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James Edward BEE

James Edward BEE

Male 1871 - 1933  (61 years)


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  • Name James Edward BEE
    Birth 3 Feb 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1880  Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1895  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1900  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910, 1920  Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation clothing salesman  [1] 
    Residence Summit, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Death 4 Jan 1933  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Evergreen Cemetery, Parkersburg, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV, enumerated in June 1900:
      James E. Bee, 29, b. Feb 1871, occup grocery clerk; wife Grace, 27, b. Nov 1872, mother of one child (still living); son Clair, 4, b. Mar 1896.

      1910 Census, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV, enumerated on May 6 1910:
      James E. Bee, 35, married 3 yrs, occup salesman at clothing store; wife Margaret, 26, mother of two children (both still living); dau Virginia R, 2; dau Mary M, 4 months; son Clair F, 12.

      1920 Census, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV, enumerated in Jan 1920:
      James E. Bee, 47, occup pipefitter at railroad shop; wife Margaret, 34; son Clair F, 23; dau Virginia R, 12; dau Mary M, 10; son James R, 8; son John D, 3; son William F, 3 months.

      1930 Census, Wood Co, WV (Williams District), enumerated on Apr 5 1930:
      James E. Bee, 59, occup grocery merchant, married, age 22 at time of first marriage; brother Berkley H. Bee, 85, widowed, age 30 at time of first marriage; niece Sarah B. Bee, 25, widowed, age 20 at time of first marriage.

      The two wives of James Edward Bee were first cousins to each other.
    Person ID I52047  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2024

    Father Josiah H. BEE,   b. 7 Apr 1825, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1876, Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    Mother Mary Jane DAVIS,   b. 20 Nov 1829, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1903 (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F20316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Grace Louise SKINNER,   b. 23 Nov 1871, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1906 (Age 34 years)  [5, 6]
    Marriage 2 Feb 1895  Campbell Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    Children 
    +1. Clair Francis BEE,   b. 2 Mar 1896, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1983, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F21706  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret Ann SKINNER,   b. 8 Sep 1884, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1946, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [8, 9]
    Marriage 22 Aug 1907  Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Virginia R. BEE,   b. CA 1908
     2. Mary M. BEE,   b. CA 1910
     3. James R. BEE,   b. CA 1912
     4. John D. BEE,   b. CA 1917
    >5. William F. BEE,   b. 10 Oct 1919, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 2003, Maryville, Blount Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F21591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    52047_BEE_JamesE_1871-1933_DeathCertificate.jpg    		52047_BEE_JamesE_1871-1933_DeathCertificate.jpg
    52047_JamesEBee_MargaretASkinner_MarriageRecord_22Aug1907.jpg    		52047_JamesEBee_MargaretASkinner_MarriageRecord_22Aug1907.jpg

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

    2. [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.

    3. [S2554] Kentucky Marriage Index, 1973-1999 (online database), (Ancestry.com and Kentucky Dept for Libraries & Archives).

    4. [S1862] Death record of brother.

    5. [S1883] Goldenseal Magazine, (West Virginia Cultural Center, www.wvlc.wvnet.edu/culture/goldensl.html), Winter 1991, pp. 40-45.

    6. [S1727] Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, 1/3/2010, pp C1-C3.

    7. [S2000] 1900 Census, Wood County, WV.

    8. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    9. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    10. [S2125] Marshall County Marriage Records, (Moundsville, WV), MR p. 281.
      Identified as James E. Bee, 34, of Republic County, Kansas, b. Doddridge Co WV, res. Wheeling WV; and Margaret A. Skinner, 23, of Harrison County WV, b. in Harrison Co, res. Grafton (Taylor Co) WV. Married Aug 27 1907 in Moundsville.