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James J. Girmus

Male 1883 - 1943  (59 years)


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  • Name James J. Girmus  [1, 2
    Born 13 Apr 1883  Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Mar 1943  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Notes 
    • 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


    Person ID I19692  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Gottlieb Girmus,   b. 18 Nov 1847, Praha, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1917, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Katherine Sopr,   b. 25 Nov 1853, Praha, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1904  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 14 Oct 1879  Liberty Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • They married in the office of T.H. Lovegrove, J.P. in Liberty Township. Witnesses were John KOTAS and Joseph KOCA. (Milligan, p 276).
    Family ID F3259  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna "Annie" May Matejka,   b. 11 Oct 1891, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1971, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 29 Oct 1907  [4
    • 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).
    Children 
     1. Edward Girmus,   b. Abt 1909, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Frank Girmus,   b. Abt 1911, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. William Girmus,   b. Abt 1913, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. James Girmus,   b. Abt 1915, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Mildred Girmus,   b. Abt 1917, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Emil Girmus,   b. 30 May 1919, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1992, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     7. Joe Girmus,   b. 26 Jul 1921, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 2001, Crete Riverside Cemetery, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     8. Living
     9. Living
     10. Rudolph "Rudy" Girmus,   b. 16 Nov 1927, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1998, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     11. Raymond Girmus,   b. 5 Dec 1929, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 2009, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     12. Adolph "Al" Girmus,   b. 21 Jan 1932, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 2010, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2010 
    Family ID F5897  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Apr 1883 - Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Mar 1943 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - 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), 276 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 112535143 (Reliability: 3).

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

    4. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), 277 (Reliability: 3).