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James Bruce 1820 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 October 1820

Birth Location: Coxes Creek, Nelson Co., KY

Death Date: 25 October 1877

Death Location: Wabash, Wabash County, Illinois, USA

Father: James Bruce

Mother: Sarah Davis

Spouse(s): Nancy Phar, Sarah Phar, Mary Akers, Nancy Phar

Children(s): Elizabeth Bruce, Sarah Bruce, James Bruce, Nancy Bruce, Amanda Bruce, John Bruce, Joseph Bruce, Margaret Bruce, Mary Bruce, William Bruce, Mattie Bruce, Ellen Bruce, Lydia Bruce, Uriah Bruce

According to available records, James Bruce was born in 1820 in Coxes Creek, Nelson Co., KY, the child of James Robert Bruce and Sarah Davis. Following those early years, James Bruce married Nancy Phar, Sarah Jane Phar, Mary Jane Akers and Nancy Phar, and their family grew to include Elizabeth Bruce, Sarah J. Bruce, James R. Bruce, Nancy Margaret Bruce, Amanda Bruce, John Bruce, Joseph Austin Bruce, Margaret Bruce, Mary Bruce, William Beechum Bruce, Mattie Bruce, Ellen Bruce, Lydia Bruce and Uriah Bruce. In the later years of life, James Bruce died in 1877 in Wabash, Wabash County, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

James Bruce
1794 – 1863
Birth Location: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Davis
1805 – 1839
Birth Location: Harrison, Harrison County, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Phar
1817 – 1857
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Sarah Phar
1828 – 1868
Birth Location: Wabash, Illinois, United States
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Mary Akers
1836 – 1881
Birth Location: Illinois
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Nancy Phar
1817 – 1857
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Bruce
1843 – 1872
Birth Location: Wabash co., Illinois, United States
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Sarah Bruce
1846 – 1929
Birth Location: Ill.
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James Bruce
1850 – 1921
Birth Location: Wabash County, Illinois
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Nancy Bruce
1852 – 1925
Birth Location: Wabash County, Illinois
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Amanda Bruce
1854 –
Birth Location: Wabash County, Illinois
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John Bruce
1854 –
Birth Location: Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA
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Joseph Bruce
1860 – 1938
Birth Location: Wabash co., Illinois, United States
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Margaret Bruce
1862 –
Birth Location: Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA
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Mary Bruce
1864 –
Birth Location: Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA
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William Bruce
1869 – 1950
Birth Location: Illinois
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Mattie Bruce
1872 –
Birth Location: –
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Ellen Bruce
1872 – 1933
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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Lydia Bruce
1876 – 1918
Birth Location: Keensburg, Wabash, Illinois, United States
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Uriah Bruce
1856 –
Birth Location: Wabash
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 October 1820
    Event Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson Co., KY
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 October 1877
    Event Place: Wabash, Wabash County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keensburg, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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