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George Harvey Bruce 1799 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1799

Birth Location: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1864

Death Location: Harrison County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: James Bruce

Mother: Mary Runyon

Spouse(s): Frances Kepley

Children(s): William Bruce, David Bruce, Mary Bruce, John Bruce, Homer Bruce, Hannah Bruce, James Bruce, George Bruce, Wilford BRUCE, Jonathan Bruce, James Bruce

The story of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 began in 1799 in Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA. George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 married Frances Kepley, and had children including William Franklin Bruce, David R Bruce, Mary Jane Bruce, John Montgomery Bruce, Homer E. Bruce, Hannah Elizabeth Bruce, James K Bruce, George Harvey Bruce, Wilford Homer BRUCE, Jonathan George Bruce, James Robert Bruce. George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 passed away in 1864 in Harrison County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 began in 1799 in Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA.
  • George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 married Frances Kepley, and had children including William Franklin Bruce, David R Bruce, Mary Jane Bruce, John Montgomery Bruce, Homer E. Bruce, Hannah Elizabeth Bruce, James K Bruce, George Harvey Bruce, Wilford Homer BRUCE, Jonathan George Bruce, James Robert Bruce.
  • George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 passed away in 1864 in Harrison County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bruce
1760 – 1835
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
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Mary Runyon
1761 – 1836
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Frances Kepley
1806 – 1855
Birth Location: New Salisbury, North Carolina, USA
FK

Children(s)

William Bruce
1825 – 1910
Birth Location: Harrison County, Indiana, USA
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David Bruce
1827 – 1910
Birth Location: Harrison County, Indiana, USA
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Mary Bruce
1830 – 1886
Birth Location: Harrison County, Indiana, USA
MB
John Bruce
1832 – 1833
Birth Location: Harrison County, Indiana, USA
JB
Homer Bruce
1834 – 1887
Birth Location: Harrison, Indiana, USA
HB
Hannah Bruce
1834 – 1917
Birth Location: Harrison County, Indiana, USA
HB
James Bruce
1836 –
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
JB
George Bruce
1837 – 1925
Birth Location: Owensville, Gibson, Indiana, USA
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Wilford BRUCE
1834 – 1862
Birth Location: Harrison, Indiana, USA
WB
Jonathan Bruce
1845 – 1933
Birth Location: Crawford County, Indiana, USA
JB
James Bruce
1850 – 1933
Birth Location: Crawford, Indiana, USA
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George Bruce's Ancestors

Self
George Bruce
1799 – 1864
Birth Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Robert. (Twin) Bruce
1760 – 1835
Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Polly) Runyon
1761 – 1836
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Robert) Bruce
1720 – 1799
Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Ann) McMahon
1727 – 1804
Spotsylvania, Frederick, Virginia, Colonial America
Absalom Runyon
1728 – 1809
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Ann Lake
1740 – 1770
Middlesex, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1690 – 1748
Sarah Parrell
1690 – 1748
William McMahon
1690 – 1749
Elizabeth Blair
1681 – 1788
Thomas Runyon
1701 – 1770
Hannah Stout
1717 – 1752
Daniel Leek
1696 – 1775
Elizabeth Sutphen
1699 – 1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bruce
1660 – 1725
Mary Christian
1665 – 1725
Hugh Parrell
1668 – 1748
Ann Calvert
1674 – 1746
William McMahan
1669 – 1690
Virginia Sommers
1671 – 1740
Robert Blair
1653 – 1690
Janet Paterson
1654 – 1690

