BEE GENEALOGY

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11/07/2011

Generation One

1. Thomas Bee. He married^[1] Rebecca Brayman.

Children:

2. i. EPHRIAM BEE b. Jun-17-1714.

Generation Two

2. Ephriam Bee (1.Thomas¹), b. Jun-17-1714 in London, England,^[2],1 d. Aug- -1767 in Gloucester Co, NJ,¹ [will proved here on Aug 31 1767]. He married¹ Apr-28-1737,² Sophia Folkes, b. 1716,² (daughter of Thomas Folkes and Elizabeth Curtis), d. Nov-25-1795.²

Children:

i. REBECCA BEE b. Feb-11-1738,² d.² [not named in father's will].

ii. ELIZABETH BEE b. Feb-14-1740.²

iii. ANN BEE b. Dec-24-1743.² She married² Adam Sharp.

iv. SOPHIA BEE b. Apr-16-1746.²

v. EPHRAIM BEE b. May-26-1749.² He married Dec-12-1769,² Ann Jagard.

vi. AMOS BEE b. Aug-11-1752.²

3. vii. ASA BEE b. Aug-28-1756.

Generation Three

3. Asa Bee (2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Aug-28-1756 in Salem, Salem Co, NJ,^2,1 d. 1826 in Preston Co, (W)VA,² resided (settled) in Taylor Co, (W)VA,^[3] occupation Seventh Day Baptist Preacher, military Revolutionary War soldier. He married Aug- 5-1793 in Gloucester Co, NJ,² Rhoda Cox (daughter of Ezekiel Beckett Cox).

Children:

4. i. JONATHAN BEE b. 1794.

ii. KEZIAH BEE. She married² in New Jersey,² ___ Moore.

5. iii. SOPHIA BEE b. 1796.

6. iv. ASA BEE II b. Aug- 7-1798.

7. v. EZEKIEL BEE b. Aug-28-1800.

8. vi. EPHRAIM BEE b. Dec-26-1802.

9. vii. HANNAH BEE b. Dec-26-1802.

10. viii. AMAZIAH BEE b. May-15-1805.

11. ix. MARY BEE² b. Jun- 6-1807.

12. x. JOSIAH BEE b. 1809.

xi. SAMUEL BEE d. young,² buried in Three Forks Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.²

13. xii. JOHN DAVIS BEE b. Dec-26-1811.

Generation Four

4. Jonathan Bee (3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. 1794 in New Jersey,^[4],2 d. 1858,² census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA, military War of 1812.²

There is much confusion regarding the family of Jonathan Bee. We present our findings with the following caveats:

In the well-researched and highly regarded "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 356, Jonathan is said to have married just once, to "Patsy" Martha Howard in 1817, and to have had the following seven children:

Asa, birth date not given, married Margaret Howard in 1839

Enos, birth date not given, married Mary E. Benson, Martha Mackie, and probably Elizabeth Sherwood in 1852

Hannah, b. ca 1822, no further info

Jane, b. ca 1832, no further info

Mariah, b. ca 1835, no further ino

Richard, b. ca 1841, no further info

William, b. ca 1844, no further info

We have encountered numerous discrepancies and inconsistencies in the records pertaining to this family: (1) According to her marriage record, Hannah was the daughter of Jonathan and Margaret, not Jonathan and Martha. (2) We have found that Richard and William were not Jonathan's children, but his grandchildren, apparently orphaned by their parents Asa and Margaret before 1850. (3) After the 1850 Census, we found no trace of daughter Jane, b. ca 1832. (4) We found from her marriage record that Mary Jane Bee, b. ca 1844, was a daughter of Jonathan and Martha, but she does not appear in any census with them and Martha would have been 50 when Mary Jane was born.

1850 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 20 1850:

Jonathan Bee, 56, b. New Jersey, farmer; Martha, 56, b. Virginia; Hannah, 28; Jane, 18; Mariah, 15; Richard, 9; William, 6.

Jonathan died in 1858.

1860 Census, Doddridge County, enumerated on Jun 5 1860:

Martha Bee, 55 (sic), was listed in the household of her son Enos, along with her daughters Hannah and Maria.

Richard Bee, 19, was listed in the household of his father's cousin Keziah Bee and her husband Nathan W. Prim.

William Bee, 16, was listed in the household of his father's cousin Eleanor Bee and her husband John Sherwood.

1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton Twp), enumerated on Jul 14 1870:

Arthur Stuttler, 24, farmer; Ella J. Stuttler, 17; Ephraim B. Sherwood, 10; Martha Bee, 77. All born in Virginia.

(Note: Martha Bee's husband Jonathan was a brother of Ella's grandfather Amaziah Bee, making Ella Jonathan's great-niece. Ephraim B. Sherwood was Ella's brother.)

He married^[5],[6],2 Sep-25-1817 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[7] Martha "Patsy" Howard, also known as Patsy Howard,² b. ca 1794 in Virginia,⁴ (daughter of John Howard), census 1850, 1860, 1870 in Doddridge Co, WV.

Children:

14. i. ASA BEE b. ca 1819.

ii. HANNAH BEE b. ca 1826 in Preston Co, (W)VA,^[8] census 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV, resided 1871 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁸ census 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA. She married Sep-17-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[9] William Frashuer, census name William Frazier,^[10] b. ca 1815 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[11] (son of Nimrod Freashur and Sudna Childers), census 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV, resided 1871 in Lewis Co, WV.⁸

Based on census records, Hannah was born as early as 1822 or as late as 1832, with her marriage record putting it in between at about 1826. Although the earliest record appears to be the most reliable, there still remains the conflict that Jonathan married Martha Howard in 1817, and Hannah's mother was reportedly Margaret.

1880 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Freemans Creek District), enumerated on Jun 26 1880:

William Frazier, 68, farmer, suffering from dropsy; wife Hannah, 50; sister-in-law Mariah, 41; nephew Nimrod, 16; nephew William G, 11; nephew Harvey L, 6.

(Note: The birthplace for everyone was West Virginia. The birthplace for Hannah's father was New Jersey, and Virginia for her mother, while the birthplace for both of Mariah's parents was listed as New Jersey. This is at variance from the Virginia birthplace that is found for Mariah's mother in her marriage record and all census records. It does lend credence, however, to the idea that Hannah was a half-sister to the rest of her father's children.)

15. iii. ENOS BEE b. ca 1827.

iv. JANE BEE b. ca 1832,⁴ census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.

16. v. MARIA BEE b. ca 1836.

17. vi. MARY JANE BEE b. ca 1844.

5. Sophia Bee (3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. 1796,² d. Jun-15-1845,² buried in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Ch Cem, Sugar Camp, Doddridge Co WV.^[12] She married^[13] Sep-14-1815 in Salem Co, NJ,² John M. Kelley, b. 1797 in Salem Co, NJ,¹² [Upper Alloways Creek], d. Apr-17-1860,^12,[14] buried in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Ch Cem, Sugar Camp, Doddridge Co WV.^12,14

Children:

18. i. NATHAN KELLEY¹³ b. Sep-10-1816.

19. ii. KEZIAH KELLEY¹² b. Sep-22-1818.

20. iii. ASA KELLEY¹² b. ca 1826.

21. iv. EZEKIEL KELLEY¹² b. Jul-16-1828.

22. v. JEMIMA KELLEY¹² b. ca 1831.

6. Asa Bee II (3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Aug- 7-1798 near Fetterman, Taylor Co, (W)VA,^3,[15],[16] [Minnie Kendall Lowther states his birth as 1798 near Fetterman, in present-day Taylor County WV. But "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 57, reports it as Aug 7 1798, probably in Gloucester County, NJ.], d. Jun-11-1861,^2,16 buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,^[17],2 census 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA, resided from 1836 near Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,³ resided formerly in New Milton, Doddridge Co, (W)VA,³ occupation minister.³

"He was the first minister of the Seventh Day Baptist Church, on Hughes River, and his ministry had a telling effect on the early history of this branch of the church, which was organized not long after his arrival. He was a strong advocate of co-education, having no sympathy, whatever, with the idea that was so prevalent at that period 'that woman was amply equipped for the battle of life if she coult only spell and read.' He taught that woman's influence was the potent factor in shaping the mind of the child, and that, thus, she was in need of the better education; and this teaching had an important bearing on his own family, as three of his daughters were among the early teachers of this vicinity."³

He married^3,5 Sep-24-1818 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[18] Hannah Maxson, also known as Hannah Maxin,³ b. Feb- 4-1799 in Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[19],16 (daughter of Zebulon Maxson, Jr. and Mary Davis), d. 1879,¹⁶ buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ census 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.

Asa and Hannah Maxson Bee lived for a time at New Milton in Doddridge County, but moved in 1836 to Ritchie County.

1850 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 2 1850:

Asa Bee, 52, farmer; Hannah, 51; Zebulon, 25; Abigail, 20; Asa, 18; Roami (male), 15; Almira, 12; Priscilla, 10; Ingaba, 8.

1860 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 22 1860:

Asa Bee, 63, farmer; Hannah, 62; Abigail, 30; Loami (male), 26; Almira, 23; Priscilla, 21; Ingabee, 18.¹⁵

Children:

i. ROHANNA BEE b. Mar-22-1820 in Preston Co, (W)VA,¹⁵ d. 1820.¹⁵

23. ii. RHODA BEE b. May- 5-1822.

iii. MARY BEE b. Apr- 8-1823 in Preston Co, (W)VA,^[20] d. 1823.¹⁵

24. iv. ZEBULON BEE b. Jan-31-1825.

v. AMOS BEE b. Apr-21-1828 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.^[21],15

vi. ABIGAIL A. BEE b. Sep- 1-1829 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^14,[22] d. Feb-15-1903,¹⁴ buried in Nay Cemetery (btwn Pullman & Five Forks), Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ resided 1864 in Ritchie Co, WV,²² census 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA, occupation teacher.³ She married¹⁷ May-19-1864 in Ritchie Co, WV,²² no children from this marriage,^[23] Daniel Nay, b. May-28-1826 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^14,22 (son of Elijah Nay and Hannah ___), d. Mar-20-1894,¹⁴ buried in Nay Cemetery (btwn Pullman & Five Forks), Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ resided 1864 in Ritchie Co, WV.²²

25. vii. ASA BEE, JR. b. Oct- 4-1831.

viii. LOAMINI BEE, census name Roami Bee,^[24] b. Jul- 5-1834,¹⁵ d. Mar-28-1867,¹⁵ census 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.

ix. ALMIRA A. "ALLIE" BEE b. Oct-17-1836 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^22,[25],[26] d. Jan-31-1917 in Hushpuckanna, MS,^[27] census 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA. She married Oct-27-1870 in Ritchie Co, WV,²² William H. Daugherty, b. ca 1849,²² (son of John Daugherty and Catharine ___), d. aft Jan 1917,^[28] resided in Mississippi.^[29]

26. x. PRISCILLA CLARISSA BEE b. Jun-22-1840.

