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Alexander 'Alex', E Bruce 1825 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1825

Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois

Death Date: 1897

Death Location: Gallatin County, Illinois, USA

Father: Benjamin Bruce

Mother: Jane Trousdale

Spouse(s): Nancy Crawford, Catharine Lamb

Children(s): Laura Bruce, Martha (Ziegler), Robert Bruce, Nancy Bruce, Alexander Bruce, Marshall Bruce, John Bruce, Nancy Bruce, Alexander Bruce, Marshall Bruce, John Bruce, Robert Bruce, Charles Bruce

1825 marked the beginning of Alexander 'Alex' E Bruce's life in Gallatin County, Illinois, to parents Benjamin Franklin Bruce and Jane Trousdale. Eventually, Alexander 'Alex' E Bruce married Nancy Jane Crawford and Catharine Lamb, and they welcomed Laura Elizabeth Bruce, Martha Louisa Bruce (Ziegler), Robert Ewing Bruce, Nancy Jane Kanady nee Bruce, Alexander Douglas Bruce, Marshall A. Bruce, John Crawford Bruce, Nancy Jane Kanady nee Bruce, Alexander Douglas Bruce, Marshall A. Bruce, John Crawford Bruce, Robert Bruce and Charles Franklin Bruce. Alexander 'Alex' E Bruce passed in 1897 at Gallatin County, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

Benjamin Bruce
1802 – 1870
Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
BB
Jane Trousdale
1800 – 1842
Birth Location: Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
JT

Spouses(s)

Nancy Crawford
1832 – 1875
Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America
NC
Catharine Lamb
1841 – 1926
Birth Location: Gallatin, Illinois, United States
CL

Children(s)

Laura Bruce
1849 – 1851
Birth Location: Gallatin, Illinois, United States
LB
Martha (Ziegler)
1854 –
Birth Location: Gallatin, Illinois, United States
M(
Robert Bruce
1856 – 1938
Birth Location: Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
RB
Nancy Bruce
1859 – 1934
Birth Location: Ridgway, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA
NB
Alexander Bruce
1863 – 1925
Birth Location: Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
AB
Marshall Bruce
1866 – 1940
Birth Location: Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
MB
John Bruce
1868 – 1911
Birth Location: Gallatin, Illinois, United States
JB
Nancy Bruce
1859 – 1934
Birth Location: Ridgway, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA
NB
Alexander Bruce
1863 – 1925
Birth Location: Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
AB
Marshall Bruce
1866 – 1940
Birth Location: Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
MB
John Bruce
1868 – 1911
Birth Location: Gallatin, Illinois, United States
JB
Robert Bruce
1880 –
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois, United States
RB
Charles Bruce
1881 – 1962
Birth Location: Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
CB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 June 1825
    Event Place: Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Market, Gallatin, Illinois; Roll: 208; Page: 513a; Enumeration District: 019, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois; Roll: 107; Page: 369b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 May 1825
    Event Place: Gallatin County, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois; Roll: 107; Page: 369b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Township 8 Range 8 E, Crawfords, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Township 8 Range 8, Equality, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: New Market, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Market, Gallatin, Illinois; Roll: 208; Page: 513a; Enumeration District: 019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1897
    Event Place: Gallatin County, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, La Salle County, Illinois Probate Estate Files, 1831-Ca.1901; Indexes, 1831-1922; Author: Illinois. Circuit Court (La Salle County); Probate Place: LaSalle, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1897
    Event Place: Gallatin County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ridgway, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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