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Ralph BEE

Ralph BEE

Male 1886 - 1968  (81 years)


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  • Name Ralph BEE
    Census 1920, 30, 40, 50  Clay District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 7 Jun 1886  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV 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 
    Census 1910  Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    pumper at water works 
    Residence 1911  Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 1920  [6] 
    laborer 
    Occupation 1930, 1940  [7, 8] 
    coal miner 
    Occupation 1950  [9] 
    paper hanger (home papering) 
    Residence Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12] 
    Death 4 Jan 1968  Takoma Park, Montgomery Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 13] 
    Burial Shinnston Memorial (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Person ID I18816  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2024

    Father Josiah BEE, Jr.,   b. 27 Oct 1845, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1929, Willard (Shinnston), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Mother Jane MEREDITH,   b. CA 1856   d. Bef Jun 1900 (Age ~ 44 years)
    Family ID F12729  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillie Mae SKILES,   b. 19 Aug 1883, Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1970, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [15]
    Marriage 14 Dec 1911  Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District), enumerated in May 1910:
      Listed as a boarder in the household of Frank Lambie:
      Ralph Bee, 24, single, pumper at water works.

      1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Jan 30 1920:
      Ralph Bee, 33, laborer; wife May, 36; dau Marie, 12; dau Hazel, 7; dau Verna, 4; dau Esther, 2; father Josiah, 74, widowed.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Apr 30 1930:
      Ralph Bee, 43, coal miner, age 25 at time of first marriage; wife Lilie M, 46, age 26 at first marriage; dau Verna, 14; dau Ester, 12; dau Mary C, 7; son Charles P, 8 months.

      1940 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on May 10 1940 at Mudlick:
      Ralph Bee, 53, coal miner; wife May, 56; dau Mary K, 17; son C. Paul, 10.

      1950 Census, Harrison County, WV (Clay District), enumerated on April 27, 1950:
      Ralph Bee, 64, self-employed paper hanger (home papering), worked 20 hours the previous week; wife Lily May, 66; dau Mary Catherine, 27, single teacher in church school; son Charles P, 20, unemployed; dau-in-law Doralene, 18; granddau Paula E, born in April. All born in West Virginia except for Doralene, born in Ohio.
      Note: The next enumerated household was that of Doralene's parents, Robert & Letitia (Knox) Isner, and their other six children.
    Children 
    >1. Violet BEE   d. Bef Jan 2002
    >2. Edna Marie BEE,   b. 23 Mar 1907   d. Jun 1980 (Age 73 years)
    >3. Hazel Pearl BEE,   b. 28 Sep 1912, Owings (Shinnston), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1991 (Age 79 years)
    >4. Verna Jane Belle BEE,   b. 9 Aug 1915, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1952, Orange Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
    +5. Esther Mae BEE,   b. 24 Jul 1917, Willard (Shinnston), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 2002, Olney, Montgomery Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    >6. Mary Catherine BEE,   b. 9 Jun 1922, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 2001 (Age 79 years)
    +7. Charles Paul BEE,   b. 4 Mar 1930, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 2014, Vincent, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F27223  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S2053] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

    4. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S2299] Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV.

    6. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    7. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    8. [S2638] 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    9. [S288] 1950 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    10. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    11. [S1659] Death record of father.

    12. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    13. [S1907] One World Tree, (www.ancestry.com).

    14. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    15. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    16. [S2299] Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV, MR p. 20.
      Identified as Ralph Bee, 25, b. Ritchie Co, res. Taylor Co; and May Lilly Skiles, 28, b. Preston Co, res. Taylor Co. Married Dec 14 1911 in Grafton.