Doddridge County Roots


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Josiah BEE, Jr.

Josiah BEE, Jr.

Male 1845 - 1929  (83 years)


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  • Name Josiah BEE
    Suffix Jr.
    Birth 27 Oct 1845  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Willard (Shinnston), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 11 Jul 1929  Willard (Shinnston), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Shinnston Memorial (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated in Jun 1900:
      Josiah Bee, 54, b. Oct 1845, farmer, widowed; boarder Albert A. Davis, 26, b. Sep 1873, farm laborer, married less than one year; boarder Lora M. Davis, 16, b. Jul 1883, married less than one year, mother of one child (still living); boarder Minnie E. Davis, 16, b. May 1884, single; son Ralph Bee, 13, b. Jun 1886; grand-dau Vernie J. Bee, 7 months, b. Oct 1899.
    Person ID I29691  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2024

    Father Ezekiel BEE,   b. 28 Aug 1800, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1893, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    Mother Moriah Catherine JOHNSON,   b. 1 Jul 1809   d. 9 Aug 1865 (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F11282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha J. GOODWIN,   b. 22 Oct 1854   d. 17 Mar 1877 (Age 22 years)  [6]
    Marriage 17 Dec 1874  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F11359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jane MEREDITH,   b. CA 1856   d. Bef Jun 1900 (Age ~ 44 years)  [7]
    Marriage 25 Dec 1880  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. Ralph BEE,   b. 7 Jun 1886, Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1968, Takoma Park, Montgomery Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F12729  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S83] 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. 357.

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

    3. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    4. [S283] Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 279.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S293] Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 577.

    7. [S1620] Death record of husband.