Husband: Ephraim Bee
Born: Dec-26-1802 in Salem, Salem Co, NJ 1
Died: Oct-23-1888 at Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Resided: at Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Resided: 1845 in Lewisport (now Blockhouse Hill), Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Census: 1830, 1840 in Harrison Co, VA (now Doddridge Co, WV)
Occupation: farmer, blacksmith
Father: Asa Bee (1756 - 1826)
Mother: Rhoda Cox
Other spouse 1
Notes
Wife: Mary Melissa "Polly" Welch
Married: Mar-27-1853 in Wirt Co, (W)VA 3
Born: Dec- 2-1823 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4,1,5
Died: Aug-26-1905 at Joy (Cabin Run), Doddridge Co, WV 6,4
Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Barbour Co, (W)VA
Father: Isaiah Welch (1792 - 1860)
Mother: Rachel Ingram (1794 - )
Other spouse 1
Notes
F Child 1: Mary Elizabeth Bee Also known as: Elizabeth Bee 7 Born: Jan-27-1854 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 8,9 Died: May-27-1928 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Resided: 1914 at Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: James Maley b. Aug- 8-1840 d. Dec-24-1914 Married: Mar- 7-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
M Child 2: John Snyder Carlile Bee Born: Apr-15-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,10 Died: aft Jul 1927 in Alabama 8,11 Census: 1920 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co, AL (see note 1) Census: 1910 in Ellijay, Gilmer Co, GA Census: 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Salina Monroe Prunty b. Jul-24-1854 d. Aug- 8-1911 Married: May-25-1882 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
F Child 3: Hannah Bee Born: Apr- 6-1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,12,13,14 Died: Dec- 8-1945 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,13 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 16 Resided: 1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Lathrop Russell Charter Gray b. Jul-24-1857 d. Mar-11-1890 Also known as: Charter Gray 18 Married: Dec-20-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Husband: Sylvester B. Waldo b. Dec- -1857 d. Aug-26-1927 Married: Dec-20-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 20 Divorced: bef Jan 1920 21
F Child 4: Susan A. Bee Born: Jan-17-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,14 Died: aft Feb 1917 22 Resided: 1917 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 23 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Mark S. Britton b. Feb-16-1854 d. bef May 1910 Also known as: Marcus S. Britton 24 Married: Mar-28-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 25,9
F Child 5: Rachel Jane Bee Born: Mar- 6-1861 1,9 Died: Dec- 9-1943 in Medina Co, OH 26 Census: 1930 in Akron, Summit Co, OH Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Arkensas Townsend b. Feb- -1862 d. Jan-28-1923 Also known as: John Townsen 9,27 Census (family): 1920 in Akron, Summit Co, OH Census (family): 1910 in Waynesburg, Lincoln Co, KY Census (family): 1900 in Roane Co, WV Married: Mar-31-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 28
F Child 6: West Virginia Bee 1,29 Census name: Jennie Born: Jan- 1-1863 1,30,9 Died: Mar-15-1953 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Buried: in Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 30 Resided: in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 30 Census: 1930 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1910 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Benjamin F. Zinn b. Sep-23-1860 d. bef 1900 Married: Nov- 9-1884 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 31
F Child 7: Tabitha Bee Also known as: Bithia Bee 9 Born: Sep-23-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,32,9,33 Died: Nov-29-1950 in Tyler Co, WV 8 Buried: in Spring Hill Cemetery, Riggs Chapel, Josephs Mills, Tyler Co, WV 8 Census: 1900 in Tyler Co, WV Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Martin N. Ankrom b. Jan- -1861 d. 1933 Married: Nov- 3-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 34
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. 55. (2) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (3) Wirt County Marriage Records, Elizabeth, WV, The marriage record is in the form of a handwritten narrative document, which reads as follows: Know all men by these presents that We Ephraim Bee and S. Sheppard are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Virginia in the just and full sum of one hundred and fifty dollars N. the payment of which well and truly to be made unto the said Commonwealth, We bind ourselves jointly and severally our joint and several heirs &c firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 26 day of March 1853. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas marriage is intended between the above bound Ephraim Bee and Mary Clevinger, widow, of Wirt County. Now if there shall be no legal cause to prevent said intended marriage then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in force and virtue. /signed/ Ephraim Bee ((seal)) /signed/ Saml Sheppard ((seal)), MR : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11154780&Type=Marriage. (4) Headstone. (5) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (6) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Mary Bee, white female, widow, age 81y 3 (or 8?)m, 26d; died Aug 26 1905 at Joy, cause of death paralysis and senile gangrene. Buried Aug 27 1905 at Upper Cabin Run. DR p. 157 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047321&Type=Death. (7) Obituary of husband. (8) Findagrave.com. (9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (10) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (11) Newspaper announcement, Legal notice, "Weekly Call," Birmingham, Alabama, Aug 27 1927. (12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (13) Headstone (year only) (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (16) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (17) Newspaper wedding announcement of niece. (18) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 232. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Lathrop R. C. Gray, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Thomas S. & Rachel Gray; and Hannah Bee, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of Ephraim & Mary Bee. Married Dec 20 1877 in Doddridge County. MR p. 222. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Sylvester Waldo, 39, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Mrs. Hannah Gray, 39, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 20 1896 "at the Bride's Residence.", MR p. 258. (21) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (22) Obituary of daughter. (23) Doddridge County Republican, 1/25/1917. (24) Birth record of daughter. (25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, He is identified as Mark Britton, age 29 as of Feb 16 1883, b. Monongalie Co, Va., resident of Doddridge Co. She is identified as Susan A. Bee, age 24 as of Jan 17 1883, b. Doddridge Co, Va, resident of Doddridge Co. Wedding held "at the residence of Efrom Bee." Information for marriage license provided by Mark Britton. MR Bk 2, p. 198. (26) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (27) 1900 Census, Roane County, WV. (28) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as John A. Townsen, 19, b. Upshur Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Rachel J. Bee, 20, of Doddridge Co. Married Mar 31 1881. (29) Death record of daughter. (30) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (31) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Benjamin F. Zinn, 24, b. Sep 23 1860 in Marion Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Virginia Bee, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 9 1884 at Greenwood. MR p. 333. (32) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (33) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as (not named) Bee, white female, born alive on Sep 23 1866, dau of Ephraim & Mary Bee. Informant: Ephraim Bee, father. BR p. 27. (34) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Martin N. Ankrom, 27, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Bithia Bee, 23, of Doddridge Co. Married Nov 3 1889. Event Notes Note (1) in household with son Proctor