Husband: Josiah H. Bee
Census name: J. H. Bee 1
Born: Apr- 7-1825 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2 (see note 1)
Died: May-17-1876 in Wirt Co, WV 3
Buried: in Beauchamp Cemetery, Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV 4,5,6
Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: blacksmith, oil driller 1,7,8
Military: Co C, 6th W.Va. Inf, and Captain of 180th Militia (Home Guard), Civil War 4,6
Father: Ephraim Bee (1802 - 1888)
Mother: Catharine Davis (1804 - 1852)
Wife: Mary Jane Davis 9,10
Married: May-20-1845 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,3
Born: Nov-20-1829 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3 (see note 2)
Died: Oct-20-1903 3,12,10
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1880 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV
Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: John S. Davis (1804 - 1855)
Mother: Esther F. Randolph (1810 - 1894)
Notes
M Child 1: Burtly Henry Bee Census name: Berkley H. Bee 13,14 Born: Feb-21-1846 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,15,16 Died: Apr-24-1932 in Summit, Wood Co, WV 15 Buried: in Evergreen Cemetery, Parkersburg, WV 15 Resided: in Summit, Wood Co, WV 15 Census: 1930 in Wood Co, WV Census: 1880, 1910 in Calhoun Co, WV Resided: 1875 in Roane Co, WV 16 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Susan McCune b. ca 1850 d. bef Apr 1930 Married: 1875 in Calhoun Co, WV 17
F Child 2: Mary F. Bee Born: Dec-29-1847 3 Died: Jul- 6-1855 3
M Child 3: Stinnett O. Bee Census name: Oscar J. Bee 13 Born: Apr- 7-1850 18 Died: May-17-1873 19 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Sarah Ann Jeffrey b. Feb-12-1852 d. Mar- 2-1884 Married: Dec-24-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,11
M Child 4: Wirt T. Bee Born: May- 8-1852 3 Died: Jul- 9-1855 3
F Child 5: Alice O'Dell Bee Census name: Dell Bee Born: Feb-25-1855 3,20 (see note 3) Died: Mar-13-1937 in Wood Co, WV 21,20 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 6 Resided: 1918 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 22 Census: 1910 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1900 in Furnas Co, NE Resided: (settled) in Nebraska 3 Census: 1880 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1880 dressmaker 23 Husband: Worthy S. Crippen b. Apr-25-1848 d. Jun-27-1900 Married: Sep-20-1881 in Wirt Co, WV 24
M Child 6: Frederick H. Bee Also known as: Fred H. Bee 25 Born: Aug-27-1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,26,20 Died: Mar-15-1951 in Roane Co, WV 25,20 Buried: in Baptist Grove (aka Frozen Camp) Cem, Frozencamp, Jackson Co, WV 15,12 Census: 1900 in Jackson Co, WV Resided: 1881 in Wirt Co, WV 26 Census: 1880 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 27 Occupation: 1880 student of law 23 Wife: Lola B. Brown b. Nov- -1861 d. 1937 Also known as: Lolia B. Brown Married: Sep- 4-1881 in Roane Co, WV 28
F Child 7: Emma L. Bee Born: Nov- 5-1860 in Wirt Co, (W)VA 3 (see note 4) Census: 1900 in Meigs Co, OH Census: 1880 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1880 school teacher 23 Husband: A. L. Hoyt b. Aug- -1859 Married: Oct- 2-1884 in Wirt Co, WV 29
M Child 8: John Augustus Bee Born: Apr-17-1863 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15 Died: Dec-19-1931 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15 Buried: in Riverview Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15 Census: 1900, 1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1880 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: furniture business 15,30 Occupation: 1900 traveling salesman 31 Occupation: 1880 sawmill worker 23 Wife: Minnie Hall b. Aug-21-1867 d. Oct-14-1947 Married: Nov- 8-1888 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 32
M Child 9: Ephraim A. Bee Census name: Eph Bee 23 Born: Apr-30-1866 3 Census: 1880 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1880 sawmill worker 23
F Child 10: Frances Dora Bee Also known as: Dora Bee 15,29,33,34,23 Born: Jun-11-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 (see note 5) Died: Apr-21-1950 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 15 Buried: in K of P Cemetery, Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV 15 Resided: in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV 15,33,35 Resided: 1913 in Roane Co, WV 8 Census: 1880 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Russell A. Woodyard b. Mar- 4-1870 d. Jul-26-1934 Census name: R. A. Woodyard 33 Married: Apr- 9-1893 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV 29
