James Koca

1895 - 1971  (76 years)

• Name	James Koca  [1]
  Born	27 Sep 1895	Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Nov 1971	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Buried	Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [2]
  Person ID	I20352	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Josef Koca,   b. 24 Dec 1860, Zebnice, Plzen, Bohemia ,   d. 7 Apr 1950, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Marie Chlup,   b. 23 Sep 1867, Ondrejov, Kralovice, Bohemia ,   d. 2 May 1927, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 59 years)
  Married	9 Jul 1889	Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1, 3]
  	They were married in his parents home in Glengary Township, by Justice of the Peace, Joseph E. Starr. John STEINACHER and Thomas PULEC were witnesses. It was a double ceremony, as his brother Vaclav KOCA was married to Marie BERNASEK that same day. (Milligan, p 340). https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5ZJ-Q3P Groom's Name: Joseph Kaca Groom's Birth Date: 1861 Groom's Birthplace: Bohemia Groom's Age: 28 Bride's Name: Mary Chlup Bride's Birth Date: 1868 Bride's Birthplace: Bohemia Bride's Age: 21 Marriage Date: 09 Jul 1889 Marriage Place: Glengary, Fillmore, Nebraska Groom's Father's Name: Vaclov Koca Groom's Mother's Name: Anna Soper Bride's Father's Name: Vaclov Chlup Bride's Mother's Name: Barbra Bures Groom's Race: White Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: White Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00315-4 System Origin: Nebraska-EASy Source Film Number: 1986904 Reference Number: N1381 P215 Collection: Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995
  Family ID	F7280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Sluka,   b. 18 Jan 1903, Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Married	Y  [1]
  	James and Emma farmed south east of Milligan in Atlanta Precinct, Saline County. To them tow sons were born: Joseph E. and Edward J. Joseph married Pat BECKER, daughter of Cyril BECKER and Margaret LEIF. They farm north of Milligan, raising cattle and hogs. They have three children, who all graduated from Exeter High School. (1) Christine married David MICHL, a farmer. They live south of Friend. Christine works part time at Johnson' Drug Store in Friend. They have a son Jonathan. (2) Margie went to school in Lincoln and and now works for an insurance company in Lincoln. (3) Richard works with his parents and helps others where-ever needed. Edward first married Patricia MICHL. They live in Exeter. Pat worked in school and Edward on construction. They had two children who graduated from Exeter High School: Jody and Lyle. Jody married Bruce FILIPI. She works at Geneva State Bank. Bruce works in construction in Saline County. They live in Milligan. Lyle married Shawn BRETTA of Lincoln. They live in Davenport, Iowa, where Lyle goes to Chiropractic school and Shawn works at a clothing store. Edward married second Lila MEYER, in March 1978, the daughter of Glenn MEYER of Ohiowa. They have a son, Corey. Lila works at the Geneva State Bank. They live in Milligan. Emma and James sold their farm to Joseph and Blanche CAPEK, and in 1961 moved to Milligan. (Milligan, p 338).
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F7095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Sep 1895 - Fillmore County, Nebraska Died - 16 Nov 1971 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Buried - - Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 340 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 338 (Reliability: 3). [S977] FamilySearch.org, Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995.