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, Harrison Co, 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 (1800 - 1893)
Mother: Elizabeth Rogers ( - 1829)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Priscilla Hughes 2 1,2 Married: Sep- 9-1847 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 12
Born: Feb-14-1825 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13,14 Died: Dec-17-1888 14 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Martin L. Hughes (1796 - 1864) Mother: Ann Davis (1800 - 1885)
M Child 1: Charles W. Bee Born: Jun-10-1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13,15,16 Census: 1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1911 in Rutherford, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Wirt Co, WV Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1873 in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: blacksmith 16 Wife: Catharine Rebecca Lowther b. Aug- -1852 Also known as: Rebecca Lowther 18,19,20 Married: Oct- 2-1873 in Ritchie Co, WV 21
M Child 2: Albert Franklin Bee Born: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 22,23,15 Died: 1911 14 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1910 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Eliza Ann Holbert b. 1859 d. 1899 Also known as: Elizabeth Holbert 2 Married: Oct-28-1875 in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Wife: Sarah A. Haddox b. ca 1868 Married: Jun- 9-1903 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
F Child 3: Julia Ann Bee Born: Mar- 1-1852 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 15,24 Died: Mar-18-1936 in Ritchie Co, WV 24 Resided: 1911 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Henry Clay Zinn b. Dec- -1844 Also known as: Clay Zinn 2,25 Married: Sep-22-1870 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
M Child 4: Allen H. Bee Born: Dec- 5-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 26,15 (see note 1) Died: May-16-1933 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 26 Buried: in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 26 Resided: in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 26 Resided: 1919 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 6 Resided: 1911 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17 Census: 1880, 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 2) Resided: 1878 in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Occupation: shoe cobbler 26 Occupation: 1900 mail carrier 27 Wife: Mary C. Hammond b. ca 1861 d. bef Dec 1881 Married: Oct-24-1878 in Ritchie Co, WV 28 Wife: Ella Sypolt b. ca 1858 d. bef Jun 1900 Married: Dec- 1-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 29 Wife: Eliza Thompson b. ca 1883 Married: Dec-24-1919 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 30
F Child 5: Leah Virginia Bee Born: May- 4-1854 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 13,15 Resided: 1911 in Ohio 17 Husband: Joseph M. Summers b. ca 1852 Married: Jun- 5-1875 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
F Child 6: Rosanna N. Bee Born: Dec-11-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 26,15 Died: May-12-1924 in North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 26 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 26 Resided: 1911 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 3) Husband: Robert O. Sommerville b. Sep-16-1852 d. Mar-21-1934 Married: Nov-22-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 31
F Child 7: Sally Catherine Bee Born: Dec-11-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 32,13,15 Died: Oct-13-1937 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 32,33 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Resided: 1911 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Andrew Montgomery Wade b. Jul-14-1847 d. Jul-10-1904 Married: Mar-30-1876 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 15,33
M Child 8: Stephen H. Bee Born: Apr-26-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13,15 Died: 1945 13 Resided: 1911 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17 Resided: 1882 in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Wife: Ida Belle Leggett b. Oct- 2-1863 d. Jun-14-1950 Married: Feb- 2-1882 in Ritchie Co, WV 34 No children: 27
F Child 9: Elizabeth M. "Betty" Bee Also known as: Betty 20 Born: Feb- -1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15,8 (see note 4) Died: Oct-21-1932 in Walkersville, Lewis Co, WV 8 Resided: from abt 1902 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Resided: formerly in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 8 Resided: 1885 in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Husband: Noah Zinn b. ca 1858 Married: May-28-1885 in Ritchie Co, WV 35
M Child 10: Evikee Bee Born: 1861 13 Died: 1861 13
M Child 11: Ezekiel Garfield Bee Born: Nov-27-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13,36 Died: Mar-18-1945 at Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV 26 Buried: Heavner Cemetery 26 Resided: at Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV 26 Resided: 1911 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1887 in Ritchie Co, WV 36 Occupation: farmer 36 Wife: Lillie Estella Bond b. Jan-27-1863 d. Mar-17-1947 Also known as: Lily E. Bond 36 Married: Mar- 9-1887 in Lewis Co, WV 37
M Child 12: Arthur G. Bee Born: Feb-16-1863 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 38,13 Died: 1922 13
F Child 13: Angelina "Lina" Bee Born: Jul- 4-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 11 Died: Dec-29-1950 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 39,40 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 32 Resided: in Salem, WV 26 Resided: 1911 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Wilson Nutter b. Jul-21-1848 d. Jan-20-1895 Married: Jan-13-1888 in Ritchie Co, WV 41,42 Husband: Isaiah Bee "Zed" Davis b. Jan-25-1858 d. Nov-13-1929 Census name: I. B. Davis 43 Married: Jul-19-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 44
F Child 14: Jerusha Jane Bee Also known as: Jerushia Bee Born: Mar-20-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 33,45,13 (see note 5) Resided: 1911 in Ohio 17 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: John Miller Wade b. Apr-17-1862 Also known as: Miller Wade 13,46,47 Married: Jan- 3-1884 in Ritchie Co, WV 48
M Child 15: Elmus I. Bee Born: Mar-12-1869 13,39 Died: Nov-12-1935 in Salem, WV 13,39 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 49 Census: 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1911 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Census: 1910 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: barber, Salem WV 13,50,51 Wife: Ora L. Davis b. Jun- -1870 d. Jan- 4-1963 Married: Oct-22-1891 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
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) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, 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) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (13) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 103. (14) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (16) 1900 Census, Wirt County, WV. (17) Obituary of father. (18) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 276. (19) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (20) Marriage record of daughter. (21) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Charles W. Bee, 25, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Wilson & Percilla; and Catharine R. Lowther, 22, of Ritchie Co, dau of Jonathan C. & Emza. Married Oct 2 1873. (Corrected for transcription error, which has reversed the parents' names.) (22) 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. (23) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (24) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (25) Obituary of wife's father. (26) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (27) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (28) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Allen H. Bee, 25, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Benjamin W. & Priscilla; and Mary C. Hammond, 17, of Ritchie Co, dau of Greenberry & Nancy S. Married Oct 24 1878. (29) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Allen H. Bee, widowed, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Ella Sypult, 23, b. Ohio County VA, res. Ritchie Co. Married Dec 1 1881. (30) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Allen H. Bee, widowed, 67, b. Doddridge Co, res. Adamston WV, son of Wilson & Priscilla Bee; and Mrs. Eliza Thompson, widowed, 36, b. & res. Harrison Co, dau of G. W. Thompson & (blank). Married Dec 24 1919 at Adamston. (31) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Robert O. Sommerville, 25, of Ritchie Co, son of Martin S. & Susan; and Rosanna Bee, 21, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Benjamin W. & Priscilla. Married Nov 22 1877. (32) Headstone. (33) James Lock