| Life fact | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Lee Kagey |
| Born | June 30, 1893, in Weyers Cave, Virginia |
| Parents | Noah I. Kagey and Cora A. Crickenberger |
| Spouse | Bernice D. Eans |
| Child | Evelyn L. Kagey |
| Home | Overbrook, Lexington, Virginia |
| Principal role | President of the Peoples National Bank of Lexington |
Genealogy of Benjamin Lee Kagey
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Benjamin Lee Kagey was born June 30, 1893, in Weyers Cave, Virginia, a son of Noah I. Kagey and Cora A. Crickenberger. The account also names his uncle, J. W. Kagey.
At Newcastle, Virginia, on August 6, 1925, he married Bernice D. Eans, daughter of O. W. Eans and Virginia S. Sixeas. Their daughter, Evelyn L. Kagey, was born October 28, 1928, and later became Mrs. Evelyn L. Lee.
Family outline
Benjamin Lee Kagey
- Father: Noah I. Kagey
- Mother: Cora A. (Crickenberger) Kagey
- Wife: Bernice D. Eans
- Father: O. W. Eans
- Mother: Virginia S. (Sixeas) Eans
- Daughter: Evelyn L. Kagey (Mrs. Evelyn L. Lee)
Source
This biography appeared in History of the Shenandoah Valley: Family and Personal Records, Volume III (Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1952), page 31.
Verbatim biography
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BENJAMIN LEE KAGEY, of Lexington, Virginia, holds the office of president of the Peoples National Bank of Lexington, Virginia, and executive vice-president of the Bank of Glasgow. Mr. Kagey has performed valuable civic service, and is an active fraternalist.
Born June 30, 1893, Mr. Kagey is a son of Noah I. and Cora A. (Crickenberger) Kagey. His father was a banker in Weyers Cave, Virginia, where B. Lee Kagey was born and where he received his early education. An uncle, J. W. Kagey, served in Stonewall Jackson’s Brigade, under General Chew, during the War Between the States.
After graduation from Weyers Cave High School in 1911, Mr. Kagey entered Roanoke College, where in 1918 he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He trained at the University of Texas for the United States Air Service in 1918, being a cadet there until his discharge from the service in November of that year.
In March, 1919, Mr. Kagey entered the banking field, accepting a position as assistant cashier in the bank at New Hope, Virginia. He remained there until 1921, when he went with the Farmers and Merchants Bank at Staunton, also as assistant cashier. In June, 1925, Mr. Kagey identified himself with the Peoples National Bank in Lexington, in the capacity of cashier. In 1939, he was made executive vice-president, and was appointed president in December, 1949. Mr. Kagey is also director and executive vice-president of the Bank of Glasgow, Inc., which position he has held since 1944. His manifest ability has resulted in his steady advancement in the banking field, and his counsel is highly valued among its leaders.
During World War II, Mr. Kagey was war bond chairman for Rockbridge County, and he has also been chairman of the Rockbridge County Chapter of the American Red Cross, as well as the general chairman of the Building Fund Campaign Organization of the Stonewall Jackson Hospital. He is a Democrat in his politics, and attends the Presbyterian Church, where he has served as an elder since 1936, and is assistant superintendent of the Sunday school.
Fraternally, he is a member of the Blue Lodge of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and Past Master of Lodge No. 44 in Lexington. He belongs also to the Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons, and the Knights of Pythias. Locally, Mr. Kagey is a member of an organization known cryptically as “That Club,” whose membership is comprised largely of members of the faculty of Washington and Lee University and Virginia Military Institute, together with a few who are not educators.
At Newcastle, Virginia, August 6, 1925, B. Lee Kagey married Bernice D. Eans, daughter of O. W. and Virginia S. (Sixeas) Eans. Mr. and Mrs. Kagey are the parents of a daughter, born October 28, 1928, now Mrs. Evelyn L. Lee. The Kagey home is at Overbrook, Lexington.