Husband: Josiah Bee, Jr.
Also known as: Joel Bee 1
Born: Oct-27-1845 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2,3,4
Died: Jul-11-1929 in Willard, Harrison Co, WV 3
Buried: in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV 3
Resided: in Willard, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Ezekiel Bee (1800 - 1893)
Mother: Moriah Catherine Johnson (1809 - 1865)
Other spouse 1
Notes
Wife: Jane Meredith 6 Married: Dec-25-1880 in Ritchie Co, WV 4
Born: ca 1856 4 Died: bef Jun 1900 7 Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Ralph Bee Also known as: Charles Ralph Bee 8 Born: Jun- 7-1886 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV 9,10,7 Died: Jan- 4-1968 in Takoma Park, MD 11,10 Resided: in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV 12,13 Census: 1920, 1930 in Clay District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1911 in Taylor Co, WV 14 Census: 1910 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Lillie Mae Skiles b. Aug-19-1883 d. Jan-29-1970 Also known as: Mae Skiles 15,16 Married: Dec-14-1911 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 17
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 577. (2) 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. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 279. (6) Death record of husband. (7) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (8) Obituary of son. (9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (12) Death record of father. (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (14) Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV. (15) Marriage record of daughter. (16) Obituary of daughter. (17) Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV, Identified as Ralph Bee, 25, b. Ritchie Co, res. Taylor Co; and May Lilly Skiles, 28, b. Preston Co, res. Taylor Co. Married Dec 14 1911 in Grafton. MR p. 20.