27. xi. INGABY INEZ BEE b. Apr-25-1842.

7. Ezekiel Bee (3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Aug-28-1800 in Fetterman, Taylor Co, (W)VA,^14,[30] [But son John Nelson Bee's death record states father's birthplace as New Jersey.], d. Feb-20-1893 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^17,2,30 buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ resided aft 1857 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^30,2 resided bef 1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^30,4 occupation minister.^30,4 He married³⁰ (1) Aug-28-1823 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² Elizabeth Rogers, d. Jun-26-1829.² He married^[31],6,5,17 (2) Nov-17-1830 in Wood Co, (W)VA,² Moriah Catherine Johnson, also known as Maria Johnson,³¹ also known as Catherine Johnson,^[32] also known as ___ Johnston,³² b. Jul- 1-1809,¹⁷ (daughter of Michael Johnson and Hannah Hughes), d. Aug- 9-1865,^17,30 buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ resided in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV.³¹

Moriah: Identified in "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 356, as Moriah Johnston, b. Jul 1 1811 in Greenbrier Co, (W)VA, d. Aug 9 1861, dau of Michael J. Johnston & Hannah Hughes. But "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries through 1993," p. 615, reports name as Moriah Johnson, with death date on headstone as Aug 9 1865 and age at death as 56y 1m 8d, which calculates to a birth date of Jul 1 1809.

Children by Elizabeth Rogers:

28. i. BENJAMIN WILSON BEE³⁰ b. Jan-22-1826.

29. ii. JOHN NELSON BEE b. Jul-22-1827.

Children by Moriah Catherine Johnson:

iii. ANGELINA L. BEE b. May-24-1840 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^2,17,22 [Age 22 given at time of 1865 marriage would put birth in about 1843, but headstone reads 1840. Doddridge County Birth Records (http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/doddridge/vitals/birth.txt) indicates 1841.], d. 1917,¹⁷ buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ occupation teacher.³⁰ She married Nov-23-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[33] Marcus E. Martin, b. ca 1846,²² resided in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH,³⁰ occupation minister.³⁰

30. iv. ARTHUR G. BEE b. Nov-10-1841.

31. v. ELIZABETH BEE b. May- 8-1844.

32. vi. JOSIAH BEE, JR. b. Oct-27-1845.

vii. SEDILLA BEE³⁰ b. Jul- 2-1848,^[34] d. young,³⁰ buried (unmarked) in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,^30,17 census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.⁴

viii. EMERETTA BEE b. Aug-14-1850,³⁴ d. Apr- -1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^[35] buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV.¹⁷

ix. ALZETTA BEE b. Aug-14-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^34,22 d. bef Dec 1881, buried (no dates) in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,^30,17 census 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.

Although Minnie Kendall Lowther in "Ritchie County in History and Romance" (p. 279) states that Alzetta Bee, daughter of Ezekiel Bee & Moria Johnson, died young, and "Ritchie County Cemeteries" reports an undated headstone for Alzetta Bee at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Berea, "Ritchie County Marriages" shows that on Nov 14 1877, Alzetta Bee, 23, born in Doddrige Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Ezekiel & Maria, married Robert P. Holbert. Susie Davis Nicholson's "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 357, reports that Alzetta Bee was born Aug 14 1850, a twin to sister Emeretta. The 1860 Census of Ritchie County shows Alzetta Bee as a 10-year-old daughter in the household of Ezekiel & Moriah Bee. No death record has been found for her, but she presumably died before Dec 1881, the date of her husband's remarriage.

She married Nov-13-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[36] Robert Prine Holbert, b. Feb- 9-1856 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA,^[37],22,[38] (son of Reuben Elijah Holbert and Cinderella Bush), d. Mar-12-1937 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,³⁷ buried in Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery, Wood Co, WV, resided in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,³⁷ resided 1881 in Ritchie Co, WV.³⁸

x. EUDOLPHEUS BEE b. Jun-11-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^34,[39],22 resided in Kanawha Station, Wood Co, WV,^[40],30 [The town of Kanawha Station in Wood County stands on the land formerly owned by Ezekiel Bee, father of Eudolpheus.], census 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA. He married Jul-31-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV,²² Sarah A. Robinson, b. Jun-22-1861 in New Matamoras, Washington Co, OH,^37,22 (daughter of David Robinson and Catharine Dunn), d. Oct-15-1950 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,³⁷ buried in Kanawha Chapel Cem, Kanawha, Wood Co, WV,³⁷ resided in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV.³⁷

8. Ephraim Bee (3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Dec-26-1802 in Salem, Salem Co, NJ,^[41] d. Oct-23-1888 at Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV,^41,[42] buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.⁴¹

Ephraim Bee played a prominent role in the establishment and early history of Doddridge County and West Union. He was born in Salem, New Jersey, on December 26, 1802, and he died in Doddridge County at Cabin Run on October 23, 1888. His parents were Asa Bee and Rhoda Cox. His father was a Revolutionary War soldier and a Seventh Day Baptist preacher. His family moved to western Virginia when he was nineteen years old, staying briefly in Preston and Taylor Counties before settling in Salem, Harrison County.

Two years later, Ephraim married Catharine Davis in Salem. In 1828, they built a log home on Meathouse Fork of Middle Island Creek, now West Union. They also built an inn at Lewisport (now West Union) below the blockhouse on the Northwestern Turnpike. It became a very popular stop for travelers and locals alike. One of those travelers was Joseph H. Diss Debar, designer of the West Virginia State Seal. He wrote of the excellent quality of food, saying that he had a smoking hot dinner of boiled ham, greens, mashed potatoes, dried peach pie and store tea, all of a quality to be gratefully remembered. When he settled his bill and learned that the proprietor's name was Bee and observing the number of children playing about, he said that it had never before been his pleasure to dine in a "Bee Hive." For years afterwards, the inn was known by that name.

Ephraim and Catharine had ten children. Catharine died in 1852. The following year Ephraim married Mary Melissa "Polly" Welch, who bore him seven more children. Ephraim's descendants are still plentiful in Doddridge and surrounding counties.

Ephraim was a blacksmith by trade. For 35 years, he had a blacksmith shop near the present-day railroad bridge in West Union, making everything from guns to cowbells to augurs. The first bridge across Middle Island Creek was of hewed logs with a center abutment of stones. In the great flood of 1835 it was washed away. In 1842 a contract was awarded to build a new covered bridge. Ephraim Bee at that time had a hotel and blacksmith shop on what is now known as Blockhouse Hill. He made all the bolts and bands for the bridge, which was completed in 1843 and stood for the next 107 years as one of the town's most prominent features, until destroyed in the Great Flood of 1950. Even now, it remains a source of pride to the local citizens.

In addition to his primary business, Ephraim also established a farm, stables, tannery and a horseracing track to enhance his income. He also served as postmaster and magistrate. A shrewd land speculator, he owned about 40,000 acres of land.

At the age of 60, he was a Captain of the Doddridge County Militia, which protected the area from roving Confederate forces, horse thieves and outlaws. Along with Luke Jaco, he was a key member of the Underground Railroad, helping to hide slaves in Jaco Cave on their flight for freedom.

In 1863, with the formation of the new state of West Virginia, Ephraim was elected to represent Doddridge County in the legislature at Wheeling, the first capital. When a daughter was born to him on January 1st of that year, the same day that President Lincoln signed the statehood proclamation, Ephraim proudly named her West Virginia Bee. He was re-elected to two more terms and was thus instrumental in the formulation of the new state's first laws.

Another contest that Ephraim won was being named the Ugliest Man in the State of West Virginia. For that victory, he was awarded a beautiful pocket knife. However, he was forced to relinquish it a few years later when the State found a man whom it deemed to be even uglier.

According to H. H. Hardesty's History of Doddridge County, "To the people of Central West Virginia, Ephraim Bee was a personage combining the qualities of a shrewd wit and love of fun, with a keen eye for value in a horse-trade or a deal in land. To the younger generation he has become something of a legend, so great and widespread was his fame." Ephraim had a reputation as a great story teller and practical joker. Hardesty wrote: "Lincoln & Bee had more in common than a sense of humor. They were both long, lean and lanky and with faces that could not be termed handsome by their dearest and closest friends. They were saved from ugliness by a sense of humor and softened, kindly eyes that lit up and redeemed an otherwise unprepossessing appearance."

"Along this line of having fun, Ephraim established a secret order of his own, called E. Clampus Vitus and with a ritual similar to existing orders. His goal was to produce a grin where only a grouch had flourished. This order had quite a success, too lengthy to describe here. It was started at West Union perhaps as early as 1850. By 1853 it was being introduced to other towns and had won a very considerable following of zealous members." A report of the activities was recorded in the Weston Herald for Nov. 28, 1953. ECV has grown to become an active fraternal organization throughout the nation.

A news item in the West Union Record in 1885 stated that "Honorable Ephraim Bee, one of the first settlers in this area & now an old & respected citizen of this county, is dangerously ill at his home on Cabin Run." He died on October 23, 1888 at age 86, and was buried at Cabin Run Cemetery.

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1850 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 23 1850:

Ephraim Bee, 46, b. New Jersey, farmer; Catharine, 45, b. Va; Amos, 22, tanner; Stinnett, 20, farmer; Wickliff, 18; Ephraim W, 16; Augustin J, 13; Martha S, 10; Leah F. Hansford, 4; Morris Kyner, 30, b. NJ, tanner; Charles Dowd, 23, b. Pa, laborer.

He married (1) Jun-19-1823 in Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ Catharine Davis, also known as Hannah Davis,³² b. Jun-10-1804 in Virginia (now West Virginia),⁴¹ (daughter of Joseph Davis and Hannah Sutton), d. Jun-27-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA, buried in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery, West Union, WV.^[43]

He married (2) Mar-27-1853 in Wirt Co, (W)VA, Mary Melissa "Polly" Welch, b. Dec- 2-1823 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^14,41,[44] (daughter of Isaiah Welch and Rachel Ingram), d. Aug-26-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV,¹⁴ buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,¹⁴ census 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV.

Children by Catharine Davis:

33. i. JOSIAH H. BEE b. Apr- 7-1825.

34. ii. KEZIAH BEE b. Feb-21-1826.

35. iii. AMOS BEE b. Feb-28-1828.

36. iv. STINNETT BEE b. May- 9-1830.

37. v. WICKLIFFE BEE b. May-25-1832.

38. vi. EPHRAIM W. BEE b. Mar-16-1834.

vii. HUSETON C. BEE, also known as Houston W. Bee,⁴¹ b. Apr-10-1836,^[45] d. Oct-24-1836,¹⁴ buried in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery, West Union, WV.⁴³

39. viii. AUGUSTUS J. SMITH BEE b. Sep-12-1837.

