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Anton Edward Kotas, Jr.

Male 1897 - 1985  (88 years)


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  • Name Anton Edward Kotas  [1
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 29 Mar 1897  Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Oct 1985  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • He attended grade school at District #44, and graduated from Milligan High School in 1915. In the spring of 1922, he moved to his own home west of Tobias in the SW 1/4 Section 1, Franklin Township. (Milligan, p 348).

      SSN 506-48-6238
    Person ID I3825  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2022 

    Father Anton Kotas, Sr.,   b. 26 Nov 1867, Kozojedy, Plzen, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1959, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Antonie Volmut,   b. 6 Jul 1870, Pisek, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1922, Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 31 Jan 1893  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • They were married at St. Wencesclaus Catholic Church by Father James BARTIK, with John STEINACHER and Joseph SUDA as witnesses. They made their home with Anton's parents, moving into their new home in Section 3 on April 10, 1893. As of 1987, part of the home was still standing. Besides the land gifted to Anton by his parents, he purchased additional land in the Milligan area from his brothers and from the KUSKA family. He also owned land in Montana, where his brother W.J. lived. (Milligan, p 347).
    Family ID F1483  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude Deaver,   b. 9 Dec 1900, Gilead, Thayer County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1993, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 22 May 1923  Lodgepole, Cheyenne County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Gertrude and Anton met when she was teaching school in Milligan. Gertrude later gave up teaching in Milligan, and moved to Venango, Nebraska. One weekend in May, 1923, Anton packed his suitcause and model T and drove to Vanango. He and Gertrude motored down to Sidney, got a ring and a marriage license, and were married in the newly built Catholic Church in Lodgepole. Gertrude's brother, Joe DEAVER and a school teacher friend, Leatha GIBSON, were the witnesses. After their marriage, they headed east to their farm home south of Milligan. They lived on their farm for 62 years, moving into a house in Geneva in July, 1985. Anton lived their with Gertrude for only two months before he passed away. Gertrude moved to Geneva and made her new home with daughter Phyllis Jean ENGLE. (Milligan, p 348
    Children 
     1. Donald Robert Kotas,   b. 29 Feb 1924, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 2006, Wylie, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Phyllis Jean Kotas,   b. 20 Dec 1925, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 2015, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Living
     4. Faye Ann "Fazey" Kotas,   b. 5 Sep 1932, Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 2024, York, York County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2022 
    Family ID F2178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Mar 1897 - Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 May 1923 - Lodgepole, Cheyenne County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Oct 1985 - Geneva, 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 201, 347 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 349 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 347 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 348 (Reliability: 3).