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Lenney Edward BEE

Lenney Edward BEE

Male 1888 - 1986  (98 years)


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  • Name Lenney Edward BEE
    Birth 8 Jul 1888  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900, 1910  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1917  [3] 
    minister at M. P. Church in Nestorville WV 
    Residence 1917  Nestorville, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1920  Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [7] 
    minister at church in Baltimore MD 
    Census 1930  Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [8] 
    minister at church in Fairmont WV 
    Census 1940  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [9] 
    preacher at church in Clarksburg WV 
    Physical Description 1942  [2] 
    6'1-3/4", 190 lbs, gray eyes, brown hair, light complexion 
    Occupation 1942  [2] 
    West Virginia Annual Conference Methodist Church in Clarksburg WV 
    Residence 1942  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1950  Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Education Westminster Seminary (B.S., 1922)  [1] 
    Occupation minister  [10] 
    Occupation 1950  [11] 
    minister at church in Wheeling WV 
    Residence Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence 1970  Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Death 8 Dec 1986  [1, 4] 
    Burial Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I23626  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2025

    Father Charles Ervin BEE,   b. 14 Nov 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1956, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    Mother 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)
    Family ID F7571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ella ROLLINS,   b. 17 Jun 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1970, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [13, 14]
    Marriage 9 Feb 1913  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Baltimore, Maryland, enumerated on 8 January 1920 at 1737 N. Washington St:
      Lenney E. Bee, 31, minister in church; wife Ella, 22; son Lenney E. Jr, 6 months. All born in West Virginia.

      1930 Census, Marion County, WV (Union District, City of Fairmont), enumerated on 4 April 1930 at 215 Diamond Street:
      Lenney E. Bee, 41, minister in church, home has a radio, monthly rent $30; wife Ella, 32; son Lenney E. Jr, 10; son William B, 9. All born in West Virginia except for William, born in Maryland.

      1940 Census, Harrison County, WV (Coal District, City of Clarksburg), enumerated on 5 April 1940 at 665 Locust Ave:
      Lenney E. Bee, 51, preacher in church, 4 years college, monthly income $1,500; wife Ella, 43, 2 years college; son Lenney, 20, single, 3 years college, no occupation; son William B, 19, single, 4 years high school, waiter in ice cream shop. In 1935 all household members were residing in Fairmont.

      1950 Census, Ohio County, WV (City of Wheeling), enumerated on 10 April 1950 at 2318 Chapline Street:
      Lenney E. Bee, 61, minister in church; wife Ella R, 52.
    Children 
     1. Lenney Edward BEE, Jr.,   b. 21 Jun 1919, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1992, Santa Clara Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    +2. William Basil BEE,   b. 29 Dec 1920, Rowlandsville, Cecil Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 2007, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F8831  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S2508] National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database).

    4. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

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

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    7. [S1734] 1920 Census.

    8. [S2111] 1930 Census, Marion County, WV.

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

    10. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    11. [S378] 1950 Census, Ohio County, WV.

    12. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    13. [S1372] Obituary of wife's brother.

    14. [S1651] Obituary of wife's half-sister.