40. ix. MARTHA LOUISE BEE b. Feb-24-1840.

x. EDMOND SEHON BEE b. Apr-25-1842,⁴¹ d. Oct-19-1844,^[46] buried in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery, West Union, WV.⁴³

Children by Mary Melissa "Polly" Welch:

xi. MARY ELIZABETH BEE b. Jan-27-1854 in Barbour Co, (W)VA,^[47],8 d. May-27-1928 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁴⁷ buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.⁴⁷ She married Mar- 7-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁸ James Maley, b. Aug- 8-1840 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA,^14,8 (son of Thomas Maley and Rachel ___), d. Dec-24-1914,¹⁴ buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,^[48] resided 1878 in Doddridge Co, WV.⁸

41. xii. JOHN S. C. BEE b. Apr-15-1855.

42. xiii. HANNAH BEE b. Apr- 6-1857.

43. xiv. SUSAN A. BEE b. Jan-17-1859.

44. xv. RACHEL JANE BEE b. Mar- 6-1861.

45. xvi. WEST VIRGINIA BEE b. Jan- 1-1863.

46. xvii. TABITHA BEE b. Sep-23-1866.

9. Hannah Bee (3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Dec-26-1802 in New Jersey,^[49],14 d. Apr- 7-1884,^49,14 buried in Old Frame Church (SDB) Cemetery, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV,^[50] census 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA. She married Feb- 1-1823 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,⁴⁹ Joshua S. Davis, b. Jun- 5-1805 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,⁴⁹ (son of Peter Davis and Sarah "Sally" Davis), d. Mar-21-1869,¹⁴ buried in Old Frame Church (SDB) Cemetery, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV,⁵⁰ census 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.

Children:

i. AMAZIAH DAVIS b. Oct-27-1823,⁴⁹ d. Nov- 8-1823.⁴⁹

47. ii. EMALINE DAVIS b. Jun-22-1825.

iii. PETER L. DAVIS b. May-18-1827,⁴⁹ d. young.⁴⁹

iv. LORENZO DAVIS b. Jul-17-1829,⁴⁹ d. Jul-25-1837.⁴⁹

v. ELEANOR DAVIS b. Jul-18-1831,⁴⁹ d. Jul-26-1837.⁴⁹

vi. HIRAM N. DAVIS b. Nov-14-1833 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^37,49,[51] [Birth date on headstone reported by "Cemeteries of Grant District," p. 46, as Jul 14 181. But death record shows it as Nov 14 1833, as does "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 67.], d. Dec-20-1920 in Salem, WV,^37,14 buried in Brick Church (7th Day Baptist) Cemetery, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV,^50,37 resided 1911 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁵¹ occupation farmer.³⁷ He married (1) Nov-22-1854 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[52] Elsie Jane VanHorn, also known as Elecy Jane VanHorn,⁵² b. Nov-12-1832 in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, (W)VA,⁴⁹ (daughter of Thomas VanHorn and Elenor ___), d. Jun-22-1909.⁴⁹

Hiram and Elsie "pioneered in Colorado, but returned to Lost Creek to live."⁴⁹

He married (2) Nov-19-1911 at Rockford (Lost Creek), Harrison Co, WV,^[53] divorced^[54] Amelia Randolph, b. 1861 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^16,51 (daughter of Madison F. Randolph and Samantha B. F. ___), d. 1941,¹⁶ buried in Brick Church (7th Day Baptist) Cemetery, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV.⁵⁰

48. vii. DORINDA L. DAVIS b. ca 1836.

viii. FRANKLIN DAVIS b. Mar-26-1838,⁴⁹ d. Feb-26-1839.⁴⁹

ix. ROANA DAVIS b. Mar- 7-1840.⁴⁹ She married⁴⁹ Walter F. McWhorter, b. Jul-14-1836,¹⁴ d. May-17-1877,¹⁴ buried in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV,^14,[55] military Comsy Sgt, Co E, 3rd W.Va. Cav (Medal of Honor, Civil War).¹⁴

49. x. CLINTON HOUSTON DAVIS b. Apr-26-1842.

xi. MARY DAVIS b. Aug-10-1844 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.⁴⁹ She married⁴⁹ (1) Homer Morrison. She married⁴⁹ (2) Jesse Forbes.

50. xii. MILTON DAVIS b. May-20-1847.

10. Amaziah Bee (3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. May-15-1805 in New Jersey,^49,[56] d. Jan-16-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[57] buried in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Ch Cem, Sugar Camp, Doddridge Co WV,⁴⁹ resided near Sugar Camp (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV,⁴⁹ census 1860, 70 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA, occupation physician.^[58],[59]

Susie Davis Nicholson, in "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," pp. 67-68, lists seven children for this family, omitting Eleanor. She states:

"There appears to be missing children between the first and second. This has to be, we think, the family that lost seven children to diphtheria and buried them in a little plot by the stream where Tom's Fork meets Meathouse Fork Creek. When I was a child, this little cemetery stood just north of the iron bridge that spanned Meathouse Fork. The bridge was washed away in the flood of 1950 and was replaced by a cement bridge.

"The cemetery was enclosed with a plank fence and was overgrown with weed and brambles. I well remember the story as told by the Alvin Randolph family, who lived nearby, of how a BEE family had had their children reaped early by the dread disease and had buried them there by the stream. It is very probably that the nearby Middle Island Cemetery had not yet been established. The children must have been buried there in the 1830's. This could have been none other than the children of Amaziah & Rhoda.

"The board fence, briars, brambles and bridge are gone now, and few in the area remember the story of the family's tragic loss. Sheep graze over the little knoll where a single unmarked stone stands as a sentinel to mark this tragedy of the past."^[60]

He married^5,[61],56 May-18-1826 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ Rhoda Davis, b. Mar-26-1808 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,⁴⁹ (daughter of Peter Davis and Sarah "Sally" Davis), d. Sep-10-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV,^49,56 buried in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Ch Cem, Sugar Camp, Doddridge Co WV,⁴⁹ resided near Sugar Camp (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV,⁴⁹ census 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV, census 1870 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV.

Children:

51. i. ELEANOR BEE b. ca 1825.

52. ii. SUSANNA BEE b. ca 1828.

53. iii. JOSHUA A. BEE b. Jun- -1838.

54. iv. LIDA ANNE BEE b. Mar-29-1840.

55. v. KESIAH BEE b. Aug-18-1843.

56. vi. EMILY BEE b. Mar-20-1845.

57. vii. CATHARINE LOUISE BEE b. Feb- -1847.

viii. MAHALIA BEE b. ca 1852,⁸ d. Nov-25-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV.³⁵ She married Mar-22-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁸ Joseph Noble, b. Jul- -1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^[62],8,[63] (son of Abraham Faithe Noble and Elsa Jane Bland), d. Dec- 3-1912 in Harrison Co, WV,⁶² census 1910 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV, census 1870, 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV.

11. Mary Bee (3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Jun- 6-1807,²⁹ [Birthplace probably Gloucester County, New Jersey.], d. Jul-12-1853 in Salem, WV.²⁹ She married Aug-27-1827 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[64] John Maxson, b. Sep-25-1805,²⁹ (son of Zebulon Maxson, Jr. and Mary Davis), d. Jan- 8-1851.²⁹

Children:

58. i. ANNETTE MAXSON b. Jul-14-1828.

59. ii. NATHAN MAXSON b. Jun-27-1830.

60. iii. MARVEL MAXSON b. Sep- 7-1832.

iv. EZEKIEL MAXSON b. 1834,²⁹ d. 1837.²⁹

v. RHODA MAXSON b. Nov-20-1838,²⁹ d. Feb- 7-1917.²⁹

61. vi. ELISHA JOHN MAXSON b. Aug-16-1844.

12. Josiah Bee (3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. 1809 in New Jersey,^2,17 ["Ritchie County WV Cemeteries through 1993," p. 615, reports headstone showing death date as Mar 31 1886, with age at death as 76y 11m 23d, which would calculate to a birth date of Apr 8 1809. But "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 356, reports birth date as Aug 16 1809, with same death date.], d. Mar-31-1886,¹⁷ buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,^40,17,30 resided since 1859 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^30,40 resided until 1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.⁴⁰ He married^6,[65] Aug-11-1831 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^18,30 Priscilla Davis, b. 1811,^17,30 [Susie Davis Nicholson reports birth date as 1810 (p. 33).] (daughter of George J. Davis and Catherine Davis), d. 1859,⁶⁵ buried (unmarked) in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV.¹⁷

Children:

62. i. ISAIAH BEE b. ca 1834.

63. ii. JEREMIAH BEE b. 1835.

64. iii. NEHEMIAH BEE b. Jun-17-1837.

iv. CATHERINE BEE b. 1840 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^21,4 d. in youth,⁴⁰ census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.

65. v. OBADIAH BEE b. ca 1842.

66. vi. AZARIAH BEE b. Aug-27-1844.

vii. JOANNA BEE b. ca 1849,^22,4 resided in Lewis Co, WV,^40,56 resided 1876 in Ritchie Co, WV,²² census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA. She married⁴⁰ Jun-22-1876 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[66] George W. McMullen, b. ca 1836,²² (son of Jonathan McMillion and Elizabeth ___).

George: Identified in Minnie Kendall Lowther's "History of Ritchie County," p. 576, and in her "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 280, as George McMullen, but in Wes Cochran's "Ritchie County Marriages 1843-1915," p. 64, as Geo W. McMellion.

viii. MARY L. BEE b. ca 1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,²² resided 1870 in Ritchie Co, WV.²² She married (1) Dec- 1-1870 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[67] Alpheus A. Meredith, b. ca 1848,²² (son of Job Meredith and Mary Ann Amos). She married⁴⁰ (2) ___ Gardner.

13. John Davis Bee (3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Dec-26-1811 in New Jersey,^2,4 ["Ritchie County in History & Romance," p. 280, reports birth date as 1813.], d. Mar-12-1868,² buried (unmarked) in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,^17,56 resided in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,²⁸ resided formerly at Summers, Doddridge Co, WV,²⁸ census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA. He married^6,56 Jun-14-1835 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ Ingaby Davis, b. Feb-11-1819,^17,[68] (daughter of George J. Davis and Catherine Davis), d. Mar-31-1911,¹⁷ buried (unmarked) in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ resided in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^[69] census 1880, 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV, resided formerly at Summers, Doddridge Co, WV,⁶⁹ census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.

Children:

67. i. RUHAMA A. BEE b. Sep- 7-1837.

ii. TELITHA BEE b. Jun-30-1839,^[70] d. Dec-12-1840.⁷⁰

68. iii. CORDELIA D. BEE b. Jun- 5-1842.

69. iv. JOEL GREEN BEE b. Jul-23-1843.

70. v. ESTEE BEE b. Apr-17-1845.

