Husband: John S. Bee
Born: Sep-20-1858 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA 1 (see note 1)
Died: May-19-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Roane Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer, teamster 1,3
Father: Ephraim W. Bee (1834 - 1915)
Mother: Ingabey Smith (1840 - 1920)
Wife: Lucy Smith Married: Jun-17-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: May-24-1866 in Barbour Co, WV 5,4 Died: Aug-29-1944 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Buried: in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: 1929 at Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1880 1900 10 20 30 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Barbour Co, WV Father: Moses William Smith (1844 - 1929) Mother: Barbara Ellen Coontz (1846 - 1916) Notes
F Child 1: Lenora "Nora" Bee Also known as: Nora Bee 7,8 Born: Jan- 6-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,3 Died: Jul-13-1967 in Lorain, Lorain Co, OH 9,10 Resided: in Lorain, Lorain Co, OH 9,10 Resided: 1925, 44 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 Census: 1900, 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Thomas Sells b. ca 1880 Married: Mar- 6-1925 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 11
F Child 2: Mona Ellen Bee Born: Aug- -1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 (see note 2) Died: Aug-25-1954 in Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV 1,12 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV 1,12 Resided: near Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV 1 Census: 1900, 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William Warren Turner b. Aug-14-1897 d. Apr-30-1974 Also known as: Willard Warren Turner 13 Married: Feb-23-1922 in Ritchie Co, WV 14
F Child 3: Dama M. Bee Census name: Dania Bee 3 Born: Jul- -1894 in West Virginia 3 Died: Sep-20-1965 in Lorain, Lorain Co, OH 9 Resided: in Lorain, Lorain Co, OH 9 Census: 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1930 in Akron, Summit Co, OH Census: 1920 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1900, 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Vernon R. Jones b. Feb- 9-1894 d. May-13-1965 Census name: Vern Jones 15 Married: Oct-24-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (6) Obituary of father. (7) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (8) Death record of mother. (9) Death Record - Online. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Thomas Sells, single, 45, b. Armstrong Co PA, res. West Union; and Miss Nora Bee, divorced, 36, b. Doddridge Co, res. West Union. Married Mar 6 1925 in Pennsboro. MR p. 43. (12) Greenwood Cemetery, Sistersville WV (Tyler County) (annotated), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Apr 2001) (13) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (14) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Willard Warren Turner, 25, b. Tyler Co, res. Wetzel Co; and Mona Ellen Bee, 25, of Doddridge Co. Married Feb 23 1922. (NOTE: Bride's age is at variance with birth date Aug 1891 shown in the 1900 Census.) (15) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as V. R. Jones, 21, of Pleasants Co; and Dama Bee, 21, of Doddridge Co. Married Oct 24 1915. Event Notes Note (1) Age 21 given at time of Jun 1883 marriage would put birth date in about 1862. But death record specified birth date as Sep 20 1858. Note (2) Death record states birth date as Aug 23 1895, and age 25 given at time of Feb 1922 marriage would put birth date at about 1896. Headstone date is 1895. But 1900 Census shows her age as eight, with birth date Aug 1891. Note (3) in household of mother