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Chester William Bruce 1927 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1927

Birth Location: Minnesota

Death Date: 3 Dec 1971

Death Location: Stearns, Minnesota

Father: Earl Bruce

Mother: Grace Agnew

Spouse(s): Anna Belle

Children(s):

Chester William Bruce was born in 1927 in Minnesota, the child of Earl Harold Bruce and Grace Eva Agnew. In 1930, Chester William Bruce resided in Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Jackson, Minnesota, USA. In 1935, Chester William Bruce resided in Enterprise, Jackson, Minnesota. Chester William Bruce married Anna Belle. Chester William Bruce passed away in 1971 in Stearns, Minnesota.

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Biography

  • Chester William Bruce was born in 1927 in Minnesota, the child of Earl Harold Bruce and Grace Eva Agnew.
  • In 1930, Chester William Bruce resided in Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Jackson, Minnesota, USA.
  • In 1935, Chester William Bruce resided in Enterprise, Jackson, Minnesota.
  • Chester William Bruce married Anna Belle.
  • Chester William Bruce passed away in 1971 in Stearns, Minnesota.

Immediate Family

Parents

Earl Bruce
1890 – 1949
Birth Location: Dedham, Carroll, Iowa, USA
EB
Grace Agnew
1890 – 1971
Birth Location: Audubon County, Iowa, USA
GA

Spouses(s)

Anna Belle
Birth Location: –
AB

Children(s)

Chester Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Chester Bruce
1927 – 1971
Birth Place: Minnesota
Parents
Earl Harold Bruce
1890 – 1949
Dedham, Carroll, Iowa, USA
Grace (Eva) Agnew
1890 – 1971
Audubon County, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Harry (Wallace) Bruce
1867 – 1943
Illinois
Minnie (May) Fickess
1869 – 1921
Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1832 – 1903
Flora Donaldson
1838 – 1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Squire Bruce
1790 – 1873
Mary Bruce
1805 – 1880

Chester Bruce's Timeline

6 Records

1927
2 Jan 1927
Birth of Chester William Bruce in Minnesota
Minnesota
1930
1930
Age 3
Chester William Bruce resided here in Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Jackson, Minnesota, USA
Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Jackson, Minnesota, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Chester William Bruce resided here in Enterprise, Jackson, Minnesota
Enterprise, Jackson, Minnesota
1940
1940
Age 13
Chester William Bruce resided here in Enterprise, Enterprise, Jackson, Minnesota, USA
Enterprise, Enterprise, Jackson, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Chester William Bruce resided here in Elm Creek, Martin, Minnesota, USA
Elm Creek, Martin, Minnesota, USA
1971
3 Dec 1971
Age 44
Death of Chester William Bruce in Stearns, Minnesota
Stearns, Minnesota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1927
    Event Place: Minnesota
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Enterprise, Jackson, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01929; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 32-7
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Elm Creek, Martin, Minnesota; Roll: 2813; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 46-6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Jackson, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Enterprise, Jackson, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Enterprise, Jackson, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01929; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 32-7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Enterprise, Enterprise, Jackson, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Enterprise, Jackson, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01929; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 32-7

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Elm Creek, Martin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Elm Creek, Martin, Minnesota; Roll: 2813; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 46-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1971
    Event Place: Stearns, Minnesota
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sherburn, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
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