71. vi. ALBERT D. BEE b. Aug-30-1848.

vii. LOVERA M. BEE, census name Lavera M. Bee,⁶⁸ b. Oct- -1850,⁶⁸ census 1880, 1900, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV, never married^[71]

viii. IRA H. BEE b. Jan-11-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^22,[72] d. Jan-23-1944,⁷⁰ resided in Walton, Roane Co, WV,⁷⁰ census 1920 in Morgan Co, TN, resided 1882, 1911 in Roane Co, WV,^72,[73] occupation Baptist minister.^[74] He married (1) May-31-1878 in Ritchie Co, WV,²² Olive E. Bee, b. ca 1855,²² (daughter of Zebulon Bee and Elizabeth Leggett). He married (2) Mar- 4-1882 in Roane Co, WV,^[75] Darthuly Hunt, also known as Deafielda Hunt,⁷⁰ b. ca 1860 in Roane Co, (W)VA,⁷⁵ census 1920 in Morgan Co, TN, resided 1882 in Roane Co, WV.⁷⁵

Generation Five

14. Asa Bee, also known as Acy Bee,³² (4.Jonathan⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. ca 1819,^[76] d. bef Jun 1850 [The deaths of Asa Bee and his wife before June 1850 are presumed, based on their absences from the 1850 Census, with their two sons appearing in other households in that census and in the 1860 Census as well.].

Other than their marriage, the only record we have found of Asa and Margaret is the 1840 Census of Harrison Co, (W)VA:

1 male, age 20-30

1 female, age 20-30

They were not found in the 1850 Census, in which their sons Richard and William were in the household of Asa's parents in Doddridge County.

He married² Dec- 8-1839 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,⁵² marriage bond Dec- 3-1839 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,⁵² Margaret Howard, b. ca 1819,⁷⁶ d. bef Jun 1850.

Children:

72. i. RICHARD BEE b. ca 1841.

73. ii. WILLIAM BEE b. May-10-1844.

15. Enos Bee (4.Jonathan⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. ca 1827 in Preston Co, (W)VA,^11,58 d. Mar-10-1910,^[77] census 1870, 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV, resided 1852, 1864 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁸ census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.

Based on census records, Enos was born as early as 1825 or as late as 1833. Based on marriage records, he was born as early as 1827 or as late as 1832. The 1827 date is considered most likely, as it is found in the earliest census return and in his first two marriage records.

1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 5 1860:

Enos Bee, 33, farmer; Martha, 55; F Y (female), 7; E A (female), 5; Hannah, 35; Maria, 30. All born in Virginia.

(Note: It appears that Enos' wife Elizabeth had already died, as the adult women of the household consisted of his mother, sister and half-sister.)

1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton Twp), enumerated on Aug 6 1870:

Enos Bee, 35 (sic), farmer; Hannah Bee, 38; Elizabeth A. Bee, 15.

(Note: Relationships were not indicated in these two censuses. Despite the age discrepancies, Hannah and Maria are believed to be Enos' sisters.)

1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 5 1880:

Enos Bee, 55, farmer, b. W.Va, father b. N.J., mother b. Va; wife Martha, 58, b. Pa, both parents b. Pa.

1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 18 1900:

Enos Bee, 67, b. Mar 1833 in W.Va, farmer, married 47 yrs; wife Martha, 70, b. Nov 1829 in Pa, both parents b. Pa, married 47 yrs, mother of 8 children (7 still living).

He married (1) Oct-28-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^[78] Elizabeth Sherwood, b. ca 1824 in Pennsylvania,^4,8 (daughter of Joseph Sherwood and Mary ___), d. bef Jun 1860,⁵⁸ resided 1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,⁸ census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.

He married (2) Aug-23-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[79] Mary E. Benson, b. ca 1843 in Barbour Co, (W)VA,⁸ (daughter of Mathias Benson and Roanna ___), d. bef May 1872,^[80] resided 1864 in Doddridge Co, WV.

He married (3) May- 7-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[81] Martha Robbins, b. Nov- -1829 in Fayette Co, PA,^[82],11 (daughter of William Robbins and Margaret ___), d. May-16-1905 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV,^[83] buried in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV,⁴² census 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV, resided 1872 in Doddridge Co, WV.¹¹

Martha: 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton Twp):

Martha Mackie, 42, b. Pa; Imandra, 17, b. Va; Hariet P, 14, b. Ohio; William, 16, b. Va; Mary F, 8, b. Va; Missouri A, 6, b. W.Va.

Children by Elizabeth Sherwood:

i. FRANCES J. BEE b. ca 1853,^8,[84] d. Sep- 1-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[85] census 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV, census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA. She married Dec-27-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁸ George W. Jackson, b. Apr- -1849 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^82,8 (son of Richard J. Jackson and Rachel Boyce), d. Nov-14-1926 in Doddridge Co, WV,³⁵ census 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV, resided 1868 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁸ occupation 1880 saw mill hand.¹¹

ii. ELIZABETH A. BEE b. ca 1855,⁵⁸ census 1870 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV, census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.

16. Maria Bee, census name Mariah Bee,^4,10 (4.Jonathan⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. ca 1836 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^8,4,2 census 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV, census 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV, resided 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,⁸ census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA. She married Jul- 3-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^[86] Nimrod C. Frashure, census name Nimrod Frazier,⁵⁸ b. ca 1807 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,⁸ (son of Nimrod Freashur and Sudna Childers), census 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV, resided 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,⁸ census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA, occupation wheelwright.^[87]

1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 22 1870:

Nimrod Frazier, 52, farmer; E. (female), 44.

1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant Twp):

Nimrod C. Frashure, 62, wheelwright; Maria, 29; Nimrod J, 3; William G, 2; Ellen, 8.

(Note: Ellen is presumably Nimrod's daughter from a previous marriage. Nimrod Sr probably died before the next census, since Maria(h), Nimrod Jr, William, and another son Harvey born in 1874 were listed in the 1880 Census in the household of Mariah's half-sister Hannah and her husband William Frazier, Nimrod's brother.

1880 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Freemans Creek District), enumerated on Jun 26 1880:

William Frazier, 68, farmer, suffering from dropsy; wife Hannah, 50; sister-in-law Mariah, 41; nephew Nimrod, 16; nephew William G, 11; nephew Harvey L, 6.

Children:

74. i. NIMROD J. FRASHURE b. ca 1867.

75. ii. WILLIAM GRANT FRASHURE b. Sep- 5-1868.

iii. HARVEY L. FRASHURE b. Mar-14-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV,^37,38 d. Dec-16-1925 in Camden, Lewis Co, WV,³⁷ buried in Otterbein Methodist Church Cemetery, near Sand Fork, Gilmer Co, WV,³⁷ cause of death appendicitis,³⁷ resided 1893 in Gilmer Co, WV,³⁸ census 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV, occupation farmer.³⁷ He married Aug-24-1893 in Gilmer Co, WV,³⁸ Emily M. J. Carson, b. ca 1876 in Gilmer Co, WV.³⁸

17. Mary Jane Bee, census name Jane Bee,⁴ (4.Jonathan⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. ca 1844 in Preston Co, (W)VA,^8,[88] census 1880 in Grant District, Marion Co, WV, resided 1865 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁸ census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA. She married Feb-23-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[89] Vincent Stutler, also known as Vincent Stuttler,^[90] b. 1841 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^90,8 (son of Elias Stutler and Hannah Howard), d. Aug-23-1899 in Marion Co, WV,⁹⁰ buried in Clermont Cemetery, Eldora, Marion Co, WV, census 1880 in Grant District, Marion Co, WV, resided 1865 in Marion Co, WV.⁸

1880 Census, Marion Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 14 1880:

Vincint Stutler, 38, farmer; wife Mary J, 36; son William A, 14; dau Sarah E, 11; dau Lytty May, 8.

Children:

i. WILLIAM A. STUTLER b. Jan-16-1866 in Boothsville, Marion Co, WV,³⁷ d. Feb- 8-1946 in Marion Co, WV,³⁷ buried in Clermont Cemetery, Eldora, Marion Co, WV, census 1880 in Grant District, Marion Co, WV.

ii. SARAH E. STUTLER b. ca 1869,⁸⁸ census 1880 in Grant District, Marion Co, WV.

iii. LYTTY MAY STUTLER b. ca 1872,⁸⁸ census 1880 in Grant District, Marion Co, WV.

18. Nathan Kelley (5.Sophia⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Sep-10-1816,¹³ d. Sep-12-1894.¹³ He married⁶⁵ Jul-15-1847 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,⁸ Eleanor Davis, also known as Ellen Davis,⁶¹ b. Nov-16-1812,²⁰ (daughter of George J. Davis and Catherine Davis), d. Jul-15-1892,²⁰ buried in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Ch Cem, Sugar Camp, Doddridge Co WV.²⁰

Eleanor: Eleanor Davis had a total of seven children by her first husband, George J. Sutton, and four more by her second husband, Nathan Kelley.²⁰

Children:

76. i. EZEKIEL BEE KELLEY b. Apr-19-1848.

77. ii. VIRGINIA KELLEY b. Dec-14-1852.

iii. CATHARINE KELLEY d. Apr-11-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.³⁵

78. iv. ASA G. KELLEY b. Jul-13-1858.

v. PRESTON R. KELLEY d. Aug-11-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.³⁵

19. Keziah Kelley (5.Sophia⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Sep-22-1818,¹² d. Jan-30-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV.³⁵

Identified as "Lizzie" in death record of son John, and as "Kizziah" in her own death record and in marriage record of son Charles, but as Keziah in all other references to her.³⁵

She married^12,6,32,61 Samuel Polan, b. ca 1824,⁵⁸ d. Nov-13-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV.³⁵

Children:

79. i. JOHN ANDERSON POLAN b. Nov- 5-1841.

80. ii. SOPHIA O. POLAN b. Dec- -1844.

81. iii. SARAH POLAN b. Jun-16-1846.

iv. CHARLES L. POLAN b. Oct-14-1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^12,8 d. Jun-22-1928 in Jackson Center, Shelby Co, OH.¹² He married Mar-23-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁸ Frances A. Hoult, b. 1850,^8,12 d. 1928,¹² buried in Jackson Center, Shelby Co, OH.¹²

v. RHODA CATHERINE POLAN b. Jan- 6-1851,^[91],8 d. Apr-26-1928 in Doddridge Co, WV,³⁵ buried in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Ch Cem, Sugar Camp, Doddridge Co WV,⁹¹ census 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV [In household with brother John A. Polan and his wife Emily.]. She married^[92] Nov-19-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[93] Abner Jones Davis, b. Dec-31-1835 in Clark Co, OH,^[94],8 (son of James Ball Davis and Jane Hopping), d. Feb-17-1917 at Sugar Camp (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV,^[95],37 buried in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Ch Cem, Sugar Camp, Doddridge Co WV,⁹⁵ occupation operated saw mill at mouth of Sugar Camp Run.⁹¹

vi. MARY E. POLAN b. ca 1853,⁵⁹ census 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV.

