Husband: Ephraim W. Bee
Born: Mar-16-1834 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3,4
Died: Feb-14-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,4
Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Roane Co, (W)VA
Resided: 1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 7
Military: 1863 - 1864 Pvt, Co C, 6th W.Va. Inf, and Sgt, Co H, 4th W.Va. Cav, Civil War 8,9,10 (see note 1)
Father: Ephraim Bee (1802 - 1888)
Mother: Catharine Davis (1804 - 1852)
Wife: Ingabey Smith 6
Also known as: Inghbee Smith 1
Married: Sep-27-1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11
Born: Feb-22-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4,1,12
Died: Aug-22-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 13
Census: 1870, 80, 1900 10 20 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Roane Co, (W)VA
Resided: 1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Samuel Smith (1807 - 1868)
Mother: Nancy Ann Fleming (1805 - 1894)
Notes
M Child 1: John S. Bee Born: Sep-20-1858 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA 14 (see note 2) Died: May-19-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,5 Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 14 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 14,15 Wife: Lucy Smith b. May-24-1866 d. Aug-29-1944 Married: Jun-17-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
M Child 2: McClellan C. "Mack" Bee Also known as: Mack Bee 6 Born: Jul- -1861 16 (see note 3) Died: Oct-21-1910 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18,19 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1910 hotel proprietor 20 Wife: Nellie L. McCauley b. Mar- -1862 d. 1938 Also known as: Nellie L. McCally 21 Married: May-15-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,23
M Child 3: Stinnett Bee 24 Born: May- -1863 25 Died: Mar-22-1919 in Doddridge Co, WV 26,5 Cause of death: stomach trouble 14 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 14,16 Wife: Sarah J. Rollins b. Feb- -1866 d. 1946 Married: ca 1882 16
M Child 4: Charles W. Bee Also known as: Charlie Bee 27 Born: Nov-23-1865 in West Virginia 14,4 Died: Aug-29-1956 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,5,4 Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 6,14 Resided: 1940, 1946 near Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 28,29 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 14 Wife: Lenora Virginia Wilson b. Sep-12-1870 d. Sep-17-1940 Also known as: Virginia Wilson 6,27,30,31,32
M Child 5: Levi Samuel Bee Census name: Samuel L. Bee Born: Dec-20-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 (see note 4) Died: Dec-16-1948 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14 Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,29 Census: 1870 80, 1920 30 40 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Myrtle Fonda Hammond b. Dec- -1887 d. Jan-13-1969 Married: Aug-14-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
F Child 6: Mary Catharine Bee Born: Jun- 4-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 33 (see note 5) Died: Jan-11-1946 in Doddridge Co, WV 34 Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 34 Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 20 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William H. Hufford b. Jun- 7-1847 d. Jun-26-1922 Married: Aug-16-1916 at Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 35 Husband: Vincent A. Cain b. Aug- -1864 Married: Feb-15-1925 in Doddridge Co, WV 36
M Child 7: Thomas B. Bee Born: Dec-15-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 37,38 Died: Dec-29-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 39
M Child 8: Ephraim H. Bee Born: Nov-12-1874 14,19 Died: Sep- 8-1955 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14,40,19 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 19 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,29 Census: 1880, 1900 10 20 30 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 14 Wife: Daisy Jane Dotson b. Dec-15-1879 d. Jan- 8-1959 Married: Dec-29-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
F Child 9: B. A. Bee Born: Jun- -1879 38 Died: Sep-14-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 39
M Child 10: Nathan A. Bee Also known as: Nate Bee 41 Born: Sep-25-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 42,43,44 Died: Feb-24-1964 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 42 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 42 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 42,29 Census: 1930 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: carpenter 45,46,42 Wife: Lou "Louie" Childers b. Mar-21-1885 Married: May-27-1906 in Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 47,1
M Child 11: Harvey Bee Born: Oct- -1883 38 Died: Jul-23-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 39
Sources: (1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (2) West Union Herald-Record, Birthplace stated as Doddridge County. 4/18/2000, p. 5. (3) 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. 55. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (6) Headstone. (7) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (8) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (9) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Ephraim W. Bee, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Ephraim & Katharine; and Inghbee Smith, 16, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Samuel & Ann. Married Sep 27 1857. (12) West Union Herald-Record, Birthplace stated as Taylor County. 4/18/2000, p. 5. (13) Headstone, Her portion of headstone reads: "Ingabey Bee, 1840 - 19__" (14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (15) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (16) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (17) Obituary - St. Joseph's Hospital, West Union Record, 10/28/1910. (18) Obituary, West Union Record, 10/28/1910. (19) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (20) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (21) Obituary of father. (22) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as M. C. Bee, 25, of Doddridge Co; and Nellie McCally [sic], 25, b. Pleasants Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married may 15 1889. (23) Obituary of husband. (24) West Union Herald-Record, 4/18/2000, p. 5. (25) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District), "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, reports birth date as Jan 22 1865. Age 56 given on death record would put birth in about 1863, and 1900 Census shows his birth date as May 1863. (26) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Stinett [sic] Bee, age 56, married, occupation farmer, died Mar 22 1919. Cause of death: "Stomach Trouble." (27) Obituary of son. (28) Death record of wife. (29) Obituary of sister. (30) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (31) Death record of daughter. (32) Obituary of daughter. (33) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Mary C. Bee, white female, b. Jun 4 1871, dau of E. W. (occupation farmer) & Ingaby Bee. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, identifies her as Mary C. Bee, b. Apr 1 1870. The 1900 Census shows her as Mary E. Bee, b. June 1870. Her obituary says only that she was born in 1870.), BR p. 47, Line 23 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2602493&Type=Birth. (34) Obituary. (35) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as William Hufford, 65, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Miss Mary Catherine Bee, 42, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Aug 16 1916 at Sunnyside by minister L. E. Bee. MR p. 44. (36) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Vincent A. Cain, 60, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co; and Mrs. Mary C. Hufford, 47, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Feb 15 1925. MR p. 392. (37) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (38) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (39) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (40) Obituary of wife. (41) Obituary of wife's mother. (42) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (43) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 7, p. 399. (44) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (45) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (46) 1930 Census, Wood County, WV. (47) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as Nathan A. Bee, age 26, b. Doddridge Co. Bride identified as Luie Childers, age 21, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held May 27 1906 at Doe Run. MR Bk 7, p. 399. Event Notes Note (1) According to his obituary, Ephraim W. Bee "was slightly wounded in the battle at Medley, the same time that General Nathan Goff was taken prisoner." Note (2) 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 (3) Although age stated in marriage record and in obituary would put birth in about 1864, date on headstone is 1861, and 1900 Census shows birth date as July 1861. But age 17 in 1880 Census would put it in about 1863, while "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, reports birth date as May 19 1859. Note (4) Age given at marriage would put birth in about 1870. "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, reports birth dae as Dec 21 1868. Note (5) Birth date given in obituary as 1870.