Husband: Walter Ezra Bee
Census name: Ezrith W. Bee 1
Born: Jul-13-1886 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 2,3
Died: Oct- 1-1943 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 4,3
Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 5
Occupation: farmer 4
Census: 1900, 1930, 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Arthur Green Bee (1841 - 1922)
Mother: Mary Catherine Watson (1843 - 1930)
Wife: Viola Jane Mitchell 6,7
Married: Jul-19-1911 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
Born: Jul-16-1891 in Paris, Edgar Co, IL 9,3,8
Died: Jul-21-1977 in Canton, Stark Co, OH 10,3
Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 9,5
Resided: in Canton, Stark Co, OH 9
Census: 1930, 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: James W. Mitchell
Mother: Nancy Rollins
Notes
F Child 1: Lowell Gladys Bee Also known as: L. Gladys Bee 11 Born: Apr-22-1912 12,4 Died: May-23-1939 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 4 Cause of death: influenza, pneumonia 4 Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: restaurant worker 4 Husband: Odbert Harold Bell b. ca 1901 Married: Dec-20-1934 in Ritchie Co, WV 13
M Child 2: Howard Ralph Bee Also known as: Ralph Bee 14 Born: Nov- 1-1913 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 15,14,16 Died: Mar- -1978 14 Resided: in Washington, DC 17 Resided: 1977 in Seat Pleasant, Prince Georges Co, MD 18 Resided: 1941 in Nobe (Calhoun/Gilmer Co), WV 16 Census: 1930, 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Military: (enlisted 1/6/1941) U.S. Army, World War II 19 Wife: Dessie Jane West b. Feb-27-1920 d. Aug- 4-1943 Married: Nov-23-1941 in Revere, Gilmer Co, WV Wife: Nora Opal Robinson b. Jul-21-1916 d. Sep-17-1996 Also known as: Opal Robinson 20,14 Married: Jul- 8-1944 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 20
M Child 3: James Arthur Bee Born: Apr-15-1915 14,12 Died: Aug-16-2003 14 Resided: in Canton, Stark Co, OH 17 Resided: 1977 in Seat Pleasant, Prince Georges Co, MD 18 Census: 1930, 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Roberta Gay Calhoun b. May-13-1922 d. Dec-22-2009 Married: May-22-1944 in Ritchie Co, WV 21
M Child 4: Dennis Carl Bee Born: Dec-16-1916 in Ritchie Co, WV 22,14,23 Died: Mar- 2-1971 in Canton, Stark Co, OH 24,25,23 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: in Canton, Stark Co, OH 24 Census: 1930, 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Wilma Mary Britton b. Mar-22-1921 d. Sep-20-1997 Married: Jul- 9-1945 in Ritchie Co, WV 22
M Child 5: Ersel George Bee Born: Apr- 1-1919 in Ritchie Co, WV 14,26,12 Died: Dec-17-2007 in Lexington, Lexington Co, SC 27,14 Buried: in Woodridge Memorial Park, Lexington, SC 9 Resided: in Lexington, Lexington Co, SC 9,17 Resided: 1977 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 18 Resided: 1943 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 26 Census: 1930, 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Military: U.S. Army, World War II, Europe (EAME Campaign Medal) 9 Wife: Juanita Madeline Dodd b. Aug- 7-1925 d. Jul- 6-2013 Census name: Waneta A. Dodd Married: Jan-23-1943 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 28 Wife: Novaline G. Lawson b. Nov- 9-1919 Married: ca 1960 29
F Child 6: Lucy Belle Bee Born: Jul-24-1921 14,24,12 Died: Aug-26-1985 in Orange Co, FL 24,14 Resided: in Altamonte Springs, Seminole Co, FL 17 Resided: 1977 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 18 Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Charles Alfred Lewis Hileman b. Nov-13-1912 d. Nov-18-1981 Also known as: Lewis Hileman 18,30,31 Married: Jun-13-1939 in Ritchie Co, WV 32
M Child 7: Cassel T. Bee Born: Feb-16-1924 14,23,12 Died: Mar- 5-1981 in Stark Co, OH 24,14,23 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: in Canton, Stark Co, OH 25,24,18 Census: 1930, 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 8: Ventol Marvin Bee Also known as: Marvin Bee 18 Born: Jun- -1926 in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Resided: 1977 in Fairfax, VA 18 Census: 1930, 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 9: Claude Bee Born: Jun-14-1931 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 33,14 Died: Oct-25-1993 in Bexar Co, TX 24,14,23 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 5,34 Resided: in San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX 14 Resided: in Laredo, Webb Co, TX 35 Resided: 1977 in Canton, Stark Co, OH 18 Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Military: May-10-1949 - Oct-24-1952 A2C, US Air Force, Korean Era 36,37 Wife: Louise Ellen Jones b. Oct- 6-1931 Married: Sep-28-1949 in Ritchie Co, WV 38 Wife: Living
M Child 10: Frank Bee Born: Jun-15-1934 in Ritchie Co, WV 14,15 Died: Nov- 2-2010 14 Resided: in Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa Co, FL 14 Resided: 1977 in Auburn, King Co, WA 18 Census: 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Living
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Birth date stated as Jul 13 1884, but age 57y 2m 18d would put birth date at Jul 13 1886. The 1900 Census shows his birth date as Jul 1886, so the 1884 entry is an apparent clerical error. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (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 son. (7) Death record of husband. (8) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (9) Obituary. (10) Obituary - Hospital. (11) Obituary of son. (12) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (13) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Odbert Harold Bell, divorced, 33, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Lowell Gladys Bee, 22, of Ritchie Co. Married Dec 20 1934. (14) Social Security Death Index. (15) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV. (17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (18) Obituary of mother. (19) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (20) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (21) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (22) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003) (23) Headstone. (24) Death Record - Online. (25) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (26) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (27) Obituary - At home. (28) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Ersel George Bee, 23, b. Ritchie Co, res. in Berea, son of Ezra & Viola Jane Bee; and Juanita Madeline Dodd, 22, b. Ritchie Co, res. in Pullman, dau of Alva & Laura Dodd. Married Jan 23 1943 in Pennsboro. (Note: Bride's age does not correspond with 1930 Census, which puts birth at about 1928.), MR p. 349 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11544967&Type=Marriage. (29) Obituary of husband. (30) Obituary of father. (31) Obituary of brother. (32) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Charles Alfred L. Hileman, 26, of Doddridge Co, son of A. A. & Rulinna C. Hileman; and Lucy Belle Bee, 17, of Ritchie Co, dau of Ezra & Viola Bee. Married Jun 13 1939. (33) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (34) Findagrave.com. (35) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (36) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (37) Military Grave Marker. (38) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003), Identified as Claude Bee, b. Jun 14 1927 in Ritchie Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Walter E. & Viola (Mitchell) Bee; and Louise Ellen Jones, b. Oct 6 1931 in Ritchie Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Draper & Cecil (Jeffries) Jones. Married Sep 28 1949. (NOTE: SSDI shows birth date for Claude Bee to be Jun 14 1931.)