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Dr William Nicholson Bruce 1811–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 October 1811

Birth Location: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 October 1886

Death Location: Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA

Father: Charles Jr

Mother: Julia Nicholson

Spouse(s): Louisa Bruce, Sarah Williams, Mary Bates

Children(s): Andrew Jr, Amanda Bruce, Joseph Bruce, Belle Bearden, Linnara Bruce, William Bruce, Susan Bruce, Sallie Bruce, Charles Bruce, John Bruce, Robert Bruce, George Bruce, Mary Bruce, Lucy Bruce, Sarah Bruce

Dr William Nicholson Bruce was born in 1811 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Charles H Bruce Jr And Julia Nicholson. Dr William Nicholson Bruce married Louisa Millicent Powell Bruce, Mary Susan Bates, Sarah Ann Williams, and had children including Amanda Jane Bruce, Andrew Jackson Jack Bruce Jr, Belle Lee Bruce Bearden, Charles Benton Bruce, George William Bruce, John Potter Bruce, Joseph A Bruce, Linnara Bruce, Lucy Estelle Bruce, Mary Susan Bruce, Robert Lee Bruce, Sallie Bruce, Sarah Bruce, Susan Bruce, William M Bruce. Dr William Nicholson Bruce passed away in 1886 in Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Dr William Nicholson Bruce was born in 1811 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Charles H Bruce Jr And Julia Nicholson.
  • Dr William Nicholson Bruce married Louisa Millicent Powell Bruce, Mary Susan Bates, Sarah Ann Williams, and had children including Amanda Jane Bruce, Andrew Jackson Jack Bruce Jr, Belle Lee Bruce Bearden, Charles Benton Bruce, George William Bruce, John Potter Bruce, Joseph A Bruce, Linnara Bruce, Lucy Estelle Bruce, Mary Susan Bruce, Robert Lee Bruce, Sallie Bruce, Sarah Bruce, Susan Bruce, William M Bruce.
  • Dr William Nicholson Bruce passed away in 1886 in Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Jr
1774–1871
Birth Location: Summerfield, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
CJ
Julia Nicholson
1776–1837
Birth Location: –
JN

Spouses(s)

Louisa Bruce
1815–1850
Birth Location: Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
LB
Sarah Williams
1834–1853
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
SW
Mary Bates
1831–1916
Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia
MB

Children(s)

Andrew Jr
1894–1968
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
AJ
Amanda Bruce
1889–
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
AB
Joseph Bruce
1884–1945
Birth Location: Georgia
JB
Belle Bearden
1881–1967
Birth Location: Bartow County, Georgia, USA
BB
Linnara Bruce
1875–
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
LB
William Bruce
1872–1929
Birth Location: Wolf Pen, Bartow, Georgia, United States
WB
Susan Bruce
1877–
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
SB
Sallie Bruce
1874–1940
Birth Location: Georgia
SB
Charles Bruce
1869–1902
Birth Location: Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia
CB
John Bruce
1866–1884
Birth Location: Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia
JB
Robert Bruce
1864–1900
Birth Location: Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia
RB
George Bruce
1862–1896
Birth Location: Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia
GB
Mary Bruce
1860–1940
Birth Location: Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia
MB
Lucy Bruce
1858–1935
Birth Location: Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA
LB
Sarah Bruce
1872–1902
Birth Location: –
SB

Dr Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Dr Bruce
1811–1886
Birth Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Charles H Bruce Jr
1774–1871
Summerfield, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Julia Nicholson
1776–1837
Grandparents
Senator (Charles) Bruce
1740–1832
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Benton
1752–1799
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Colonal Benton*
1732–1770
Frances Kimbrough
1721–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dr Bruce's Descendants

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Dr (William Nicholson) Bruce (13 October 1811–24 October 1886) m. Louisa (Millicent Powell) Bruce (Abt. 1815–Bef. 1850) m. Sarah (Ann) Williams (1834–18 Jun 1853) m. Mary (Susan) Bates (04 DEC 1831–29 OCT 1916)
  1. 1. Andrew (Jackson Jack Bruce) Jr 1894–1968
  2. 2. Amanda (Jane) Bruce 1889–
  3. 3. Joseph (A) Bruce 1884–1945
  4. 4. Belle (Lee Bruce) Bearden 1881–1967
  5. 5. Linnara Bruce 1875–
  6. 6. William (M.) Bruce 1872–1929
  7. 7. Susan Bruce 1877–
  8. 8. Sallie Bruce 1874–1940
  9. 9. Charles (Benton) Bruce 1869–1902
  10. 10. John (Potter) Bruce 1866–1884
  11. 11. Robert (Lee) Bruce 1864–1900
  12. 12. George (William) Bruce 1862–1896
  13. 13. Mary (Susan) Bruce 1860–1940
  14. 14. Lucy (Estelle) Bruce 1858–1935
  15. 15. Sarah Bruce 1872–1902

Dr Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1811
13 October 1811
Birth of Dr William Nicholson Bruce in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
1886
24 October 1886
Age 75
Death of Dr William Nicholson Bruce in Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA
Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 October 1811
    Event Place: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1886
    Event Place: Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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