Husband: Charles Thomas Bee 1
Also known as: Thomas C. Bee 2,3,4
Born: Jun-26-1858 1 (see note 1)
Died: Feb-16-1945 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1
Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 5,1
Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1
Census: 1870, 1900, 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 6
Father: John Nelson Bee (1827 - 1921)
Mother: Perdilla Bland (1830 - 1917)
Wife: Rachel Minerva Sutton
Married: Nov- 8-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 7
Born: Feb-27-1868 in Ritchie Co, WV 8,3,9
Died: Mar-10-1955 10,9
Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 5
Resided: 1945 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11
Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1909 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 12
Father: Hezekiah D. Sutton (1830 - 1909)
Mother: Hannah Jane Hughes (1831 - 1910)
Notes
M Child 1: Earnest Guy Bee Born: Oct- 2-1882 10,2 Died: Sep-17-1909 10 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
F Child 2: Ava Alice Bee Born: Jun-28-1884 13 Died: May-19-1957 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910 in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 2) Husband: John Marion Husk b. Feb-20-1875 d. Dec- 7-1954 Also known as: Marion Husk 14 Married: Oct-3-1903 in Ritchie Co, WV 3
F Child 3: Sada Florence Bee Census name: Sadie Bee 2 Born: 1887 in Ritchie Co, WV 15,16,17 (see note 3) Died: Sep- -1987 15,9 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 15 Census: 1910 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 4) Resided: 1907 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Husband: William Walter Wright b. 1879 d. 1944 Married: Apr-27-1907 in Ritchie Co, WV 18
F Child 4: Estella Ann Bee Census name: Stella F. Bee 2 Born: Dec-28-1889 10 (see note 5) Died: Sep- -1961 in Rockville, Washington Co, RI 10 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Harold Rich Crandall b. Dec-14-1883 d. Nov- -1973 Married: Apr-22-1909 10
F Child 5: Dottie Elmina Bee Born: Sep-17-1893 in Ritchie Co, WV 19 Died: Dec-24-1943 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19 Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 19 Cause of death: meningitis, influenza 19 Census: 1910 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 6) Husband: Rupert Richard Meathrell b. Jun- 3-1884 d. Sep-13-1970 Married: Apr-19-1911 in Ritchie Co, WV 20
M Child 6: Ahva Oatus Bee Census name: Orvie O. Bee 2 Born: Dec-17-1896 1,2 Died: Nov-25-1969 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 1 Resided: in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1900, 10 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: railroad engineer 1 Wife: Eunice C. Murphy b. Sep-18-1898 d. Jul-15-1991 Married: Jun-25-1919 10
F Child 7: Leona Mabel Bee Born: Jun-26-1901 21 (see note 7) Died: Jan-29-1902 21 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 22
M Child 8: Arden James Bee Born: Nov- 8-1902 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,6,23 Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1923 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 23 Census: 1910 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Olivene Byrd Johns b. Nov- 7-1904 d. Nov-21-2002 Married: Dec-24-1923 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 23
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (3) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (4) Death record of daughter. (5) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (6) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (7) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Thomas Bee, 23, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Rachel M. Sutton, 14 [sic], of Ritchie Co. Married Nov 8 1881. (8) 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. 137. (9) Headstone (year only) (10) 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. 200. (11) Death record of husband. (12) Obituary of father. (13) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, 1900 Census shows her birth date as June 1885. p. 550. (14) Marriage record of daughter. (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) 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. 267. (17) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (18) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as William W. Wright, 28, b. Gilmer Co, res. Tanner WV; and Miss Sada Bee, 18, b. Ritchie Co, res. Berea WV. Married Apr 27 1907 "on the Publick Road.", MR p. 113. (19) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (20) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Rupert R. Meathrell, 27, of Ritchie Co; and Dottie Bee, 18, of Ritchie Co. Married Apr 19 1911. (21) Headstone. (22) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, Identified as daughter of C. T. & R. M. Bee. p. 615. (23) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Although his death record states his birthplace as Berea, Ritchie County, his presence with his family in the 1860 Census of Doddridge County makes that location more likely. Both his older and younger siblings are documented as being born in Doddridge County. Note (2) Listed as a 15-year-old laborer, b. June 1885, in the household of Elmus I. Bee, her first cousin once removed. Note (3) Age 18 given at Apr 1907 marriage would put birth date in about 1889, and age 22 given in 1910 Census would put it in about 1888, while 1900 Census states age as 13 with birth date Nov 1886. Birth date on headstone is 1889. But "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 267, reports birth date as Nov 4 1887, while SSDI shows it as Sep 15 1887. Note (4) Listed as the only other household member with grandparents Hezekiah & Hannah Sutton. Note (5) Birth date Dec 1888 given in 1900 Census, but "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 200, reports Dec 28 1889. Note (6) in household with sister Sada and her family Note (7) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 200, reports birth date as Jun 26 1900, but "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries through 1993," p. 615, reports date on headstone as Jun 26 1901.