Bio: Kotchy, John (1854 - 1942)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Kotchy, Mascek, Platz

----Source: Published Family Bio, 1976, Federal Census Reports

The Kotchy Farm

The Kotchy farm in York Township, Section 30, was first bought and settled in 1893 by John Kotchy when he and his wife, Anna, came from Chicago, Illinois to Clark county. They had two sons and a daughter, Arthur, Edward, and Mates. Edward passed away in 1925 after serving in World Wax I. Mates went to Chicago to live, and Art with his wife, Marie, still run the home farm in Section 30. They have two children, a son Allen and a daughter Loretta., now Mrs. Wayne Trimberger. The John Kotchys passed away in the 1940's.

Many changes have taken place since those early days, and many trees cut and land cleared for crops and much bard work has been done, Grandpa Kotchy loved the land as do the Art Kotclay's, but all good things must come to an end, and they too must soon retire.

Family Notes

Mrs. Kotchy was born in Europe on January 13, 1863, to Michel and Dorothy Mascek Platz. She came to the United States when 18 years of age and worked in Chicago for several years. In June 1888 she was married to John Kotchy in Chicago, Ill. They then came to Clark County where they purchased a farm in the Town of York from Judge O'Neill, where she lived until her death.

John Kotchy (30-Jan-1854 - 20-Sep-1942)

Anna Platz Kotchy (13-Jan-1863 - 14-Jan-1951)

1910 Federal Census, York, Clark, Wisconsin, pg. 8, family 175

John Kotchy, white, married, male
immigration year: 1882
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany

Household Members
self John Kotchy M 56y Germany
wife Annie Kotchy F 47y Austria
son Edward Kotchy M 17y Illinois
son Arthur Kotchy M 9y Wisconsin
dau Matie Kotchy F 5y Wisconsin