John Wesley McBee (1831 - 1888)

Born 9 Feb 1831 in Stark County, Ohio

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Matheny) McBee — married 31 Oct 1855 in Marion County, Oregon Territory

Husband of Josephine (Grubbs) McBee — married 21 Jul 1874 in Benton County, Oregon

Descendants

Died 22 Jan 1888 at age 56 in Lane County, Oregon

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Biography

John Wesley (J.W.) McBee was the eldest son of William McBee and Elizabeth Milligan. He was born on 9 Feb 1831 in Stark County, Ohio. In 1836, his parents moved the family from Ohio to Ray County, Missouri. In 1852, his parents again moved their family west on the Oregon Trail to settle in Benton County, Oregon Territory. J.W. married Elizabeth Jane Matheny, who had traveled west with her siblings as part of the McBee Wagon Train, on 31 Oct 1855 in Marion County, Oregon Territory. They had 5 children. Elizabeth Jane died in Mar 1870 from tuberculosis. J.W. married "the girl next door" Josephine Grubbs on 21 Jul 1874 in Benton County, Oregon. In Oct 1874, J.W. moved his family to Lane County, Oregon. J.W. and Josephine had 5 children. J.W. died on 22 Jan 1888 and is buried at IOOF Pioneer Cemetery near the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 09 FEB 1831

Place: Stark County, Ohio^[1][2]

Death

Death:

Date: 22 JAN 1888

Place: Lane County, Oregon^[3]

Residence

Residence: arrived Oregon Territory

Date: 01 OCT 1852

Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Event

Event: Corvallis City

Type: 1860 Census

Date: 06 JUN 1860

Place: Benton County, Oregon^[4]

Event: Sub-Div. #5

Type: 1870 Census

Date: 26 JUL 1870

Place: Benton County, Oregon^[5]

Event: Springfield Precinct

Type: 1880 Census

Date: 03 JUN 1880

Place: Lane County, Oregon^[6]

Event: District No. 75

Type: 1850 Census

Date: 16 OCT 1850

Place: Ray County, Missouri^[7]

Event:

Type: Property #1

Date: 15 OCT 1873

Place: Benton County, Oregon^[8]

Event:

Type: Property #2

Date: 29 OCT 1873

Place: Benton County, Oregon^[9]

Event:

Type: Property #3

Date: 29 OCT 1874

Place: Benton County, Oregon^[10]

Event:

Type: Property #4

Date: 10 FEB 1873

Place: Benton County, Oregon^[11]

Burial

Burial:

Date: 1888

Place: IOOF Pioneer Cemetery, Eugene, Oregon^[12][13]

Property

Property:

Date: 1874

Place: Sold 200 acres in Benton Co; purchased 160 acres in Lane Co

Note

Note: #N15

Marriage

Husband: John Wesley McBee

Wife: Elizabeth Jane Matheny

Child: Samuel Edward McBee

Child: William Alfred McBee

Child: Clara Mabel McBee

Child: Martha Jane McBee

Child: Ida Marie McBee

Marriage:

Date: 31 OCT 1855

Place: Marion County, Oregon Territory^[14]

Husband: John Wesley McBee

Wife: Josephine Grubbs

Child: Jesse Austin McBee

Child: Henry Burton McBee

Child: Elmer Francis McBee

Child: Lilly Myrtle McBee

Child: John Wesley McBee

Marriage:

Date: 21 JUL 1874

Place: Benton County, Oregon^[15][16][17]

Parents

Husband: William McBee

Wife: Elizabeth Milligan

Child: Rachel Ann McBee

Child: John Wesley McBee

Child: Thomas McBee

Child: George W. McBee

Child: Elizabeth McBee

Child: William Henry McBee

Child: Joseph McBee

Child: David Eugene McBee

Child: James P. (Doc) McBee

Child: Nancy Jane McBee

Marriage:

