Husband: John Nelson Bee
Also known as: Nelson Bee 1,2
Born: Jul-22-1827 in Pennsylvania 3
Died: Sep-13-1921 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 3,5
Resided: in Webster Co, WV 6
Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 3,7
Father: Ezekiel Bee (1800 - 1893)
Mother: Elizabeth Rogers ( - 1829)
Notes
Wife: Perdilla Bland 8,2 Married: Apr-26-1849 9
Born: ca 1830 in Pennsylvania 10,2 Died: May- 9-1917 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 9,5 Census: 1910 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Richard G. Bland (1789 - 1876) Mother: Mary Ann Jobes (1795 - 1857)
M Child 1: Eusebius L. "Sebe" Bee Also known as: E. L. Bee 11,12 Born: Mar- 1-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,13,14 Died: Apr-27-1926 at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 3,14 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 3,15 Census: 1910 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: music teacher (Ritchie Co & Salem College) and farmer Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Hammond b. ca 1856 d. bef Dec 1884 Married: Jul-10-1875 in Ritchie Co, WV 16 Wife: Rebecca Jane Hoff b. Jul- 9-1859 d. Dec-18-1932 Married: Dec- 7-1884 in Ritchie Co, WV 17,18 (see note 1)
F Child 2: Cynthia Jane Bee Census name: Cynthia J. Bee Born: Jan-25-1853 19,14 Died: Jul-19-1939 in Ritchie Co, WV 20,14 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 21 Census: 1880 in Ritchie Co, WV 22 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Sylvester Collins b. 1853 d. 1952 Married: Nov- 6-1875 in Ritchie Co, WV 23
M Child 3: Lloyd C. Bee Born: Aug-25-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 24,25,23,26 Died: Nov-28-1923 24 Buried: in Hallburg Cemetery, Hallburg, Clay Co, WV 5 Census: 1920 in Cowen, Webster Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1910 in Birch District, Braxton Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1880, 1900 in Otter District, Clay Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Sarah E. Holbert b. Aug-14-1861 Married: Dec-21-1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 27 Wife: Naomi Caroline "Oma" Nottingham b. Apr- 1-1861 d. Jan-23-1948 Also known as: Caroline Nottingham 3,26 Married: Oct-26-1889 in Clay Co, WV 28
M Child 4: Charles Thomas Bee 3 Also known as: Thomas C. Bee 29,23,1 Born: Jun-26-1858 3 (see note 4) Died: Feb-16-1945 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 21,3 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1870, 1900, 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 10 Wife: Rachel Minerva Sutton b. Feb-27-1868 d. Mar-10-1955 Married: Nov- 8-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 30
F Child 5: Mary Elizabeth Bee Born: Nov-21-1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 31,32,33 Died: Mar- 7-1942 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 32,31 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 31,5 Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cowen, Webster Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Horace L. Kelley b. Jun-12-1859 d. Dec- 2-1945 Married: Nov-27-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 23,32
Sources: (1) Death record of daughter. (2) Death record of son. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as John N. Bee, widowed, farmer, b. Jul 22 1827 at unknown location in U.S., d. Sep 13 1921 at Berea. Father: Ezekiel Bee, b. in New Jersey. Mother: unknown. Burial in Berea. Informant: S. Collins, Berea (relationship, if any, not stated). (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 279. (7) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (8) Marriage record of son. (9) Michael R. Jobes, Descendants of William Jobes Sr, Revolutionary War Hero, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/b/Michael-R-J obes/FILE/0002page.html. (10) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (11) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 317. (12) Obituary of son. (13) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), p. 60. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (16) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Participants identified as Eusebius L. Bee, age 24, son of J. N. & Perdilla Bee, b. Doddridge Co, residing in Ritchie Co; and Sarah E. Hammond, age 19, dau of Greenbery & Nancy S. Hammond, b. Ritchie Co. Ceremony held Jul 10 1975 in Ritchie Co. p. 60. (17) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Participants identified as Eusebius L. Bee, widowed, age 34, b. Doddridge Co, residing Ritchie Co; and Rebecca J. Butcher, divorced, age 25, b. Ritchie Co. Ceremony held Dec 7 1884 in Ritchie Co. ... Minnie Kendall Lowther, in "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 317, gives marriage date as Jan 2 1883. But this is contradicted by marriage record. (18) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm). Participants identified as Eusebius L. Bee and Rebecca J. Butcher. Ceremony held Dec 7 1884 in Ritchie Co. (19) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (20) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (21) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (22) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (23) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (24) Headstone. (25) 1900 Census, Clay County, WV. (26) Clay County Marriage Records, Clay, WV. (27) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Lloyd Bee, age 20, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of J. N. & Perdilla; and Sarah E. Holbert, age 46 [sic], b. Gilmer Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of R. E. & S. Married Dec 21 1876. The age 46 reported here is considered suspect. (28) Clay County Marriage Records, Clay, WV, Identified as L. C. Bee, 33, b. Doddridge Co, res. Clay Co; and Caroline Hall, 28, b. Braxton Co, res. Clay Co. Married Oct 26 1889. MR p. 153. (29) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (30) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Thomas Bee, 23, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Rachel M. Sutton, 14 [sic], of Ritchie Co. Married Nov 8 1881. (31) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (32) 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. 136. (33) 1900 Census, Webster County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, in "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 317, gives marriage date as Jan 2 1883. But this is contradicted by marriage record. Note (2) Listed as a boarder, lumber worker, married (wife not present). He was not found in the 1930 Census, in which his wife was listed as a widow. Note (3) Marital status married, wife not present. Note (4) Although his death record states his birthplace as Berea, Ritchie County, his presence with his family in the 1860 Census of Doddridge County makes that location more likely. Both his older and younger siblings are documented as being born in Doddridge County.