Ephraim H. BEE
1874 - 1955 (80 years)-
Name Ephraim H. BEE Birth 12 Nov 1874 [1, 2] Gender Male Census 1880, 1900 10 20 30 Central District, Doddridge Co, WV 
Occupation farmer [1] Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [1, 3] Death 8 Sep 1955 Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV [1, 2, 4] Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV [2] Person ID I21182 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 13 Apr 2013
Father Ephraim W. BEE, b. 16 Mar 1834, Harrison Co, (W)VA d. 14 Feb 1915, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 80 years)Mother Ingabey SMITH, b. 22 Feb 1840, Harrison Co, (W)VA d. 22 Aug 1920, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 80 years)Family ID F12694 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Daisy Jane DOTSON, b. 15 Dec 1879, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV d. 8 Jan 1959, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV (Age 79 years) [4]Marriage 29 Dec 1901 Doddridge Co, WV [5] Notes - 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on May 5 1910:
Ephriam H. Bee, 31, farmer, married 8 yrs; wife Daisy, 24 (29?), mother of 2 children (one still living); dau Vonda I, 11 months.
"West Union Herald," Thursday, Jan 25 1917:
"The court appointed E. H. Bee overseer Superintendent of the County Infirmary for the term of one year from the first day of April, 1917, at the price of $400.00, and the said E. H. Bee entered into a contract to perform said work and gave a bond as required by law in the penalty of $500, with H. L. Hammond and J. Benton Swiger, security."
(NOTE: The County Infirmary, sometimes referred to as the County Poor Farm, was located at Sunnyside. Many years later, it was converted to the Britton Rest Home, which has since closed and been torn down.)
1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jan 12 1920:
Ephriam H. Bee, 42, farmer; wife Daisy, 39; dau Vondy, 10; son Reed, 9. A fourth member of the household was Clifford Morris, 16, identified as a pauper doing farm work.
1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Apr 5 1930:
Ephraim H. Bee, 53, farmer; wife Daisy, 50.
Children 1. Waldron BEE, b. 7 Apr 1904, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV d. 9 Apr 1904, Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV (Age 0 years)+ 2. Vonda Irene BEE, b. 13 May 1909, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV d. 16 Oct 2006, Marietta, Washington Co, OH (Age 97 years)3. Reed BEE, b. CA 1911 Family ID F7821 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on May 5 1910:
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Documents 
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Sources - [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
- [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).
- [S1577] Obituary of sister.
- [S692] Obituary of wife.
- [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
- [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).