He was named after Revolutionary War Colonel Barnard Elliott.
He is the namesake of Bee County, Texas, and the county seat Beeville.
He was the son of Thomas Bee and Susannah Bulline Bee.
On November 15, 1809 as Barnard Elliott Bee, he married Ann Wragg Fayssoux in South Carolina.
They were the parents of seven children: five daughters and two sons - Confederate Generals Barnard E. Bee Jr. and Hamilton P. Bee.
Texans Who Wore The Gray Vol. 1
by Sid S. Johnson, Tyler, Texas, 1907
General Barnard Elliott Bee, hastened from the Palmetto State in 1836 and joined the Texas army in the fight for independence. Soon he was made Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas and in 1837 President Sam Houston appointed him Secretary of War which portfolio he held until 1839 when President Lamar promoted him to Secretary of State. In 1840-1842 he was Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic of Texas to the United States and under him the Texas legation became one of the most influential and popular in Washington.
He was named after Revolutionary War Colonel Barnard Elliott.
He is the namesake of Bee County, Texas, and the county seat Beeville.
He was the son of Thomas Bee and Susannah Bulline Bee.
On November 15, 1809 as Barnard Elliott Bee, he married Ann Wragg Fayssoux in South Carolina.
They were the parents of seven children: five daughters and two sons - Confederate Generals Barnard E. Bee Jr. and Hamilton P. Bee.
Texans Who Wore The Gray Vol. 1
by Sid S. Johnson, Tyler, Texas, 1907
General Barnard Elliott Bee, hastened from the Palmetto State in 1836 and joined the Texas army in the fight for independence. Soon he was made Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas and in 1837 President Sam Houston appointed him Secretary of War which portfolio he held until 1839 when President Lamar promoted him to Secretary of State. In 1840-1842 he was Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic of Texas to the United States and under him the Texas legation became one of the most influential and popular in Washington.
Inscription
He died
Universally regretted,
Leaving to his Children,
The Memory of his Virtues,
Which is to them Imperishable,
And they have reared this Stone,
In Commemoration of their love.
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