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David Clay Bruce 1834 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1834

Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 17 Jan 1917

Death Location: Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States

Father: William Bruce

Mother: Helen Holmes

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David Clay Bruce was born in 1834 in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States, the child of William Albin Bruce and Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes. In 1853, David Clay Bruce resided in Oregon, USA. In 1880, David Clay Bruce resided in Junction, Lane, Oregon, USA. David Clay Bruce passed away in 1917 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States.

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Biography

  • David Clay Bruce was born in 1834 in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States, the child of William Albin Bruce and Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes.
  • In 1853, David Clay Bruce resided in Oregon, USA.
  • In 1880, David Clay Bruce resided in Junction, Lane, Oregon, USA.
  • David Clay Bruce passed away in 1917 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States.

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David Bruce's Ancestors

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David Bruce
1834 – 1917
Birth Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
Parents
William Albin Bruce
1779 – 1854
New York, United States
Helen (Hetty Ritchie) Holmes
1794 – 1868
North Elkhorn, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (Albin) Bruce
1745 – 1818
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Mary ("Polly") Lucas
1745 – 1805
Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
William (Woods) Holmes
1751 – 1836
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Ann (Elizabeth Love) Clark
1753 – 1838
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Bruce
1720 – 1799
Margaret McMahon
1727 – 1804
William LUCAS
1713 – 1775
Mildred Springer
1715 – 1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1690 – 1748
Sarah Parrell
1690 – 1748
William McMahon
1690 – 1749
Elizabeth Blair
1681 – 1788
Thomas Lucas
1688 – 1756
Anne Hungerford
1687 – 1756
Thomas Buck
1678 – 1732
SARAH JUDD
1677 – 1751

David Bruce's Timeline

5 Records

1834
16 Jan 1834
Birth of David Clay Bruce in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
1853
1853
Age 19
David Clay Bruce resided here in Oregon, USA
Oregon, USA
1880
1880
Age 46
David Clay Bruce resided here in Junction, Lane, Oregon, USA
Junction, Lane, Oregon, USA
1900
1900
Age 66
David Clay Bruce resided here in West Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon, USA
West Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon, USA
1917
17 Jan 1917
Age 83
Death of David Clay Bruce in Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States
Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1834
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Junction, Lane, Oregon; Roll: 1081; Page: 214a; Enumeration District: 063
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: West Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon; Roll: 1346; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0067
    [3] Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s, Oregon Historical Society; Portland, OR; Index Collection: Pioneer Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Morning Register; Publication Date: 18 Jan 1917; Publication Place: Eugene, Oregon, USA; ,0.34045616,0.6964222,0.58732146&xid=3355
    [7] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s, Oregon Historical Society; Portland, OR; Index Collection: Pioneer Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Junction, Lane, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Junction, Lane, Oregon; Roll: 1081; Page: 214a; Enumeration District: 063

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: West Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: West Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon; Roll: 1346; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0067

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Middle West
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Morning Register; Publication Date: 18 Jan 1917; Publication Place: Eugene, Oregon, USA; ,0.34045616,0.6964222,0.58732146&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Portland, Oregon
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
    [2] Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s, Oregon Historical Society; Portland, OR; Index Collection: Pioneer Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971, Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Death Records, 1864-1967
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Morning Register; Publication Date: 18 Jan 1917; Publication Place: Eugene, Oregon, USA; ,0.34045616,0.6964222,0.58732146&xid=3355
    [6] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Junction City, Lane County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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