Greenbrier County, West Virginia    Biography: Robert Pleasant GEE

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Transcribed and submitted by Ed Johnson, <EDEAJ @aol.com>, 1998.
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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 June 12, 1798, and the latter born
March 23, 1811.  She died November 5, 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,
February 6, 1836, married Mr. GEE in that county, October 15, 1856, and she
died April 26, 1857.  Fanny L. McCLINTOCK, born in Greenbrier County,
November 9, 1838, in this county became the wife of Robert P. GEE on the
6th of March, 1860.  Their children are four:  Edward Everard, born December
23, 1860;  Arthur Lee, August 2, 1863;  Mary Eleanor,  June 18, 1866;
Nettie May, June 1, 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, June 9,
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
July 3, 1858.  Moses McCLINTOCK, captain of Company E, 60th Virginia
Infantry, a brother of Mrs. GEE, was killed at the battle of Cloyds Farm,
May 9, 1864.  He was buried by the Federals but his remains were removed to
his native county, and re-interred at Frankford, February 24, 1864.  Another
brother, Robert M., was captured at Cedarville, and sent to Point Lookout,
where he died December 14, 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
Encyclopedia.  New York: H.H. Hardesty and Company, 1884.
Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia.  Ed. Jim Comstock.
Richwood: Comstock, 1974.