Joseph Milas was born December 24, 1884 in Czechoslovakia. He married Anna Pitra at Carrington on April 1, 1909. Anna was also born in Czechoslovakia on December 14, 1882. Joseph came to America in 1901 and settled in Nebraska where two brothers and a sister lived. In 1906 he came to North Dakota to buy cheap land. He purchased the east 1/2 of section 7 in McKinnon Township. A son still lives on the farm.
The couple had four children: Joseph, Rudolph, Mary and Anna.
Mrs. Miklas died October 21, 1943. Mr. Miklas died November 11, 1971. They are buried in the St. John's Catholic cemetery in Kensal.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 82B