82. vii. MARGARET V. POLAN b. ca 1855.

83. viii. DEBORAH EMERETTA POLAN b. Jul- 7-1858.

20. Asa Kelley, also known as Acy Kelley,⁶¹ (5.Sophia⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. ca 1826,⁵⁸ d. Dec- -1900 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[96] census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,⁵⁸ occupation farmer.⁵⁸ He married^6,[97] Nov-29-1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,⁸ Emily Ford, b. ca 1827,⁵⁸ census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.⁵⁸

Children:

84. i. JAMES KELLEY b. ca 1850.

85. ii. ARCHIBALD W. KELLEY b. Jan- -1852.

86. iii. FRANKLIN KELLEY b. Mar-14-1859.

iv. JULIA A. KELLEY b. Sep- 1-1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^37,14 d. Jun-27-1922 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV,^37,14 buried in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Ch Cem, Sugar Camp, Doddridge Co WV,^14,37 cause of death suicide,³⁷ never married^37.

87. v. IDA E. KELLEY b. Mar-30-1861.

vi. AMANDA KELLEY b. Aug-16-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV,^12,11 d. Aug- 3-1941 in Doddridge Co, WV.³⁵ She married^12,[98] Sep-26-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV,¹¹ Christopher Adam Ash, b. ca 1865 in Doddridge Co, WV,¹¹ (son of Adam Ash and Ellen Phmmell), census 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV.

88. vii. ISABELLA CORDELIA KELLEY b. Mar-24-1868.

89. viii. RICHARD EDWARD "DICK" KELLEY b. May-17-1870.

21. Ezekiel Kelley (5.Sophia⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Jul-16-1828,^[99] d. Oct- 7-1891,^[100] buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV.¹⁷

1880 Census, Ritchie Co WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 11 1880:

Ezekiel Kelley, 51, occupation farmer; Mary Jane, 31, wife, occupation keeping house; Festus, 13, son, occupation works on farm; D. Alice, 9, dau; L. Ann, 5, dau; Ida Belle Leggett, 16, relationship not given, occupation does housework.^[101]

He married^6,65 (1) Feb- 6-1849 in Doddridge Co, WV,^13,8 Estella Ann Davis, b. ca 1832,^65,17 (daughter of George J. Davis and Catherine Davis), d. ca 1874,^13,17 [Susie Davis Nicholson, p. 73, reports birth date as 1833 and death date as Sep 3 1875, but "Ritchie County Cemeteries," p. 621, shows headstone death date as Mar 8 1873, with age at death 41y 9m (= b. Jun 8 1831).], buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV.^17,13

He married (2) Feb-17-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁸ Mary Jane Stinespring, b. ca 1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,⁸ (daughter of Granville L. Stinespring and Margaret E. Whitehair), resided 1876 in Ritchie Co, WV,⁸ census 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV, census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.

Children by Estella Ann Davis:

i. CATHARINE LAVERNA KELLEY b. ca 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,²² resided 1868 in Ritchie Co, WV.²² She married resided (family) (settled) in California, Oct-22-1868 in Ritchie Co, WV,²² Lewis M. Ehret, b. ca 1849 in Virginia (now West Virginia),^24,22 (son of William F. Ehret and Sarah Ann Pritchard), census 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.²⁴

ii. AI GEORGE KELLEY b. Sep-27-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^13,16,22 d. Dec-27-1937,^13,16 buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ resided 1873 in Ritchie Co, WV.²² He married Jan-18-1873 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[102] Sarah Charlotte Watson, also known as Charlotte Watson,¹³ census name S. Charlotte Watson,^[103] b. 1855,^16,103,22 (daughter of Wilson Watson and Margaret E. Willard), d. 1920,¹⁶ buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ census 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.

iii. JOHN FILLMORE KELLEY, also known as Fillmore Kelley,^[104] b. ca 1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,²² resided 1877 in Ritchie Co, WV.^[105] He married¹⁰⁴ Mar-29-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV,²² Sarah Olive Sommerville,¹⁰⁴ also known as Olive Sommerville,¹⁰⁴ b. ca 1858 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA,^22,39 (daughter of Martin S. Sommerville and Susan Gaston), resided in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁰⁴ census 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV, census 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.

90. iv. HORACE KELLEY b. Jun-12-1859.

91. v. FESTUS KELLEY b. Oct-18-1866.

vi. DARLIE ALICE KELLEY, census name D. Alice Kelley,¹⁰¹ b. Jun-22-1870,^[106] d. May-30-1947.¹⁰⁶ She married Nov-21-1889 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[107] Thomas Everett Bond, also known as Everett Bond,¹⁰⁶ b. Jan-21-1865 in Lewis Co, WV,^20,22 d. Apr-24-1944,¹⁰⁶ resided 1889 in Ritchie Co, WV.²²

92. vii. LULA ANN KELLEY b. Jan-25-1874.

22. Jemima Kelley (5.Sophia⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. ca 1831,^[108] buried in Clay Co, WV,^[109] resided (settled) in Clay Co, WV,¹⁰⁹ resided formerly in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.¹⁰⁹ She married^[110],109 Dec- 3-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,⁸ Stephen C. Davis, b. Mar-12-1832 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^108,109 (son of David D. Davis and Anna Davis), buried in Clay Co, WV,¹⁰⁹ resided (settled) in Clay Co, WV,¹⁰⁹ resided formerly in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.¹⁰⁹

Children:

i. LEANDER DAVIS b. ca 1851.⁸ He married Feb- 7-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[111] Leverna A. Kelley, b. ca 1853.⁸

93. ii. ISAIAH BEE "ZED" DAVIS b. Jan-25-1858.

23. Rhoda Bee (6.Asa⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. May- 5-1822 in Preston Co, (W)VA,^[112] d. Sep- 6-1869.¹¹² She married Dec-12-1844 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA,^[113] Lemuel Davis, b. Nov-25-1822,¹¹² (son of Joshua J. Davis and Catherine Maxson), d. Apr- 1-1900,¹¹² resided in Ritchie Co, WV.¹¹²

Children:

94. i. EPHRAIM BEE DAVIS b. Dec- 5-1848.

ii. PHINEAS DAVIS.

iii. ALONZO DAVIS.

iv. VIRGINIA DAVIS b. 1859,¹¹² d. May- -1875.¹¹²

v. GIDEON DAVIS b. Sep-11-1864,¹¹² d. Feb- 6-1876.¹¹²

vi. DANIEL DAVIS b. Sep-11-1864.¹¹² He married (1) Jul-15-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV,¹¹² Amanda "Toots" Davis, b. Sep-16-1866,¹¹² (daughter of Joseph J. Davis and Ruth Harris), d. Oct-16-1892.¹¹² He married (2) Oct- 5-1893,¹¹² Virginia L. Selman, b. in Calhoun Co, WV.¹¹²

24. Zebulon Bee (6.Asa⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Jan-31-1825 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^{8,39,30,[114]} d. Mar-24-1900,¹⁵ census 1880 in Webster Co, WV, resided 1878 in Ritchie Co, WV,⁸ census 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.³⁹

He married (1) May- 9-1852 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA,²² Elizabeth Leggett, b. 1813 in Marion Co, (W)VA,^17,39,61 (daughter of John Leggett and Catherine Barrick), d. 1875,¹⁷ buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ resided in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^[115] census 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.³⁹

He married (2) Oct-23-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁸ Harriet Allen McGee, also known as Hattie A. McGee,⁸ b. Jul-30-1840 in Carmichaels, Greene Co, PA,^37,[116],8 (daughter of John H. McGee and Elizabeth ___), d. Dec-30-1932 in Cowen, Webster Co, WV,³⁷ buried in Sand Run Cemetery, Bolair, Webster Co, WV,³⁷ census 1880, 1900 in Webster Co, WV, census 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV.

1880 Census, Webster Co, WV (Fork Lick District), enumerated in June 1880:

Zebulon Bee, 55, farmer; wife Harriet A, 39; dau Margaret, 23; dau Ozina M, 21; son Ira H, 21; grandson Lester, 1; son Elza L, 10 months (b. Aug 1879).

1900 Census,Webster Co, WV (Fork Lick District), enumerated on Jun 22 1900:

Hariett A. Bee, 59, b. Jul 1840, widowed, mother of one child (still living); stepdau Margaret Bee, 35, b. Jul 1864; stepdau Ozina Bee, 33, b. Aug 1866; son Elza L. Bee, 20, b. Aug 1879; grandson Lester H. Bee, 21, b. Feb 1879. (Note: Ages and birthdates given for stepdaughters appear to have been misstated.)

Children by Elizabeth Leggett:

i. OLIVE E. BEE b. ca 1855.²² She married May-31-1878 in Ritchie Co, WV,²² Ira H. Bee, b. Jan-11-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^22,72 (son of John Davis Bee and Ingaby Davis), d. Jan-23-1944,⁷⁰ resided in Walton, Roane Co, WV,⁷⁰ census 1920 in Morgan Co, TN, resided 1882, 1911 in Roane Co, WV,^72,73 occupation Baptist minister.⁷⁴

ii. MARGARET A. "MAGGIE" BEE, also known as Margarete A. Bee,³⁷ b. Jul- 4-1856 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^37,39 d. Apr- 3-1942 in Cowen, Webster Co, WV,³⁷ buried in Sand Run Cemetery, Bolair, Webster Co, WV,³⁷ resided in Cowen, Webster Co, WV,^37,30 census 1880 in Webster Co, WV, census 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA,³⁹ occupation teacher,³⁰ never married^37.

iii. OZINA M. BEE, also known as Ozonia Bee,³⁰ b. ca 1858,³⁹ resided in Webster Co, WV,³⁰ census 1880 in Webster Co, WV, census 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA,³⁹ occupation teacher.³⁰

Children by Harriet Allen McGee:

iv. ELZA LOIE BEE b. Aug- 6-1879,^[117],116 d. May-10-1953 in Cowen, Webster Co, WV,¹¹⁷ buried in Sand Run Cemetery, Bolair, Webster Co, WV,¹¹⁷ resided 1942 in Cowen, Webster Co, WV,^[118] census 1880, 1900 in Webster Co, WV, occupation carpenter,¹¹⁷ never married^117.

25. Asa Bee, Jr. (6.Asa⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Oct- 4-1831 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^15,22 census 1900 in Worcester, Worcester Co, MA, census 1880 in West Boylston, Worcester Co, MA, census 1870 in Lancaster, Worcester Co, MA, census 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA, occupation 1860 carpenter,³⁹ occupation 1870, 1880 millwright,^[119],[120] occupation 1900 grain merchant.^[121] He married Mar-20-1856 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA,^[122] Catherine Ehret, also known as Katharine Ehret,²² b. ca 1837 in Pennsylvania,^22,39 (daughter of Jacob F. Ehret and Joanna (Hannah) M. Seizer), census 1900, 1910, 1920 in Worcester, Worcester Co, MA, census 1880 in West Boylston, Worcester Co, MA, census 1870 in Lancaster, Worcester Co, MA,^[123] census 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.

