Emma Louisa Bee

Brief Life History of Emma Louisa

When Emma Louisa Bee was born on 5 November 1860, in Peaksville, Clark, Missouri, United States, her father, Josiah H Bee, was 36 and her mother, Mary Jane Davis, was 31. She married Andrew Lysander Hoyt on 2 October 1884, in Wirt, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in West Union, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, United States in 1880. She died on 14 July 1903, in Letart Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States, at the age of 42.

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Andrew Lysander Hoyt
1859–1937
Emma Louisa Bee
1860–1903
Marriage: 2 October 1884
Arthur Edmund Hoyt
1885–1970
Robert Hoyt
about 1886–
Goldie Hoyt
about 1887–
Augustus Bee Hoyt
1888–1960
Goldie Cora Hoyt
1893–1967

Sources (21)

  • Emma L Bee in household of Josiah H Bee, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Emma L Bee - Individual or family possessions: birth: 5 November 1860; Missouri, United States
  • Emma Bee, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863

"West Virginia was given statehood status with the ""agreement"" the citizens would phase out slavery. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective 60 days later, June 20, 1863. When West Virginia first entered statehood in 1863, there were only 46 counties. That same year, four other counties voted themselves into West Virginia. Today, there are 55 counties in the Mountain State. The oldest county in the state is Hamsphire County formed in 1754 as part of Virginia. The youngest county is Mingo formed in 1895. The smallest county is Hancock located in the northern panhandle of the state with Randolph being the largest. When the Legislature convened for its first session, there were only 47 members of the House of Delegates and 18 members of the State Senate. Through the years, the number has increased to 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 members of the State Senate."

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

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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