Kouba, William
1874 - 1949 (74 years)-
Photos KOUBA, William Family
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Name Kouba, William Birth 10 Nov 1874 Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA [1, 2, 3] Gender Male Occupation Merchant and Postmaster [3] Death 2 Jan 1949 Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, Benton, Iowa, USA [1, 3] Burial 4 Jan 1949 Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA [3] Person ID I8705 The Thoma Family Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
Father Kouba, Peter, b. 12 Jan 1833, Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic d. 21 Jul 1909, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA (Age 76 years) Relationship natural Mother Lojka, Frances, b. 3 Oct 1835, Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic d. 24 Mar 1916, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA (Age 80 years) Relationship natural Marriage 19 Sep 1852 Radlice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic [3, 4] - House 7
Family ID F5823 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rosburg, Amanda Elizabeth Susana, b. 19 Jul 1881, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA d. 9 Mar 1946, Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, Benton, Iowa, USA (Age 64 years) Marriage 9 Nov 1902 Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, USA [3, 5] Notes - Married by Rev. A. Brooks.
Children 1. Kouba, Carl William, b. 2 Mar 1908, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA d. 25 Sep 1977, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA (Age 69 years) [natural] 2. Kouba, Dorothy Marie, b. 1 Dec 1910, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA d. 14 Jan 1969, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA (Age 58 years) [natural] 3. Kouba, Wilson Rosburg, b. 31 Mar 1919, Luzerne, Benton, Iowa, USA d. 7 Jul 2009, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA (Age 90 years) [natural] Family ID F6020 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Sep 2023
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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.
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Sources - [S418] USA: IA: Newspaper Scrapbook.
- [S1542] USA: Census 1900.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 - [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:.
Kouba, Laura Marie nee Rosburg: Letters - [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:.
Kolman, Pavel. - [S2071] USA: Census 1910.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033
- [S418] USA: IA: Newspaper Scrapbook.