Jul-28-2018
Husband: Josiah Bee
Born: 1809 in New Jersey 1,2 (see note 1) Died: Mar-31-1886 2 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 3,2,4 Resided: since 1859 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 4,3 Resided: until 1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3 Father: Asa Bee (1756 - 1826) Mother: Rhoda Cox
Wife: Priscilla Davis 5,6 Married: Aug-11-1831 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7,4
Born: 1811 2,4 (see note 2) Died: 1859 6 Buried: (unmarked) in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 2 Father: George J. Davis (1790 - 1868) Mother: Catherine Davis (1788 - 1869)
M Child 1: Isaiah Bee Born: ca 1834 8 Died: Nov-15-1912 in Princeton, Mercer Co, WV 9 Resided: in Mercer Co, WV 3 Resided: formerly in Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: teacher, physician, state legislator 3,9 Wife: Mary H. Smith
M Child 2: Jeremiah Bee Born: 1835 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10,11 Died: 1906 10 Buried: in Rock Grove Baptist Cemetery, Rt 33/119, Pickle Street, Lewis Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Hannah Ehret b. ca 1833 Married: Aug- 1-1854 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 13 Wife: Tacy Jane Randolph b. Jun- -1838 d. 1897 Married: Sep- 9-1868 in Ritchie Co, WV 14 Wife: Catherine A. Lamb b. Mar- -1849 Also known as: Katherine Lamb 15 Married: Jan-16-1879 in Lewis Co, WV 16
M Child 3: Nehemiah Bee Born: Jun-17-1837 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 17 (see note 3) Died: May- 5-1912 in North Loup, Valley Co, NE 17 Buried: in North Loup, Valley Co, NE 17 Resided: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 11 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Celina Lowther b. Nov-22-1839 d. Jan- 1-1911 Census name: Selina Lowther 18 Married: Dec-13-1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 19
F Child 4: Catherine Bee Born: 1840 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 20,8 Died: in youth 3 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 5: Obadiah Bee Born: ca 1842 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,8 Census: 1880 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Rebecca A. Goff b. ca 1844 d. aft Apr 1916 Married: Jan- 2-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 21
M Child 6: Azariah Bee Born: Aug-27-1844 near New Milton, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 22,10,9,23 Died: May- 5-1936 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 24,9,10 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 2 Census: 1920 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1910 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military: Co E, 6th WV Inf - Civil War 2 Wife: Sarah Melvian "Vena" Law b. Mar- -1849 d. Feb- 9-1926 Also known as: Melvenia Law 25 Married: Jun-10-1869 in Gilmer Co, WV 26
F Child 7: Joanna Bee Born: ca 1849 11,8 Resided: in Lewis Co, WV 3,27 Resided: 1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 11 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: George W. McMullen b. ca 1836 Married: Jun-22-1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 28
F Child 8: Mary L. Bee Born: ca 1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11 Resided: 1870 in Ritchie Co, WV 11 Husband: Alpheus A. Meredith b. ca 1848 Married: Dec- 1-1870 in Ritchie Co, WV 29 Husband: ___ Gardner
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. 356. (2) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 576. (4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 279. (5) Marriage record of son. (6) 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. 33. (7) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (8) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (9) Obituary. (10) Headstone (year only) (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (12) Gilmer County WV Cemeteries, Vol. II, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Apr 1994) (13) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Jeremiah Bee, 19, of Doddridge Co, son of Josiah & Priscilla; and Hannah Errett [sic], 21, of Philadelphia PA, dau of Jacob & Hannah. Married Aug 1 1854. (14) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Jeremiah Bee, 33, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Josiah & Pricilla; and Tacy J. Randolph, 29, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of John & Experience. Married Sep 9 1868. (15) Death record of daughter. (16) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (17) 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. 135. (18) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (19) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Nehemiah Bee, 23, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Josiah & Priscilla; and Celina Lowther, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of J. M. & Lucinda. Married Dec 13 1860. (20) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/doddridge/vitals/birth.txt. (21) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as obadiah Bee, 24, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Josiah & Priscilla; and Rebecca A. Goff, of Ritchie Co, dau of Benjamin & Eda. Married Jan 2 1867. (22) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (23) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (24) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (25) Death record of son. (26) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989), Identified as Azariah Bee, 23, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Sarah M. Law, 20, of Gilmer Co. Married Jun 10 1869. (27) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 280. (28) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Geo W. McMellion, widowed, 40, of Lewis Co, son of Jonathan & Elizabeth; and Joanna Bee, 27, b. Virginia, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Josiah. Married Jun 22 1876. (29) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Alpheus A. Meredith, 22, of Ritchie Co, son of Job & Mary Ann; and Mary L. Bee, 18, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Josiah & Prisilla. Married Dec 1 1870. Event Notes Note (1) "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries through 1993," p. 615, reports headstone showing death date as Mar 31 1886, with age at death as 76y 11m 23d, which would calculate to a birth date of Apr 8 1809. But "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 356, reports birth date as Aug 16 1809, with same death date. Note (2) Susie Davis Nicholson reports birth date as 1810 (p. 33). Note (3) marriage record states birthplace as Harrison CountyName Index