Roy Azariah Bee

Brief Life History of Roy Azariah

When Roy Azariah Bee was born on 10 November 1881, in Berea, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States, his father, Azariah L. Bee, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Malvena Law, was 32. He married Theodosia May Ward on 24 March 1909, in Ritchie, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Ritchie, West Virginia, United States in 1920 and Union District, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 14 March 1965, in Pullman, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Roy Azariah Bee
1881–1965
Theodosia May Ward
1882–
Marriage: 24 March 1909
Velt Bee
1912–1912
Frances Virginia Bee
1913–1997
Blake Bee
1916–2007
Violet Bee
1922–

Sources (25)

  • Roy Bee, "United States, Census, 1920"
  • Roy Bee, "West Virginia, Births, 1853-1930"
  • Roy Bee, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

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World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

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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