John was a Civil War Veteran, serving in Company A, 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (mustered in on October 1, 1861 In Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio). Photo from find a grave
John was a Civil War Veteran, serving in Company A, 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (mustered in on October 1, 1861 In Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio). John married Emeline Frederick on January 29, 1867 in Henry County, Ohio. They had 3 children: Nora Jane Kigar Knapp, Daniel Kigar and Mary E. Kigar VanScoder. John died at the early age of 29 years, 5 months, 26 days. He was the son of Bennett Kigar Sr.
Who doesn't love a man (or woman) in uniform? Almost everybody has worn a uniform sometime in their life - these are the vintage versions of those uniforms.
Uniforms are worn by many kinds of people - children and adults - in all kinds of organizations. Police, firefighters, nurses, paramedics, the military, Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, sports teams, prisone...
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...
The single most popular fashion accessory for men and women used to be the hat - practical or decorative!
Etiquette used to dictate that it would be "a disgrace to venture out of the house without a hat and gloves" and it was not unusual at the turn of the 20th century for both men and women to change the...
The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861 and ended on May 10,1865, lasting 4 years, 3 weeks, and 6 days. 750,000 soldiers died in the Civil War, making it the deadliest war in United States hi...