Husband: Arthur G. Bee
Also known as: Marion Arthur Bee 1
Born: Nov-10-1841 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2,3
Died: Sep-10-1922 in Ritchie Co, WV 4,3
Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 3
Resided: in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 5,6
Occupation: miller 7
Military: Co G, 14th WV Inf - Civil War 3
Father: Ezekiel Bee
Mother: Moriah Catherine Johnson
Wife: Mary Catherine Watson 8,9 10
Born: Jul-27-1843 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 11,2
Died: Jan- 1-1930 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 12
Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 11
Resided: in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 10
Father: George W. Watson
Mother: Susan Divers
Notes
M Child 1: Edward John Bee Census name: E. John Bee 7 Born: 1869 in 13,14 Died: 1942 in 13
F Child 2: Emmaretta Bee Born: ca 1871 in 7
M Child 3: Fernando Harl Bee Also known as: F. Harl Bee 11 Born: Feb-22-1873 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 11,15 Died: Sep-23-1943 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 11,15
F Child 4: Martha A. Bee Born: ca 1876 in 7,2
F Child 5: Lillian Leota Bee Born: ca 1878 in 7
M Child 6: James Doyle Bee Born: ca 1882 in Ritchie Co, WV 16
M Child 7: Walter Ezra Bee Census name: Ezrith W. Bee 17 Born: Jul-13-1886 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 18,13 Died: Oct- 1-1943 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 11,13
Sources: (1) Death record of son. (2) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 279. (6) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Berea District) (7) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (8) Marriage record of son. (9) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (10) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 238. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Mary C. Bee, widow of Arthur Bee, b. Jul 27 1843, dau of George & Susan (Divers) Watson; died Jan 1 1930 at Berea, burial at Pine Grove. (13) Headstone (year only) (14) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (15) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998) (16) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001) (17) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (18) 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. www.doddridgecountyroots.com Name Index