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Benjamin Franklin Bruce 1802 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 7 Dec 1870

Death Location: Gallatin, Illinois, United States

Father: Francis Bruce

Mother: Mary Crysel

Spouse(s): Jane Trousdale, Sarah Standard, Abigal Trousdale

Children(s): Martha Bruce, Eliza Bruce, Josephine Bruce, Nazarine Bruce, Louisa Bruce, William Bruce, Alice Bruce, Alexander Bruce, Rachael Bruce, Littleton Bruce, Robert BRUCE, Mary Bruce, Elizabeth Bruce, Catherine Bruce, Eliza Bruce, Josephine Bruce, Nazanino Bruce

Benjamin Franklin Bruce was born in 1802 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, the child of Francis Benjamin Bruce and Mary Crysel. In 1850, Benjamin Franklin Bruce resided in North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois, USA. Benjamin Franklin Bruce married Jane Trousdale, Sarah Gore Standard, Abigal Trousdale, and had children including Martha D Bruce, Eliza E Bruce, Josephine Bruce, Nazarine Bruce, Louisa A Bruce, William S Bruce, Alice A Bruce, Alexander 'Alex' E Bruce, Rachael Bruce, Littleton Bruce, Robert Marshall BRUCE, Mary Adaline Bruce, Elizabeth Bruce, Catherine Bruce, Eliza E Bruce, Josephine Bruce, Nazanino Bruce. Benjamin Franklin Bruce passed away in 1870 in Gallatin, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Bruce was born in 1802 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, the child of Francis Benjamin Bruce and Mary Crysel.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Franklin Bruce resided in North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Bruce married Jane Trousdale, Sarah Gore Standard, Abigal Trousdale, and had children including Martha D Bruce, Eliza E Bruce, Josephine Bruce, Nazarine Bruce, Louisa A Bruce, William S Bruce, Alice A Bruce, Alexander 'Alex' E Bruce, Rachael Bruce, Littleton Bruce, Robert Marshall BRUCE, Mary Adaline Bruce, Elizabeth Bruce, Catherine Bruce, Eliza E Bruce, Josephine Bruce, Nazanino Bruce.
  • Benjamin Franklin Bruce passed away in 1870 in Gallatin, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Bruce
1768 – 1819
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, USA
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Mary Crysel
1767 – 1865
Birth Location: Culpeper, Orange, VA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Trousdale
1800 – 1842
Birth Location: Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
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Sarah Standard
1818 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Abigal Trousdale
1821 – 1843
Birth Location: White County, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Bruce
1822 – 1880
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois, United States
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Eliza Bruce
1846 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Josephine Bruce
1824 – 1880
Birth Location: Gallatin County, IL
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Nazarine Bruce
1824 –
Birth Location: Gallatin County, IL
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Louisa Bruce
1824 –
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois
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William Bruce
1824 –
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois
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Alice Bruce
1824 –
Birth Location: Gallatin County, IL
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Alexander Bruce
1825 – 1897
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois
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Rachael Bruce
1829 – 1830
Birth Location: Gallatin Co., Illinois
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Littleton Bruce
1830 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Robert BRUCE
1830 – 1902
Birth Location: Gallatin, Illinois, United States
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Mary Bruce
1832 – 1894
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois
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Elizabeth Bruce
1837 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Catherine Bruce
1836 –
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois
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Eliza Bruce
1846 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Josephine Bruce
1848 –
Birth Location: –
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Nazanino Bruce
1850 –
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Bruce's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bruce
1802 – 1870
Birth Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Francis Benjamin Bruce
1768 – 1819
Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Mary Crysel
1767 – 1865
Culpeper, Orange, VA, USA
Grandparents
John (Armstreal Thomas) Bruce
1740 – 1816
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary (Ann) Smith
1745 – 1818
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
William Crysel
1735 – 1784
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) Coleburn
1738 – 1790
Culpeper Co, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1720 – 1783
Elizabeth Coghill
1722 – 1751
John Smith
1713 – 1767
Elizabeth Meldrum
1714 – 1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bruce
1693 – 1722
Euphem GGGM
1698 – 1801
Alexander Christian
Jean Meldrum
1679 –

