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Martha L Bruce 1844 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Location: , , Indiana, USA

Death Date: 18 March 1896

Death Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Squire Bruce

Mother: Mary Bruce

Spouse(s): Daniel Harding

Children(s): Eliza Harding, William Harding, Mary Harding, Estella Harding, Charles Bruce

Early life: Martha L Bruce arrived in , , Indiana, USA in 1844, born to Squire S. Bruce and Mary Lucas "Polly" Bruce. Over time, Martha L Bruce formed a family with Daniel Andrew Harding, which included Eliza Jane "Jennie" Harding, William Thomas "Heggie" Harding, Mary Elizabeth Harding, Estella Harding and Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce. Martha L Bruce concluded life in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America in 1896.

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Parents

Squire Bruce
1790 – 1873
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
SB
Mary Bruce
1805 – 1880
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Daniel Harding
1846 – 1932
Birth Location: Canada English
DH

Children(s)

Eliza Harding
1867 – 1885
Birth Location: Indiana
EH
William Harding
1867 – 1945
Birth Location: Indiana
WH
Mary Harding
1869 – 1880
Birth Location: Indiana
MH
Estella Harding
1878 –
Birth Location: Indiana
EH
Charles Bruce
1862 – 1944
Birth Location: Marshall, Clark, Illinois
CB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1844
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1870 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: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Buffalo, Ogle, Illinois; Roll: 123; Page: 44b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1844
    Event Place: , , Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 255; Page: 302C; Enumeration District: 208, 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: Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: M653_303; Page: 628; Family History Lib

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1842
    Event Place: Sparta Twp, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas, U.S., Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1895 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: v115_165; Line: 11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1842
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: 1850 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: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Buffalo, Ogle, Illinois; Roll: 123; Page: 44b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1844
    Event Place: , , Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Buffalo, Ogle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 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: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Buffalo, Ogle, Illinois; Roll: 123; Page: 44b

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Otter Creek, Vigo, 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: Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: M653_303; Page: 628; Family History Lib

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1861
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Indiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Terre Haute Star - 1 Jun 1861 - Page 2, Letter for Martha L Bruce 1 Jun 1861

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 255; Page: 302C; Enumeration District: 208

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 01 march 1895
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Kansas City Ward 1, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1895 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: v115_165; Line: 11

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Mar 1896
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte Co, KS

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 March 1896
    Event Place: Probably Wyandotte Co, KS
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1896
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte Co, KS

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 March 1896
    Event Place: Sparta Twp, Dearborn, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 March 1896
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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