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Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce 1862 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1862

Birth Location: Marshall, Clark, Illinois

Death Date: 27 December 1944

Death Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Winslow Bruce

Mother: Martha Bruce

Spouse(s): Katharine Miller, Frances Harding

Children(s): Nellie Bruce, Harry Bruce, George Bruce, Edith Bruce, Charles Bruce

The story of Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce began in 1862 in Marshall, Clark, Illinois. Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce married Katharine Elizabeth Miller, Frances Elizabeth "Fannie" Athey Harding, and had children including Nellie Mae Bruce, Harry Arthur Bruce, George Edward Bruce, Edith Ione Bruce, Charles W. "Chick" Bruce. Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce passed away in 1944 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce began in 1862 in Marshall, Clark, Illinois.
  • Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce married Katharine Elizabeth Miller, Frances Elizabeth "Fannie" Athey Harding, and had children including Nellie Mae Bruce, Harry Arthur Bruce, George Edward Bruce, Edith Ione Bruce, Charles W. "Chick" Bruce.
  • Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce passed away in 1944 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Winslow Bruce
1829 –
Birth Location: Scotland
WB
Martha Bruce
1844 – 1896
Birth Location: , , Indiana, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Katharine Miller
1860 – 1929
Birth Location: Wisconsin, United States of America
KM
Frances Harding
1910 – 1990
Birth Location: Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
FH

Children(s)

Nellie Bruce
1885 – 1958
Birth Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA
NB
Harry Bruce
1886 – 1961
Birth Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
HB
George Bruce
1889 – 1966
Birth Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
GB
Edith Bruce
1930 – 1989
Birth Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
EB
Charles Bruce
1933 – 2013
Birth Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
CB

Charles Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Charles Bruce
1862 – 1944
Birth Place: Marshall, Clark, Illinois
Parents
Winslow Bruce
1829 –
Scotland
Martha (L) Bruce
1844 – 1896
, , Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Christopher Bruce
1815 – 1867
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Phebe Hemenway
1812 – 1887
Melrose, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Squire (S.) Bruce
1790 – 1873
Kentucky, USA
Mary (Lucas "Polly") Bruce
1805 – 1880
Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hollis Bruce
1789 – 1840
Jerusha Bruce
1791 – 1875
Israel Hemmenway
1773 – 1828
Charity Hay
1770 – 1869
Unk Bruce
1750 – 1810
William Bruce
1779 – 1854
Sara Polke
1780 – 1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Bruce
1763 – 1832
Catherine Gould
1768 – 1824
Kendall Bruce
1767 – 1832
Rebecca Barnard
1769 – 1852
William Hay
1744 – 1804
PHEBE BROWN
1743 – 1783
William Bruce
1745 – 1818
Mary Lucas
1745 – 1805
Charles Polke
1744 – 1823
Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797

