Bessie R. Masek

1896 - 1957  (60 years)

• Name	Bessie R. Masek  [1, 2]
  Born	31 Aug 1896	Hriskov, ?steck?, Bohemia   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	19 Aug 1957	Friend, Saline County, Nebraska   [3]
  Buried	Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3]
  Notes	The Milligan Nebraska Centennial History book notes that "She was the daughter of Anton MASEK and Mary HOUDA. She came to the United States with J.V. CHARVAT. They took a boat to New York and then traveled by train to Lincoln, arriving on September 11, 1913. The entire trip cost 439 Korum, or $89 U.S. dollars. She worked first as a housekeeper for Rudy ULDRICHS at two dollars a week. She later moved to Milligan, where she was employed by Louis PLACEK for $3 weekly."
  Person ID	I20459	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	John F. Kotas,   b. 19 Aug 1888, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 27 Apr 1979, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska  (Age 90 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1919	Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3]
  	After their marriage, John and Bessie moved to the farm in Section 1, north of Milligan, Glengary Township, where they spent their entire married life. This farm was given to them by John's mother in 1922. (Milligan, p 358).
  Children	1. Marie Kotas,   b. 5 Aug 1920, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 7 Feb 2000, Crete, Saline County, Nebraska  (Age 79 years)   2. Johnny Kotas,   b. 19 Feb 1923, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 29 Jul 1923, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 0 years)   3. James F. Kotas,   b. 23 May 1925, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 25 Jan 2018, Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 92 years)   4. Henrietta I. Kotas,   b. 15 Oct 1927, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 12 Oct 1992, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska  (Age 64 years)   5. Donald J. Kotas,   b. 6 Jan 1933, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 13 Mar 2007, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F7313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 1 Oct 1919 - Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Died - 19 Aug 1957 - Friend, Saline 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 351, 355, 358 (Reliability: 3). [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KM1B-DPD : accessed 27 Oct 2013), Bessie R Kotas in household of John F Kotas, Glengary Township, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration dis (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 358 (Reliability: 3).