Kouba, William

Kouba, William

Male 1874 - 1949  (74 years)

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  • Name Kouba, William 
    Birth 10 Nov 1874  Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Merchant and Postmaster  [3
    Death 2 Jan 1949  Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, Benton, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial 4 Jan 1949  Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I8705  The Thoma Family
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

    Father Kouba, Peter,   b. 12 Jan 1833, Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1909, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lojka, Frances,   b. 3 Oct 1835, Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1916, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 19 Sep 1852  Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • House 7
    Family ID F5823  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rosburg, Amanda Elizabeth Susana,   b. 19 Jul 1881, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1946, Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, Benton, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 9 Nov 1902  Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Notes 
    • Married by Rev. A. Brooks.
    Children 
     1. Kouba, Carl William,   b. 2 Mar 1908, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1977, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [natural]
     2. Kouba, Dorothy Marie,   b. 1 Dec 1910, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1969, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [natural]
     3. Kouba, Wilson Rosburg,   b. 31 Mar 1919, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 2009, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F6020  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Nov 1874 - Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Nov 1902 - Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Jan 1949 - Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, Benton, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 4 Jan 1949 - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • He and his brother Emil Sr., were merchants and ran the Kouba Bros. store in Luzerne, IA for 45 years. He graduated from Epworth Seminary (Methodist) in 1999. They were two members of a men's quartet in the Blairstown, IA, Methodist Episcopal church. The other two members of the quartet were the Meiners brothers. William was the Luzerne, IA postmaster for many years. He is buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, IA. He graduated from Epworth Academy, Epworth, Iowa in 1899. He was postmaster at Luzerne for 42 years, retiring in December 1944.

  • Sources 
    1. [S418] USA: IA: Newspaper Scrapbook.

    2. [S1542] USA: Census 1900.
      https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221

    3. [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:.
      Kouba, Laura Marie nee Rosburg: Letters

    4. [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:.
      Kolman, Pavel.

    5. [S2071] USA: Census 1910.
      https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033