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Charles Edward Bruce 1824 – 1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1824

Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 6 Sep 1895

Death Location: Rosebank Cemetery, Mulberry, Crawford County, Kansas, USA

Father: William Bruce

Mother: Elizabeth Polk

Spouse(s): Sarah Simpson

Children(s): Elizabeth Bruce, Mary Bruce, John Bruce, Sarah Bruce, William Bruce, Benjamin Bruce, Bonfa Bruce, James Bruce, Emma Bruce, Frances Bruce, George Bruce, Burdette Bruce

According to available records, Charles Edward Bruce was born in 1824 in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States, the child of William Doctor Bruce and Elizabeth " Betsy " Polk. Following those early years, Charles Edward Bruce married Sarah Macy Simpson, and their family grew to include Elizabeth Anne Bruce, Mary Jane Bruce, John Thomas Bruce, Sarah Ellen Bruce, William Drummond Bruce, Benjamin Franklin Bruce, Bonfa F Bruce, James Madison Bruce, Emma Frances Bruce, Frances Fannie Alice Bruce, George G Bruce and Burdette Bruce. In the later years of life, Charles Edward Bruce died in 1895 in Rosebank Cemetery, Mulberry, Crawford County, Kansas, USA.

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Parents

William Bruce
1801 – 1836
Birth Location: Coxs Creek, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
WB
Elizabeth Polk
1809 – 1881
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
EP

Spouses(s)

Sarah Simpson
1826 – 1886
Birth Location: Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
SS

Children(s)

Elizabeth Bruce
1846 – 1920
Birth Location: Livingston Co., Illinois
EB
Mary Bruce
1848 – 1918
Birth Location: Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois, United States
MB
John Bruce
1850 – 1922
Birth Location: Minonk, Woodford Co., Illinois
JB
Sarah Bruce
1853 – 1943
Birth Location: Edgar, Illinois
SB
William Bruce
1855 – 1910
Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
WB
Benjamin Bruce
1858 – 1927
Birth Location: Woodford, Illinois, USA
BB
Bonfa Bruce
1859 –
Birth Location: Illinois
BB
James Bruce
1863 – 1912
Birth Location: Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois
JB
Emma Bruce
1866 – 1931
Birth Location: Dongola, Union, Illinois, United States
EB
Frances Bruce
1868 – 1886
Birth Location: Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas, United States
FB
George Bruce
1869 – 1870
Birth Location: Dongola, Union County, Illinois, USA
GB
Burdette Bruce
1871 – 1872
Birth Location: Dongola, Union County, Illinois, USA
BB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1824
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Nebraska, Minonk, Livingston, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Sep 1895
    Event Place: Rosebank Cemetery, Mulberry, Crawford County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mulberry, Crawford County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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