1860 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 14 1860:

Asa Bee Jr, 28, b. Va, carpenter; Catharine, 23, b. Pa.

1870 Census, Lancaster, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, enumerated on Jul 23 1870:

Asa Bee, 46, b. Va, millwright; Catherine, 32, b. Pa; Laura, 9, b. Va; Percis (female), 6, b. Va; Curtis, 4, b. Va.

1880 Census, Sterling, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, enumerated on Jun 12 1880:

Asa Bee, 49, b. Va, farmer; wife Catherine, 42, b. Pa; son Lucius R, 16, b. W.Va, millwright; son Fernando C, 14, b. Va; dau Eva Joy, 7, b. Mass.

(NOTE: All entries pertaining to the enumeration of this family were lined through in a manner to indicate that the entries were void. There was no explanatory notation. But five days later, the same family was enumerated in a different location within the same county, as follows.)

1880 Census, West Boylston, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, enumerated on Jun 17 1880:

Asa Bee, 48, b. Va, millwright; wife Catherine, 42, b. Pa; dau Laura C, 18, b. Va; son Lucius R, 16, b. Va; son Cortis S, 14, b. Va; dau Eva J, 7, b. Mass.

1900 Census, Worcester, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, enumerated Jun 5 1900 on Shirley Street:

Asa Bee, 69, b. Oct 1830 in W.Va, grain merchant, married 45 yrs; wife Catherine, 63, b. May 1836 in Pa, mother of 8 children (3 still living).

In the adjoining household, at 8 Shirley Street, was the following family:

Lucius R. Bee, 37, b. Feb 1863 in W.Va, stone (store? stove?) foreman, married 12 yrs; wife Sarah E, 37, b. Feb 1863 in Mass, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Amy F, 11, b. May 1889 in Mass; son Asa R, 8, b. Sep 1891 in Mass.

1910 Census, Worcester, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, enumerated in Apr 1910 on Fairfield Street:

Katherine Bee, 72, b. Pa, married 51 yrs, mother of 8 children (3 (?) still living).

1920 Census, Worcester, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, enumerated on Jan 14 1920 at the City Alms House:

Among the "inmates" was listed Catherine Bee, 87, widowed, b. W.Va, both parents b. Germany.

Children:

i. LAURA C. BEE b. ca 1861 in Virginia (now West Virginia),¹¹⁹ census 1880 in West Boylston, Worcester Co, MA, census 1870 in Lancaster, Worcester Co, MA.

95. ii. LUCIUS R. BEE b. Feb- -1863.

iii. CURTIS BEE b. ca 1866,¹¹⁹ census 1880 in West Boylston, Worcester Co, MA, census 1870 in Lancaster, Worcester Co, MA.

iv. EVA J. BEE b. ca 1873 in Massachusetts,¹²⁰ census 1880 in West Boylston, Worcester Co, MA.

26. Priscilla Clarissa Bee, also known as Prissella Bee,^[124] (6.Asa⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Jun-22-1840 in Wood Co, (W)VA,^[125],22 d. Nov-21-1882,^[126],92 buried in Reeves Cemetery, near Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ census 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA. She married Jan- 1-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[127],124,92 Elijah C. Goff, b. Apr-12-1840 in Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV,^[128],[129] (son of Benjamin Goff and Eda Smith), d. Apr- 8-1916 in Goffs, Ritchie Co, WV,¹²⁸ buried in Bethany UM Church Cem (Rt 28 btwn Goffs & Prunty), Ritchie Co WV,^128,17 military Civil War (Sgt in Co E, 6th Regt, W. Va. Vol Inf).¹²⁸

Children:

96. i. IDA MAE GOFF b. Dec- 3-1868.

97. ii. ALFIERI GOFF b. Jul- 5-1870.

98. iii. WILLIAM A. GOFF b. Sep-12-1874.

iv. INIS GOFF d. aft Apr 1916.^[130]

99. v. HERBERT H. GOFF b. Aug-25-1877.

27. Ingaby Inez Bee²⁹ also known as Ingabee I. Bee,²² (6.Asa⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Apr-25-1842 in Lewis Co, (W)VA,^[131],22 d. Oct-19-1918 in Tyler Co, WV,²⁹ resided 1917 in Deep Valley (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV,^[132] resided 1868 in Ritchie Co, WV,²² census 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA. She married^5,[133] May-21-1868 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[134] Robert Doak, b. ca 1844 in Tyler Co, (W)VA,²² (son of Alexander Doak and Eliza Ireland).

Children:

i. A. EMERSON DOAK b. Feb-22-1876,^[135] d. Apr-20-1960,¹³⁵ buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV.¹³⁵ He married Callie Fuchs, b. 1879,¹³⁵ (daughter of Gottlieb Fuchs and Fredreicka ___), d. Jul-19-1946,¹³⁵ buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV.¹³⁵

28. Benjamin Wilson Bee, also known as Wilson Bee,^6,61,32 (7.Ezekiel⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Jan-22-1826 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^2,84,52 d. Apr-15-1911 in Salem, WV,^[136] buried in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, WV,⁶⁹ resided since abt 1901 in Salem, WV,^69,30 resided formerly at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV,⁶⁹ resided formerly at Roanoke, Lewis Co, WV,^69,18 occupation stone cutter,^[137] census 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.

He married^6,61 (1) Sep- 9-1847 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,⁸ Priscilla Hughes,⁶¹ b. Feb-14-1825 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^[138],17 (daughter of Martin L. Hughes and Ann Davis), d. Dec-17-1888,¹⁷ buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.

He married¹³⁸ (2) Dec-26-1893 at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV,^[139] Emma V. Swisher, also known as Emily Swisher,⁵² b. 1845 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^52,16 (daughter of Isaac Swisher and Mariah Jett), d. Sep-20-1918 at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV,^37,[140],16 buried in Brick Church (7th Day Baptist) Cemetery, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV,^[141] census 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.

Children by Priscilla Hughes:

100. i. CHARLES W. BEE b. Jun-10-1848.

101. ii. ALBERT FRANKLIN BEE b. 1850.

102. iii. JULIA ANN BEE b. Mar- 1-1852.

103. iv. ALLEN H. BEE b. Dec- 5-1852.

v. LEAH VIRGINIA BEE b. May- 4-1854 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^138,22 resided 1911 in Ohio.¹³⁰ She married Jun- 5-1875 in Ritchie Co, WV,²² Joseph M. Summers, b. ca 1851,^22,[142] (son of Elias Summers and Miranda Wilson).

104. vi. ROSANNA N. BEE b. Dec-11-1855.

105. vii. SALLY CATHERINE BEE b. Dec-11-1855.

viii. STEPHEN H. BEE b. Apr-26-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^138,22 d. 1945,¹³⁸ resided 1911 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,¹³⁰ resided 1882 in Ritchie Co, WV.²² He married Feb- 2-1882 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[143] no children from this marriage,⁶⁸ Ida Belle Leggett, b. Oct- 2-1863 in Doddridge Co, WV,³⁷ [Although death record states birthplace as Ritchie Co, her marriage record ihows it as Doddridge Co.], d. Jun-14-1950 in St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV,³⁷ buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, WV,³⁷ resided in St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV,³⁷ census 1880, 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV, resided 1882 in Ritchie Co, WV.²²

Ida: The parents of Ida Belle Leggett are not known. Her marriage record did not call for parents' names, and her death record identifed her parents as "Unknown." In the 1880 Census of Ritchie Co WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 11 1880, she was a member of the household of Ezekiel Kelley and wife Mary Jane Stinespring. The Census entry was as follows: Ezekiel Kelley, 51, occupation farmer; Mary Jane, 31, wife, occupation keeping house; Festus, 13, son, occupation works on farm; D. Alice, 9, dau; L. Ann, 5, dau; Ida Belle Leggett, 16, relationship not given, occupation does housework.

1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 14 & 15 1900:

Stephen H. Bee, 42, b. Apr 1858, farmer, married 18 yrs; wife Ida L, 36, b. Oct 1863, no children.

106. ix. ELIZABETH M. "BETTY" BEE b. Feb- -1860.

x. EVIKEE BEE b. 1861,¹³⁸ d. 1861.¹³⁸

107. xi. EZEKIEL GARFIELD BEE b. Nov-27-1861.

xii. ARTHUR G. BEE b. Feb-16-1863 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^21,138 d. 1922.¹³⁸

108. xiii. ANGELINA "LINA" BEE b. Jul- 4-1865.

109. xiv. JERUSHA JANE BEE b. Mar-20-1867.

110. xv. ELMUS I. BEE b. Mar-12-1869.

29. John Nelson Bee, also known as Nelson Bee,^61,32 (7.Ezekiel⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Jul-22-1827 in Pennsylvania,³⁷ d. Sep-13-1921 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^[144] buried in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,³⁷ resided in Webster Co, WV,³⁰ census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA, occupation farmer.^37,4

Identified in son's marriage record as J. N. Bee, by Minnie Kendall Lowther (p. 279) and in son's death record as Nelson Bee, and in his own death record as John N. Bee.

He married^6,32 Apr-26-1849,⁶² Perdilla Bland, b. ca 1830 in Pennsylvania,^[145],32 (daughter of Richard G. Bland and Mary Jobes), d. May- 9-1917 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,⁶² buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,⁶² census 1910 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV, census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.

Children:

111. i. EUSEBIUS L. "SEBE" BEE b. Mar- 1-1850.

112. ii. CYNTHA JANE BEE b. Jan-25-1853.

113. iii. LLOYD C. BEE b. ca 1856.

114. iv. CHARLES THOMAS BEE b. Jun-26-1858.

115. v. MARY ELIZABETH BEE b. Nov-21-1860.

30. Arthur G. Bee, also known as Marion Arthur Bee,³² (7.Ezekiel⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Nov-10-1841 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^22,17 d. Sep-10-1922 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[146],17 buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ resided in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^30,[147] occupation miller,^[148] military Co G, 14th WV Inf - Civil War.¹⁷ He married^[149] Mar-21-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[150] Mary Catherine Watson,^6,124 b. Jul-27-1843 in Barbour Co, (W)VA,^37,22 (daughter of George W. Watson and Susan Divers), d. Jan- 1-1930 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^[151] buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,³⁷ resided in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV.¹⁴⁹

Mary: Middle initial given as "M" in marriage record and in 1870 Census, but as "C" in 1880 Census and death record. Son's marriage record identifies her as Mary Catherine.

Children:

116. i. EDWARD JOHN BEE b. 1869.

