Doddridge County Roots

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Malzina J. BEE

Malzina J. BEE

Female 1858 - 1863  (5 years)

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  • Name Malzina J. BEE 
    Born 20 Jan 1858  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 28 Jan 1863  [2
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I106375  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 May 2016 

    Father Wickliffe BEE,   b. 25 May 1832, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1917, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Rachel Jane WELCH,   b. 27 Dec 1835, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1925, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Notes 
    • Wickliffe Bee's wife, Rachel Jane Welch, was his stepmother's sister.

      1860 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 19 1860:
      W. Bee, male, 28, occupation clerk; Rachael Bee, female, 24; C. V. Bee, female, 5; M. Z. Bee, female, 2; Baby Bee, female [sic], 6 months [sic].

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central Twp), enumerated on Jun 29 1870:
      Wickliffe Bee, 35, dry goods & grocery merchant; Rachel J, 33; Catharine V, 15; Ephraim, 10; Walter, 7; Benj, 3; Wm N, 1.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated Jun 4 1880:
      Wickliff Bee, 47, farmer; wife Rachel J, 43; son Ephraim C, 19; son Walter J, 17; son Benjamin I, 13; son William N, 11; son Edward, 9; dau Lilia A, 5; son Harry, 8 months.

      Doddridge County's present-day community of Greenwood was known as Fairview or Grandview until the middle 1800's, when Wickliffe Bee made a medical concoction that he named "Greenwoods Wonder". When the railroad came through, the name was changed to Greenwood.
      http://www.westunion-wv.com/history/greenwood2.htm
    Family ID F16829  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1838] Headstone - Date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S92] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. IV, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167).