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Abner Joseph Bruce 1843–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1843

Birth Location: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1901

Death Location: Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States

Father: Jeremiah Bruce

Mother: Mildred HARMON

Spouse(s): Mary Armstrong

Children(s): John Bruce, James Jr., Martha Bruce, Benjamin Bruce, Fannie Bruce, Franklin Bruce, Anna Bruce, Allen BRUCE, Andrew Bruce, Sarah Bruce, Emma Bruce, Laura Bruce, Pearl Bruce, Coras Long

The story of Abner Joseph Bruce began in 1843 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States. In 1870, Abner Joseph Bruce resided in Nebo, Nebo, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA. Abner Joseph Bruce married Mary Elizabeth Bessie Armstrong, and had children including Allen Abner Bruce, Andrew Milton Bruce, Anna Ida Annie Bruce, Benjamin Jeremiah Bruce, Coras Elizabeth Bruce Davis Zimmerman Long, Emma Dora Dara Bruce, Fannie Frances Bruce, Franklin Everett Bruce, James Madison Bruce Jr, John Richard Bruce, Laura Geraldine Bruce, Martha Belle Bruce, Pearl Colvin Bruce, Sarah Jane Bruce. Abner Joseph Bruce passed away in 1901 in Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Abner Joseph Bruce began in 1843 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1870, Abner Joseph Bruce resided in Nebo, Nebo, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA.
  • Abner Joseph Bruce married Mary Elizabeth Bessie Armstrong, and had children including Allen Abner Bruce, Andrew Milton Bruce, Anna Ida Annie Bruce, Benjamin Jeremiah Bruce, Coras Elizabeth Bruce Davis Zimmerman Long, Emma Dora Dara Bruce, Fannie Frances Bruce, Franklin Everett Bruce, James Madison Bruce Jr, John Richard Bruce, Laura Geraldine Bruce, Martha Belle Bruce, Pearl Colvin Bruce, Sarah Jane Bruce.
  • Abner Joseph Bruce passed away in 1901 in Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Bruce
1819–1901
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
JB
Mildred HARMON
1821–1880
Birth Location: Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Mary Armstrong
1848–1923
Birth Location: Hopkins, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
MA

Children(s)

John Bruce
1869–1970
Birth Location: Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
JB
James Jr.
1868–1940
Birth Location: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
JJ
Martha Bruce
1880–1972
Birth Location: Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States
MB
Benjamin Bruce
1871–1957
Birth Location: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
BB
Fannie Bruce
1872–1879
Birth Location: Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
FB
Franklin Bruce
1875–1963
Birth Location: Hopkins Co. KY
FB
Anna Bruce
1884–1968
Birth Location: Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States
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Allen BRUCE
1887–1949
Birth Location: Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States
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Andrew Bruce
1889–1960
Birth Location: Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, USA
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Sarah Bruce
1877–1897
Birth Location: Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States
SB
Emma Bruce
1882–1918
Birth Location: Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States
EB
Laura Bruce
1878–1897
Birth Location: Nayler, Ripley, Missouri, USA
LB
Pearl Bruce
1899–1960
Birth Location: –
PB
Coras Long
1884–1965
Birth Location: Lewistown Fulton County, Illinois
CL

Abner Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Abner Bruce
1843–1901
Birth Place: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Jeremiah Richard "Jerry" Bruce
1819–1901
Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Mildred ("Milly" Emeline) HARMON
1821–1880
Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (Decater "Cader") Bruce
1788–1845
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Ann (Sally)) Howard
1779–1850
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah BRUCE
1764–1813
Mildred Dunning
1764–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abner Bruce
1738–1835
Abigail Rowlee
1730–1830

