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Andrew Decatur Bruce 1821 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Father: William Bruce

Mother: Sarah Howard

Spouse(s): Sarah Wynns

Children(s): Mary Bruce, Sarah Bruce, George Bruce, Andrew Bruce, John Bruce

The story of Andrew Decatur Bruce began in 1821 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America. Andrew Decatur Bruce married Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Wynns, and had children including Mary Ann Bruce, Sarah E Bruce, George Wright Bruce, Andrew Decatur Bruce, John W Bruce. Andrew Decatur Bruce passed away in 1870 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Andrew Decatur Bruce began in 1821 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America.
  • Andrew Decatur Bruce married Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Wynns, and had children including Mary Ann Bruce, Sarah E Bruce, George Wright Bruce, Andrew Decatur Bruce, John W Bruce.
  • Andrew Decatur Bruce passed away in 1870 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bruce
1788 – 1845
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Howard
1779 – 1850
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
SH

Spouses(s)

Sarah Wynns
1827 – 1885
Birth Location: North Carolina
SW

Children(s)

Mary Bruce
1846 – 1891
Birth Location: Hopkins Co., KY
MB
Sarah Bruce
1849 – 1855
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
SB
George Bruce
1851 – 1936
Birth Location: Providence, Webster, Kentucky, United States
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Andrew Bruce
1854 – 1934
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
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John Bruce
1858 – 1870
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Andrew Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Andrew Bruce
1821 – 1870
Birth Place: Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
William Decator 'Kader' Bruce
1788 – 1845
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Ann (Sally)) Howard
1779 – 1850
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah Bruce
1764 – 1813
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Mildred ("Milly") Dunning
1764 – 1844
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abner Bruce
1738 – 1835
Abigail Bruce
1730 – 1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Bruce
1722 – 1757
Martha Colburn
1717 – 1797
Abijah Bruce
1693 – 1774
Mary Woods
1686 – 1775

Andrew Bruce's Descendants

1.
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Andrew (Decatur) Bruce (1821 – 1870) m. Sarah ("Sallie" Elizabeth) Wynns (1827 – 1885)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Bruce (27 Sep 1846 – 15 Aug 1891)
  2. 2. Sarah (E) Bruce (16 January 1849 – 19 April 1855)
  3. 3. George (Wright) Bruce (24 Mar 1851 – 25 Jan 1936)
  4. 4. Andrew (Decatur) Bruce (22 Nov 1854 – 08 Jan 1934)
  5. 5. John (W) Bruce (26 May 1858 – 1870)

Andrew Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1821
1821
Birth of Andrew Decatur Bruce in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 49
Death of Andrew Decatur Bruce in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
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