George Bruce's Descendants

1.
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George (Harvey) Bruce (18 Dec 1799 – 1864) m. Frances Kepley (29 AUG 1806 – 12 JUL 1855)
  1. 1. William (Franklin) Bruce (4 August 1825 – 11 JAN 1910) m. Mary (Polly) Anderson (13 March 1822 – 10 November 1884)
    1. 1. George (F\H) Bruce (1843 – )
    2. 2. Sarah (E) Bruce (1845 – )
    3. 3. Francis (Ellen) Montgomery (9 February 1847 – 4 April 1914)
    4. 4. James (M) Bruce (1848 – )
    5. 5. Charles (Marion) Bruce (24 September 1853 – 1 February 1931)
    6. 6. John Bruce (Abt 1858 – )
    7. 7. Nancy (Caroline) Hilgert (3 November 1864 – 8 November 1926)
  2. 2. David (R) Bruce (July 1827 – 11 Jan 1910) m. Jane Rodgers (1831 – )
    1. 1. James Bruce (8 Sep 1842 – 9 Apr 1912)
  3. 3. Mary (Jane) Bruce (25 July 1830 – 26 May 1886)
  4. 4. John (Montgomery) Bruce (25 October 1832 – 12 October 1833)
  5. 5. Homer (E.) Bruce (02 Jul 1834 – 1887)
  6. 6. Hannah (Elizabeth) Bruce (2 September 1834 – 13 FEB 1917)
  7. 7. James (K) Bruce (Aft. 1836 – )
  8. 8. George (Harvey) Bruce (3 May 1837 – 20 November 1925) m. Sarah (Ann) Reynolds (13 JUL 1836 – 05 FEB 1914)
    1. 1. Isaac (Wilford) Bruce (09 DEC 1856 – 12 DEC 1856)
    2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Bruce (11 APR 1858 – 12 AUG 1909)
    3. 3. Lydia (Ann) Bruce (21 MAR 1860 – 7 Jan 1936)
    4. 4. Eliza (Jane) Bruce (23 Jul 1862 – 30 Nov 1952)
    5. 5. James (Richard) Bruce (11 May 1864 – 13 Aug 1907)
    6. 6. Sarah (Catherine) Bruce (03 MAY 1866 – 29 MAR 1929)
    7. 7. John (Thomas) Bruce (28 AUG 1868 – 16 JUL 1870)
    8. 8. George (Miles) Bruce (12 OCT 1870 – 22 FEB 1936)
    9. 9. Clarence (Alfred) Bruce (09 NOV 1873 – 24 JUN 1948)
    10. 10. Theodocia (Elizabeth) Bruce (21 SEP 1877 – 26 AUG 1893)
    11. 11. Nelia (Daisy) Bruce (25 Mar 1881 – 03 FEB 1965)
  9. 9. Wilford (Homer) BRUCE (02 JUL 1834 – 26 Dec 1862) m. Sarah (Anne) MCMECHEN (18 Aug 1842 – 1900)
    1. 1. Susan (Elizabeth) BRUCE (1858 – )
    2. 2. William (G) BRUCE (1862 – 6 Apr 1962)
  10. 10. Jonathan (George) Bruce (14 Nov 1845 – 1933) m. Sarah (A) Gwaltney (Abt 1842 – )
    1. 1. Viva Bruce (Abt 1869 – )
    2. 2. William (S) Bruce (21 Aug 1871 – 27 Oct 1947)
    3. 3. James Bruce (Abt 1875 – )
  11. 11. James (Robert) Bruce (26 FEB 1850 – 06 MAY 1933) m. Parmelia (C) Wallace (10 Jan 1854 – 21 Oct 1920)
    1. 1. Louella Bruce (21 Mar 1871 – 17 Aug 1936)
    2. 2. William (E) Bruce (Aug 1871 – )
    3. 3. Florry (E.) Bruce (abt 1874 – )
    4. 4. James (Wilbur) Bruce (Jan 1886 – )

George Bruce's Timeline

16 Records

1799
18 DEC 1799
Birth of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 in Coxes Creek, Nelson, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Coxes Creek, Nelson, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
1799
18 Dec 1799
Birth of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 in Coxes Creek, Nelson County, KY
Coxes Creek, Nelson County, KY
1799
18 DEC 1799
Birth of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 in Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
1799
18 Dec 1799
Birth of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 in Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
1799
18 Dec 1799
Birth of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 in Coxs Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Coxs Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
1799
18 Dec 1799
Birth of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America
1799
18 Dec 1799
Birth of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 in Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
1824
26/28 Oct 1824
Age 25
George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 was married in Harrison County, Indiana, USA
Harrison County, Indiana, USA
1824
28 Oct 1824
Age 25
George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 was married in Harrison, Indiana, USA
Harrison, Indiana, USA
1850
1850
Age 51
George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 resided here in Jennings, Crawford, Indiana, USA
Jennings, Crawford, Indiana, USA
1864
14 Oct 1864
Age 65
Death of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States
Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States
1864
14 Oct 1864
Age 65
Death of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA
Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA
1864
14 Oct 1864
Age 65
Death of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 in Corydon, Harrison Co, IN
Corydon, Harrison Co, IN
1864
14 OCT 1864
Age 65
Death of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA
Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA
1864
14 Oct 1864
Age 65
Death of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA
Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA
1864
1864
Age 65
Death of George Harvey Bruce Sr. 1 in Harrison County, Indiana, United States of America
Harrison County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 DEC 1799
    Event Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1799
    Event Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson County, KY
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 DEC 1799
    Event Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1799
    Event Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1799
    Event Place: Coxs Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1799
    Event Place: Nelson County, Kentucky, 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 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1799
    Event Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26/28 Oct 1824
    Event Place: Harrison County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1824
    Event Place: Harrison, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Jennings, Crawford, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1864
    Event Place: Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1864
    Event Place: Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1864
    Event Place: Corydon, Harrison Co, IN
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1864
    Event Place: Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1864
    Event Place: Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Harrison County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current Record
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