Date: 12 JUN 1828

Place: Stark County, Ohio^[18][19]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S414 Page: 37
2. ↑ Source: #S599 Page: accessed 25 Apr 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 36074381 Data: Text: J.W. McBee Died Jan 22, 1888 Aged 54 Ys 11 Ms 13 Ds A husband kind, a father dear, a faithful friend lies buried here.
3. ↑ Source: #S186 Text: Plot Number 138 McBee, J.W. date died 1-22-1888 age 55 born in Ohio McBee, Josephine date born 5-9-1847 date died 5-4-1894 age 45 born in Michigan
4. ↑ Source: #S40 Page: p. 8 (penned) dwelling 65, family 65 Data: Text: John w. McBee, 29, m, brick maker, 1200, 800, born in Ohio
5. ↑ Source: #S555 Page: p. 66 (penned) dwelling 525, family 506 Data: Text: McBee, J.W., 39, mw, farmer, 3710, 1069, born in Ohio
6. ↑ Source: #S501 Page: p. 4 (penned) dwelling 29, family 24 Data: Text: McBee, J.W., wm, 49, married, farmer, born in Ohio, father born in Maryland, mother born in Pennsylvania
7. ↑ Source: #S494 Page: p. (none penned or stamped) dwelling 819, family 819 Data: Text: McBee, John, 18, m, farmer, born in Ohio
8. ↑ Source: #S764 Page: Index to deeds (direct and indirect), 1854-1890, Vol. 1 Data: Text: John W. McBee from United States, Vol. M, p. 43
9. ↑ Source: #S764 Page: Index to deeds (direct and indirect), 1854-1890, Vol. 1 image 198 Data: Text: John W. McBee to James P. McBee, Vol. K, p. 151 CONT CONT John W. McBee to J. W. Fridley, Vol. K, p. 153
10. ↑ Source: #S764 Page: Index to deeds (direct and indirect), 1854-1890, Vol. 1 Data: Text: John W. McBee to Green B. Smith, Vol. M, p. 129 CONT
11. ↑ Source: #S764 Page: Index to deeds (direct and indirect), 1854-1890, Vol. 1 image 197 Data: Text: J.W. McBee from State of Oregon, Vol. J, p. 198
12. ↑ Source: #S186 Data: Text: Plot Number 138 CONT McBee, J.W. 1-22-1888, 55, Ohio
13. ↑ Source: #S599 Page: created 19 April 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 36074381 Data: Text: J.W. McBee CONT Died CONT Jan 22, 1888 CONT Aged CONT 54 Y's 7 M's 13 D's CONT CONT "A husband kind, a father dear, a faithful friend lies buried here."
14. ↑ Source: #S407 Page: 12 Data: Text: John MCBEE & Elizabeth MATHENA, m 31 Oct 1855, Enoc Garrison, MG #212 pg 57
15. ↑ Source: #S43 Data: Text: Date: 21 Jul 1874 B/G: Groom Source: Book:D Page:260 County and State: Benton Co. OR
16. ↑ Source: #S121 Data: married 18 August 1874 near Corvallis, Oregon
17. ↑ Source: #S595 Page: p. 28 Data: Text: John W. McBee to Josephine Grubbs 21 Jul 1874
18. ↑ Source: #S153 Page: 88 Text: No. 4269 McBee, William, Benton Co; b. 1801 Frederick Co, MD; Arr Ore. 30 Oct. 1852; SC 19 Mar 1854; m Elizabeth 12 June 1828, Stark Co. OH
19. ↑ Source: #S385 Page: A-155 Data: Text: 12 Apr 1828 CONT William McAbel & Elizabeth Milligan

• Source: S186 Title: IOOF Pioneer Cemetery Inscriptions: Eugene, Lane County, Oregon Publication: Name: USGenWeb; Repository: #R33 NOTESource Medium: Electronic CONT CONT Transcription from original register located at Knight Library Special Collections Dept., University of Oregon, and from Oregon Genealogical Society, Eugene, Oregon. CONT
• Repository: R33 Name: ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/or/lane/cemeteries/eugeneioofpioneer Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S40 Title: Oregon. Benton County. 1860 U.S. Census, population schedule Publication: Name: IN Census Records for Benton County, Oregon; Repository: #R1 Call Number: R 979.53 Bent NOTESource Medium: Manuscript CONT
• Repository: R1 Name: Genealogical Forum of Oregon Library Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S414 Author: Smith, Wilmer Cauthorn, M.D. Title: The Smith Chronicle: Two Centuries of an American Farm Family Publication: Name: self-published, 1974; Repository: #R54 NOTESusan Saul has photocopies of relevant pages about the McBee family CONT
• Repository: R54 Name: Norma McBee Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S494 Author: National Archives and Records Administration Title: Missouri. Ray County. 1850 U.S. census, population schedule Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, Utah; Date: 2005; Repository: #R61 Call Number: Roll: M432_412
• Repository: R61 Name: Ancestry.com digital images Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S501 Author: National Archives and Records Administration Title: Oregon. Lane County. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, Utah; Date: 2005; Repository: #R61 Call Number: T9_1081
• Source: S555 Author: National Archives and Records Administration Title: Oregon. Benton County. 1870 U.S. census, population schedule [on-line] Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, Utah; Date: 2003; Repository: #R57 Call Number: M593_1285
• Repository: R57 Name: Ancestry.com [database on-line] Address: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Provo, UT E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S599 Title: Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave NOTEFind A Grave, Inc.. Find A Grave. Digital images. http://www.findagrave.com : 1995. CONT CONT digital images
• Source: S764 Author: Benton County, Oregon Title: Oregon. Benton County. Land and Property Records 1856-1984 Repository: #R87
• Repository: R87 Name: Family Search Address: www.familysearch.org E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

