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Benjamin Walker Bruce 1800 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1800

Birth Location: Duck River, Bedford County, Tennessee

Death Date: 12 Jul 1861

Death Location: Windsor Township, Shelby County, Illinois

Father: William Bruce

Mother: Mary Walker

Spouse(s): Rachel Puckett, Mary Tull

Children(s): William Bruce, Mary Bruce, Mary Bruce, Sarah (Ellis), Sarah Bruce, Nellie Bruce, James Bruce, Jonathan Bruce, Miranda Wallace, Nancy Bruce, Lucinda Bruce, Benjamin Bruce, Hannah Bruce, Thomas Bruce, Jincy Bruce, William Bruce

Benjamin Walker Bruce was born in 1800 in Duck River, Bedford County, Tennessee, the child of William Thomas Bruce and Mary Ann Walker. Benjamin Walker Bruce later married Rachel A. Puckett and Mary Elizabeth Tull, and together they raised children including William Madison Bruce, Mary Jane Bruce, Mary Jane Bruce, Sarah Ann (Sallie) Bruce (Ellis), Sarah Ann Sally Bruce, Nellie Emaline "Emma" Bruce, James William Bruce, Jonathan Daniel Bruce, Miranda Elizabeth Bruce Wallace, Nancy Matilda Bruce, Lucinda Caroline Bruce, Benjamin Walker Bruce, Hannah Catherine Bruce, Thomas Jefferson Bruce, Jincy R Bruce and William Forrest Bruce. In 1861, Benjamin Walker Bruce passed away in Windsor Township, Shelby County, Illinois.

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Parents

William Bruce
1759 – 1842
Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Mary Walker
1767 – 1838
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Puckett
1800 – 1823
Birth Location: Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA
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Mary Tull
1805 – 1875
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

William Bruce
1820 – 1904
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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Mary Bruce
1823 – 1898
Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Bruce
1823 – 1898
Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Sarah (Ellis)
1823 – 1888
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Sarah Bruce
1827 – 1928
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
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Nellie Bruce
1829 – 1904
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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James Bruce
1831 – 1879
Birth Location: Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, USA
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Jonathan Bruce
1833 – 1913
Birth Location: Sand Creek area, Windsor Twp., Shelby Co., IL
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Miranda Wallace
1836 – 1928
Birth Location: Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America
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Nancy Bruce
1839 – 1916
Birth Location: Sand Creek area, Windsor Twp., Shelby Co., IL
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Lucinda Bruce
1840 – 1902
Birth Location: Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America
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Benjamin Bruce
1842 – 1857
Birth Location: Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, United States
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Hannah Bruce
1845 – 1924
Birth Location: Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America
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Thomas Bruce
1848 – 1924
Birth Location: Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, United States
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Jincy Bruce
1850 –
Birth Location: Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, United States
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William Bruce
1852 –
Birth Location: Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Dec 1799
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Sand Creek, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: 128; Page: 101b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Dec 1799
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Dec 1800
    Event Place: Duck River, Bedford County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Sand Creek, Shelby, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Sand Creek, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: 128; Page: 101b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Windsor, Shelby, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Windsor Township, Shelby County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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