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Benjamin Franklin Bruce 1824 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1824

Birth Location: White County, Illinois

Death Date: October 27, 1888

Death Location: Doniphan, Union Township, Ripley County, Missouri

Father: John Bruce

Mother: Mary Phipps

Spouse(s): Tabitha Stephens, Elizabeth Bruce

Children(s): Adam McCormick, Nancy McCormick, Ellen Bruce, Ellen Bruce

Early life: Benjamin Franklin Bruce arrived in White County, Illinois in 1824, born to John N Bruce and Mary Ann Phipps. Over time, Benjamin Franklin Bruce formed a family with Tabitha W Stephens and Elizabeth Jane Bruce, which included Adam McCormick, Nancy McCormick, Ellen Catherine Bruce and Ellen Catherine Bruce. Benjamin Franklin Bruce concluded life in Doniphan, Union Township, Ripley County, Missouri in 1888.

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Parents

John Bruce
1795 – 1876
Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Phipps
1795 – 1852
Birth Location: Calvert, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Tabitha Stephens
1826 – 1927
Birth Location: Tennessee USA
TS
Elizabeth Bruce
1836 – 1901
Birth Location: White County, Illinois, USA
EB

Children(s)

Adam McCormick
1850 – 1950
Birth Location: Tennessee
AM
Nancy McCormick
1852 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Ellen Bruce
1859 – 1928
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois
EB
Ellen Bruce
1859 – 1928
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois
EB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1824
    Event Place: White County, Illinois
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Death Records, 1850-1931, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Death Records [Microfilm]

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: October 27, 1888
    Event Place: Doniphan, Union Township, Ripley County, Missouri
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Death Records, 1850-1931, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Death Records [Microfilm]

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