M Child 11: James Edward Bee Born: Feb- 3-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,3 Died: Jan- 4-1933 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15 Buried: in Evergreen Cemetery, Parkersburg, WV 15 Resided: in Summit, Wood Co, WV 36,15 Census: 1910, 1920 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1900 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1880 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Occupation: clothing salesman 15 Wife: Grace Louise Skinner b. Nov- -1872 d. ca 1905 Married: ca 1895 31 Wife: Margaret Ann Skinner b. ca 1885 d. Nov-13-1946 Married: Aug-22-1907 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV 37
Sources: (1) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (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 >. (3) 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. 107. (4) The USGenWeb Project, Wirt County WV Cemeteries (website), http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvwirt/cemeteries/index.htm. (5) Cemeteries of Wirt County WV (website), http://wirtcounty.net/Cemeteries/index.htm. (6) Findagrave.com. (7) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (8) West Union Herald, 10/23/1913. (9) 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. (10) Goldenseal Magazine, West Virginia Cultural Center, www.wvlc.wvnet.edu/culture/goldensl.html, Winter 1991, pp. 40-45. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) Headstone. (13) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (14) 1930 Census, Wood County, WV. (15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (16) Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989) (17) Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989), Identified as Burtly Bee, 28, b. Doddridge Co, res. Roane Co, son of Josiah & Mary J.; and Susan McCune, 25, res. Calhoun Co, dau of Peter & Margaret. Married on the 14th of July (or August) 1875. (18) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990), "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, reports birth date as Apr 7 1850. (19) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (20) Headstone (year only) (21) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (23) 1880 Census, Wirt County, WV. (24) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm). "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, reports marriage date as Sep 25 1881. (25) Roane County WV Deaths 1901-1955, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Apr 1993) (26) Roane County WV Marriages 1856-1919, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Mar 1988) (27) 1900 Census, Jackson County, WV. (28) Roane County WV Marriages 1856-1919, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Mar 1988), Identified as F. H. Bee, 24, b. Doddridge Co, res. Wirt Co; and L. B. Brown, 19, b. Roane Co, res. Wirt Co. Married Sep 4 1881. (29) Wirt County Marriage Records, Elizabeth, WV. (30) 1920 Census, Wood County, WV. (31) 1900 Census, Wood County, WV. (32) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (33) 1900 Census, Wirt County, WV. (34) Death record of husband. (35) 1910 Census, Wirt County, WV. (36) Death record of brother. (37) Marshall County Marriage Records, Moundsville, WV, Identified as James E. Bee, 34, of Republic County, Kansas, b. Doddridge Co WV, res. Wheeling WV; and Margaret A. Skinner, 23, of Harrison County WV, b. in Harrison Co, res. Grafton (Taylor Co) WV. Married Aug 27 1907 in Moundsville. MR p. 281. Event Notes Note (1) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," reports birth year as 1824 on p. 55, but as 1825 on p. 107. Note (2) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, states birth date as Jan 20 1829. But date on headstone is Nov 20 1829. Note (3) Census records of 1870, 1880, 1910, 1920 and 1930 state Alice O. Bee's birthplace as Missouri. Given that consistency, the few exceptions that show it as West Virginia are believed to be clerical errors, Note (4) Age 21 at time of Oct 1884 marriage would put birth in about 1863. But "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, reports birth date as Nov 5 1860, and the 1900 Census reports age as 40, with birth date Oct 1859. Note (5) Death record states birth date as Jun 11 1870. But "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, reports it as Jun 11 1868. Age 3 given at time of 1870 Census, enumerated on Jun 7 1870, supports the earlier date.