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Alexander E Bruce 1825–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1825

Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois

Death Date: 1897

Death Location: Ridgway, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Bruce

Mother: Jane Trousdale

Spouse(s): Mrs. Bruce, Nancy Bruce

Children(s): Alexander Bruce, Marshall Bruce, Nancy Kanady, Charles Bruce, Robert Bruce, Martha Bruce, John Bruce, Robert Bruce, Laura Bruce

The story of Alexander E Bruce began in 1825 in Gallatin County, Illinois. In 1850, Alexander E Bruce resided in North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois, USA. Alexander E Bruce married Mrs Catharine Lamb Bruce, Nancy Jane Bruce, and had children including Alexander Douglas Bruce, Charles Franklin Bruce, John Crawford Bruce, Laura Elizabeth Bruce, Marshall A Bruce, Martha L Bruce, Nancy Jane Kanady, Robert Bruce, Robert Ewing Bruce. Alexander E Bruce passed away in 1897 in Ridgway, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander E Bruce began in 1825 in Gallatin County, Illinois.
  • In 1850, Alexander E Bruce resided in North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois, USA.
  • Alexander E Bruce married Mrs Catharine Lamb Bruce, Nancy Jane Bruce, and had children including Alexander Douglas Bruce, Charles Franklin Bruce, John Crawford Bruce, Laura Elizabeth Bruce, Marshall A Bruce, Martha L Bruce, Nancy Jane Kanady, Robert Bruce, Robert Ewing Bruce.
  • Alexander E Bruce passed away in 1897 in Ridgway, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Bruce
1802–1870
Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Jane Trousdale
1800–1842
Birth Location: Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
JT

Spouses(s)

Mrs. Bruce
1841–1926
Birth Location: Gallatin, Illinois, United States
MB
Nancy Bruce
1832–1875
Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America
NB

Children(s)

Alexander Bruce
1863–1925
Birth Location: Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
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Marshall Bruce
1866–1940
Birth Location: Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
MB
Nancy Kanady
1859–1934
Birth Location: Ridgway, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA
NK
Charles Bruce
1881–1962
Birth Location: Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
CB
Robert Bruce
1880–
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois, United States
RB
Martha Bruce
1854–
Birth Location: Gallatin, Illinois, United States
MB
John Bruce
1868–1911
Birth Location: Gallatin, Illinois, United States
JB
Robert Bruce
1856–1938
Birth Location: Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States
RB
Laura Bruce
1849–1851
Birth Location: Gallatin, Illinois, United States
LB

Alexander Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Bruce
1825–1897
Birth Place: Gallatin County, Illinois
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Bruce
1802–1870
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Jane Trousdale
1800–1842
Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin Bruce
1768–1819
Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Mary Crysel
1767–1865
Culpeper, Orange, VA, USA
Alexander (F) Trousdale
1766–1834
Cumberland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Edith (Edah) Pearce
1780–1821
Caswell County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1740–1816
Mary Smith
1745–1818
William Crysel
1735–1784
Mary Coleburn
1738–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1720–1783
Elizabeth Coggill
1722–1751
John Smith
1713–1767
Elizabeth Meldrum
1714–1769