Charles Bruce's Descendants

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Charles (W. "Charlie") Bruce (12 Apr 1862 – 27 December 1944) m. Katharine (Elizabeth) Miller (1860 – 29 July 1929) m. Frances (Elizabeth "Fannie" Athey) Harding (13 May 1910 – 21 December 1990)
  1. 1. Nellie (Mae) Bruce (7 Feb 1885 – 2 Mar 1958) m. Robert (Emmett) French (5 January 1878 – 7 May 1965)
    1. 1. Ralph (Bruce) French (19 July 1908 – August 1981) m. Aletha (Fern) McKINSEY (10 Mar 1910 – 2000)
      1. 1. Donald (B) French (abt 1938 – )
        1. 1. Cynthia French
      2. 2. David (A) French
    2. 2. Lois (Imo) French (15 February 1912 – 16 April 1996) m. Marion (Francis) Crowley (21 October 1908 – 7 December 1999)
      1. 1. Gary (Lee) Crowley (abt 1941 – )
      2. 2. Melinda (Brucell) Crowley (29 December 1956 – 23 May 1998)
    3. 3. Everett (Harry) French (12 May 1915 – 14 Dec 1971) m. Louise (Mae) Sieder (23 Jul 1915 – 27 Oct 2005)
      1. 1. Marilyn (Kay) French (20 Jul 1941 – 11 Jul 2023)
      2. 2. Barbara (Ann) French (12 Feb 1943 – 30 Jun 1996) m. Henry Mandro
        1. 1. Michelle Mandro
  2. 2. Harry (Arthur) Bruce (17 Nov 1886 – 6 Jan 1961) m. Mary (Winfred) Haffey (8 May 1889 – 6 January 1969)
    1. 1. Mary (Katherine) Bruce (9-24-1910 – 7-26-2004) m. Carl (Franklin) Johnston (9-30-1910 – 9 Jun 1954)
      1. 1. Bruce (F.) Johnston (abt 1936 – )
      2. 2. Michaela (A.) Black
      3. 3. Richard (Lee) Johnston
      4. 4. Sharon (Marie) Johnston
    2. 2. Harold (Charles) Bruce (15 Jun 1913 – 29 Sept 1992) m. Margaret (Rose) Johnston (8 September 1915 – 24 May 2005)
      1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Bruce (15 July 1936 – 9 March 2018) m. Cletus (Gene) Hampson
        1. 1. Tricia Culbertson
        2. 2. Julie Hampson
        3. 3. Dean Hampson
        4. 4. Cletus (Gene) Hampson
      2. 2. Harold (Charles) Bruce (7 May 1944 – ) m. Louise (Ann) Stenger (8 Dec 1946 – ) m. Charlene (Theresa) Conner
        1. 1. Annies (Toys) Bruce
      3. 3. Janet (Sue) Bruce (4 Oct 1951 – )
    3. 3. Murrell (Frances) Bruce (16 September 1914 – 13 Aug 1985) m. Gertrude (Nadine) Bruce (21 September 1914 – January 1983)
      1. 1. Richard (Dean) Bruce (13 Jul 1936 – 1 August 2021) m. Betty (Joyce) Huska (13 Jun 1937 – )
      2. 2. Murrel (F) Bruce (abt 1939 – )
  3. 3. George (Edward) Bruce (11 February 1889 – 28 May 1966) m. Flora (Belle) Lyons (04 Jun 1890 – 02 Nov 1917) m. Marguerite Rizzotto (24Feb1895 – ) m. Mable (A) Hunt (Abt. 1907 – )
    1. 1. Dorothy (Ione) Bruce (2 Sep 1913 – 4 Apr 1996) m. Charles (Hiram) Leininger (24 Feb 1906 – 31 Aug 1983)
      1. 1. Charles (Edward) Leininger (abt 1934 – 14 Sep 1998) m. Joanne Childs
        1. 1. Susan Leininger-Stucki
    2. 2. Robert (Lee) Bruce (15 Oct 1916 – 13 Jun 1975) m. Zeta (Kathryn) Sanders (11 May 1917 – 17 Oct 2001)
      1. 1. Diana (Kay) Bruce (1 Dec 1946 – ) m. John (Joseph Van) Oort (27 December 1946 – 20 March 2010)
      2. 2. Carol (Marie) Bruce (28 Sep 1949 – 6 Jan 1959)
      3. 3. Susan (Lee) Bruce (abt 1955 – ) m. Terry (Lee) Friedrich (abt 1953 – )
    3. 3. Emmogens Bruce (abt 1926 – )
  4. 4. Edith (Ione) Bruce (26 April 1930 – 4 September 1989) m. James (Matthew) Metz (9 March 1925 – 11 Jun 1980)
    1. 1. Janet (E) Metz (abt 1901 – )
    2. 2. James (M) Metz
    3. 3. Marcia Metz
  5. 5. Charles (W. "Chick") Bruce (24 September 1933 – 4 February 2013) m. Clara (Pauline) Olinger (27 August 1933 – 15 November 2013)
    1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Bruce (22 March 1956 – 11 August 2014) m. Janes
      1. 1. Austin Janes
      2. 2. Shaymond Janes
    2. 2. Terry (Dale) Bruce (21 Oct 1967 – abt 1998)
    3. 3. William (Barrett "Barry") Bruce (12 May 1972 – 5 December 2023)
    4. 4. Sandra (Kay) Bruce m. Denny Comiskey m. Chris Ellis
    5. 5. Vicky (Sue) Bruce m. Donald Kell
    6. 6. Lora Bruce m. Thomas (Skip) Piccinini (3 Mar 1953 – 11 Nov 2017)
      1. 1. Jesse
      2. 2. Ingrid
      3. 3. Tommie
    7. 7. Steve Bruce m. Alex

Charles Bruce's Timeline

24 Records

1862
12 April 1862
Birth of Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce in Marshall, Clark, Illinois, United States
Marshall, Clark, Illinois, United States
1862
Apr 12, 1862
Birth of Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce in Marshall, Illinois
Marshall, Illinois
1862
12 April 1862
Birth of Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce in Marshall, Clark County, Illinois, United States of America
Marshall, Clark County, Illinois, United States of America
1862
12 Apr 1862
Birth of Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce in Marshall, Clark, Illinois
Marshall, Clark, Illinois
1870
09 July 1870
Age 8
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Liberty, Howard, Indiana, USA
Liberty, Howard, Indiana, USA
1876
1876
Age 14
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Dearborn County , Indiana, USA
Dearborn County , Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 18
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 38
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 48
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1915
1915
Age 53
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 58
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 63
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 63
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 68
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Kansas City, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 68
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 73
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
1937
1 Mar 1937
Age 75
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1938
1 Mar 1938
Age 76
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
1940
1940
Age 78
Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce resided here in Kansas City Township, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City Township, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1944
27 December 1944
Age 82
Death of Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
1944
December 27, 1944
Age 82
Death of Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce in Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
1944
27 Dec 1944
Age 82
Death of Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
1944
27 Dec 1944
Age 82
Death of Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co KS
Kansas City, Wyandotte Co KS
1944
27 December 1944
Age 82
Death of Charles W. "Charlie" Bruce in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 April 1862
    Event Place: Marshall, Clark, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Roll: ks1915_267; Line: 1
    [2] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Howard, Indiana; Roll: M593_324; Page: 446B
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current Record

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 12, 1862
    Event Place: Marshall, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 April 1862
    Event Place: Marshall, Clark County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [2] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_175; Line: 31
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01270; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 106-93
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 2340464
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 255; Page: 302C; Enumeration District: 208
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current Record
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1862
    Event Place: Marshall, Clark, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 09 July 1870
    Event Place: Liberty, Howard, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Liberty, Howard, Indiana; Roll: M593_324; Page: 446B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Dearborn County , Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 255; Page: 302C; Enumeration District: 208

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Roll: ks1915_267; Line: 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [2] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_175; Line: 31

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kansas City, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 2340464

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 2340464

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01270; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 106-93

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1937
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, 1919-1961

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1938
    Event Place: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Cities (1919-1961); Reel Number: 31984_245835

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kansas City Township, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01270; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 106-93

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1944
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current Record

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 27, 1944
    Event Place: Kansas City, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1944
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current Record

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1944
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte Co KS

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1944
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current Record
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