Frances Dora BEE
1868 - 1950 (81 years)-
Name Frances Dora BEE Birth 11 Jun 1868 Doddridge Co, WV 
[1] - Death record states birth date as Jun 11 1870. But "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 107, reports it as Jun 11 1868. Age 3 given at time of 1870 Census, enumerated on Jun 7 1870, supports the earlier date.
Gender Female Census 1870 West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census 1880 Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Census 1900, 1910 Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Residence 1913 Roane Co, WV [2] Census 1920 Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Census 1930 Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Occupation 1930 [3] school teacher Residence Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV [4, 5, 6] Death 21 Apr 1950 Vienna, Wood Co, WV [4] Burial K of P Cemetery, Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV [4] - Name on headstone (flat marker): Dora Bee Woodyard.
Person ID I52046 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 4 Aug 2025
Father Josiah H. BEE, b. 7 Apr 1825, Harrison Co, (W)VA d. 17 May 1876, Wirt Co, WV (Age 51 years)Mother Mary Jane DAVIS, b. 20 Nov 1829, Doddridge Co, (W)VA d. 20 Oct 1903 (Age 73 years)Family ID F20316 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Russell Audra WOODYARD, b. 4 Mar 1870, Wirt Co, WV d. 26 Jul 1934, Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV (Age 64 years) [1]Marriage 9 Apr 1893 Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV [7] Notes - 1900 Census, Wirt County, WV (Town of Elizabeth), enumerated on June 16, 1900 on Main Street:
R. A. Woodyard, 30, b. Mar 1870, groceries salesman, married 7 yrs; wife Dora, 30, b. Jun 1870, married 7 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); son Audra, 6, b. Mar 1894; son Ronald B, 1 month, b. Apr 1900. All born in West Virginia.
1910 Census, Wirt County, WV (Town of Elizabeth), enumerated on April 18, 1910 on Court Street:
Russell A. Woodyard, 39, timbering (buying & selling), married 17 yrs; wife Dora F, 39, married 17 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Russell A. Jr., 16; son Ronald B, 9; dau Mary, 1. All born in West Virginia.
1920 Census, Wirt County, WV (Town of Elizabeth), enumerated on January 5, 1920:
Russel A. Woodyard, 49, farmer (own farm); wife Dora B, 49; dar Mary, 11. All born in West Virginia.
1930 Census, Wood County, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on April 26, 1930 at 1320 19th Street:
Russell A. Woodyard, 59, farmer; wife Dora F, 59, school teacher; dau Mary A, 21, single, no occupation; grandson Russell D. Woodyard, 14. All born in West Virginia. All born in West Virginia except for grandson Russell D, born in Ohio.
Note: Russell D. Woodyard was the son of Russell Audra Woodyard Jr, who by this time had changed his name to Virgil Audra Windsor, had remarried, and was residing elsewhere with his new family.
Children + 1. Russell Audra (Woodyard) WINDSOR, b. 30 Mar 1894, Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV d. 6 Jun 1965, Akron, Summit Co, OH (Age 71 years)2. Ronald Burdette WOODYARD, b. 27 Apr 1900, Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV d. 5 Jul 1985, Fort Lauderdale, Broward Co, FL (Age 85 years)3. Mary Ann WOODYARD, b. 1908, Wirt Co, WV Family ID F21475 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Documents 
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Sources - [S83] Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 107.
- [S691] West Union Herald, 10/23/1913.
- [S2195] 1930 Census, Wood County, WV.
- [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
- [S2198] 1900 Census, Wirt County, WV.
- [S2217] 1910 Census, Wirt County, WV.
- [S2289] Wirt County Marriage Records, Elizabeth, WV.
- [S83] Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 107.