Individual Details
Wesley McBee
(1837 - Oct 1879)
Married Metsy Hurst, 6 Jul 1866, according to a WorldConnect database. He was born ca 1837 and died 1880. buried Israel McBee Cemetery, Union Co TN.
It appears he may have had a previous marriage since at least two, maybe three, of the children were born before he married Metsy. Or the marriage date may be wrong.
Children
Elbert L. McBee b: ABT 1862 in TN, USA
William A. McBee b: 3 OCT 1863 in TN, USA
Ganham McBee b: ABT 1866 in TN, USA
Luther I McBee b: ABT 1869 in TN, USA
James W McBee b: 21 JUN 1873 in TN, USA
Herman C McBee b: 10 SEP 1875 in TN, USA
Peter McBee b: 1877 in TN USA
Purly J. McBee b: ABT 1879 in TN, USA
1870 Census, Union Co TN, Hh 31; his brother Fleming in Hh 32 and his widowed mother and younger siblings in Hh 33
Wesley McBee, age 34. Metsey M. age 28
Elbert 8. William A. 6. Ganum D. age 4. Luther L. age 1.
1880 Census. Union Co, Hh 30
Metsy McBee, age 39.
Elbert D. 18, William A. 16, Ganham [Gannum] 14, Luther I 11, James W 7, Herman C. 5, and Purly J. age 1
Note: no Peter listed with the family, but he's shown online married and with a family - perhaps just omitted.
Wesley is listed in the Mortality Census in 1880, for Union Co TN. He was born in TN, his parents born in TN. He was a Farmer. He had died in October, 1879 of "Dropsey of the heart", age 43. Attending physician was Dr. Hammen.
Events
| Birth | 1837 | Tennessee | |||
| Marriage | 6 Jul 1866 | Union County, Tennessee - Metsy Hurst | |||
| Death | Oct 1879 | Union County, Tennessee |
Families
| Spouse | Metsy Hurst (1841 - 1913) |
| Child | Elbert D. McBee (1862 - ) |
| Child | William A. McBee (1863 - 1945) |
| Child | Gannum McBee (1866 - ) |
| Child | Luther I. McBee (1869 - ) |
| Child | James W. McBee (1873 - 1927) |
| Child | Herman C. McBee (1875 - 1962) |
| Child | Purly J. McBee (1879 - ) |
| Father | Robert McBee (1798 - 1866) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Dyer (1817 - 1880) |
| Sibling | James Alvis McBee (1836 - ) |
| Sibling | Gainum Dyer McBee (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | Rachel M. McBee (1839 - ) |
| Sibling | Pryor L. McBee (1841 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Tabitha McBee (1843 - ) |
| Sibling | Fleming M. McBee (1844 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Sarah Emaline McBee (1846 - ) |
| Sibling | Arminda C. McBee (1850 - ) |
| Sibling | Caroline McBee (1852 - ) |
| Sibling | John Calvin McBee (1854 - ) |
| Sibling | Nancy Elizabeth McBee (1858 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary McBee (1859 - ) |
| Sibling | Cordelia H. McBee (1862 - 1928) |