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Richard Joseph TUMA

Richard Joseph TUMA

Male 1924 - 2001  (76 years)


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  • Name Richard Joseph TUMA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Birth 5 Dec 1924  Cotesfield, Howard, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 23 Apr 1930  Dannevirke, Howard, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    1930 Federal Census of Nebraska, Howard County, Dannevirke    		 1930 Federal Census of Nebraska, Howard County, Dannevirke
    Enumeration District No. 47-6, Supervisor's District No. 5, Sheet No. 3B
    Census 3 May 1940  Dannevirke, Howard, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    1940 Federal Census of Nebraska, Howard County, Dannevirke    		 1940 Federal Census of Nebraska, Howard County, Dannevirke
    Supervisor's District No. 10, Enumeration District No. 47-6, Sheet No. 2B
    Census 15 May 1950  Dannevirke, Howard, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    1950 Federal Census of Nebraska, Howard County, Dannevirke    		 1950 Federal Census of Nebraska, Howard County, Dannevirke
    Enumeration District No. 47-6, Sheet No. 7
    Social Security Number 505489858  [5, 7] 
    Death 30 Aug 2001  Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 7] 
    Burial Abt 2 Sep 2001  Cotesfield Cemetery/Cotesfield, Howard, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    TUMA, Richard J.<br> TUMA, Esther L.    		 TUMA, Richard J.
    TUMA, Esther L.
    Person ID I4039  Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

    Father Joseph Richard TUMA,   b. 5 Feb 1890, Dannevirke, Howard, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1970 (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Bessie E. PAVLIK,   b. 5 May 1896   d. 17 Apr 1986 (Age 89 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 12 Feb 1924  Howard, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15] 
    TUMA, Joseph Richard<br> PAVLIK, Bessie E.    		 TUMA, Joseph Richard
    PAVLIK, Bessie E.
    Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955
    TUMA, Joseph Richard<br> PAVLIK, Bessie E.    		 TUMA, Joseph Richard
    PAVLIK, Bessie E.
    Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955
    Family ID F1441  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Esther L. BURSON,   b. 20 Apr 1934, Burwell, Garfield, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 2020, Ord, Valley, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 20 Aug 1952  Garfield, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 13] 
    TUMA, Richard Joseph<br> BURSON, Esther L.    		 TUMA, Richard Joseph
    BURSON, Esther L.
    Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955
    Children 
    +1. Kathryn Elizabeth TUMA
    >2. David Lee TUMA
     3. Patricia Kay TUMA,   b. 11 Dec 1957, Valley, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1959 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Peggy Sue TUMA
    +5. Melanie Elaine TUMA
    Family ID F1442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Dec 1924 - Cotesfield, Howard, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 23 Apr 1930 - Dannevirke, Howard, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 3 May 1940 - Dannevirke, Howard, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 15 May 1950 - Dannevirke, Howard, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Aug 1952 - Garfield, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Aug 2001 - Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Abt 2 Sep 2001 - Cotesfield Cemetery/Cotesfield, Howard, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    KLANECKY / TUMA Families    		KLANECKY / TUMA Families
    l to r
    SVOBODA, Bessie
    KLANECKY, Eva
    KLANECKY, Adolph
    KLANECKY, John
    TUMA, Joseph
    TUMA, Frank
    TUMA, Richard

    Eva appears to be a teenager in the photo - possibly 15 years old. Ancestry member Marvin Zimmerman has the photo attached to John KLANECKY on his Ken Tuma II - 2012 tree. Eva is referred to as KLANECKY-VLACH in the post which,…

  • Sources 
    1. [S1217] 1930 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Howard, Dannevirke, Fifteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 47-6, Supervisor's District No. 5, Sheet No. 3B.
      Lines 93 thru 96

    2. [S1218] 1940 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Howard, Dannevirke, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 10, Enumeration District No. 47-6, Sheet No. 2B.
      Lines 55 thru 58

    3. [S1219] 1950 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Howard, Dannevirke, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 47-6, Sheet No. 7.
      Lines 10 thru 13

    4. [S969] Cotesfield Cemetery (Cotesfield, Howard, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers.
      TUMA
      RICHARD J.
      DEC. 5, 1924
      AUG. 30, 2001
      ESTHER L.
      APR. 20, 1934
      JULY 20, 2020
      MARRIED
      AUG. 20, 1952

    5. [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
      Name: Richard Joe Tuma
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 5 Dec 1924
      Birth Place: Cotesfield H, Nebraska
      Death Date: 30 Aug 2001
      Father: Joseph R Tuma
      Mother: Bessie Pavlik
      SSN: 505489858
      Notes: Dec 1955: Name listed as RICHARD JOE TUMA; 08 Sep 2001: Name listed as RICHARD J TUMA

    6. [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004.
      Name: Richard Joseph Tuma
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 5 Dec 1924
      Birth Place: Howard, Nebraska, USA
      Parent 1 Name: Joseph R Tuma
      Certificate Number: 27537
      Birth Certificate Type: Normal

    7. [S930] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
      Name: Richard Joe Tuma
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 5 Dec 1924
      Death Date: 30 Aug 2001
      SSN: 505489858
      Enlistment Branch: NAVY
      Enlistment Date: 23 Jan 1945
      Discharge Date: 6 Jul 1946
      Page number: 1

    8. [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004.
      Name: Kathryn Elizabeth Tuma
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: 27 Aug 1953
      Birth Place: Valley, Nebraska, USA
      Parent 1 Name: Richard J Tuma
      Certificate Number: 21136
      Birth Certificate Type: Normal

    9. [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004.
      Name: David Lee Tuma
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 24 Sep 1954
      Birth Place: Valley, Nebraska, USA
      Parent 1 Name: Richard J Tuma
      Certificate Number: 24716
      Birth Certificate Type: Normal

    10. [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004.
      Name: Patricia Kay Tuma
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: 11 Dec 1957
      Birth Place: Valley, Nebraska, USA
      Parent 1 Name: Richard J Tuma
      Certificate Number: 33006
      Birth Certificate Type: Normal

    11. [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004.
      Name: Peggy Sue Tuma
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: 1 May 1960
      Birth Place: Valley, Nebraska, USA
      Parent 1 Name: Richard J Tuma
      Certificate Number: 13333
      Birth Certificate Type: Normal

    12. [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004.
      Name: Melanie Elaine Tuma
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: 14 Sep 1961
      Birth Place: Valley, Nebraska, USA
      Parent 1 Name: Richard J Tuma
      Certificate Number: 25604
      Birth Certificate Type: Normal

    13. [S938] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-2022.
      Name: Richard J Tuma
      Name: Esther L Burson
      Marriage Date: 1952
      Marriage Place: Garfield, Nebraska, USA
      Spouse: Esther L Burson
      Certificate Number: 5667

    14. [S969] Cotesfield Cemetery (Cotesfield, Howard, Nebraska, USA), Grave Markers.
      TUMA
      BESSIE E.
      MAY 5, 1896
      APR. 17, 1986
      JOSEPH R.
      FEB. 5, 1890
      NOV. 22, 1970
      MARRIED FEBRUARY 12, 1924

    15. [S938] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-2022.
      Name: Joseph R Tuma
      Name: Bessie E Pavlik
      Marriage Date: 1924
      Marriage Place: Howard, Nebraska, USA
      Certificate Number: 2488


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