Abner Bruce's Descendants

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Abner (Joseph) Bruce (2 Feb 1843–1901) m. Mary (Elizabeth "Bessie") Armstrong (7 Jan 1848–1923)
  1. 1. John (Richard) Bruce 1869–1970 m. Margaret Bruce 1874–1957 m. Laura (Jane) Bruce 1873–1903
    1. 1. Alvin (Earl) Bruce 1891–1970
    2. 2. Benjamin (Newton) Bruce 1889–1975
    3. 3. Roy (Chris) Bruce 1901–1973
    4. 4. Ida Williams 1894–1979
    5. 5. Nellie (Maude) Utley 1896–1984
  2. 2. James (Madison Bruce) Jr. 1868–1940 m. Mary (J) Carter 1885–1964
    1. 1. Jennie (M) Bruce 1919–
    2. 2. Robert (B) Bruce 1928–1996
    3. 3. Albert (B) Bruce 1925–1999
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Bruce 1915–1992
    5. 5. Gertrude Bruce 1910–
    6. 6. Irene (Jacquelina) Bruce 1907–1993
    7. 7. James (Madison) Bruce 1919–2003
    8. 8. John (W) Bruce 1923–2013
    9. 9. Arabelle Bruce 1908–1997
  3. 3. Martha (Belle) Bruce 1880–1972 m. Lemuel (Clement) York 1873–1963
    1. 1. Otis York 1896–
    2. 2. Mary (Hettie) York 1898–1967
    3. 3. Carla (Effie) York 1899–1990
    4. 4. Mabel (Ann 'Annie') York 1907–1992
    5. 5. Jessie (Opal) York 1911–1999
    6. 6. Ella (Belle) York 1905–1987
    7. 7. George (Milton) York 1901–1984
    8. 8. Bruce (Allen) York 1925–1998
    9. 9. Logan (Clifford) York 1923–2010
    10. 10. Claude (Evert) York 1918–1994
    11. 11. Grace (Hazel) York 1915–1971
    12. 12. Alvin (Shuble) York 1913–1985
    13. 13. Dollie (Gladys) York 1920–2013
  4. 4. Benjamin (Jeremiah) Bruce 1871–1957 m. Bertha (W) Kimbrough 1873– m. Rachael (Elizabeth "Bessie" Orr) Sapp 1883–1931
    1. 1. Lena (M.) Dillingham 1908–1991
    2. 2. Hazel (Alma) Bruce 1916–1975
    3. 3. Thelma (Doreen) Bruce 1926–2012
    4. 4. George (Benjamin "Bennie") Bruce 1918–1995
    5. 5. Grace (Anne) Bruce 1906–2003
    6. 6. Mildred (Frances Bruce) Grimes 1910–1984
    7. 7. Ruth (Elizabeth) Bruce 1905–1998
    8. 8. Lillian (Catherine) Bruce 1913–1992
  5. 5. Fannie (Frances) Bruce 1872–1879
  6. 6. Franklin (Everett) Bruce 1875–1963
  7. 7. Anna (Ida 'Annie') Bruce 1884–1968 m. Robert (Watkins "Rob") Hunt 1875–1917
    1. 1. Alberta (Edith) Hunt 1908–1996
    2. 2. Russell (Hubert) Hunt 1910–1975
    3. 3. Katie (Hazel) Hunt 1906–1993
    4. 4. Ethel Hunt 1902–1920
    5. 5. Floyd (Acel) Hunt 1903–1992
    6. 6. Marvin Hunt 1913–
  8. 8. Allen (Abner) BRUCE 1887–1949 m. Hazel (M) Payne 1896–1942
    1. 1. Elson (Vorden) Bruce 1922–1987
    2. 2. Avis Bruce 1919–1947
    3. 3. David (Barton Bruce) Sr 1936–2005
    4. 4. Allen (Waldo) Bruce 1918–
    5. 5. Vetra Bruce 1921–
  9. 9. Andrew (Milton) Bruce 1889–1960 m. Iva ('Icy' Pearl) NEWTON 1894–1968
    1. 1. Vivian (Elaine) Bruce--2Ab-b 1918–2001
    2. 2. Robert (Wallace) Bruce--2Ab-a 1916–1989
    3. 3. William (Abner) Bruce--2Ab-c 1921–1993
    4. 4. Margaret (Ann) Bruce--2Ab-d 1923–1982
    5. 5. June (Augustine) Bruce--2Ab-e 1930–1990
  10. 10. Sarah (Jane) Bruce 1877–1897
  11. 11. Emma (Dora 'Dara') Bruce 1882–1918 m. Charles (Wallace "Charley") Whitaker 1875–1948
    1. 1. James (Clinton) Whitaker 1903–1971
    2. 2. Edith (Mary Ann) Whitaker 1911–1956
    3. 3. Lewis (Allen) Whitaker 1901–1966
    4. 4. Velma (Gladys) Whitaker 1917–2001
    5. 5. Elsie (Maybelle) Whitaker 1914–1955
    6. 6. John (Milton) Whitaker 1906–1996
    7. 7. Thelma (Wilma) Whitaker 1917–2006
  12. 12. Laura (Geraldine) Bruce 1878–1897 m. Robert (Watkins "Rob") Hunt 1875–1917
    1. 1. Clarence Hunt 1893–
  13. 13. Pearl (Colvin) Bruce 1899–1960
  14. 14. Coras (Elizabeth Bruce Davis - Zimmerman) Long 1884–1965

Abner Bruce's Timeline

5 Records

1843
2 Feb 1843
Birth of Abner Joseph Bruce in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
1858
14 December 1858
Age 15
Abner Joseph Bruce was married in Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 27
Abner Joseph Bruce resided here in Nebo, Nebo, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Nebo, Nebo, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
1899
Oct 1899
Age 56
Abner Joseph Bruce was married in Butler County, Missouri, USA
Butler County, Missouri, USA
1901
1901
Age 58
Death of Abner Joseph Bruce in Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1843
    Event Place: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 December 1858
    Event Place: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Oct 1899
    Event Place: Butler County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Nebo, Nebo, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
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