Husband: Benjamin Wilson Bee
Also known as: Wilson Bee 1,2,3
Born: Jan-22-1826 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4,5,6
Died: Apr-15-1911 in Salem, WV 7
Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 8
Resided: since abt 1901 in Salem, WV 8,9
Resided: formerly at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 8
Resided: formerly at Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV 8,10
Occupation: stone cutter 11
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Ezekiel Bee (1800 - 1893)
Mother: Elizabeth Rogers ( - 1829)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Emma V. Swisher 12
Also known as: Emily Swisher 6
Married: Dec-26-1893 at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 13
Born: 1845 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6,14
Died: Sep-20-1918 at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 15,16,14
Buried: in Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 17
Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Father: Isaac Swisher (1793 - 1854)
Mother: Mariah Jett (1797 - 1863)
Other spouse 1
Sources: (1) Marriage record of son. (2) Death record of daughter. (3) Death record of son. (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) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (6) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (7) 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. (8) Obituary. (9) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 279. (10) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (11) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (12) 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. 103. (13) 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. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (16) 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. 84. (17) Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV, Headstone reads: Emma V. Davis, 1845-1918, wife of M. H. Davis. p. 46.