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Benjamin Franklin Bruce 1824–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1824

Birth Location: White County, Illinois

Death Date: October 27, 1888

Death Location: Doniphan, Union Township, Ripley County, Missouri

Father: John Bruce

Mother: Mary Phipps

Spouse(s): Eliza Bruce, Tabitha Stephens

Children(s): Adam Nephew, Nancy Niece, Ellen Bruce

The story of Benjamin Franklin Bruce began in 1824 in White County, Illinois. Benjamin Franklin Bruce married Eliza Bruce, Tabitha W Stephens, and had children including Adam Mccormick Nephew, Ellen Cathryn Bruce, Nancy Mccormick Niece. Benjamin Franklin Bruce passed away in 1888 in Doniphan, Union Township, Ripley County, Missouri.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Bruce began in 1824 in White County, Illinois.
  • Benjamin Franklin Bruce married Eliza Bruce, Tabitha W Stephens, and had children including Adam Mccormick Nephew, Ellen Cathryn Bruce, Nancy Mccormick Niece.
  • Benjamin Franklin Bruce passed away in 1888 in Doniphan, Union Township, Ripley County, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bruce
1795–1876
Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Phipps
1795–1852
Birth Location: Calvert, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Bruce
1836–1901
Birth Location: White County, Illinois, USA
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Tabitha Stephens
1826–1927
Birth Location: Tennessee USA
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Children(s)

Adam Nephew
1850–1950
Birth Location: Tennessee
AN
Nancy Niece
1852–
Birth Location: Illinois
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Ellen Bruce
1859–1928
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois
EB

Benjamin Bruce's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bruce
1824–1888
Birth Place: White County, Illinois
Parents
John N Bruce
1795–1876
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Phipps
1795–1852
Calvert, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Bruce
1768–1819
Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Mary Crysel
1767–1865
Culpeper, Orange, VA, USA
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

Benjamin Bruce's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Bruce (1824–October 27, 1888) m. Eliza Bruce (1836–1901) m. Tabitha (W) Stephens (1826–1927)
  1. 1. Adam (McCormick) Nephew 1850–1950
  2. 2. Nancy (McCormick) Niece 1852–
  3. 3. Ellen (Cathryn) Bruce 1859–1928 m. Silas (W) Bolerjack 1855–1897 m. Whitfield Hill 1848–1931
    1. 1. Dora (Ann) Bolerjack 1877–1962
    2. 2. Ida (Addie Agnes) Bolerjack 1879–1897
    3. 3. Sarah (Rebecca) Bolerjack 1876–1876

Benjamin Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1824
1824
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Bruce in White County, Illinois
White County, Illinois
1888
October 27, 1888
Age 64
Death of Benjamin Franklin Bruce in Doniphan, Union Township, Ripley County, Missouri
Doniphan, Union Township, Ripley County, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: White County, Illinois
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Death Records, 1850-1931, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Death Records [Microfilm]

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 27, 1888
    Event Place: Doniphan, Union Township, Ripley County, Missouri
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Death Records, 1850-1931, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Death Records [Microfilm]
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