Doddridge County Roots


A West Virginia Genealogy

First Name Last Name
Lewis Edward "Lew" KIGER, Jr.

Lewis Edward "Lew" KIGER, Jr.

Male 1918 - 2001  (82 years)


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  • Name Lewis Edward "Lew" KIGER  [1]
    Suffix Jr.
    Birth 26 Oct 1918  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1940  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [4] 
    gasoline & retail business, motor inn & filling station 
    Military From 13 Apr 1945 to 16 Mar 1946  [1] 
    MOMM3, US Navy, WW II, Pacific (attack transport USS Elmore, APA-42) 
    Education Doddridge Co H.S. (1936) 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Death 29 Jul 2001  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • President of Kiger, Inc., until 1973, and was affiliated with the West Union Bank from 1959 till 1998 as a member of the Board of Directors. He was also the bank's vice-president from 1964 to 1990, when he became president until 1997.
    Person ID I29474  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2016

    Father Lewis Edward KIGER,   b. 2 May 1880, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1957 (Age 76 years)
    Mother Susie Pearl MAXWELL,   b. 1880   d. 9 Jun 1958, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F11260  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Frances VERTNER,   b. 9 Jun 1921   d. 22 Jan 2007 (Age 85 years)
    Marriage 26 Oct 1944  [6] 
    Children 
    >1. Living
    +2. Living
    +3. Living
    Family ID F11259  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Lewis Kiger, Doddridge Co HS, 1936
    Lewis Kiger, Doddridge Co HS, 1936
    Lewis E Kiger
    Lewis E Kiger

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S2635] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union).

    5. [S1681] Obituary - United Hospital Center.

    6. [S110] Obituary of husband.