Benjamin Bruce's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Bruce (1802 – 7 Dec 1870) m. Jane Trousdale (30 June 1800 – 1842) m. Sarah (Gore) Standard (abt 1818 – ) m. Abigal Trousdale (5 Jan 1821 – 1843)
  1. 1. Martha (D) Bruce (1822 – March 1880) m. William (H) Patillo (1822 – 19 February 1851) m. James (Morrow) Elder (14 Apr 1816 – 26 Sep 1858)
    1. 1. Mary (Jane Patillo) Scarbrough (1842 – BEF 1876)
    2. 2. Amira (V.) Patillo (1844 – )
    3. 3. Arissa Patillo (1844 – bef 1854)
    4. 4. Benjamin (Frank) Patillo (December 1845 – aft 1900)
    5. 5. Elizabeth (D) Patillo (February 1848 – 15 Oct 1907)
    6. 6. John (Sterling) Pattillo (14 Feb 1847 – 15 October 1907)
    7. 7. David (Delaney) Elder (19 May 1856 – 26 May 1922)
    8. 8. Martha (A) Elder (1858 – 1860)
  2. 2. Eliza (E) Bruce (1846 – ) m. MA Jones m. AP Jones
  3. 3. Josephine Bruce (about 1824 – MAR 1880)
  4. 4. Nazarine Bruce (about 1824 – )
  5. 5. Louisa (A) Bruce (about 1824 – )
  6. 6. William (S) Bruce (about 1824 – )
  7. 7. Alice (A) Bruce (about 1824 – )
  8. 8. Alexander ('Alex' E) Bruce (13 May 1825 – 1897) m. Nancy (Jane) Crawford (1832 – 1875) m. Catharine Lamb (2 Mar 1841 – 24 Mar 1926)
    1. 1. Laura (Elizabeth) Bruce (1849 – 1851)
    2. 2. Martha (Louisa Bruce) (Ziegler) (May 1854 – Unknown) m. Francis (Marion) Ziegler (28 Apr 1846 – 07 Sep 1895)
      1. 1. Aaron (Levi) Ziegler (JUL 1865 – 19 July 1926) m. Mary ("Mollie") Beck (18 Nov 1867 – 13 Jan 1940)
        1. 1. Frederick Ziegler (BET 1885 AND 1912 – BET 1891 AND 1992)
        2. 2. Mary (Oletha) Zeigler (02 July 1888 – 4 Jun 1968)
        3. 3. Frederick (Ambrose "Fred") Zeigler (15 Feb 1891 – 5 March 1961)
        4. 4. Willamine (Maria) Ziegler (1894 – 7 January 1961)
        5. 5. Ralph (Jacob) Zeigler (12 Oct 1897 – 17 Apr 1956)
        6. 6. William (Benjamin) Zeigler (1901 – 6 December 1905)
        7. 7. Taugan (Ellsworth) Zeigler (14 Jan 1904 – 6 Sep 1967)
        8. 8. Charles (Victor) Ziegler (1905 – 1911)
      2. 2. Martha ZIEGLAR (1866 – )
      3. 3. Mary (Katina) Ziegler (25 March 1875 – 27 Jan 1937) m. Enos (Henry Scott) Huff (8 March 1868 – 31 May 1949)
        1. 1. Bertha (E.) Huff (July 31, 1897 – July 26, 1977)
        2. 2. Blanche Huff (28 Nov 1898 – 11 Feb 1955)
        3. 3. Charles Huff (30 December 1901 – 4 Dec 1965)
        4. 4. Bert Huff (24 Mar 1904 – 22 Dec 1988)
        5. 5. William (Edward) Huff (22 April 1910 – 4 Mar 1988)
      4. 4. Frederick Ziegler (07 Sep 1877 – 9 JUL 1963) m. Clara (A) Ziegler (12 Sep 1883 – 21 May 1962)
        1. 1. Lloyd (Charles) Ziegler (12 Nov 1902 – 30 Jul 1964 Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery Salina, SalinaCo., Ks)
        2. 2. Harold Ziegler (14 Nov 1910 – 19 Aug 1983)
      5. 5. Henry (Marion) Ziegler (04 Oct 1879 – 13 Jul 1962) m. Winnefred Gilder (14 APR 1880 – 28 APR 1961)
        1. 1. Francis (Marion) Ziegler (21 SEP 1902 – 19 NOV 1990)
        2. 2. Olive (Margaret) Ziegler (25 JUN 1905 – 1950)
      6. 6. John ZIEGLER (13 JUN 1884 – 27 OCT 1946) m. Bertha ("Bettie" Lilie) Urie (Bet. 1869–1892 – 1973)
        1. 1. Raymond (F.) Ziegler (31 Aug 1909 – 07 Nov 1991) m. Viola (Fern) Frazier (19 Nov 1908 – 8 Mar 1988)
      7. 7. David ZIEGLER (22 JAN 1892 – 15 APR 1948)
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Jane) Ziegler (16 Oct 1886 – 26 Jan 1910)
      9. 9. Sarah (Florence) Ziegler (10 Feb 1887 – 05 Jan 1919)
      10. 10. Louisa Ziegler (22 Feb 1889 – 19 May 1945) m. Leondo Guy
      11. 11. David ZIEGLER (22 JAN 1892 – 15 APR 1948) m. Carrie Davis (1 September 1893 – 23 March 1981)
    3. 3. Robert (Ewing) Bruce (21 Oct 1856 – 8 Jan 1938) m. Sidney Rose (1854 – 18 Feb 1881) m. Elizabeth (A Lizzie) Murphy (Dec 1855 – 13 Jul 1943)
      1. 1. Bertie (Ardella) Bruce (17 January 1879 – 3 Apr 1920)
      2. 2. Stella (B.) Bruce (13 Feb 1881 – 24 Nov 1938)
      3. 3. Maude Bruce (Jun 1883 – 1947)
      4. 4. Julia (W) Bruce (12 Feb 1885 – )
      5. 5. Orval (Pool) Bruce (3 Jul 1887 – May 1960)
