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James Clark Bruce 1821 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1821

Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 5 Mar 1899

Death Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States

Father: William Bruce

Mother: Helen Holmes

Spouse(s): Martha Elliott, Rebecca Harper

Children(s): James Bruce, Martha Bruce, Elliott Bruce

James Clark Bruce was born in 1821 in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States, the child of William Albin Bruce and Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes. James Clark Bruce later married Martha B Elliott and Rebecca A Harper, and together they raised children including James F Elliott Bruce, Martha B "Mattie" Bruce and Elliott B Bruce. In 1899, James Clark Bruce passed away in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States.

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Parents

William Bruce
1779 – 1854
Birth Location: New York, United States
WB
Helen Holmes
1794 – 1868
Birth Location: North Elkhorn, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
HH

Spouses(s)

Martha Elliott
1825 – 1868
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
ME
Rebecca Harper
1835 – 1920
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
RH

Children(s)

James Bruce
1844 – 1864
Birth Location: Knox, Indiana, USA
JB
Martha Bruce
1872 – 1882
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
MB
Elliott Bruce
1875 – 1876
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
EB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Apr 1821
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 289; Page: 361d; Enumeration District: 126, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Knox, Indiana; Roll: M593_331; Page: 239A, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Washington, Knox, Indiana; Roll: M653_272; Page: 868; Family History Libr, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Subdivision 61, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 156; Page: 276a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 61, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Subdivision 61, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 156; Page: 276a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Washington, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Washington, Knox, Indiana; Roll: M653_272; Page: 868; Family History Libr

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Washington, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Knox, Indiana; Roll: M593_331; Page: 239A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 289; Page: 361d; Enumeration District: 126

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 20 Jun 1890
    Event Place: Vincennes, Indiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Vincennes Commercial - 20 Jun 1890 - Page 8, The House That Bruce Built 20 Jun 1890

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 Mar 1899
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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