Jul-28-2018
Husband: Ezekiel Bee
Born: Aug-28-1800 in New Jersey 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: Feb-20-1893 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 4,5,3 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: aft 1857 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 3,5 Resided: bef 1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,6 Occupation: minister 3,6 Father: Asa Bee (1756 - 1826) Mother: Rhoda Cox Other spouse 1
Wife: Moriah Catherine Johnson 7,8,9,4 Also known as: Maria Johnson 7 Married: Nov-17-1830 in Wood Co, (W)VA 5
Born: Jul- 1-1809 4 Died: Aug- 9-1865 4,3 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Father: Michael Johnson Mother: Hannah Hughes Notes
F Child 1: Angelina L. Bee Born: May-24-1840 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5,4,10 (see note 2) Died: 1917 4 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 4 Occupation: teacher 3 Husband: Marcus E. Martin b. ca 1846 Married: Nov-23-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
M Child 2: Arthur Green Bee Also known as: Marion Arthur Bee 2 Born: Nov-10-1841 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10,4 Died: Sep-10-1922 in Ritchie Co, WV 12,4 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 3,13 Occupation: miller 14 Military: Co G, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 4 Wife: Mary Catherine Watson b. Jul-27-1843 d. Jan- 1-1930 Married: Mar-21-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
F Child 3: Elizabeth Bee Born: May- 8-1844 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 16,10,17 Died: 1910 3,4 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: James Marshal Meredith b. Sep- -1841 d. 1912 Also known as: James M. Merideth 10 Married: Dec-22-1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 18
M Child 4: Josiah Bee, Jr. Also known as: Joel Bee 19 Born: Oct-27-1845 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16,20,10 Died: Jul-11-1929 in Willard, Harrison Co, WV 20 Buried: in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV 20 Resided: in Willard, Harrison Co, WV Resided: in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Martha J. Goodwin b. Oct-22-1854 d. Mar-17-1877 Married: Dec-17-1874 in Ritchie Co, WV 10 Wife: Jane Meredith b. ca 1856 d. bef Jun 1900 Married: Dec-25-1880 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
F Child 5: Sedilla Bee 3 Born: Jul- 2-1848 16 Died: young 3 Buried: (unmarked) in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 3,4 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 6
F Child 6: Emeretta Bee Born: Aug-14-1850 at Middle Island, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16,21 Died: Apr- -1853 at Middle Island, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 21 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 4 Cause of death: whooping cough 21
F Child 7: Alzetta Bee Born: Aug-14-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16,10 Died: bef Dec 1881 Buried: (no dates) in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 3,4 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Robert Prine Holbert b. Feb- 9-1856 d. Mar-12-1937 Married: Nov-13-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 22
M Child 8: Eudolpheus Bee Born: Jun-11-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16,23,10 Resided: in Kanawha Station, Wood Co, WV 24,3 (see note 3) Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Sarah A. Robinson b. Jun-22-1861 d. Oct-15-1950 Married: Jul-31-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Death record of son. (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 279. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 356. (6) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (7) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 211. (8) Marriage record of son. (9) Marriage record of daughter. (10) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Marcus E. Martin, 19, of Harrison Co, son of Philip & Elizabeth; and Angaline L. Bee, 22, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Ezekiel & Mariah. Married Nov 23 1865. (12) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (13) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Berea District) (14) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Arthur G. Bee, age 25, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Ezekiel & Marie; and Mary M. Watson, age 23, b. Barbour Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of George & Susan. Married Mar 21 1867. (16) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 357. (17) Headstone (year only) (18) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as James M. Merideth, 23, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Job & Mary; and Elizabeth Bee, 20, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Ezekiel & Mariah. Married Dec 22 1864. (19) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 577. (20) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (21) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (22) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Robert P. Holbert, age 22, b. Gilmer Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Reuben & Cindrella; and Alzetta Bee, age 23, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Ezekiel & Maria. Married Nov 13 1877. (23) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (24) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 576. Event Notes Note (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther (RCHR, p. 279) states his birthplace as near Fetterman, in present-day Taylor County WV. But son John Nelson Bee's death record states father's birthplace as New Jersey. Note (2) 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. Note (3) The town of Kanawha Station in Wood County stands on the land formerly owned by Ezekiel Bee, father of Eudolpheus.Name Index