Husband: Amos Bee
Born: Feb-28-1828 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Died: Aug-13-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,3
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: tanner 6,7,8,9
Occupation: 1900 Justice of the Peace 10
Military: enrolling officer at Wheeling, Union Army, Civil War 11
Father: Ephraim Bee (1802 - 1888)
Mother: Catharine Davis (1804 - 1852)
Notes 12
Wife: Melissa Welch
Married: Mar-20-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13
Born: May- 5-1836 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 14,11,15 (see note 1)
Died: Apr-27-1913 in Washington, DC 16,4
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1910 in Washington, DC (see note 2)
Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3)
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: James Welch (1815 - 1865)
Mother: Margaret "Peggy" Talbott (1816 - 1869)
Notes
F Child 1: Genevra Bee Born: Apr- 6-1857 17,8,18 Died: Jul- 3-1923 17 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1870 80, 1900, 10 20 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: school teacher 9,19 Husband: Johnson Benjamin Smith b. Apr-12-1856 d. Dec-16-1924 Also known as: Johnston Benjamin Smith 20 Married: Jun-28-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,18
M Child 2: Amos Alonzo Bee Also known as: Alonzo A. Bee 11,10,7 Born: Apr-17-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 21,10,22 Died: Feb-12-1938 in Doddridge Co, WV 23,3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1870 80, 1900 20 30 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920 real estate banker 24 Occupation: 1880 tanner 9 Wife: Virginia Etta Maulsby b. Jun- 9-1861 d. Jan- 1-1931 Also known as: Etta Virginia Maulsby 25 Married: Feb-10-1886 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22
F Child 3: Anna Belle Bee 26 Census name: Annie B. Bee 7 Born: Mar-28-1861 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 26,3,27 Died: May- 4-1939 26,3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: school teacher 27 Husband: Benjamin Franklin Heflin, Jr. b. Nov- 3-1861 d. May-10-1946 Married: Aug- 1-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 28
M Child 4: James A. Bee
Census name: J. A. Bee 9
Born: Nov-12-1863 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,29
Died: Feb-25-1888 in Mannington, Marion Co, WV 30
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Cause of death: typhoid fever 29
Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: miller 29
Never married: 29
F Child 5: Clara Virginia Bee Born: 1867 31 (see note 4) Died: Sep-10-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 32,3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,33 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1900 assistant postmistress 10 Husband: Benjamin W. Foley b. Oct- 5-1854 d. Nov-15-1935 Married: Sep- 5-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,11
M Child 6: Ephraim E. Bee
Census name: E. E. Bee 9
Born: Aug-17-1869 34
Died: 1903 3
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 7: Catherine Bee Also known as: Kate Bee 2,9,35 Born: Oct-22-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 36,11,2 (see note 5) Died: 1940 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Washington, DC Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Warner Stutler b. Aug-19-1859 d. 1946 Married: Dec-28-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 37
F Child 8: Mary Bee Born: ca 1875 9 (see note 6) Census: 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1900 deputy clerk of county court 10 Notes
Sources: (1) 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. 55. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (5) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (6) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (7) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (8) H. H. Hardesty, History of Doddridge County (1883), http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvpioneers/doddridgecountyhistory.html, p. 42. (9) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (11) 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. 106. (12) H. H. Hardesty, History of Doddridge County (1883), http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvpioneers/doddridgecountyhistory.html, pp. 41-42. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Amos Bee, 27, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Ephraim & Catharine; and Melissa Welch, 26, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of James & Margaret. Married Mar 20 1856. (NOTE: Age 23 at 1860 Census would put Melissa Welch's birth in about 1837. "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 106, reports Melissa Welch's birth as May 1836 in Barbour County.) (14) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (15) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (16) Obituary. (17) Headstone. (18) 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. 170. (19) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 240. (20) Gregg Dulaney Smith, Descendants of Dulaney Smith, www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/m/i/Gregg-D-Smith/GENE1-0001.html. (21) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, Although headstone has birth date as 1860, the 1900 Census shows his birth date as Apr 1859. p. 106. (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (23) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (24) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (25) Obituary of mother. (26) 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. 324. (27) Birth record of daughter. (28) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Benjamin Franklin Hefflin [sic] Jr., 24, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Annie Bee, 23, of Doddridge Co. Married Aug 1 1886. (29) Marion County Death Records, Fairmont, WV. (30) Marion County Death Records, Fairmont, WV, Identified as James A. Bee, 26, b. in West Union, single, occupation miller; died Feb 25 1888 in Mannington, cause of death typhoid fever, buried in West Union. DR p. 8. (31) Headstone (year only), "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 106 reports birth date as Jan 17 1866. But headstone reads 1867. (32) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Clara V. Foley, age 45y 7m 25d, married, occupation broker's wife; died Sep 19 1910, cause of death flux. Informant: A. J. Osborne, undertaker. DR p. 46. (33) Findagrave.com. (34) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, Birth date reported here as Aug 17 1869. But "West Union WV Cemeteries," p. 34, reports birth date on headstone as 1868. Age given as 1 in 1870 Census, and 10 in 1880 Census. p. 106. (35) 1900 Census. (36) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/doddridge/vitals/birth.txt. (37) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Warner Stutler, 31, of Doddridge Co; and Kate Bee, 19, of Doddridge Co. Married Dec 28 1890. Event Notes Note (1) Marriage record indicates that she was born in about 1830 in Harrison County. But age 23 at 1860 Census and 33 in 1870 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. Note (2) in household with daughter Catherine and son-in-law Warner Stutler Note (3) in household with daughter Clara and son-in-law Benjamin Foley Note (4) "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. Note (5) Birth date given as Oct 1874 in 1900 Census. Note (6) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Apr 1878, age 22, but age 5 in 1880 Census would put it in about 1875.