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Stinnett BEE

Stinnett BEE

Male 1830 - 1923  (92 years)

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  • Name Stinnett BEE 
    Born 9 May 1830  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • Birthplace given in death record as West Union, Doddridge County.
    Gender Male 
    Military 3rd Sgt, Co I, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  [5
    • Enlisted in Wheeling. In 1865, he was a guard at Blockhouse 21, B & O Railroad bridge. He was discharged on June 10 1865.
    Residence 1853  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Lee District, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 8 Mar 1923  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Buried Bee Cemetery, Richardson, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      S. Bee, male, 30, farmer; M Bee, female, 25; E. Bee, male, 6; G. W. Bee, male, 4; M. C. Bee, female, 1; A. J. S. Bee, male, 22.
      (Note: This is the household of Stinnett Bee and his wife Mary. The last person listed is Stinnett's brother, Augustus J. Smith Bee.)

      1870 Census, Roane Co, WV (Spencer Township), enumerated on Aug 10 1870:
      Stinnett Bee, 40, farmer; Mary E, 39, b. Maryland; Ephraim, 16; George W, 14; Catherine, 12; Emma, 4; Charles, 8; Annette, 4 months; A. Westfall, 40, farmer.

      1880 Census, Roane Co, WV (Spencer District), enumerated on Jun 17 1880:
      Stinett Bee, 50, farmer; wife Mary E, 46, b. Maryland, both parents b. Maryland; son Ephraim, 25; son George, 24; dau Kate, 21; son Charles, 18; son Sherman, 16; dau Emma, 14; dau Nettie, 11; son William, 7; dau Rhoda, 4.
    Person ID I11027  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 May 2016 

    Father Ephraim BEE,   b. 26 Dec 1802, Salem, Salem Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1888, Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Catharine DAVIS,   b. 10 Jun 1804, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1852, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Family ID F7583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann Elizabeth MCDONALD,   b. 28 Dec 1833, Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1903  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 9 Aug 1853  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
    +1. Ephraim Randall BEE,   b. 3 Sep 1854,   d. 3 Jan 1948, Colby, Thomas Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    +2. George W. BEE,   b. 26 Jul 1855, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1933, Nicolette, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. M. Catherine "Kate" BEE,   b. 10 Apr 1859, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1931, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Charles Cleavenger BEE,   b. 25 Nov 1862, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1950, Vienna, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +5. Sherman Stinnett BEE,   b. 14 Nov 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1952, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     6. Emma BEE,   b. 8 Jun 1867,   d. 26 Mar 1899  (Age 31 years)
     7. Annette "Nettie" BEE,   b. 1870
     8. William E. BEE,   b. Dec 1872, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Rhoda BEE,   b. May 1876
    Family ID F14229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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    11027_BEE_Stinnett_1830-1923_DeathCertificate.JPG

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S2095] 1900 Census, Calhoun County, WV.

    5. [S1711] Civil War Service Records, ().

    6. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
      Identified as Stinnet Bee, b. May 9 1830 in West Union (marriage record says Harrison Co), d. Mar 8 1923 in Parkersburg. Father: Eph Bee, b. N.J. Mother: ___ Davis, b. Doddridge Co. ("Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 55, incorrectly reports death date as Aug 13 1904.)

    7. [S1974] Cemeteries in Calhoun County West Virginia, Calhoun County Historical & Genealogical Society, (Grantsville Printing Co, Grantsville WV (1985)).

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 40 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791079&Type=Marriage.
      ENTRY FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE:
      Stinnett Bee, 22, son of Ephraim Bee; and Mary A. McDonnell (sic), 19, dau of ___ McDonnell. License issued on Aug 9 1853.
      www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789569&Type=Marriage
      ENTRY FOR MARRIAGE:
      Stinnett Bee, 23, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Ephraim & Catherine, occupation merchant; and Mary A. McDonald (sic), 18, b. Maryland, res. Doddridge Co, dau of ___ McDonald. Married Aug 9 1853 in Doddridge County.