Jul-28-2018
Husband: Asa Bee II
Born: Aug- 7-1798 in Gloucester Co, NJ 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: Jun-11-1861 4,3 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 5,4 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Resided: from 1836 near Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Resided: formerly in New Milton, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2 Occupation: minister 2 Father: Asa Bee (1756 - 1826) Mother: Rhoda Cox Notes 2
Wife: Hannah Maxson 2,6 Also known as: Hannah Maxin 2 Married: Sep-24-1818 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7
Born: Feb- 4-1799 in Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA 8,3 Died: 1879 3 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 5 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: Zebulon Maxson, Jr. (1779 - 1821) Mother: Mary Davis (1779 - 1868) Notes
F Child 1: Rohanna Bee Born: Mar-22-1820 in Preston Co, (W)VA 1 Died: 1820 1
F Child 2: Rhoda Bee Born: May- 5-1822 in Preston Co, (W)VA 9 Died: Sep- 6-1869 9 Husband: Lemuel Davis b. Nov-25-1822 d. Apr- 1-1900 Married: Dec-12-1844 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 10
F Child 3: Mary Bee Born: Apr- 8-1823 in Preston Co, (W)VA 11 Died: 1823 1
M Child 4: Zebulon Bee Born: Jan-31-1825 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 12,13,14,15 Died: Mar-24-1900 1 Census: 1880 in Webster Co, WV Resided: 1878 in Ritchie Co, WV 12 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 13 Wife: Elizabeth Leggett b. 1813 d. 1875 Married: May- 9-1852 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 16 Wife: Harriet Allen McGee b. Jul-30-1840 d. Dec-30-1932 Also known as: Hattie A. McGee 12 Married: Oct-23-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
M Child 5: Amos Bee Born: Apr-21-1828 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 17,1
F Child 6: Abigail A. Bee Born: Sep- 1-1829 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 18,16 Died: Feb-15-1903 18 Buried: in Nay Cemetery (btwn Pullman & Five Forks), Ritchie Co, WV 5 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 16 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: teacher 2 Husband: Daniel Nay b. May-28-1826 d. Mar-20-1894 Married: May-19-1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 16 No children: 19
M Child 7: Asa Bee, Jr. Born: Oct- 4-1831 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,16 Census: 1900 in Worcester, Worcester Co, MA Census: 1880 in West Boylston, Worcester Co, MA Census: 1870 in Lancaster, Worcester Co, MA Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1860 carpenter 13 Occupation: 1870, 1880 millwright 20,21 Occupation: 1900 grain merchant 22 Wife: Catherine Ehret b. ca 1837 Also known as: Katharine Ehret 16 Married: Mar-20-1856 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 23
? Child 8: Loamini Bee Census name: Roami Bee 24 Born: Jul- 5-1834 1 Died: Mar-28-1867 1 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
F Child 9: Almira A. "Allie" Bee Born: Oct-17-1836 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 16,25,26 Died: Jan-31-1917 in Hushpuckanna, MS 27 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: William H. Daugherty b. ca 1849 d. aft Jan 1917 Married: Oct-27-1870 in Ritchie Co, WV 16
F Child 10: Priscilla Clarissa Bee Also known as: Prissella Bee 28 Born: Jun-22-1840 in Wood Co, (W)VA 29,16 Died: Nov-21-1882 30,31 Buried: in Reeves Cemetery, near Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Elijah C. Goff b. Apr-12-1840 d. Apr- 8-1916 Married: Jan- 1-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 32,28,31
F Child 11: Ingaby Inez Bee 33 Also known as: Ingabee I. Bee 16 Born: Apr-25-1842 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 34,16 Died: Oct-19-1918 in Tyler Co, WV 33 (see note 2) Buried: in Arnolds Creek Christian Church Cem, Greenwood (Deep Valley), Doddridge Co, WV 35 Resided: 1917 in Deep Valley (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 36 Resided: 1868 in Ritchie Co, WV 16 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Robert Doak b. Mar-16-1842 d. Apr-26-1915 Married: May-21-1868 in Ritchie Co, WV 37
Sources: (1) 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. 57. (2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 575. (3) Headstone (year only) (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) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (6) Marriage record of daughter. (7) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (8) 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. 28. (9) 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. 99. (10) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Lemuel Davis and Rhoda Bee. Married Dec 12 1844. "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 99, reports marriage date as Nov 28 1844. (11) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >. (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (13) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (14) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 279. (15) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, Birthplace reported as Preston County, but all other sources state Harrison County. p. 57. (16) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (17) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/doddridge/vitals/birth.txt. (18) Headstone. (19) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 464. (20) 1870 Census. (21) 1880 Census. (22) 1900 Census. (23) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Asa Bee Jr., 24, of Harrison Co, son of Asa & Hannah; and Katharine Erett (or Ehret), 18, of Philadelphia, dau of Jacob & Hannah. Married Mar 20 1856. (24) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (25) Obituary, West Union Record, 2/8/1917. (26) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, Birthplace reported as Ritchie County, while other sources state Harrison County. p. 58. (27) Obituary, "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 58, incorrectly reports death date as Jan 31 1907. West Union Record, 2/8/1917. (28) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (29) Headstone - Birth date not specified, but calculated from stated age at death. (30) Headstone, "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 58, reports birth date as Jun 22 1840 and death date as Oct 1882. But headstone and husband's obituary both state Nov 21 1882 and the death date, and age 42y 4m 29d on headstone calculates to a birth date of Jun 23 1840. (31) Obituary of husband. (32) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Elijah C. Goff, age 26, b. Wood Co, res Ritchie Co, son of Benjamin & Eda; and Prissella [sic] Bee, b. Wood Co, res Ritchie Co, dau of Asa & Hannah. Married Jan 1 1867. (33) 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. 58. (34) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, Birthplace reported as Ritchie County, but marriage record states Lewis County. p. 58. (35) Findagrave.com. (36) Obituary of sister. (37) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Robert Doak, 24, of Tyler Co, son of Alexander & Eliza; and Ingabee I. Bee, 26, b. Lewis Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Asa & Hannah. Married May 21 1868. ("Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 58, incorrectly reports marriage date as Jul 26 1867.) Event Notes Note (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther states his birth as 1798 near Fetterman, in present-day Taylor County WV. But "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 57, reports it as Aug 7 1798, probably in Gloucester County, NJ. Note (2) Death date on headstone is 1917. No death record found.Name Index