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Charles Ervin BEE

Charles Ervin BEE

Male 1865 - 1956  (90 years)


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  • Name Charles Ervin BEE  [1]
    Birth 14 Nov 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    • Birth date given in death record as Nov 23 1865, but his birth record shows it as Nov 14 1865. Although his death record states that he had no middle name, he is identified in his birth record as Charles E. Bee, and he has also been identified as Charles W. Bee, while his marriage record identifies him as Charles Ervin Bee. But census records and his headstone identify him simply as Charles Bee.
    Gender Male
    Census 1870, 1880  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910, 1920  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930, 1940  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1940, 1946  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Census 1950  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer, livestock  [7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Death 29 Aug 1956  Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 11] 
    • At Britton Rest Home
    Burial Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 12] 
    Person ID I20558  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2025

    Father Ephraim W. BEE,   b. 16 Mar 1834, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1915, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Mother Ingabey SMITH,   b. 22 Feb 1840, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1920, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F12694  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lenora Virginia WILSON,   b. 12 Sep 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1940, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [5, 13]
    Marriage 15 Sep 1891  Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 13 1900:
      Charles Bee, 34, b. Nov 1865, farmer, married 13 yrs; wife Lenora V, 28, b. Sep 1871, mother of 5 children (all still living); son Lenney, 11, b. Jul 1888; son Ephraim, 10, b. May 1890; son Sherman, 7, b. May 1893; son Augustus, 5, b. May 1895; dau Mollie I, 2, b. Sep 1897.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Apr 18 1910:
      Charles Bee, 44, farmer, married 23 yrs; wife Virginia, 39, mother of 9 children (8 still living); son Lenna, 21; son Ephraim, 19; son Sherman, 17; son Augustus, 15; dau Mary, 12; son Ola, 9; dau Valley, 5; son Cecil, 1.

      1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on 28 January 1920:
      Charles Bee, 54, farmer; wife Virginia L, 49; son Augustus, 24, single, tool dresser for Carter Oil Co; dau Mary I, 22, single; son Ola G, 19, single, farmer on home farm; dau Vallie F, 14; son Cecil C, 11; dau Icy L, 5.

      1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District), enumerated on 30 April 1930 at Buck Run Route 16:
      Charles Bee, 65, livestock farmer, no radio in home, age 22 at time of first marriage; wife Virginia, 58, age 17 at first marriage; son Cecil, 21, single, no occupation; dau Icie L, 15, did not attend school within the year.
      Note: Stated ages at marriage would put their marriage date in about 1887. But their marriage record shows that they were married in Marietta, Ohio on 15 Sep 1891.

      1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District), enumerated on 17 April 1940:
      Charles Bee, 74, farmer; wife Virginia, 68; son Cecil, 28, married, road construction worker; dau-in-law Ruby, 24; grandson Carl, 5.

      1950 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District), enumerated on 13 April 1950 on Route 16 between Harrisville and Washburn:
      Charles Bee, 84, farmer, worked 25 hours in preceding week, widowed; son Cecil, 36, farm helper, worked 36 hours in preceding week, married; dau-in-law Ruby, 28; grandson Carl, 17, single, farm helper; granddau Bettie, 6; grandson Willie, 5; granddau Deona, 2.
    Children 
    +1. Lenney Edward BEE,   b. 8 Jul 1888, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1986 (Age 98 years)
     2. Ephraim M. BEE,   b. May 1890, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1913, Boulder, Boulder Co, CO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 23 years)
    +3. Sherman Harry BEE,   b. 23 May 1892, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1982, Delaware, Delaware Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +4. Augustus "Gus" BEE,   b. 31 May 1895, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1982 (Age 87 years)
    +5. Mary Ingaby BEE,   b. 28 Sep 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1972, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +6. Ola Glenn BEE,   b. CA 1901, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1988, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 87 years)
     7. Otis BEE,   b. 25 Jan 1903   d. 4 Apr 1904, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    +8. Vallie F. BEE,   b. 13 Mar 1905, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1947, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    +9. Cecil Clyde BEE,   b. Aug 1908, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1987 (Age ~ 79 years)
    +10. Icie Lorene BEE,   b. 17 Oct 1914, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 2010, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
    Family ID F7571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    20558_CharlesBee_CabinRunCem_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg    		20558_CharlesBee_CabinRunCem_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg

    Documents
    20558_BEE_Charles_1865-1956_DeathCertificate.jpg    		20558_BEE_Charles_1865-1956_DeathCertificate.jpg
    20558_BEE_Charles_1910Census_DoddridgeCoWV_SouthwestDist_18Apr1910.jpg    		1910 Census, Doddridge Co WV, Southwest Dist, 18Apr1910

  • Sources 
    1. [S157] Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 23, Line 9 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2604978&Type=Birth.

    3. [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    4. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    5. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    6. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

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

    8. [S2088] 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

    9. [S2641] 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV.

    10. [S302] 1950 Census, Ritchie County, WV.

    11. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    12. [S5] Headstone.

    13. [S1570] Obituary of son.