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Benjamin Franklin Bruce 1869 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 September 1869

Birth Location: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 11 May 1953

Death Location: Ludlow, Kenton, Kentucky, USA

Father: Benjamin Bruce

Mother: Elizabeth English

Spouse(s): Nancy Mahan

Children(s): Naomi Clare, Haynes Bruce

Early life: Benjamin Franklin Bruce arrived in Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA in 1869, born to Benjamin Rumsey Bruce and Elizabeth L English. Over time, Benjamin Franklin Bruce formed a family with Nancy Alice Mahan, which included Naomi Clare and Haynes Eugene Bruce. Benjamin Franklin Bruce concluded life in Ludlow, Kenton, Kentucky, USA in 1953.

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Parents

Benjamin Bruce
1833 – 1912
Birth Location: Wilmington, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
BB
Elizabeth English
1843 – 1918
Birth Location: Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Mahan
1870 – 1948
Birth Location: Petersburg, Boone, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Naomi Clare
1899 – 1965
Birth Location: Dearborn County, Indiana, United States of America
NC
Haynes Bruce
1905 – 1983
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
HB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 September 1869
    Event Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ludlow, Kenton, Kentucky; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 2340497, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: 272; Page: 261a; Enumeration District: 052

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: 272; Page: 261a; Enumeration District: 052

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Ludlow, Ludlow, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ludlow, Kenton, Kentucky; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 2340497

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 May 1953
    Event Place: Ludlow, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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