      6. 6. Otto (Mearle) Bruce (16 Jun 1890 – 4 Nov 1951)
      7. 7. Marshall (LaMont) Bruce (20 June 1893 – 29 Jun 1947)
      8. 8. Jessie (Harlow, nee) Bruce (Aug 1895 – 17 Apr 1919)
      9. 9. Marion (Cecil) Bruce (25 Mar 1899 – 1953)
    4. 4. Nancy (Jane Kanady nee) Bruce (14 July 1859 – 12 March 1934)
    5. 5. Alexander (Douglas) Bruce (14 Oct 1863 – 18 Sep 1925)
    6. 6. Marshall (A.) Bruce (21 Oct 1866 – 11 Dec 1940)
    7. 7. John (Crawford) Bruce (Apr 1868 – 1911)
    8. 8. Robert Bruce (1880 – )
    9. 9. Charles (Franklin) Bruce (4 Mar 1881 – 1962)
  9. 9. Rachael Bruce (07 Oct 1829 – 24 Sep 1830)
  10. 10. Littleton Bruce (Abt. 1830 – )
  11. 11. Robert (Marshall) BRUCE (29 Jan 1830 – 1902) m. Elizabeth Boutwell (24 Aug 1835 – 25 Nov 1885)
    1. 1. Sarah ("Effie" Elender) Bruce (November 18, 1852 – December 14, 1919)
    2. 2. Marshall (Lawrence) Bruce (26 January 1858 – October 27, 1929) m. Gencie (Melissa) Kimbro (6 April 1862 – 11 March 1928)
      1. 1. Olive (May) Bruce (July 1882 – 11 Mar 1957)
      2. 2. Nancy (Elizabeth) Bruce (4 September 1883 – 23 February 1961)
      3. 3. Thomas (Claud) Bruce (4 Nov 1887 – 21 Jun 1966)
      4. 4. William (Clyde) Bruce (21 Nov 1889 – 4 Dec 1975)
      5. 5. Maud (F) Bruce (Jun 1892 – Apr 1973)
      6. 6. James (Guy) Bruce (8 Sep 1894 – 3 Dec 1962) m. Clara Bruce (7 Nov 1894 – 6 Jan 1980)
        1. 1. Mary (Gertrude "Gertie") Bruce (30 Sep 1916 – 6 May 1997)
        2. 2. Frank (C) Bruce (15 Mar 1918 – 23 Dec 1996)
        3. 3. Tresia Bruce (abt 1921 – )
        4. 4. Eyleen Bruce (20 Feb 1922 – 6 Dec 2003)
        5. 5. Troy (Dewey) Bruce (15 Jan 1924 – 23 Jan 2005)
        6. 6. Glen (A) Bruce (17 Jul 1926 – 1 Apr 2009)
        7. 7. Bernard (Eugene) Bruce (1929 – 10 October 2011)
        8. 8. Mildred (Marie) Bruce (16 Jan 1934 – 19 Sep 1934)
      7. 7. Walter (Bryan) Bruce (5 October 1896 – 12/29/1934)
      8. 8. Benjamin (Marshall) Bruce (18 November 1898 – 20 Sep 1925)
      9. 9. George (Kimbro) Bruce (abt 1901 – 8/1964)
      10. 10. Sarah (Emma) Bruce (28 May 1905 – Jul 1994)
    3. 3. Benjamin (Alexander) Bruce (10 Feb 1860 – 15 Oct 1950) m. Mary (Emma) Newport (18 May 1876 – 03 Feb 1920 - Spanish Flu)
      1. 1. Clarence (Marshall) Bruce (13 Jul 1894 – 23 May 1947)
      2. 2. Florence (Estella) Bruce (9 Feb 1896 – 1 Oct 1970)
      3. 3. Gladys (Ellora) Bruce (3 Dec 1897 – 5 Jan 1987)
      4. 4. Robert (Lawrence) Bruce (17 Nov 1900 – 21 Nov 1958) m. Corrie (Ellen) Huddeston (21 Oct 1898 – 21 Jun 1998)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Ann) Bruce (23 May 1928 – 22 July 2010)
    4. 4. Mary (Alice) BRUCE (1 June 1863 – 17 Apr 1881)
  12. 12. Mary (Adaline) Bruce (19 June 1832 – 17 May 1894)
  13. 13. Elizabeth Bruce (1837 – )
  14. 14. Catherine Bruce (1836 – )
  15. 15. Josephine Bruce (1848 – )
  16. 16. Nazanino Bruce (1850 – )

Benjamin Bruce's Timeline

5 Records

1802
1802
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Bruce in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1802
1802
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Bruce in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 48
Benjamin Franklin Bruce resided here in North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
1870
7 Dec 1870
Age 68
Death of Benjamin Franklin Bruce in Gallatin, Illinois, USA
Gallatin, Illinois, USA
1870
7 Dec 1870
Age 68
Death of Benjamin Franklin Bruce in Gallatin, Illinois, United States
Gallatin, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; 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: 373a
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
    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, DC; 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: 373a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1870
    Event Place: Gallatin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1870
    Event Place: Gallatin, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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