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Vaclav Koca

Male 1866 - 1950  (84 years)


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  • Name Vaclav Koca  [1, 2
    Birth 9 Jan 1866  Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Apr 1950  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Vaclav, his father, and brother Joseph filed their first naturalization papers in Geneva, Nebraska on February 27, 1882. They were naturalized on November 28, 1892, with Joseph MOTIS and Vaclav TYNER as witnesses. (Milligan, p 343).
    Person ID I3846  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Vaclav Koca,   b. 9 Aug 1840, Ondrejov, Kralovice, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1923, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Anna Sopr,   b. 18 Jul 1842, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1902, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 20 Feb 1860  Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Vaclav and Anna were determined to give each of their children a farm, so made several additional land purchases. All of this land was still owned by the Koca family as of 1987. (Milligan, p 342).
    Family ID F2195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie Bernasek,   b. 25 Mar 1868, Bohy, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? Kraj, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1960, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 9 Jul 1889  Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • They were married in the the Koca home, with Frank TENOPIR and Albert BIBA as witnesses. Vaclav's brother Joseph, a widower, was married on the same day in a double ceremony. They repeated their vows in the Catholic Church on January 6, 1891 before it was completely plastered and finished. Attendants were Frank TENOPIR, Frank KOCA, Josephine BECK, and Mary PRIBYL. They farmed in Section 19 of Atlanta Township for many years, buying a home from Frank STECH in Milligan to retire too. They moved into this home in 1923, with their two youngest daughters. In February, 1950, their home caught fire due to a glowing ember from a stove. The were away from home, and arrived with the kitchen floor ablaze. Marie went to get help, and Vaclav attempted to douse the flames. A hole the size of a basket was left in the floor. He died of respiratory problems related to the smoke he inhaled a few months later. His brother Joseph died of pneumonia as well, a few days after Vaclav (Milligan, p 343).
    Children 
     1. Kristina Augustina Emily Koca,   b. 15 Aug 1890, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1890, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. James Vaclav Koca,   b. 12 Oct 1892, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1984, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. Frank Benjamin Koca,   b. 20 Nov 1894, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1918, Soisson, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
     4. Louis Cyril Koca,   b. 10 Sep 1897, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1992, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     5. Joseph Vance Vit Koca,   b. 21 May 1899, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1918, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
     6. Mary Frances Koca,   b. 17 May 1901, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1998, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
     7. Anna Rose Koca,   b. 6 Apr 1903, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 2002, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years)
     8. Emilye Augustine Koca,   b. 28 Aug 1910, Atlanta Township, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1996, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F1770  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 May 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Jan 1866 - Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Jul 1889 - Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Apr 1950 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), 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 343, 359 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S482] Chromy, Ken & Kathy, 706 Road 19, Ohiowa, NE 68416; Our Bohemian & Moravian Ancestors in Nebraska; Ver. 2007-03-05 14:07:03; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kchromy.

    3. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 343 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 342 (Reliability: 3).