• 1880/08/25: Lewis Kiser was born in Wellston, Jackson County, OH.

• 1880/04/07: Lola Mae Osborne was born in Dixie, WV.

• 1893 abt: Lewis left home (at about age 13) and traveled to WV (presumably to the Dixie area).

• 1902/06/21: Lewis and Lola were married in Dixie, WV.

• 1900/02/04: Cecil Donald Kiser was born in Dixie, WV.

• 1902/05/27: Laura Ann Rider was born in Scotford, WV.

• 1902-1921: Laura lived with parents Issac and Posie Rider in  Scotford, WV. The name was changed to Bentree in 1912.

• 1903 abt: Lewis, Lola, and Cecil purportedly moved to Charleston around this time—the exact location is unknown, but I suspect that they actually lived in Kanawha City. [Kanawha City is across the river from Charleston. Sometime before 1910, L&L moved upriver to Fayette County.

• 1910/05/17: According to the 1910 US Census, Lewis, Lola, and Cecil were living in Fayette County, WV; Kanawha District #18; Lick Fork Precinct. This district no longer exists. According to historical maps, it was bounded by the Kanawha River on the north and Raleigh County on the south. I do not know where Lick Fork was located, but I would guess it was near the Kanawha River, since he was working as an engineer for the railroad at that time.

• 1913: Based on accounts from Uncle Don, the Lewis Kiser family was living in Dixie at this time. Sometime before 1918, they moved to Akron.

• 1918/9/18: On Cecil’s draft registration form, his home address is listed as 634 Johnston, Akron, OH (same as parents). His occupation is recorded as laborer for A.M. Allue Electric Co in Akron.

• 1920/01/12: According to the 1920 US Census, Lewis, Lola, and Cecil were living in Akron City, Summit County, OH; Precinct #11.

• 1920-1921: Sometime within this period, the family moved back to Dixie, West Virginia.

• 1921: Cecil went on a months-long hobo-trip out west. He was accompanied by Jess Osborne and Gib Backus. Among the people he supposedly encountered was singer/actor Burl Ives, who was also hoboing. [Ives was born in 1909, so it is unlikely he was hoboing at that time.]

• 1921/06: When Cecil returned from hoboing, he immediately proposed to Laura. They were married within a week.

• 1921/06/21: Cecil and Laura were married in Dixie.

• 1921/07: After a few weeks in Bentree, Cecil and Laura moved to Akron. They lived with Lewis & Lola for about a year. Cecil got odd jobs during this period.

• 1922: C&L moved back to Kanawha City, WV. Cecil got a job at Libby-Owens-Ford (LOF) Glass. [As a point of interest, I worked at this same factory for two summers (1966 and 1967), while going to WV Tech full time. That was my first real engineering job.]

• 1922/08/03: Betty Lou Kiser was born in Kanawha City, WV. It is possible that L&L had moved back to Kanawha City with C&L. If so, then the two families may have lived together again.

• 1923: Sometime during this year, C&L moved to Whitesville, WV. They were only there for about three months. Laura had inner ear problems. They moved back up to Akron to the Swinehart Farm on County Road. As I understand things, L&L were already there, so C&L moved in with them. According to Granny, she and Cecil always stayed with L&L.

• 1923: Cecil got a job as a long-distance truck driver.

• 1924/11/12: Catherine Alberta Kiser was born at L&L’s home, Hayne Rd, Uniontown, OH.

• 1925 abt: Laura bought the house at 3059 Hayne Rd. It was just a few houses away from where L&L lived.

• 1925-1956: Cecil and family lived at 3059 Hayne Rd.

• 1926/11/29: Nancy Lee Kiser was born at home, Uniontown, OH.

• 1929/07/20: Donald Rider Kiser was born at home, Uniontown, OH.

• 1934/08/31: Norma Jean Kiser was born at home, Uniontown, OH.

• 1939/05/02: Lewis died May 2, 1939, at home (Lake, Stark County, OH). Cause of death is listed as coronary occlusion (obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery, as by a thrombus or the progressive buildup of atherosclerotic plaque). The home address was recorded in his obituary as 1050 Hartong (or Hasting?), Lake Township, Stark County, OH. I have been unable to locate either address on a modern map.

• 1939-1969: Lola was widowed for 30 years. I do not have any information about her life during this time. She died April 07, 1969, and was interred in Rosehill Cemetery, Akron, OH.

• 1940 abt: Cecil started Radio Supply & Service Co., 1013 N. Main St, Akron, OH. The name was later changed to Main TV Wholesale Co.

• 1955 abt: Cecil sold the company as his health deteriorated.

• 1956/05/18: Cecil died at home after a lengthy struggle with a brain tumor. He was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Ellet, OH.

• 1956-97: Laura lived in the house on Hayne Rd, by herself, for a while. She sold the property and spent the rest of her life living with Nancy (in Peninsula) and then with Don (in Akron).

• 1997/05/12: Laura died at home in Akron. She was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Ellet, OH.