Wilford Garfield Kyger (1881 - 1968)

Born 28 Jun 1881 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Clara Oliva (Kaylor) Kyger — married about Jun 1908 (to 1968) in Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 12 Sep 1968 at age 87 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Wilford was born in 1881. ^[1] He was the son of William Kyger and Susanna Showalter. The 1900 census shows him living with his parents and siblings in Rockingham County, Virginia. ^[2]In 1908 he married Clara Oliva Kaylor. The 1920, 1930, and 1940 census information shows him living with his wife and children in Rockingham County, Virginia, engaged in farming. ^{[3][4] [5]} Wilford passed away in 1968. ^{[6] [7]}

Research Notes

There is a picture of his tombstone on Find A Grave with complete birth and death dates. Long-14382 16:29, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

The birth record indicates a birth day of 27 June 1881. More research is being done. Long-14382 11:30, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Some records have his first name spelled as Wolford. Long-14382 11:30, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X568-25S : 28 January 2020), Wilford G Kyger, 1881.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJQ-R43 : accessed 31 May 2018), Wolford G Kyger in household of William F Kyger, Stonewall District (Port Republic Precinct) Shendun town, Rockingham, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70, sheet 12A, family 232, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,726.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJNX-8ZC : accessed 28 June 2020), Wilford G Kyger, Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia, United States; citing ED 96, sheet 14A, line 31, family 292, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1913; FHL microfilm 1,821,913.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CNXZ-23Z : accessed 28 June 2020), Wilford J Kyger, Stonewall, Rockingham, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 4A, line 11, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2459; FHL microfilm 2,342,193.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR17-WSW : 28 January 2020), Wilford G Kyger, Stonewall Magisterial District, Rockingham, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 83-27, sheet 25B, line 49, family 437, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4291.
6. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRC-XFCM : 16 August 2019), Wilford Garfield Kyger, 12 Sep 1968; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #40658866 Edgewood Cemetery Weyers Cave, Augusta County, Virginia, USA