Jul-28-2018
Husband: Ezekiel Bee
Born: Aug-28-1800 in New Jersey 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: Feb-20-1893 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 4,5,3 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: aft 1857 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 3,5 Resided: bef 1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,6 Occupation: minister 3,6 Father: Asa Bee (1756 - 1826) Mother: Rhoda Cox Other spouse 2
Wife: Elizabeth Rogers 3 Married: Aug-28-1823 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5
Died: Jun-26-1829 5 Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Benjamin Wilson Bee 3 Also known as: Wilson Bee 7,8,2 Born: Jan-22-1826 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5,9,10 Died: Apr-15-1911 in Salem, WV 11 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12 Resided: since abt 1901 in Salem, WV 12,3 Resided: formerly at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 12 Resided: formerly at Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV 12,13 Occupation: stone cutter 14 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Priscilla Hughes b. Feb-14-1825 d. Dec-17-1888 Married: Sep- 9-1847 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15 Wife: Emma V. Swisher b. 1845 d. Sep-20-1918 Also known as: Emily Swisher 10 Married: Dec-26-1893 at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 16
M Child 2: John Nelson Bee Also known as: Nelson Bee 8,2 Born: Jul-22-1827 in Pennsylvania 17 Died: Sep-13-1921 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 18 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 17,19 Resided: in Webster Co, WV 3 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 17,6 Wife: Perdilla Bland b. ca 1830 d. May- 9-1917 Married: Apr-26-1849 20
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Death record of son. (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 279. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) 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. (6) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Death record of daughter. (9) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (10) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (11) 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. (12) Obituary. (13) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (14) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (15) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (16) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Benjamin W. Bee, widowed, 60, b. Harrison Co, res. Lewis Co, son of Ezekiel & Elizabeth Bee; and Mrs. Emma Davis, widowed, 49, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Isaac & Burgley Davis (sic). Married Dec 26 1893 at Lost Creek, West Virginia. Informants for marriage license: C. H. Davis & B. W. Bee of Harrison & Lewis Counties. MR p. 191 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=23296&Type=Marriage. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (18) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as John N. Bee, widowed, farmer, b. Jul 22 1827 at unknown location in U.S., d. Sep 13 1921 at Berea. Father: Ezekiel Bee, b. in New Jersey. Mother: unknown. Burial in Berea. Informant: S. Collins, Berea (relationship, if any, not stated). (19) Findagrave.com. (20) Michael R. Jobes, Descendants of William Jobes Sr, Revolutionary War Hero, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/b/Michael-R-J obes/FILE/0002page.html. Event Notes Note (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther (RCHR, p. 279) states his birthplace as near Fetterman, in present-day Taylor County WV. But son John Nelson Bee's death record states father's birthplace as New Jersey.Name Index