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John James "Drake" Kucera

Male 1907 - 1971  (64 years)


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  • Name John James "Drake" Kucera  [1, 2
    Nickname Drake 
    Born 8 May 1907  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Aug 1971  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 19 Aug 1971  Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Husband: John James "Drake" Kucera, parents John F. Kucera and Cecelia Hamouz
      Born: 8 May 1907, Milligan
      Died: 16 Aug 1971, Milligan
      Buried: 19 Aug 1971, Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan
      Brother: Alois
      Sisters: Mrs. William (Emma) Koca; Mrs. Adolph (Rose) Korbelik; Mrs. Phil (Helene) Smith; Angeline Kucera
      1st Wife: Alice Marie Svec, parents Joseph Svec and Anna Schultz
      Born: 7 Jul 1907, Milligan
      Died: 13 Apr 1953, Milligan
      Buried: 15 Apr 1953, BNC, Milligan
      Brother: Louis J.
      Step-sisters: Mrs. Milo (Mildred) Buzek; Mrs. John (Julia) Kuska, Jr.
      Married: 14 Aug 1928
      Daughters: Mrs. Leonard (Joanne) Vasina; Mrs. Elmer (Marilyn) Zank
      Son: John James

      2nd wife: Viola Simkovsky. Married Jul 1959

      (Courtesy of Dick Nohavec)
    Person ID I8915  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father John F. Kucera,   b. 4 May 1883, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1967  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Cecelia Emma Hamouz,   b. 12 Nov 1884, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1918, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Married Abt 1904 
    • The 1930 Federal census indicates that John Kucera was widowed, and had married at age 21. This would have been circa 1905.
    Family ID F4131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alice Marie Svec,   b. 7 Jul 1907, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1953, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 14 Aug 1928  [2
    Children 
     1. John James Kucera,   b. 5 Apr 1937, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 2015, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 10 May 2007 
    Family ID F9402  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Viola Simkovsky,   b. 19 Jul 1914, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 2002, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married Jul 1959  [2
    Last Modified 10 May 2007 
    Family ID F9388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 May 1907 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Aug 1971 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 19 Aug 1971 - Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, 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), 285 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).