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Emma Dora 'Dara' Bruce 1882 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 FEB 1882

Birth Location: Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 1918

Death Location: Oklahoma, United States

Father: Abner Bruce

Mother: Mary Armstrong

Spouse(s): Charles Whitaker

Children(s): Lewis Whitaker, James Whitaker, John Whitaker, Edith Whitaker, Elsie Whitaker, Velma Whitaker, Thelma Whitaker

Emma Dora 'Dara' Bruce was born in 1882 in Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States, the child of Abner Joseph Bruce and Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Armstrong. Emma Dora 'Dara' Bruce married Charles Wallace "Charley" Whitaker, and had children including Lewis Allen Whitaker, James Clinton Whitaker, John Milton Whitaker, Edith Mary Ann Whitaker, Elsie Maybelle Whitaker, Velma Gladys Whitaker, Thelma Wilma Whitaker. Emma Dora 'Dara' Bruce passed away in 1918 in Oklahoma, United States.

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Biography

  • Emma Dora 'Dara' Bruce was born in 1882 in Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States, the child of Abner Joseph Bruce and Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Armstrong.
  • Emma Dora 'Dara' Bruce married Charles Wallace "Charley" Whitaker, and had children including Lewis Allen Whitaker, James Clinton Whitaker, John Milton Whitaker, Edith Mary Ann Whitaker, Elsie Maybelle Whitaker, Velma Gladys Whitaker, Thelma Wilma Whitaker.
  • Emma Dora 'Dara' Bruce passed away in 1918 in Oklahoma, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emma Bruce's Ancestors

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Emma Bruce
1882 – 1918
Birth Place: Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Parents
Abner Joseph Bruce
1843 – 1901
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Mary (Elizabeth "Bessie") Armstrong
1848 – 1923
Hopkins, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah Bruce
1819 – 1901
Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Mildred ("Milly" Emeline) HARMON
1821 – 1880
Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abner Bruce
1784 – 1855
Martha Parrish
1796 – 1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Bruce
1764 – 1813
Mildred Dunning
1764 – 1844
Jesse Parrish
1768 – 1819
Mary Parrish
1768 – 1831

Emma Bruce's Descendants

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Emma (Dora 'Dara') Bruce (22 FEB 1882 – 1918) m. Charles (Wallace "Charley") Whitaker (7 May 1875 – 18 July 1948)
  1. 1. Lewis (Allen) Whitaker (08 Jul 1901 – 26 Oct 1966)
  2. 2. James (Clinton) Whitaker (19 Sep 1903 – 2 Oct 1971)
  3. 3. John (Milton) Whitaker (22 Feb 1906 – 8 Feb 1996)
  4. 4. Edith (Mary Ann) Whitaker (30 Nov 1911 – 17 Apr 1956)
  5. 5. Elsie (Maybelle) Whitaker (23 Apr 1914 – 8 Apr 1955)
  6. 6. Velma (Gladys) Whitaker (20 Feb 1917 – 31 Aug 2001)
  7. 7. Thelma (Wilma) Whitaker (20 Feb 1917 – 11 May 2006)

Emma Bruce's Timeline

3 Records

1882
22 FEB 1882
Birth of Emma Dora 'Dara' Bruce in Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States
1900
13 Sep 1900
Age 18
Emma Dora 'Dara' Bruce was married in Butler, Missouri
Butler, Missouri
1918
1918
Age 36
Death of Emma Dora 'Dara' Bruce in Oklahoma, United States
Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 FEB 1882
    Event Place: Naylor, Ripley, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1900
    Event Place: Butler, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Oklahoma, United States

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