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Abner Joseph Bruce 1784 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 7 Dec 1855

Death Location: Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jeremiah Bruce

Mother: Mildred Dunning

Spouse(s): Martha Parrish

Children(s): Jeremiah Bruce, Abner Bruce, Mary Bruce, Martha Bruce, Mildred Bruce, Cader Bruce, Betsy Bruce

Abner Joseph Bruce was born in 1784 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jeremiah Bruce and Mildred "Milly" Dunning. Abner Joseph Bruce married Martha Patsey Parrish, and had children including Jeremiah Bruce, Abner Joseph Bruce, Mary Jane Bruce, Martha P Bruce, Mildred 'Millie' Eunice Bruce, Cader Bruce, Betsy Bruce. Abner Joseph Bruce passed away in 1855 in Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Abner Joseph Bruce was born in 1784 in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jeremiah Bruce and Mildred "Milly" Dunning.
  • Abner Joseph Bruce married Martha Patsey Parrish, and had children including Jeremiah Bruce, Abner Joseph Bruce, Mary Jane Bruce, Martha P Bruce, Mildred 'Millie' Eunice Bruce, Cader Bruce, Betsy Bruce.
  • Abner Joseph Bruce passed away in 1855 in Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Bruce
1764 – 1813
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
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Mildred Dunning
1764 – 1844
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Parrish
1796 – 1887
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA,
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Children(s)

Jeremiah Bruce
1819 – 1901
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
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Abner Bruce
1824 – 1853
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Bruce
1827 – 1890
Birth Location: Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
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Martha Bruce
1827 – 1868
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Mildred Bruce
1835 – 1892
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
MB
Cader Bruce
1839 – 1862
Birth Location: Providence, Hopkins, Kentucky
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Betsy Bruce
Birth Location: –
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Abner Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Abner Bruce
1784 – 1855
Birth Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jeremiah Bruce
1764 – 1813
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Mildred ("Milly") Dunning
1764 – 1844
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Abner (Benton) Bruce
1738 – 1835
North Carolina, United States
Abigail (Rowlee) Bruce
1730 – 1830
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Bruce
1722 – 1757
Martha Colburn
1717 – 1797
Abijah Bruce
1693 – 1774
Mary Woods
1686 – 1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abijah Bruce
1693 – 1774
Mary Woods
1686 – 1775
John Bruce
1670 – 1733
Elizabeth Furbush
1669 – 1732

