John Bee

MaleJune 1889–about 1952

Brief Life History of John

When John Bee was born in June 1889, in Doddridge, West Virginia, United States, his father, Estee Bee, was 44 and his mother, Martha A. Hunt, was 33. He lived in Union District, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States in 1910. He died about 1952, in Doddridge, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 64.

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Family Time Line

Estee Bee
1845–1926
Martha A. Hunt
1856–1946
John Alford Bee
1889–1982
John Bee
1889–about 1952
Romeo Hays Bee
1891–1948
Mary O Bee
1891–1956
Romeo Hays Bee
1891–1967

Sources (2)

  • John Bee in household of Estee Bee, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Bee - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John Bee

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (5)

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 1

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1890 · Woman's Suffrage

Age 1

An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

Age 17

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English be(e) ‘bee’ (Old English bēo), hence a nickname for an energetic or active person or a metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper. Compare Beeman 2.

Americanized form of Norwegian Bye .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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