117. ii. EMMARETTA BEE b. ca 1871.

iii. FERNANDO HARL BEE, also known as F. Harl Bee,³⁷ also known as F. H. Bee,⁸ census name Harl Bee,⁶⁸ b. Feb-22-1873 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^37,[152] d. Sep-23-1943 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^37,152 buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,^17,37 census 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV, occupation farmer.³⁷ He married (1) Mar-11-1899 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[153] Henrietta Costilow, b. ca 1874,⁸ d. bef May 1900.^68,80 He married⁵⁴ (2) Jan-15-1903 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[154] Clara M. Gribble, b. Jan-12-1879 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^152,16 (daughter of Thomas Neely Gribble and Talitha C. Davis), d. Jun-25-1950 in Ritchie Co, WV,^152,16 buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV.¹⁷

iv. MARTHA A. BEE b. ca 1876,^148,22 census 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV. She married Mar- 1-1900 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^[155],[156] Floyd Smith, b. ca 1881.²²

v. LILLIAN LEOTA BEE b. ca 1878,¹⁴⁸ census 1880, 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV. She married Apr- 7-1901 in Ritchie Co, WV,²² Loyd Edwin Criss, b. ca 1880 in Gilmer Co, WV,²² resided 1901 in Ritchie Co, WV.²²

vi. JAMES DOYLE BEE b. ca 1882 in Ritchie Co, WV,⁵¹ resided 1910 in Harrison Co, WV,⁵¹ census 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV. He married Nov-23-1910 in Harrison Co, WV,^[157] Alice Maude Bush, b. ca 1884 in Gilmer Co, WV,⁵¹ (daughter of George S. Bush and Kirura Ann ___).

118. vii. WALTER EZRA BEE b. Jul-13-1886.

31. Elizabeth Bee (7.Ezekiel⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. May- 8-1844 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^34,22,16 d. 1910,^30,17 buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ resided in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,³⁰ census 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV. She married Dec-22-1864 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[158] James Marshal Meredith, also known as James M. Merideth,²² b. Sep- -1841 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^68,22,17 (son of Job Meredith and Mary Ann Amos), d. 1912,¹⁷ buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷ census 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV.

1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 6 1900:

James M. Meredith, 58, b. Sep 1841, farmer, married 35 yrs; wife Elizabeth, 56, b. May 1844, mother of 5 children (4 still living); son Fred, 23, b. Oct 1876; dau Orpha, 19, b. Mar 1881; nephew Ashby Bee, 15, b. May 1885 in W.Va., both parents b. W.Va.; niece Esther Meredith, 27, b. May 1873; boarder Gertrude Kelly, 23, b. May 1876.

1910 Census, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV, enumerated on Apr 19 1910:

One of 29 boarders at East Main Street was Ashber Bee, 26, b. W.Va., father b. W.Va., mother b. Ohio.

1920 Census, Preston Co, WV, enumerated on Jan 14 1920:

Ashby B. Bee, 36, coal miner; wife May, 36; son Willie (Willis?), 8; dau Orpha, 5.

Children:

i. JOHN E. MEREDITH b. ca 1867,¹⁰¹ census 1880 in Ritchie Co, WV.¹⁰¹

119. ii. ETTA MEREDITH b. Nov-30-1872.

120. iii. FRED MEREDITH b. Oct- -1876.

iv. ORPHA MEREDITH b. Mar- -1881,⁶⁸ census 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV.

32. Josiah Bee, Jr., also known as Joel Bee,^[159] (7.Ezekiel⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Oct-27-1845 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^34,37,22 d. Jul-11-1929 in Willard, Harrison Co, WV,³⁷ buried in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV,³⁷ resided in Willard, Harrison Co, WV, resided in Doddridge Co, WV,³⁰ census 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV.

1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated in Jun 1900:

Josiah Bee, 54, b. Oct 1845, farmer, widowed; boarder Albert A. Davis, 26, b. Sep 1873, farm laborer, married less than one year; boarder Lora M. Davis, 16, b. Jul 1883, married less than one year, mother of one child (still living); boarder Minnie E. Davis, 16, b. May 1884, single; son Ralph Bee, 13, b. Jun 1886; grand-dau Vernie J. Bee, 7 months, b. Oct 1899.

He married¹⁵⁹ (1) Dec-17-1874 in Ritchie Co, WV,²² Martha J. Goodwin, b. Oct-22-1854,²² (daughter of Henry H. Goodwin and Casandra Leggett), d. Mar-17-1877,¹⁷ buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV.¹⁷ He married⁵⁴ (2) Dec-25-1880 in Ritchie Co, WV,²² Jane Meredith, b. ca 1856,²² d. bef Jun 1900.⁶⁸

Children by Jane Meredith:

121. i. RALPH BEE b. Jun- 7-1886.

33. Josiah H. Bee, census name J. H. Bee,⁵⁸ (8.Ephraim⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Apr- 7-1825 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,²⁰ ["Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," reports birth year as 1824 on p. 55, but as 1825 on p. 107.], d. May-17-1876 in Wirt Co, WV,^[160] buried in Beauchamp Cemetery, Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV,^[161],[162] census 1850, 60, 70 in Doddridge Co, WV, occupation blacksmith,^58,[163] military Captain, Co C, 6th WVa Inf CSA, Civil War.¹⁶¹ He married^41,[164] May-20-1845 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^8,160 Mary Jane Davis, b. Jan-20-1829 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,¹⁶⁰ (daughter of John S. Davis and Esther F. Randolph), d. 1905 in Doddridge Co, WV,^160,35,164 ["Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, reports death date as Oct 20 1903. But "Doddridge County WV Deaths," p. 19, shows it as Aug 26 1905.].

1850 Census, Town of West Union, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 16 1850:

Josiah H. Bee, 26, blacksmith; Mary A, 21; Berkley H, 4; Mary F, 2; Oscar J, one month.

The Josiah H. Bee family moved from Doddridge "to Wirt County and lived there between 1872 and 1883. They operated the Kanawha Hotel, located on the banks of the Little Kanawha River at Elizabeth. The hotel was a popular stop-over for boats hauling passengers and goods between Parkersburg and the interior regions of West Virginia. Josiah died there in 1876 following an injury inflicted by a horse. A few years after his death, Mary Jane sold the Kanawha Hotel and returned to Doddridge County where she died in 1905."¹⁶⁴

Children:

i. BURTLY HENRY BEE, census name Berkley H. Bee,^4,[165] census name Bertly H. Bee, also known as Bert Henry Bee,³⁷ b. Feb-21-1846 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^160,37,[166] d. Apr-24-1932 in Summit, Wood Co, WV,³⁷ buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Parkersburg, WV,³⁷ resided in Summit, Wood Co, WV,³⁷ census 1930 in Wood Co, WV, census 1880, 1910 in Calhoun Co, WV, resided 1875 in Roane Co, WV,¹⁶⁶ census 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA. He married 1875 in Calhoun Co, WV,^[167] Susan McCune, b. ca 1850,¹⁶⁶ (daughter of Peter McCune and Margaret ___), d. bef Apr 1930,¹⁶⁵ census 1880, 1910 in Calhoun Co, WV.

ii. MARY F. BEE b. Dec-29-1847,¹⁶⁰ d. Jul- 6-1855.¹⁶⁰

122. iii. STINNETT O. BEE b. Apr- 7-1850.

iv. WIRT T. BEE b. May- 8-1852,¹⁶⁰ d. Jul- 9-1855.¹⁶⁰

v. ALICE O. BEE b. Feb-25-1855,¹⁶⁰ resided (settled) in Nebraska,¹⁶⁰ census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA. She married¹⁶⁰ Sep-20-1881 in Wirt Co, WV,^[168] Worthy S. Crippen, d. btwn 1879 - 1900,^[169] military Co E, 174th Ohio Inf, Civil War.¹⁶⁹

123. vi. FREDERICK H. BEE b. Aug-27-1857.

124. vii. EMMA L. BEE b. Nov- 5-1860.

viii. JOHN AUGUSTUS BEE b. Apr-17-1863 in Doddridge Co, WV,³⁷ d. Dec-19-1931 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,³⁷ buried in Riverview Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,³⁷ resided in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,³⁷ census 1900, 1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV, occupation furniture business,^37,[170] occupation 1900 traveling salesman.^[171] He married¹⁶⁰ Nov- 8-1888 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,^[172] Minnie Hall, b. Aug-21-1867 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,^[173] (daughter of Levi L. Hall and Amanda Stephens), d. Oct-14-1947 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,¹⁷³ buried in Riverview Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,¹⁷³ resided in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,¹⁷³ census 1900, 1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV.

1900 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on Jun 25 1900:

Levi Hall, 61, b. Sep 1838, grocery merchant, married 40 yrs; wife Amanda Hall, 60, b. Sep 1839, mother of 2 children (both still living); son-in-law John A. Bee, 37, b. Apr 1863, traveling salesman, married 10 yrs; dau Minnie, 31, b. Aug 1868, no children.

ix. EPHRAIM A. BEE b. Apr-30-1866,¹⁶⁰ census 1870 in Doddridge Co, WV.¹⁶³

125. x. FRANCES DORA BEE b. Jun-11-1868.

126. xi. JAMES EDWARD BEE b. Feb- 3-1871.

34. Keziah Bee, also known as Kathryn Bee,^32,97 also known as Kesiah,⁶¹ also known as Kiziah,¹⁴ (8.Ephraim⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Feb-21-1826 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^[174],[175] [Census data would put birth date at Jan 1827, but headstone shows it as Feb 21 1826.], d. Dec-30-1893 in Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV,^174,35,14 buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,¹⁷⁴ census 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV.¹⁷⁵

Name given as Keziah in her marriage record and in marriage record of son Nathan, as Kazirah Bee Primm in death record of son Ephriam, as Kesiah Prim in death record of daughter Martha, as Kaziah Bee in death record of son Nathan, and as Kathryn in obituary of son George, but as Kiziah on her headstone and as Krissiah Bee Prim in her own death record.

She married^6,32,175 Jan- 7-1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,⁸ Nathan W. Prim,¹⁷⁵ b. Jan- 7-1820 in Taylor Co, (W)VA,^14,32 [1900 Census has birth date as Jan 1821, but headstone shows it as Jan 7 1820.] (son of William Primm and Mary Curry), d. Aug-14-1913,¹⁴ buried in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV,¹⁴ census 1860, 1870, 1900 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[176],175 occupation farmer, carpenter.¹⁷⁵

1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):

N W Prim, 38, farmer; R (female), 35; M E (female), 6; J W (male), 5; T S (male) 4; M V (female), 3; E (male), 1; Richard Bee, 19.

1870 Census, Doddridge County WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Aug 30 1870:

Nathan W. Prim, 50, farmer & carpenter; Keziah, 43; James, 15; Thomas S, 12; Mary C, 10; Ephraim, 8; Rebecca, 6; Alice A, 4; Lula, 3; Nathan, 2.

