S26] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee, "Milligan Nebraska 1988-2008, Centennial Supplement Book", p. 110 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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).