James J. Girmus

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Obituary (from FindAGrave)

James J. Girmus was born April 13, 1883 near Milligan, Nebr. He died at the General Hospital in Geneva on Friday morning, March 26, 1943, at the age of 59 years, 11 months, and 19 days.

October 29, 1907, he was married to Anna Matejka. To this union twelve children were born, Joe is in the Army overseas, Emil, Jim, Mrs. Ervin Odvody; Mrs Hubert Koehn, Ed, Frank, Bill, and the rest at home*. five grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Albert Simacek, also survive. His brothers, Frank and Emil, preceded him in death.

He has farmed all his life in Fillmore County, except five years in Wyoming where he took up a homestead.

* also includes John, Rudolph, Raymond, and Adolph.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Madison Township
Enumerated 22 Apr 1930
ED 30-22 SD 11 Sheet 5B
113-113
Girmus Edward Hd M W 21 S Ne Ne Ne Farmer
114-114
Girmus, James Hd M W 47 N 27 Ne Mich Czech Farmer
Girmus, Anna Wf F W 38 M 18 Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Frank Son m W 19 S Ne Ne Ne Laborer Farm
Girmus, William Son M W 17 S Ne Ne Ne Laborer Farm
Girmus, James Son M W 15 S Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Mildred Dtr F W 13 S Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Emil Son M W 11 S Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Joe Son M W 9 S Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Arlin Son M W 7 S Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Helen Dtr F W 5 S Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Rudolph Son M W 3 1/12 S Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Raymond Son M W 6/12 S Ne Ne Ne

James married Anna "Annie" May Matejka on 29 Oct 1907. Anna (daughter of Vaclav "James" Matejka and Anna Simacek) was born on 11 Oct 1891 in Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 30 Jul 1971 in Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
James and Anna spent all of their lives farming in Nebraska except for a few early years in their marriage when they were homesteading in Chugwater, Wyoming. They had twelve children: Edward, Frank, William, James, Mildred who married Ervin Odvody, Emil, Joe, John, Helen who married Hubert Koehn, Rudolph, Raymond, and Adolph. (Milligan, p 277).

1. Edward Girmus was born about 1909 in Nebraska; and died.
2. Frank Girmus was born about 1911 in Nebraska; and died.
3. William Girmus was born about 1913 in Nebraska; and died.
4. James Girmus was born about 1915 in Nebraska; and died.
5. Mildred Girmus was born about 1917 in Nebraska; and died.
6. Emil Girmus was born on 30 May 1919 in Nebraska; died on 4 Apr 1992 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Geneva Public Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska.
7. Joe Girmus was born on 26 Jul 1921 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 13 Jun 2001 in Crete Riverside Cemetery, Saline County, Nebraska; was buried in Wilber Czech Cemetery (Bohemian-Slavonian Cemetery), Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska.
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10. Rudolph "Rudy" Girmus was born on 16 Nov 1927 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 16 Feb 1998 in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
11. Raymond Girmus was born on 5 Dec 1929 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 30 Oct 2009 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska.
12. Adolph "Al" Girmus was born on 21 Jan 1932 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 24 Jan 2010 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska.

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Also known as Bohumil.

The son of Barbara BARTOS and Joseph GIRMUS, Gottlieb was born in Prague, Bohemia in 1847, and immigrated to the United States in 1851 with his (father and) brother Joseph. His father remarried Katharine WAGWADUKE and had eleven additional children. The family lived in New York, and later moved to Newark, New Jersey. Gottlieb worked as a machine shop operator. The Girmus family later settled in Saginaw, Michigan. Here Gottlieb enlisted in the 16th Regiment, Company D, Michigan on March 24, 1864. He was described as being small in stature, five feet one inch tall, with a fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, occupation laborer. He served for approximately 11 months, but became ill in March and April 1865 and was mustered out of the service due to his health. He was discharged in May 1865.

Gottlieb moved to Nebraska in 1868, and filed a homestead claim at the Beatrice Land Office on April 26, 1869. His land was approximately 150 acres in Section 34 of Liberty Township in Fillmore County.

Gottlieb was apparently industrious and entrepreneurial in spirit. The local paper noted he built to town coal shed, served as assessor for Glengary Township, purchased a well auger as a joint venture with Vit Laun, and served as village clerk. When he was in his early sixties, he moved to Chugwater, Wyoming to set up a homestead in that state. (Milligan, 276).

Gottlieb married Katherine Sopr on 14 Oct 1879 in Liberty Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska. Katherine (daughter of Frank Sopr and Veronika Urban) was born on 25 Nov 1853 in Praha, Bohemia; died on 20 Mar 1904; was buried in Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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AKA Katrina or Mary. The daughter of Veronika URBAN and Frank SOPR, she was born in Prague, Bohemia and came to the United States at the age of 18 with her sister and brother-in-law, Anna and Vaclav KOCA. The sailed on the ship "Ohio" from Bremen, and arrived in Baltimore, Maryland on September 27, 1872. They settled first in Braidwood, Illinois, moving to Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska in 1874. (Milligan, p 276).

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Married:
They married in the office of T.H. Lovegrove, J.P. in Liberty Township. Witnesses were John KOTAS and Joseph KOCA. (Milligan, p 276).

Frank married Veronika Urban. Veronika was born before 1828; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]