Abner Bruce's Descendants

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Abner (Joseph) Bruce (1784 – 7 Dec 1855) m. Martha (Patsey) Parrish (16 March 1796 – 14 September 1887)
  1. 1. Jeremiah Bruce (abt 1819 – 1901) m. Mary Howard (11 July 1818 – 1839) m. Mildred ("Milly" Emeline) HARMON (1821 – After 1880)
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Bruce (11 Oct 1839 – 2 Jun 1907)
    2. 2. Michael (Harmon) Bruce (Feb 1840 – 10 Jan 1927)
    3. 3. Abner (Joseph) Bruce (2 Feb 1843 – 1901) m. Mary (Elizabeth "Bessie") Armstrong (7 Jan 1848 – 1923)
      1. 1. James (Madison) Bruce (abt 1868 – aft 1940) m. Mary (J) Carter (Feb 18, 1885 – 12 Aug 1964)
        1. 1. Irene (Jacquelina) Bruce (Oct 30, 1907 – 6 November 1993)
        2. 2. Arabelle Bruce (Nov 10, 1908 – 8 May 1997)
        3. 3. Gertrude Bruce (Mar 15, 1910 – )
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Bruce (1 FEB 1915 – 29 Jan 1992)
        5. 5. Jennie (M) Bruce (abt 1919 – )
        6. 6. James (Madison) Bruce (1-22-1919 – 2003)
        7. 7. John (W) Bruce (abt 1923 – 15 January 2013)
        8. 8. Albert (B) Bruce (1925 – 1999)
        9. 9. Robert (B) Bruce (1928 – 30 Jun 1996)
      2. 2. John (Richard "Dick") Bruce (13 Sep 1869 – 15 Feb 1970) m. Margaret Bruce (16 July 1874 – 7 June 1957) m. Laura (Jane) Bruce (August 1873 – 15 January 1903)
        1. 1. Benjamin (Newton) Bruce (21 December 1889 – 4 June 1975)
        2. 2. Thomas (Alvin Earl) Bruce (2 Feb 1891 – 10 Dec 1970)
        3. 3. Ida Williams (17 January 1894 – 9 July 1979)
        4. 4. Nellie (Maude) Utley (1 January 1896 – 13 July 1984)
        5. 5. Roy (Chris) Bruce (2 February 1901 – 17 June 1973)
      3. 3. Benjamin (Jeremiah) Bruce (14 March 1871 – 17 Oct 1957) m. Rachael (Elizabeth "Bessie" Orr) Sapp (13 Oct 1883 – 30 Jun 1931) m. Bertha (W) Kimbrough (Aug 1873 – )
        1. 1. Ruth (Elizabeth) Bruce (28 Jul 1905 – 17 Jun 1998)
        2. 2. Grace (Anne) Bruce (27 Nov 1906 – 8 Dec 2003)
        3. 3. Lena (M.) Dillingham (22 Sep 1908 – 28 Nov 1991)
        4. 4. Mildred (Frances Bruce) Grimes (8 Jul 1910 – 23 Oct 1984)
        5. 5. Lillian (Catherine) Bruce (25 Aug 1913 – 2 Aug 1992)
        6. 6. Hazel (Alma) Bruce (10 Jan 1916 – 24 Apr 1975)
        7. 7. George (Benjamin "Bennie") Bruce (24 Apr 1918 – 13 Feb 1995)
        8. 8. Thelma (Doreen) Bruce (abt 1926 – 2012)
      4. 4. Fannie (Frances) Bruce (1872 – 1879)
      5. 5. Franklin (Everett) Bruce (23 Aug 1875 – 31 Jan 1963)
      6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Bruce (1877 – 1897)
      7. 7. Laura (Geraldine) Bruce (1878 – 1897) m. Robert (Watkins) Hunt (24 Jul 1875 – 13 May 1917)
        1. 1. Clarence Hunt (1893 – )
      8. 8. Martha (Belle) Bruce (22 Feb 1880 – 5 Oct 1972) m. Lemuel (Clement) York (25 Jan 1873 – 20 Sep 1963)
        1. 1. Otis York (abt 1896 – )
        2. 2. Mary (Hettie) York (10 Jan 1898 – 14 Dec 1967)
        3. 3. Carla (Effie) York (4 Dec 1899 – 24 Mar 1990)
        4. 4. George (Milton) York (7 Nov 1901 – 27 Jul 1984)
        5. 5. Ella (Belle) York (23 Feb 1905 – 30 December 1987)
        6. 6. Mabel (Ann 'Annie') York (15 May 1907 – 3 Oct 1992)
        7. 7. Jessie (Opal) York (20 Mar 1911 – 11 Sep 1999)
        8. 8. Alvin (Shuble) York (27 Feb 1913 – 12 Jul 1985)
        9. 9. Grace (Hazel) York (28 May 1915 – 9 Mar 1971)
        10. 10. Claude (Evert) York (11 May 1918 – 19 Oct 1994)
        11. 11. Dollie (Gladys) York (13 Jun 1920 – 1 Nov 2013)
        12. 12. Logan (Clifford) York (10 Jan 1923 – 31 December 2010)
        13. 13. Bruce (Allen) York (25 Jul 1925 – 4 Mar 1998)
      9. 9. Emma (Dora 'Dara') Bruce (22 FEB 1882 – 1918) m. Charles (Wallace "Charley") Whitaker (7 May 1875 – 18 July 1948)
        1. 1. Lewis (Allen) Whitaker (08 Jul 1901 – 26 Oct 1966)
        2. 2. James (Clinton) Whitaker (19 Sep 1903 – 2 Oct 1971)
