Husband: Wickliffe Bee
Born: May-25-1832 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Oct-16-1917 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3,1
Resided: 1913 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer, clerk, merchant 1,5,6
Father: Ephraim Bee (1802 - 1888)
Mother: Catharine Davis (1804 - 1852)
Wife: Rachel Jane Welch
Born: Dec-27-1835 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 1
Died: May- 4-1925 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 1,3
Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Barbour Co, (W)VA
Father: Isaiah Welch (1792 - 1860)
Mother: Rachel Ingram (1794 - )
Notes
F Child 1: Catherine V. "Kate" Bee Census name: Kate V. 7 Born: May- -1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8,9,10,2,5 Died: 1941 2 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Census: 1880 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: John Bosler McGregor b. Aug-10-1851 d. Jul- 8-1922 Also known as: J. B. McGregor 11,1 Married: May-17-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
F Child 2: Malzina J. Bee Born: Jan-20-1858 13 Died: Jan-28-1863 14 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15
F Child 3: Florence Bee Born: Jan-28-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10
M Child 4: Ephraim C. Bee Born: Jun-10-1860 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 16,2 Died: Mar- 5-1926 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1,2 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 14,1 Census: 1910 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: merchant 1 Wife: Nola Aitken b. 1867 d. Aug- 4-1935 Married: ca 1889 17
M Child 5: James Walter Bee Also known as: Walt Bee 18 Born: Nov- 9-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,10 Died: Jul-16-1948 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1 Census: 1920, 1930 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: real estate salesman 1 Occupation: 1930 postmaster 19 Occupation: 1915 deputy state prohibition officer 20,21 Wife: Amy Geraldine Whipple b. Jul-21-1870 d. Aug-30-1952 Also known as: Amie Geraldine Whipple 1
M Child 6: Mortimore Bee Born: Nov- -1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,22,13 (see note 1) Died: Dec- 4-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 23,14 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 7: Benjamin Wyckliff Bee Also known as: Ben W. Bee 14 Born: Dec- 4-1866 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 1,24,14 Died: Jan- 5-1952 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1,14 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 1,3,14 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24 Census: 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900, 10, 20 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 25 Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: salesman 1 Wife: Helen Ernestine Thomas b. Oct-28-1879 d. Nov-13-1943 Also known as: Ernestine Thomas 26,27 Married: Jul-27-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 28
M Child 8: William Newton Bee Born: Dec-28-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 (see note 2) Died: Jan-10-1949 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 29 Buried: in Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 29 Census: 1910, Church Street in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: salesman 29 Occupation: 1910 retail merchant 17 Wife: Effa Estelle Fisher b. Dec-21-1878 d. Jun- 2-1950 Census name: Effie E. Married: ca 1905 17
M Child 9: Edward A. Bee Born: Sep-19-1870 10,14 Died: Jun-24-1893 14 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 30
F Child 10: Augusta Lelia Bee Also known as: Lelia A. Bee 10 Born: Apr- 9-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,2,25 Died: 1962 2 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 31,25 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Bert Bradford b. 1877 d. 1963 Married: Nov-15-1899 in Ritchie Co, WV 25
M Child 11: Harry Cecil Bee Born: Sep- 9-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 32,2 Died: Jul-10-1963 in Doddridge Co, WV 33,2 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: in Ritchie Co, WV 31,32 Wife: Bertha A. Joseph b. Oct-14-1887 d. Jan-10-1919 Married: Aug-21-1908 in Ritchie Co, WV 34 Wife: Odessa Virginia Lemley b. Apr-18-1918 d. Sep-25-1997 Married: Dec-28-1957 in Ritchie Co, WV 35
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) Newspaper wedding announcement of niece. (5) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (6) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp) (7) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (8) Findagrave.com. (9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (10) 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. (11) Death record of son. (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as John B. McGregor, 25, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of William & Elizabeth; and Kate V. Bee, 22, of Doddridge Co, dau of Wickliffe & Rachel. Married May 17 1877. Minnie Kendall Lowther's "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 391, incorrectly states marriage date as Apr 9 1870. (13) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (14) Headstone. (15) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. IV, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167. (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 106, reports birth date of Ephraim C. Bee as Jun 1 1859, but death record shows it as Jun 10 1860 and headstone date is 1860. (17) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (18) Birth record of son. (19) 1930 Census, Wood County, WV. (20) Doddridge County Republican, 11/18/1915. (21) West Union Record, 2/25/1915. (22) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (23) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 14, line 2 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5051167&Type=Death. (24) Obituary. (25) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (26) Obituary of daughter. (27) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (28) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Benjamin W. Bee, 30, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Helen Earnestine Thomas, 18, of Ritchie Co. Married Jul 27 1898. (29) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (30) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (31) Obituary of brother. (32) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003) (33) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (34) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Harry Cecil Bee, 26, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Bertha A. Joseph, 20, b. Tyler Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Aug 21 1908. (35) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003), Identified as Harry C. Bee, widowed, b. Sep 9 1879 in Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Wickliff & Rachel J. (Welch) Bee; and Odessa Virginia Wilson, widowed, b. Apr 18 1918 in Wood Co, res. Washington Co OH, dau of Clark & Bertha (Isner) Lemley. Married Dec 28 1957. Event Notes Note (1) Age 3y 9d in death record calculates to be birth date of Nov-25-1864. But age 3y 4d on headstone (as reported in Doddridge County Cemeteries Vol 4) calculates to a birth date of Nov-30-1864, while "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 106, reports it as Nov-10-1863. Note (2) 1900 Census shows birthdate as Sep 1879, and death record states Dec 2 1873. But age 1 and 11 in the 1870 and 1880 censuses conforms to the Dec 28 1868 birth date.