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Emma Dora, 'Dara' Bruce 1882 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 FEB 1882

Birth Location: Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 1918

Death Location: Oklahoma, United States

Father: Abner Bruce

Mother: Mary Armstrong

Spouse(s): Charles Whitaker

Children(s): Lewis Whitaker, James Whitaker, John Whitaker, Edith Whitaker, Elsie Whitaker, Velma Whitaker, Thelma Whitaker

1882 marked the beginning of Emma Dora 'Dara' Bruce's life in Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States, to parents Abner Joseph Bruce and Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Armstrong. Eventually, Emma Dora 'Dara' Bruce married Charles Wallace "Charley" Whitaker, and they welcomed Lewis Allen Whitaker, James Clinton Whitaker, John Milton Whitaker, Edith Mary Ann Whitaker, Elsie Maybelle Whitaker, Velma Gladys Whitaker and Thelma Wilma Whitaker. Emma Dora 'Dara' Bruce passed in 1918 at Oklahoma, United States.

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Parents

Abner Bruce
1843 – 1901
Birth Location: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
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Mary Armstrong
1848 – 1923
Birth Location: Hopkins, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Charles Whitaker
1875 – 1948
Birth Location: Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

Lewis Whitaker
1901 – 1966
Birth Location: Doniphan, Ripley, MO
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James Whitaker
1903 – 1971
Birth Location: Naylor, Missouri, USA
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John Whitaker
1906 – 1996
Birth Location: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
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Edith Whitaker
1911 – 1956
Birth Location: Kansas
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Elsie Whitaker
1914 – 1955
Birth Location: Coweta, Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States
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Velma Whitaker
1917 – 2001
Birth Location: Coweta, Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Thelma Whitaker
1917 – 2006
Birth Location: Coweta, Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States of America
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 FEB 1882
    Event Place: Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 13 Sep 1900
    Event Place: Butler, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1918
    Event Place: Oklahoma, United States
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