McBEEs of Monongalia/Barbour Co. WV
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McBEEs of Monongalia/Barbour Co. WV
| JJBolton (View posts) | Posted: 19 Feb 2000 12:00PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: McBee, Shafer, Shaver, Thompson, Armstrong, Mouser, Corbin
Hello to all,
I am searching for my g-g-g grandparents, William and Elizabeth (Shafer/Shaver) McBee, who lived in Philippi from about 1850 until their deaths in 1887 and ~1907 respectively. William was born around 1814, although various documents put his birth year anywhere between 1810 and 1824. William and Elizabeth were married in Monongalia Co., WV., in 1850, but do not show up on the census there. By 1860, they are listed on the census in Philippi. Both William and Elizabeth are buried at Mary's Chapel Cemetery in Barbour Co., but I have yet to find a death certificate for either one of them, and there are no cemetery records. Together, William and Elizabeth had 8 children; William Porter (my g-g grandfather, married Aritha Corbin), Mary E. (never married), Nancy Jane (married Asa Thompson), Winfield Scott (married Mary E. Armstrong), Lee Roy (married Ida Mouser), Sarah E. (married Jacob Thompson) and Eliza J. (d. at age 15).
I am in search of the parents of both William and Elizabeth. I have given all the above names in the hope that someone will recognize them. Information, passed down thru the generations, suggest William was descended from Zadock McBee (Macbee) of MD., then Monongalia Co. WV., however, I have been unable to make the connection.
I noticed an obit posting, referencing the Philippi Republican. Can someone tell me what year this paper came into existence or what papers were around in 1887 thru the early 1900's? I would like to try to find if there might have been an obituary for either William or Elizabeth.
I look forward to hearing from anyone who may have info on this line.
Thank you, Jill Bolton
I am searching for my g-g-g grandparents, William and Elizabeth (Shafer/Shaver) McBee, who lived in Philippi from about 1850 until their deaths in 1887 and ~1907 respectively. William was born around 1814, although various documents put his birth year anywhere between 1810 and 1824. William and Elizabeth were married in Monongalia Co., WV., in 1850, but do not show up on the census there. By 1860, they are listed on the census in Philippi. Both William and Elizabeth are buried at Mary's Chapel Cemetery in Barbour Co., but I have yet to find a death certificate for either one of them, and there are no cemetery records. Together, William and Elizabeth had 8 children; William Porter (my g-g grandfather, married Aritha Corbin), Mary E. (never married), Nancy Jane (married Asa Thompson), Winfield Scott (married Mary E. Armstrong), Lee Roy (married Ida Mouser), Sarah E. (married Jacob Thompson) and Eliza J. (d. at age 15).
I am in search of the parents of both William and Elizabeth. I have given all the above names in the hope that someone will recognize them. Information, passed down thru the generations, suggest William was descended from Zadock McBee (Macbee) of MD., then Monongalia Co. WV., however, I have been unable to make the connection.
I noticed an obit posting, referencing the Philippi Republican. Can someone tell me what year this paper came into existence or what papers were around in 1887 thru the early 1900's? I would like to try to find if there might have been an obituary for either William or Elizabeth.
I look forward to hearing from anyone who may have info on this line.
Thank you, Jill Bolton