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Edward John BEE

Edward John BEE

Male 1869 - 1942  (73 years)


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  • Name Edward John BEE
    Census 1870, 1900, 10  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 1869  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1930  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation blacksmith  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Death 1942  [1] 
    Burial Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I23643  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2008

    Father Arthur Green BEE,   b. 10 Nov 1841, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1922, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Mother Mary Catherine WATSON,   b. 27 Jul 1843, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1930, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F8614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arminda CALHOUN,   b. 10 Apr 1868   d. 18 May 1950, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [8]
    Marriage 18 Oct 1893  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 6 1900:
      Edward J. Bee, b. May 1869, blacksmith, married 6 yrs; wife Arminda, b. Apr 1868, mother of 3 children (2 still living); dau Izora, b. Aug 1894; son Iliff, b. Dec 1895; dau Mona M, b. Apr 1899; dau Okla A, b. Feb 1900; brother-in-law Harl Bee, b. Feb 1875, widowed, occupation blacksmith. (NOTE: There is a discrepancy between the number of children reportedly born and the number of children listed. Also, Harl Bee is incorrectly identified as a brother-in-law, rather that a brother.)

      1910 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District, Berea Precinct), enumerated on May 24 1910:
      Edward J. Bee, 40, self-employed blacksmith, married 16 yrs; wife Arminda, 41, mother of 7 children (4 still living); dau Izora, 14; dau Monia, 12; dau Alda, 10; dau Conza, 4.

      1930 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District, town of Auburn), enumerated on Apr 4 1930:
      Edward J. Bee, 60, blacksmith, age 24 at first marriage; wife Arminda, 61, age 25 at first marriage.
    Children 
    >1. Izora BEE,   b. Aug 1894
     2. Ilaf BEE,   b. 1895   d. 1896 (Age 1 year)
    >3. Mona Merle BEE,   b. 19 Apr 1898, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1943, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    +4. Okla Alda BEE,   b. 17 Feb 1900, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1953, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     5. Ruble BEE,   b. 22 Nov 1903, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1904, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +6. Conza BEE,   b. 4 Jul 1906, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1985 (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F8836  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    2. [S1572] 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp).

    3. [S1599] Birth record of son.

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

    5. [S2054] 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

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

    7. [S123] Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    8. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    9. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).