Husband: Benjamin Wilson Bee
Also known as: Wilson Bee 1,2,3
Born: Jan-22-1826 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4,5,6
Died: Apr-15-1911 in Salem, WV 7
Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, WV 8
Resided: since abt 1901 in Salem, WV 8,9
Resided: formerly at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 8
Resided: formerly at Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV 8,10
Occupation: stone cutter 11
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Ezekiel Bee
Mother: Elizabeth Rogers
Other spouse 2
Wife: Priscilla Hughes 2 1,2
Born: Feb-14-1825 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 12,13 Died: Dec-17-1888 13 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 13 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Martin L. Hughes Mother: Ann Davis
M Child 1: Charles W. Bee Born: Jun-10-1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 12,14,15
M Child 2: Albert Franklin Bee Born: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16,17,14 Died: 1911 in 13
F Child 3: Julia Ann Bee Born: Mar- 1-1852 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 14,18 Died: Mar-18-1936 in Ritchie Co, WV 18
M Child 4: Allen H. Bee Born: Dec- 5-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 19,14 Died: May-16-1933 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 19
F Child 5: Leah Virginia Bee Born: May- 4-1854 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 12,14
F Child 6: Rosanna N. Bee Born: Dec-11-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 19,14 Died: May-12-1924 in North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 19
F Child 7: Sally Catherine Bee Born: Dec-11-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 20,12,14 Died: Oct-13-1937 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 20,21
M Child 8: Stephen H. Bee Born: Apr-26-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 12,14 Died: 1945 in 12
F Child 9: Elizabeth M. "Betty" Bee Also known as: Betty 22 Born: Feb- -1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14,8 Died: Oct-21-1932 in Walkersville, Lewis Co, WV 8
M Child 10: Evikee Bee Born: 1861 in 12 Died: 1861 in 12
M Child 11: Ezekiel Garfield Bee Born: Nov-27-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 12,23
M Child 12: Arthur G. Bee Born: Feb-16-1863 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 24,12 Died: 1922 in 12
F Child 13: Angelina "Lina" Bee Born: Jul- 4-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 11 Died: Dec-29-1950 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 25,26
F Child 14: Jerusha Jane Bee Also known as: Jerushia Bee Born: Mar-20-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 21,27,12
M Child 15: Elmus I. Bee Born: Mar-12-1869 in 12,25 Died: Nov-12-1935 in Salem, WV 12,25
Sources: (1) Marriage record of son. (2) Death record of daughter. (3) Death record of son. (4) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged), p. 356. (5) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (6) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (7) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Benjamin W. Bee, white male, stone cutter, married; died Apr 15 1911 at Salem, age 85 yr 3 mo. (Note: Obituary states death date as Apr 22 1911.), DR p. 12 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=109435&Type=Death. (8) Obituary. (9) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 279. (10) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (11) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (12) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged), p. 103. (13) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (14) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (15) 1900 Census, Wirt County, WV. (16) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA, Although headstone date shows that he was born in 1851, he appeared as a 3-month-old son in the 1850 Census, and his age was given as 60 in the 1910 Census. (17) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (18) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (19) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (20) Headstone. (21) James Lock