Doddridge County Roots


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First Name Last Name
Bessie Pearl BEE

Bessie Pearl BEE

Female 1893 - 1984  (~ 90 years)


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  • Name Bessie Pearl BEE
    Birth Mar 1893  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Mar 1893, but SSDI and California Death Index show it as May 10 1892. Birthplace given as Ritchie County in marriage record and as West Virginia in 1920 Census, but as Ohio in 1930 Census.
    Gender Female
    Census 1910  Williams District, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1911  Waverly, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1920  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Monterey, Monterey Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1967  Carmel, Monterey Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 10 Mar 1984  Monterey Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I15995  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2010

    Father Benjamine Z. BEE,   b. Nov 1866
    Mother Elizabeth V. "Lizzie" OSBOURN,   b. Feb 1873
    Family ID F21661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louie Dow LAW,   b. 3 Apr 1883, Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1942, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Marriage 30 May 1911  Waverly, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Divorce Bef Apr 1930  [5
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Feb 5 1920:
      L. D. Law, 36, b. W.Va, manager of farm; wife Bessie, 27, b. W.Va; dau Thelma, 5, b. W.Va; son Darwin, 3 yr 1 mo, b. W.Va.

      1930 Census, Monterey Co, California (City of Monterey), enumerated on Apr 14 1930:
      Bess Law, 38, b. Ohio, seamstress at cleaners, age 19 at time of first marriage, divorced; dau Thelma, 15, b. W.Va; son Darwin, 13, b. Ohio, newspaper carrier.
    Children 
    >1. Thelma V. LAW,   b. 18 May 1914, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1982, Monterey Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     2. Darwin LAW,   b. CA 1917
    Family ID F5722  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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    15995_BEE_BessiePearl_FathersConsentForMarriage_29May1911.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2053] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

    2. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV.

    3. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    4. [S1834] California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), (Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics).

    5. [S1898] 1930 Census.