Children:

i. MARTHA ELLEN PRIM b. Mar-18-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^[177] d. Mar-11-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV.^[178]

127. ii. JAMES W. PRIMM b. May- 7-1853.

128. iii. THOMAS S. PRIM b. ca 1856.

129. iv. MARY CATHARINE PRIM b. May-23-1857.

130. v. EPHRAIM PRIMM b. Feb-14-1860.

vi. REBECCA PRIM b. Feb-16-1863 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^177,175 d. Nov-14-1918,¹⁷⁷ census 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV.

131. vii. ALICE AUGUSTINE PRIMM b. Feb-19-1864.

viii. LOUVARIA PRIM, census name Lula Prim,¹⁷⁵ b. Sep- 3-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV,^177,175 d. Jan-16-1905,¹⁷⁷ census 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV.

132. ix. NATHAN HENRY PRIMM b. Mar-17-1867.

x. WINFIELD PRIM b. Jan-15-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV,¹⁷⁷ d. Jan-15-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV.¹⁷⁷

xi. MARY "SISSY" PRIM, census name Sissy Prim,⁴⁴ b. Aug-12-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV,^177,[179] d. Mar-13-1916 at Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁷⁹ buried in Buck Run (aka Dotson) Cem, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV.^179,17 She married Aug-17-1905 near Stanley, Tyler Co, WV,^[180] John Wesley Dotson, b. Mar-21-1868 in Ritchie Co, WV,^37,11 (son of Oliver M. Dotson and Mary Ann Waters), d. May- 9-1950 in Ritchie Co, WV,³⁷ buried in Buck Run (aka Dotson) Cem, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV,³⁷ resided in Ritchie Co, WV,^11,37 occupation farmer.³⁷

133. xii. GEORGE WASHINGTON PRIM b. Jan-24-1873.

35. Amos Bee (8.Ephraim⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. Feb-28-1828 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^41,8,16 d. Aug-13-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV,^42,16 buried in IOOF Cemetery (Blockhouse Hill), West Union, WV,⁴³ census 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV, census 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA, occupation tanner,^{4,163,[181],[182]} military enrolling officer at Wheeling, Union Army, Civil War.¹⁷⁷

"Amos Bee was enrolling officer during the civil war, for Capt. Stone of Wheeling, preparing for draft. He served as deputy sheriff four years, 1877-81, was first clerk of the school board under the free school system, and has been clerk of the board of supervisors."^[183]

He married Mar-20-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^[184] Malissa Welch, b. May- 5-1836,^84,58,177 [Marriage record indicates that she was born in about 1830 in Harrison County. But age 23 at 1860 Census would put birth in about 1837. "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 106, reports Melissa Welch's birth as May 1836 in Barbour County.] (daughter of James Welch and Margaret "Peggy" Talbott), d. Apr-27-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁴² buried in IOOF Cemetery (Blockhouse Hill), West Union, WV,⁴³ census 1910 in Washington, DC [in household with daughter Catherine and son-in-law Warner Stutler], census 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [in household with daughter Clara and son-in-law Benjamin Foley], census 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV, census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.

1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 24 1860:

Amos Bee, 31, occup tanner; Melissa, 23; G (female), 3; AM (male) 1.

1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Twp), enumerated on Jun 9 1870:

Amos Bee, 42, occup tanner; Melissa, 33; Generva, 13; Alonzo A, 11; Annie B, 9; James A, 6; Clara V, 5; Ephraim E, 1.

1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 1 1880:

Amos Bee, 52, occup tanner; wife Malissa, 44; dau Geneiva, 22, school teacher; son A A, 20, tanner; dau Anna, 17; son J A, 15; dau Clara V, 12; son E E, 10; son (sic) Kate (female), 7; dau Mary, 5.

1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District):

Amos Bee, 72, b. Feb 1828, married 44 yrs; wife Malissa, 64, b. May 1836, mother of 8 children (7 still living); dau Clara V, 30, b. Jan 1870, single; dau Mary, 22, b. Apr 1878, 22, single.

Children:

134. i. GENEVRA BEE b. Apr- 6-1857.

135. ii. AMOS ALONZO BEE b. Apr-17-1859.

136. iii. ANNA BELLE BEE^[185] b. Mar-28-1861.

iv. JAMES A. BEE, census name J. A. Bee,¹⁸² b. Nov-12-1863 in Doddridge Co, WV,^177,90 d. Feb-25-1888 in Mannington, Marion Co, WV,^[186] buried in IOOF Cemetery (Blockhouse Hill), West Union, WV,⁴³ cause of death typhoid fever,⁹⁰ census 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV, occupation miller,⁹⁰ never married^90.

v. CLARA VIRGINIA BEE b. ca 1867,^[187] ["Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 106, reports birth date as Jan 17 1866, and 1900 census states Jan 1870, while age 5 in 1870 Census would put birth in about 1865, and age 12 in 1880 Census and age 42 in 1910 Census would put it in about 1868. But headstone reads 1867, and age 45y 7m 25d in death record would put birth at Jan 16 1865.], d. Sep-10-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[188],16 buried in IOOF Cemetery (Blockhouse Hill), West Union, WV,⁴³ census 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV, census 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV. She married Sep- 5-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV,^8,177 Benjamin W. Foley, b. Oct- -1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^[189],8 (son of James A. Foley and Tabitha B. Harness), d. Nov-15-1933 in Doddridge Co, WV,³⁵ census 1910, 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [In 1920, listed as a roomer, age 65, widowed, in the household of Eli & Mary F. Nutter.], census 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV.

1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, Town of West Union), enumerated in Apr 1910:

Benjimine W. Foley, 55, married 8 yrs; wife Clara V. Foley, 42, mother of 3 children (all still living); mother-in-law Malissa Bee, 73, widowed.

(Note: We have no record of any of Clara Bee Foley's children, and it is puzzling why they would not be present in the household for this census. It is noted that Melissa was also enumerated for this census in the household of another daughter, Catherine Bee Stutler, in Washington DC.)

vi. EPHRAIM E. BEE, census name E. E. Bee,¹⁸² b. Aug-17-1869,^[190] d. 1903,¹⁶ buried in IOOF Cemetery (Blockhouse Hill), West Union, WV,⁴³ census 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV.

137. vii. CATHERINE BEE b. Oct-22-1871.

viii. MARY BEE b. ca 1875,¹⁸² census 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV.

This is probably the Margaret Bee who was residing with her sister Catherine in Washington DC for the Censuses of 1910, 1920 and 1930.

36. Stinnett Bee (8.Ephraim⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. May- 9-1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^{8,37,16,[191]} d. Mar- 8-1923 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,^[192],16 buried in Bee Cemetery, Richardson, Calhoun Co, WV,^37,[193] census 1900 in Lee District, Calhoun Co, WV, census 1870, 1880 in Roane Co, WV, census 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA, resided 1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.⁸

1860 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia):

S. Bee, male, 30, farmer; M Bee, female, 25; E. Bee, male, 6; G. W. Bee, male, 4; M. C. Bee, female, 1; A. J. S. Bee, male, 22.

(Note: This is the household of Stinnett Bee and his wife Mary. The last person listed is Stinnett's brother, Augustus J. Smith Bee.)

1870 Census, Roane Co, WV (Spencer Township), enumerated on Aug 10 1870:

Stinnett Bee, 40, farmer; Mary E, 39, b. Maryland; Ephraim, 16; George W, 14; Catherine, 12; Emma, 4; Charles, 8; Annette, 4 months; A. Westfall, 40, farmer.

1880 Census, Roane Co, WV (Spencer District), enumerated on Jun 17 1880:

Stinett Bee, 50, farmer; wife Mary E, 46, b. Maryland, both parents b. Maryland; son Ephraim, 25; son George, 24; dau Kate, 21; son Charles, 18; son Sherman, 16; dau Emma, 14; dau Nettie, 11; son William, 7; dau Rhoda, 4.

He married Aug- 9-1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^[194] Mary Ann Elizabeth McDonnell,⁶¹ also known as Mary A. E. McDonnell,¹⁴ also known as Nancy McDonald,³² b. Dec-28-1833 in Baltimore, MD,^14,8,61 [Birth date given as Oct 1833 in 1900 Census.], d. Jun-12-1908,¹⁴ buried in Bee Cemetery, Richardson, Calhoun Co, WV,¹⁹³ census 1900 in Lee District, Calhoun Co, WV, census 1870, 1880 in Roane Co, WV, census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA, resided 1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.⁸

Children:

138. i. EPHRAIM R. BEE b. Sep- -1854.

139. ii. GEORGE W. BEE b. Jul-26-1855.

iii. M. CATHERINE "KATE" BEE, also known as Catherine Bee,^[195],37 census name Kate Bee,^[196] census name M. C. Bee,⁵⁸ b. Apr-10-1859 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,³⁷ [Death certificate states birthdate as Apr 10 1858, but 1900 Census has it as Apr 1859, and headstone also reads 1859.], d. Nov-22-1931 near Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,^37,16 buried in Bee Cemetery, Richardson, Calhoun Co, WV,^193,37 resided near Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,³⁷ census 1900 in Lee District, Calhoun Co, WV, census 1870, 1880 in Roane Co, WV, census 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA, never married^37.

iv. CHARLES CLEAVENGER BEE b. Nov-25-1862 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA,³⁷ d. Nov- 2-1950 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV,³⁷ buried in New England Cemetery, Wood Co, WV,³⁷ resided in Vienna, Wood Co, WV,³⁷ census 1870, 1880 in Roane Co, WV, occupation grocer.³⁷

140. v. SHERMAN STINNETT BEE b. Nov-14-1864.

vi. EMMA BEE b. ca 1866,¹⁹⁵ census 1870, 1880 in Roane Co, WV.

vii. ANNETTE "NETTIE" BEE, census name Nettie Bee,¹⁹⁶ b. 1870,¹⁹⁵ census 1870, 1880 in Roane Co, WV.

viii. WILLIAM E. BEE b. Dec- -1872 in Roane Co, WV,^191,75 census 1900 in Lee District, Calhoun Co, WV, census 1880 in Roane Co, WV. He married Jun-26-1899 in Roane Co, WV,⁷⁵ Clara Ray Mathers.

ix. RHODA BEE b. May- -1876,¹⁹¹ census 1910 in Santa Ana, Orange Co, CA [in household with brother Ephraim], census 1900 in Lee District, Calhoun Co, WV, census 1880 in Roane Co, WV.

37. Wickliffe Bee (8.Ephraim⁴, 3.Asa³, 2.Ephriam², 1.Thomas¹), b. May-25-1832 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^37,16 d. Oct-16-1917 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV,^37,16 buried in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV,^17,37 census 1870, 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV, census 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA, occupation farmer, clerk, merchant.^37,58,[197]

Wickliffe Bee's wife, Rachel Jane Welch, was his stepmother's sister.

1860 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now