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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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