        3. 3. John (Milton) Whitaker (22 Feb 1906 – 8 Feb 1996)
        4. 4. Edith (Mary Ann) Whitaker (30 Nov 1911 – 17 Apr 1956)
        5. 5. Elsie (Maybelle) Whitaker (23 Apr 1914 – 8 Apr 1955)
        6. 6. Velma (Gladys) Whitaker (20 Feb 1917 – 31 Aug 2001)
        7. 7. Thelma (Wilma) Whitaker (20 Feb 1917 – 11 May 2006)
      10. 10. Anna (Ida 'Annie') Bruce (16 Feb 1884 – 15 May 1968) m. Robert (Watkins) Hunt (24 Jul 1875 – 13 May 1917)
        1. 1. Ethel Hunt (13 Mar 1902 – 29 May 1920)
        2. 2. Floyd (Acel) Hunt (28 Sep 1903 – 30 Jul 1992)
        3. 3. Katie (Hazel) Hunt (12 Jan 1906 – 25 Jan 1993)
        4. 4. Alberta (Edith) Hunt (23 Sep 1908 – 7 Feb 1996)
        5. 5. Russell (Hubert) Hunt (12 Apr 1910 – 12 Dec 1975)
        6. 6. Marvin Hunt (1913 – )
      11. 11. Coras (Elizabeth Bruce Davis - Zimmerman) Long (16 June 1884 – 1 May 1965)
      12. 12. Allen (Abner) BRUCE (18 February 1887 – 23 Jul 1949) m. Hazel (M) Payne (23 Oct 1896 – 9 Mar 1942)
        1. 1. Allen (Waldo) Bruce (abt 1918 – )
        2. 2. Avis Bruce (18 March 1919 – 4 August 1947)
        3. 3. Vetra Bruce (abt 1921 – )
        4. 4. Elson (Vorden) Bruce (23 Oct 1922 – 27 May 1987)
        5. 5. David (Barton) Bruce (19 Dec 1936 – 3 Jul 2005)
      13. 13. Andrew (Milton) Bruce (29 Oct 1889 – 2 Jun 1960) m. Iva ('Icy' Pearl) NEWTON (20 FEb 1894 – 20 Aug 1968)
        1. 1. Robert (Wallace) Bruce--2Ab-a (13 Jul 1916 – 28 Nov 1989)
        2. 2. Vivian (Elaine) Bruce--2Ab-b (30 Dec 1918 – 25 Mar 2001)
        3. 3. William (Abner) Bruce--2Ab-c (21 Aug 1921 – 02 Feb 1993)
        4. 4. Margaret (Ann) Bruce--2Ab-d (11 Oct 1923 – 11 Feb 1982)
        5. 5. June (Augustine) Bruce--2Ab-e (7 Aug 1930 – 22 Jan 1990)
      14. 14. Pearl (Colvin) Bruce (1899 – 9 September 1960) m. Heaton
    4. 4. Martha (Bethany) Bruce (22 Feb 1847 – 29 Dec 1928) m. Presley (Bowden) Dunbar (23 December 1844 – 6 May 1932)
      1. 1. William (Jerry) Dunbar (27 Mar 1868 – 28 October 1959)
      2. 2. Uell (McNary) Dunbar (26 May 1871 – 20 April 1946)
      3. 3. Macie (Mabel) Dunbar (31 October 1873 – 25 May 1958)
      4. 4. Eamon Dunbar (1876 – )
      5. 5. Edward Dunbar (27 Mar 1876 – 13 December 1954)
    5. 5. Jeremiah (Richard) Bruce (1848 – Sep 1909)
    6. 6. Eliza (Jane "Isabella") Bruce (16 Feb 1849 – 1 May 1939)
    7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Bruce (1851 – 1 May 1939)
    8. 8. John (Newton) Bruce (11 Jun 1852 – Feb 21, 1931)
    9. 9. Francis (Virginia) Bruce (15 Jul 1855 – 3 November 1916)
  2. 2. Abner (Joseph) Bruce (20 June 1824 – 1 March 1853) m. Nancy (J) Brown (23 Jun 1827 – 28 Apr 1912)
  3. 3. Mary (Jane) Bruce (1827 – 15 Jul 1890)
  4. 4. Martha (P) Bruce (5 Nov 1827 – 14 Dec 1868)
  5. 5. Mildred ('Millie' Eunice) Bruce (31 Mar 1835 – 19 Jul 1892)
  6. 6. Cader Bruce (1839 – 30 Aug 1862) m. Mary (Ann) Fox (1842 – 1890)
    1. 1. James (Dan) Bruce (20 November 1861 – 25 May 1931) m. Pearl Bruce (17 September 1890 – 29 June 1981)
      1. 1. Mabel Bruce (Aug 1892 – )
      2. 2. Decader Bruce (8 April 1904 – 9 April 1952)
      3. 3. Bonnie (Eugenia) Strain (19 December 1909 – 23 March 1978)
  7. 7. Betsy Bruce

Abner Bruce's Timeline

4 Records

1784
1784
Birth of Abner Joseph Bruce in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
1788
1788
Age 4
Birth of Abner Joseph Bruce in Bertie County, North Carolina, USA,
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA,
1855
7 Dec 1855
Age 71
Death of Abner Joseph Bruce in Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
1855
7 Dec 1855
Age 71
Death of Abner Joseph Bruce in Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA,
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1855
    Event Place: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1855
    Event Place: Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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