Alexander Bruce's Descendants

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Alexander (E) Bruce (13 May 1825–1897) m. Mrs. (Catharine Lamb) Bruce (2 Mar 1841–24 Mar 1926) m. Nancy (Jane) Bruce (1832–1875)
  1. 1. Alexander (Douglas) Bruce 1863–1925
  2. 2. Marshall (A.) Bruce 1866–1940
  3. 3. Nancy (Jane) Kanady 1859–1934
  4. 4. Charles (Franklin) Bruce 1881–1962
  5. 5. Robert Bruce 1880–
  6. 6. Martha (L.) Bruce 1854– m. Francis (Marion) Ziegler 1846–1895
    1. 1. Mary (Katina) Ziegler 1875–1937 m. Enos (Henry Scott) Huff 1868–1949
      1. 1. Bertha (E.) Huff 1897–1977
      2. 2. Blanche Huff 1898–1955
      3. 3. Charles Huff 1901–1965
      4. 4. Bert Huff 1904–1988
      5. 5. William (Edward) Huff 1910–1988
    2. 2. Henry (Marion) Ziegler 1879–1962 m. Winnefred Gilder 1880–1961
      1. 1. Olive (Margaret) Ziegler 1905–1950
      2. 2. Francis (Marion) Ziegler 1902–1990
    3. 3. Sarah (Florence) Ziegler 1887–1919
    4. 4. Aaron (Levi) Ziegler 1865–1926 m. Mary ("Mollie" Beck) * 1867–1940
      1. 1. Charles (Victor) Ziegler 1905–1911
      2. 2. Frederick Ziegler 1885–1891
      3. 3. Mina Zeigler 1894–1961
      4. 4. Mary (Oletha Zeigler) * 1888–1968
      5. 5. Ralph (Jacob) Zeigler 1897–1956
      6. 6. Frederick (Ambrose "Fred") Zeigler 1891–1961
      7. 7. Ellsworth Ziegler 1904–1967
      8. 8. William (Benjamin) Zeigler 1901–1905
    5. 5. Martha ZIEGLAR 1866–
    6. 6. Frederick Ziegler 1877–1963 m. Clara (A) Ziegler 1883–1962
      1. 1. Lloyd (Charles) Ziegler 1902–1964
      2. 2. Harold Ziegler 1910–1983
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Jane) Ziegler 1886–1910
    8. 8. Louisa Ziegler 1889–1945
    9. 9. David ZIEGLER 1892–1948
    10. 10. John ZIEGLER 1884–1946 m. Bertha ("Bettie" Lilie) Urie 1869–1973
      1. 1. Raymond (F.) Ziegler 1909–1991 m. Viola (Fern) Frazier 1908–1988
    11. 11. David ZIEGLER 1892–1948 m. Carrie Davis 1893–1981
  7. 7. John (Crawford) Bruce 1868–1911
  8. 8. Robert (Ewing) Bruce 1856–1938 m. Sidney Rose 1854–1881 m. Elizabeth (A Lizzie) Murphy 1855–1943
    1. 1. Bertie (Ardella) Bruce 1879–1920
    2. 2. Stella (B.) Bruce 1881–1938
    3. 3. Maude Bruce 1883–1947
    4. 4. Julia (W) Bruce 1885–
    5. 5. Orval (Pool) Bruce 1887–1960
    6. 6. Otto (Mearle) Bruce 1890–1951
    7. 7. Marshall (LaMont) Bruce 1893–1947
    8. 8. Jessie (Harlow, nee) Bruce 1895–1919
    9. 9. Marion (Cecil) Bruce 1899–1953
  9. 9. Laura (Elizabeth) Bruce 1849–1851

Alexander Bruce's Timeline

9 Records

1825
13 June 1825
Birth of Alexander E Bruce in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America
Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America
1825
13 May 1825
Birth of Alexander E Bruce in Gallatin County, Illinois
Gallatin County, Illinois
1850
1850
Age 25
Alexander E Bruce resided here in North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 35
Alexander E Bruce resided here in Township 8 Range 8 E, Crawfords, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
Township 8 Range 8 E, Crawfords, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 45
Alexander E Bruce resided here in Township 8 Range 8, Equality, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
Township 8 Range 8, Equality, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 55
Alexander E Bruce resided here in New Market, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
New Market, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
1897
1897
Age 72
Death of Alexander E Bruce in Gallatin County, Illinois
Gallatin County, Illinois
1897
1897
Age 72
Death of Alexander E Bruce in Gallatin County, Illinois, USA
Gallatin County, Illinois, USA
1897
24 Feb 1897
Age 72
Alexander E Bruce - Probate in LaSalle, Illinois, USA
LaSalle, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 June 1825
    Event Place: Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Market, Gallatin, Illinois; Roll: 208; Page: 513a; Enumeration District: 019
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [4] 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: North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois; Roll: 107; Page: 369b
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1825
    Event Place: Gallatin County, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: North Fork, Gallatin, 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: North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois; Roll: 107; Page: 369b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 8 Range 8 E, Crawfords, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 8 Range 8, Equality, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: New Market, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: New Market, Gallatin, Illinois; Roll: 208; Page: 513a; Enumeration District: 019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Gallatin County, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, La Salle County, Illinois Probate Estate Files, 1831-Ca.1901; Indexes, 1831-1922; Author: Illinois. Circuit Court (La Salle County); Probate Place: LaSalle, Illinois
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Gallatin County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ridgway, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1897
    Event Place: LaSalle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, La Salle County, Illinois Probate Estate Files, 1831-Ca.1901; Indexes, 1831-1922; Author: Illinois. Circuit Court (La Salle County); Probate Place: LaSalle, Illinois
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