Matej "Mike" Becwar, Sr.

1872 - 1963  (91 years)

• Name	Matej "Mike" Becwar  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Nickname	Mike
  Birth	15 Jan 1872	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Mar 1963	Nebraska
  Burial	Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Notes	Shown as Matthew on the 1880 census. (Research): Census Listings: 1930 Census Nebraska, Saline County, Olive Precinct ED 76-16 SD 11 Sheet 5B Enumerated April 30, 1930 106-106 Becwar, Mike Hd M W 57 M 24 Neb Czech Czech Farmer Becwar, Josephine Wf F W 57 M 24 Ill Czech Czech Becwar, August Son M W 18 S Neb Neb Ill Farm Laborer Becwar, Vlasty Dtr F W 14 S Neb Neb Ill
  Person ID	I3727	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Frantisek "Frank" Becwar,   b. Abt 1829, Nezamyslice, Pisek, Bohemia d. 15 Aug 1900, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Marie Zdenek,   b. 25 Mar 1836, Bohemia d. 1 Nov 1924, Nebraska (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F2127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Josephine Bech,   b. 26 Sep 1870, Kozojedy, Plzen, Bohemia d. 24 Jul 1951, Nebraska (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1897  [4]
  	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).
  Children	1. Matej "Mike" Becwar, Jr.,   b. 18 Feb 1898, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 17 May 1978, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 80 years)   2. Frank Becwar,   b. 6 Oct 1899, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 8 Nov 1984, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 85 years)   3. Barbara A. Becwar,   b. 4 Dec 1901, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 27 Mar 1997, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 95 years)   4. Anna Becwar,   b. 25 Aug 1904, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. Nov 1985, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 81 years)   5. Rose Becwar,   b. 11 Nov 1906, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 5 Feb 1999, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 92 years)   6. Emma Becwar,   b. 27 Apr 1909, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. Yes, date unknown   7. August "Gus" Becwar,   b. Abt 1912, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 12 Aug 1943 (Age 31 years)   8. Vlasta Becwar,   b. Abt 1916, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Jan 1872 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 2 Mar 1963 - 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

  [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Shown as Matthew on the census, but Michael in all other sources. Census Place:Liberty, Fillmore, Nebraska Source:FHL Film 1254748 National Archives Film T9-0748 Page 49 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 194, 338 (Reliability: 3). [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Census Place:Liberty, Fillmore, Nebraska Source:FHL Film 1254748 National Archives Film T9-0748 Page 49 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 195 (Reliability: 3).