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Benjamin Walker Bruce Sr 1800–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1800

Birth Location: Duck River, Bedford County, Tennessee

Death Date: 12 Jul 1861

Death Location: Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Robert Bruce

Mother: Salley Banton

Spouse(s): Rachel Puckett, Mary Tull

Children(s): William Bruce, Sarah Bruce, Miranda Wallace, Jonathan Bruce, Lucinda Bruce, Nancy Bruce, Hannah Bruce, Thomas Bruce, James Bruce, Benjamin Bruce, Nellie Bruce, Sarah (Ellis), Elizabeth Bruce, Jincy Bruce, William Bruce

Benjamin Walker Bruce Sr was born in 1800 in Duck River, Bedford County, Tennessee, the child of Robert Bruce And Salley Banton. Benjamin Walker Bruce Sr married Mary Elizabeth Tull, Rachel A Puckett, and had children including Benjamin Walker Bruce, Elizabeth Jane Bruce, Hannah Catherine Bruce, James William Bruce, Jincy R Bruce, Jonathan Daniel Bruce, Lucinda Caroline Bruce, Miranda Elizabeth Bruce Wallace, Nancy Matilda Bruce, Nellie Emaline Emma Bruce, Sarah Ann Sallie Bruce Ellis, Sarah Ann Sally Bruce, Thomas Jefferson Bruce, William Forrest Bruce, William Madison Bruce. Benjamin Walker Bruce Sr passed away in 1861 in Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Walker Bruce Sr was born in 1800 in Duck River, Bedford County, Tennessee, the child of Robert Bruce And Salley Banton.
  • Benjamin Walker Bruce Sr married Mary Elizabeth Tull, Rachel A Puckett, and had children including Benjamin Walker Bruce, Elizabeth Jane Bruce, Hannah Catherine Bruce, James William Bruce, Jincy R Bruce, Jonathan Daniel Bruce, Lucinda Caroline Bruce, Miranda Elizabeth Bruce Wallace, Nancy Matilda Bruce, Nellie Emaline Emma Bruce, Sarah Ann Sallie Bruce Ellis, Sarah Ann Sally Bruce, Thomas Jefferson Bruce, William Forrest Bruce, William Madison Bruce.
  • Benjamin Walker Bruce Sr passed away in 1861 in Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Sr's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Sr
1800–1861
Birth Place: Duck River, Bedford County, Tennessee
Parents
Robert Bruce
1764–1833
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Salley Banton
1765–1813
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (William) Bruce
1720–1783
Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Coggill
1722–1751
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bruce
1693–1722
Euphem GGGM
1698–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Sr's Descendants

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Benjamin (Walker Bruce) Sr (25 Dec 1800–12 Jul 1861) m. Rachel (A.) Puckett (abt 1800–1823) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Tull (24 November 1805–20 January 1875)
  1. 1. William (Madison) Bruce 1820–1904 m. Maria (E) Baner 1823–1903
    1. 1. Henry (P.) Bruce 1861–1918
    2. 2. Benjamin (Russell) Bruce 1849–1905
    3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) Bruce 1857–1944
    4. 4. David (Lorenzo) Bruce 1847–1928
    5. 5. William Bruce 1851–1865
    6. 6. Martha Bruce 1853–1932 m. William (Chesterfield) Michael 1852–1916
      1. 1. Charles (Edward) Michael 1873–1955
      2. 2. Eva (E) Michael 1889–1910
      3. 3. Daisy (Irene) Michael 1892–1965
      4. 4. Iva (I) Michael 1898–1988
      5. 5. Myrtle (Josephine) Michael 1888–1974
      6. 6. John (Preston) Michael 1884–1965
      7. 7. Pearl (Mae) Michael 1883–1964
      8. 8. Henry (L) Michael 1878–1944
      9. 9. Henry (Harry) Michael 1879–
      10. 10. Mary (Ellen (Nellie) Michael, Eubanks,) Seth 1877–1975
      11. 11. Elbert (Clark) Michael 1880–1960
    7. 7. Emiline Bruce 1859–1934
    8. 8. James (Elbert) Bruce 1843–1909 m. Martha (Standerfer) Bruce 1840–1902
      1. 1. Elisha (Elmer) Bruce 1865–1930
      2. 2. Mamie (L) Bruce 1894–
      3. 3. Martha (E) Bruce 1880–
      4. 4. Leona (C) Bruce 1876–
      5. 5. Lucy (L) Bruce 1876–
      6. 6. Nancy (P) Bruce 1873–
      7. 7. Oceola Bruce 1870–
      8. 8. charles (elisha) bruce 1887–
    9. 9. Malinda (Jane) Bruce 1846–1927
    10. 10. Mary (E) Bruce 1840–1841
  2. 2. Sarah (Ann Sally) Bruce 1827–1928
  3. 3. Miranda (Elizabeth Bruce) Wallace 1836–1928
  4. 4. Jonathan (Daniel) Bruce 1833–1913
  5. 5. Lucinda (Caroline) Bruce 1840–1902
  6. 6. Nancy (Matilda) Bruce 1839–1916
  7. 7. Hannah (Catherine) Bruce 1845–1924
  8. 8. Thomas (Jefferson) Bruce 1848–1924
  9. 9. James (William) Bruce 1831–1879
  10. 10. Benjamin (Walker) Bruce 1842–1857
  11. 11. Nellie (Emaline "Emma") Bruce 1829–1904
  12. 12. Sarah (Ann (Sallie) Bruce) (Ellis) 1823–1888
  13. 13. Elizabeth (Jane) Bruce 1823–1898
  14. 14. Jincy (R) Bruce 1850–
  15. 15. William (Forrest) Bruce 1852–

Benjamin Sr's Timeline

7 Records

1799
25 Dec 1799
Birth of Benjamin Walker Bruce Sr in Chapel Hill, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Chapel Hill, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
1799
25 Dec 1799
Birth of Benjamin Walker Bruce Sr in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America
1800
25 Dec 1800
Birth of Benjamin Walker Bruce Sr in Duck River, Bedford County, Tennessee
Duck River, Bedford County, Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 50
Benjamin Walker Bruce Sr resided here in Sand Creek, Shelby, Illinois, USA
Sand Creek, Shelby, Illinois, USA
1861
12 Jul 1861
Age 61
Death of Benjamin Walker Bruce Sr in Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, USA
Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, USA
1861
12 Jul 1861
Age 61
Death of Benjamin Walker Bruce Sr in Windsor, Shelby, Illinois
Windsor, Shelby, Illinois
1861
12 Jul 1861
Age 61
Death of Benjamin Walker Bruce Sr in Windsor Township, Shelby County, Illinois
Windsor Township, Shelby County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1799
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
    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: Sand Creek, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: 128; Page: 101b
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1799
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1800
    Event Place: Duck River, Bedford County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Sand Creek, Shelby, 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: Sand Creek, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: 128; Page: 101b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Windsor, Shelby, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Windsor Township, Shelby County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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