Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Ralph BEE / Lillie Mae SKILES (F27223)

m. 14 Dec 1911


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  • Ralph BEEFather | Male
    Ralph BEE

    Born  7 Jun 1886  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Jan 1968  Takoma Park, Montgomery Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shinnston Memorial (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  14 Dec 1911  [1]  Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Josiah BEE, Jr. | F12729 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jane MEREDITH | F12729 Group Sheet 

    Lillie Mae SKILESMother | Female
    Lillie Mae SKILES

    Born  19 Aug 1883  Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Jan 1970  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shinnston Memorial (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  George SKYLES | F27224 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Isora Bell (Isabelle) GUTHRIE | F27224 Group Sheet 

    Violet BEEChild 1 | Female
    Violet BEE

    Born     
    Died  Bef Jan 2002   
    Buried     
    Spouse  ___ SEAMAN | F30429 
    Married     

    Edna Marie BEEChild 2 | Female
    Edna Marie BEE

    Born  23 Mar 1907   
    Died  Jun 1980   
    Buried    Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Charles Dewey PAUGH | F30424 
    Married     

    Hazel Pearl BEEChild 3 | Female
    Hazel Pearl BEE

    Born  28 Sep 1912  Owings (Shinnston), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Oct 1991   
    Buried     
    Spouse  James Holbert LESTER | F30425 
    Married  16 Oct 1937  Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Verna Jane Belle BEEChild 4 | Female
    Verna Jane Belle BEE

    Born  9 Aug 1915  Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Dec 1952  Orange Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, Orange Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  James Irvin STEALEY | F27225 
    Married  10 Oct 1936  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  James M. ACKERMAN | F30427 
    Married     

    Esther Mae BEEChild 5 | Female
    + Esther Mae BEE

    Born  24 Jul 1917  Willard (Shinnston), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Jan 2002  Olney, Montgomery Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shinnston Memorial (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Thomas Edward LIVINGSTON | F30423 
    Married  29 Sep 1941   

    Mary Catherine BEEChild 6 | Female
    Mary Catherine BEE

    Born  9 Jun 1922  Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Nov 2001   
    Buried    Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, Morgan Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Joseph L. "Lee" WILSON | F30428 
    Married     

    Charles Paul BEEChild 7 | Male
    + Charles Paul BEE

    Born  4 Mar 1930  Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Jun 2014  Vincent, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Riverview Cemetery (aka K of P), Williamstown, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Doralene Mae ISNER | F42051 
    Married  7 Jul 1949  Frederick Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District), enumerated in May 1910:
      Listed as a boarder in the household of Frank Lambie:
      Ralph Bee, 24, single, pumper at water works.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Jan 30 1920:
      Ralph Bee, 33, laborer; wife May, 36; dau Marie, 12; dau Hazel, 7; dau Verna, 4; dau Esther, 2; father Josiah, 74, widowed.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Apr 30 1930:
      Ralph Bee, 43, coal miner, age 25 at time of first marriage; wife Lilie M, 46, age 26 at first marriage; dau Verna, 14; dau Ester, 12; dau Mary C, 7; son Charles P, 8 months.

      1940 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on May 10 1940 at Mudlick:
      Ralph Bee, 53, coal miner; wife May, 56; dau Mary K, 17; son C. Paul, 10.

      1950 Census, Harrison County, WV (Clay District), enumerated on April 27, 1950:
      Ralph Bee, 64, self-employed paper hanger (home papering), worked 20 hours the previous week; wife Lily May, 66; dau Mary Catherine, 27, single teacher in church school; son Charles P, 20, unemployed; dau-in-law Doralene, 18; granddau Paula E, born in April. All born in West Virginia except for Doralene, born in Ohio.
      Note: The next enumerated household was that of Doralene's parents, Robert & Letitia (Knox) Isner, and their other six children. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2299] Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV, MR p. 20.
      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.

    2. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.