Benjamin Kiger and Cassandra (Thomas) Kiger Family

Photograph

Greene Connections

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2022.2.2

Description

Home of Benjamin and Cassandra (Thomas) Kiger, located on the road toward New Freeport, after going past Nettle Hill, in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The house burned in the 1970s. Pictured in front of the house, the seated couple are Benjamin Kiger and his wife, Cassandra (Thomas) Kiger. Six of their twelve children are also pictured. The baby is believed to be Cassandra Estella (Kiger) Charlton. The four boys, from left to right, are believed to be Benjamin Ellsworth Kiger, Oscar Russell Kiger, Franklin Newton Kiger, and John Kiger. Since so many of their daughters are missing from the photograph, it is difficult to tell which one is pictured here beside her father. The man to the left may be one of Benjamin's brothers or brothers-in-law. Original, no photographer listed.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Kiger, Oscar Russell [1883-1942], Kiger, Cassandra Estella [1887-1937], Kiger, Franklin Newton [1872-1930], Kiger, John [1881-1898], Kiger, Benjamin Ellsworth [1873-1942], Kiger, Benjamin [1838-1906]

Collection

Arthur Ray Main Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1885 - circa 1890

Lexicon

Search Terms

Kiger family, Charlton family, Thomas family, House

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

MAIN-AN002-0001

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Kiger Series - Arthur Ray Main Collection

Notes

The Arthur Ray Main Collection was probably first assembled by Joseph Benson "Joab" Main [1871-1938] and his wife, Malissa Dell Kiger [1869-1941], and later passed to their son, Arthur Ray Main Sr. [1893-1954] and his wife, Toilie Frances Moninger [1897-1934], to their son, Arthur Ray Main Jr., to his son, Arthur Ray Main III, who owned the collection in 2007. Each generation likely added to the collection with photos from their own family and in-laws. Arthur provided the photographs to his cousin, Sherry (Main) Wise, who shared them with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2007. Source Citation: Home of Benjamin and Cassandra (Thomas) Kiger, located on the road toward New Freeport, after going past Nettle Hill, in Greene County, Pennsylvania; circa 1885-1890; item no. MAIN-AN002-0001, Arthur Ray Main Collection, shared by Arthur Ray Main III and his cousin, Sherry (Main) Wise, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).