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William A Bruce 1828 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: Oct. 16, 1910

Death Location: Dawson County, Nebraska

Father: Squire Bruce

Mother: Mary Bruce

Spouse(s): Martha Keith

Children(s): Mary Bruce, Flora Bruce, Letta Bruce, Della Bruce, Weston Bruce

William A Bruce was born in 1828 in Iowa, the child of Squire S. Bruce and Mary Lucas "Polly" Bruce. William A Bruce later married Martha J Keith, and together they raised children including Mary A Bruce, Flora S Bruce, Letta Bruce, Della B Bruce and Weston Keith Bruce. In 1910, William A Bruce passed away in Dawson County, Nebraska.

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Parents

Squire Bruce
1790 – 1873
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
SB
Mary Bruce
1805 – 1880
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Martha Keith
1837 – 1929
Birth Location: Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
MK

Children(s)

Mary Bruce
1858 – 1930
Birth Location: Ogle County, Illinois, USA
MB
Flora Bruce
1859 –
Birth Location: Ogle County, Illinois, USA
FB
Letta Bruce
1867 – 1944
Birth Location: Iowa
LB
Della Bruce
1870 – 1948
Birth Location: South English, Keokuk County, Iowa, USA
DB
Weston Bruce
1873 – 1953
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
WB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Sep. 9, 1827
    Event Place: Washington, Daviess, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: M593_402; Page: 391B, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lincoln, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: 922; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0095, 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: English, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: M653_329; Page: 772; Family History Librar, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T624_842; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1374855

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1825
    Event Place: Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1828
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Buffalo, Ogle, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Buffalo, Ogle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: English, South English, Keokuk, Iowa, 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: English, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: M653_329; Page: 772; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Liberty, South English, Keokuk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: M593_402; Page: 391B

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Viola, Audubon, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Lincoln, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lincoln, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: 922; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0095

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T624_842; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1374855

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Oct. 16, 1910
    Event Place: Dawson County, Nebraska
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sumner, Dawson County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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