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BIO ROBERT PLEASANT GEE
ROBERT PLEASANT GEE - is a
Virginian, born in Lunenburg County, on the 9th of July 1834. His
parents were natives of that county, Everard W. and Rebecca
(CRYMES) GEE, the former born 12 June 1798, and the latter born
23 March 1811. She died 5 November 1843, and 1849, Robert P. GEE
and his father made their home in Greenbrier County, where
Everard W. GEE died January 31, 1859.
The father and two brothers
of Everard W. GEE were in the 1812 war. The first wife of Robert
P. GEE was Jeannetta J. HIX, daughter of Balaam HIX, of Lunenburg
County. She was born in that county, 6 February 1836, married Mr.
GEE in that county, 15 October 1856, and she died 26 April 1857.
Fanny L. McCLINTOCK, born
in Greenbrier County, 9 November 1838, in this county became the
wife of Robert P. GEE on the 6th of March, 1860. Their children
are four: Edward Everard, born 23 December 1860; Arthur Lee, 2
August 1863; Mary Eleanor, June 18, 1866; Nettie May, 1 June
1870. Edward is in Ronceverte, the others at home.
Robert McCLINTOCK married Jane MANN in Bath
County, Virginia, and they came to Greenbrier County in 1800,
settling on new land near Irvings mill. They had five sons:
Joseph Arch, William, Robert, Moses and Alexander, and three
daughters: Jennie, married James BOWEN; Sallie, married James
PRICE; Nancy, married John BEARD. Robert, the son, married Mary
LEONARD, and they were the parents of Mrs. GEE. He was born after
his parents came here, 9 June 1800, and his wife was born in this
county in about 1807. He was a minister of the Methodist Church
(South), and died March 2, 1883. His wife died 3July 1858.
Moses McCLINTOCK, captain of Company E, 60th
Virginia Infantry, a brother of Mrs. GEE, was killed at the
battle of Cloyds Farm, 9 May 1864. He was buried by the Federals
but his remains were removed to his native county, and
re-interred at Frankford, 24 February 1864. Another brother,
Robert M., was captured at Cedarville, and sent to Point Lookout,
where he died 14 December 1864. Robert P. GEE entered the
Confederate service in 1862, 14th Virginia Cavalry, and served
until the Southern army disbanded. He was in the battles of
Gettysburg, Winchester, Culpeper C. H., Kernstown, South Mountain,
Droop Mountain, and many others. He is now a farmer of this
district, with post office address at Williamsburg, Greenbrier
County, West Virginia.
Source: Hardesty, Henry H. Hardesty's
Historical and Geographical Encyclopaedia. New York: H. H. Hardesty
and Company, 1884. Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopaedia.
Ed. Jim Comstock. Richwood: Comstock, 1974.
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