Notes

Note N15DONATION CERTIFICATE NO. 3958

John W. McBee of Benton County in the State of Oregon. South East 1/4 of North West 1/4 the North East 1/4 of the South West 1/4 and Lots Nos. 7, 9 and 10 of Section 6 in T13N R4W containing 170.07 acres. Such settlement was commenced on the 15th day of September 1855. Issued at Oregon City on 25 May 1872.

NOTIFICATION NO. 7496

T13S R4W

John W. McBee of Benton County hereby gives notice of my claim to donation of 160 acres. Fractional S 1/2 of NW qtr of Sec. 6 T13S R4W, Fractional N 1/2 of SW qtr of Sec. 6 T13S R4W, River Lot No. 7 or so much as will complete my quantity. Salem, OT 29th November 1855.

Affidavit that John W. McBee is a white maile settler on public lands in Oregon Territory, that he arrived in said Territory in the month of October 1852, that he will be above the age of 21 years on the 1st day of December 1855, that he is a native citizen of the United States and that he was born in Stark Co. Ohio in the year 1831, that he has personally resided upon and cultivated that part of the public lands in Oregon Territory continuously from the 15th day of October 1855 to the 29th day of November 1855, and he further says that he is intermarried with Elizabeth McBee his wife, and that he was legally married to her on the 31st day of October 1855 in Marion Co. Sworn on 29th November 1855.

Filed Feby 23, 1856

No. 7496

Thomas McBee of Benton County in the Territory of Oregon being first duly sworn says that he is personally acquainted with said [John W.] McBee and knows that he has personally resided upon and cultivated said tract or tracts of land continuously from the 15th day of November 1855 to the 23rd day of February 1856.

Filed Feby 23, 1856

William McBee of Benton County in the Territory of Oregon being first duly sworn says that he is personally acquainted with said [John W.] McBee and knows that he has personally resided upon and cultivated said tract or tracts of land continuously from the 15th day of November 1855 to the 23rd day of February 1856.

No. 7496

John W. McBee of Benton County in the State of Oregon, being first duly sworn deposes and says that he is a white male settler on public lands in Oregon, that he arrived in said state about the 1st day of November 1852, and was above the age of 21 years on the 1st day of December 1855, that he is a native born citizen of the United States, and that he was born in Ohio in the year 1831, that he has personally resided upon and cultivated that part of the public lands in Oregon described in his notification on file continuously fron the 15th day of September 1855 to the 6th day of December 1859, and he further says that he is intermarried with Elizabeth Jane, his wife, and that he was legally married to her on the 31st day of October 1855 in Marion County, Oregon. Sworn on December 6, 1859.

William McBee of Benton County in the State of Oregon being first duly sworn says the he is in no way interested in the tract or tracts of land claimed as a donation by John W. McBee and particularly described in his notification on file, the he is personally acquainted with said John W. McBee and knows that he has personally resided upon and cultivated said tract or tracts of land continuously from the 15th day of September 1855 to the 6th day od December 1859. Sworn on December 6, 1859.

George Fogle of Benton County in the State of Oregon being first duly sworn says the he is in no way interested in the tract or tracts of land claimed as a donation by John W. McBee and particularly described in his notification on file, the he is personally acquainted with said John W. McBee and knows that he has personally resided upon and cultivated said tract or tracts of land continuously from the 15th day of September 1855 to the 6th day od December 1859. Sworn on December 6, 1859.

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Benton County, Oregon, 1870 Census

John Grubbs and family reside next door to J.W. McBee and family