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George Jackson Bruce 1817–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 21 Oct 1889

Death Location: , Thomas, Georgia, USA

Father: George Bruce

Mother: Sarah Coles

Spouse(s): Rebecca Watson, Elizabeth Ouzts

Children(s): John Bruce, Martha Bruce, Thomas Bruce, Elisha Bruce, Minerva Bruce, Andrew Bruce, Daniel Bruce, Mary Bruce, James Bruce, William Bruce, Sarah Bruce

George Jackson Bruce was born in 1817 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA, the child of George Madison Bruce And Sarah Coles. In 1850, George Jackson Bruce resided in District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA. In 1860, George Jackson Bruce resided in Forsyth, Georgia, USA. George Jackson Bruce married Elizabeth Rebbecca Ouzts, Rebecca Watson, and had children including Andrew J Bruce, Daniel Asbury Bruce, Elisha Bruce, James Bruce, John Sampler Bruce, Martha Bruce, Mary A Bruce, Minerva Jane Bruce, Sarah Bruce, Thomas C Bruce, William P Bruce. George Jackson Bruce passed away in 1889 in , Thomas, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • George Jackson Bruce was born in 1817 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA, the child of George Madison Bruce And Sarah Coles.
  • In 1850, George Jackson Bruce resided in District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1860, George Jackson Bruce resided in Forsyth, Georgia, USA.
  • George Jackson Bruce married Elizabeth Rebbecca Ouzts, Rebecca Watson, and had children including Andrew J Bruce, Daniel Asbury Bruce, Elisha Bruce, James Bruce, John Sampler Bruce, Martha Bruce, Mary A Bruce, Minerva Jane Bruce, Sarah Bruce, Thomas C Bruce, William P Bruce.
  • George Jackson Bruce passed away in 1889 in , Thomas, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Bruce
1777–1855
Birth Location: Bamberg, Bamberg, South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Coles
1780–1843
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
SC

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Watson
1816–1884
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
RW
Elizabeth Ouzts
1853–1938
Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina
EO

Children(s)

John Bruce
1846–1923
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
JB
Martha Bruce
1848–1920
Birth Location: Georgia
MB
Thomas Bruce
1850–1911
Birth Location: Georgia
TB
Elisha Bruce
1852–1910
Birth Location: Georgia
EB
Minerva Bruce
1858–
Birth Location: Thomas, Georgia, United States
MB
Andrew Bruce
1862–1929
Birth Location: Georgia
AB
Daniel Bruce
1844–1906
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
DB
Mary Bruce
1837–1901
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
MB
James Bruce
1839–1901
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
JB
William Bruce
1842–
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
WB
Sarah Bruce
1855–
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
SB

George Bruce's Ancestors

Self
George Bruce
1817–1889
Birth Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Parents
George Madison Bruce
1777–1855
Bamberg, Bamberg, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Coles
1780–1843
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James Bruce
1730–1819
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary (Runyon) Smith
1740–1833
Pendleton, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Bruce's Descendants

1.
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George (Jackson) Bruce (1817–21 Oct 1889) m. Rebecca Watson (23 Oct 1816–22 Aug 1884) m. Elizabeth (Rebbecca) Ouzts (1853–20 Apr 1938)
  1. 1. John (Sampler) Bruce 1846–1923 m. Katherine (Wilds) Lang 1850–1921
    1. 1. John (Sampler Bruce) Jr 1889–1964 m. Letitia ("Lettie" Annie) Littlefield 1895–1985
      1. 1. Infant (Daughter) Bruce 1923–1923
      2. 2. Kathrine Bruce 1938–1942
      3. 3. David (Harvey) Bruce 1924–1987 m. Lucille Moulder 1932–2009
      4. 4. Onadelle (Jeannette) Bruce 1926–2009 m. Richard (Daniel) Norris 1925–1988
        1. 1. Cheryl (Anna) Norris 1950–2020
      5. 5. John (Perry) Bruce 1932–2025
      6. 6. Owen (Larue) Bruce 1929–2015
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Bruce 1868–1956 m. William (Samuel Furman) Clark 1855–1935
      1. 1. Harvey (Furman) Clark 1895–1932 m. Viola (Louise) Boring 1901–1941
        1. 1. Meryl (E) Clark 1922–2015 m. Randall (Woodrow) Gowen 1913–1989
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Amanda) Clark 1906–1974 m. Marion (Augustus) Godley 1904–1967
      3. 3. Jane (Lucy) Clark 1900–1989
      4. 4. Pearl (Viola) Clark 1889–1975
      5. 5. Mary (Lee) Clark 1898–1986
      6. 6. Bertha (Irene) Clark 1898–1991
      7. 7. Renick (Odus) Clark 1902–1984
      8. 8. Robert (Theodore) Clark 1890–1954 m. Maddie (M.) Brown 1898–1990
    3. 3. Thomas (Anthony`) Bruce 1883–1970
    4. 4. Addie (Ruth) Bruce 1889–1923 m. Leon (Patrick) Wainwright 1876–1935
      1. 1. Katie (Mae) Wainwright 1911–2003
      2. 2. Floyd (Patrick) Wainwright 1916–1936
      3. 3. Reba (Gertrude) Wainwright 1917–1936
      4. 4. Homer Wainwright 1910–
      5. 5. Gilbert Wainwright 1912–1976
      6. 6. Ruby (Irene) Wainwright 1914–2009
      7. 7. Eula (B) Wainright 1918–
      8. 8. Doris (Gertrude) Wainwright 1922–1977 m. Thomas (John Clune) Sr 1914–1970
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betty" Theresa) Clune 1946–2017
        2. 2. Judith ("Judy" Marie) Clune 1949–2018
        3. 3. Sally (Jean) Clune 1951–2005
      9. 9. Dan (Leon) Wainwright 1920–1984
    5. 5. Charles (Lang) Bruce 1878–1953 m. Hattie (Elizabeth) Liles 1882–1935
      1. 1. Jack (Lee) Bruce 1927–1984
      2. 2. Charles (Liles) Bruce 1910–1988 m. Nella (Dean) Daniell 1916–2003
      3. 3. Monroe (Hoke) Bruce 1915–1984 m. Willie (Loraine) Grau 1924–2018
        1. 1. Richard (Franklin) Bruce 1949–2021
      4. 4. Woodrow (Wilson Bruce) Sr 1915–2010
      5. 5. John (Edward) Bruce 1922–2015
      6. 6. Houston Bruce 1912–1989
      7. 7. Joseph Bruce 1913–1984
      8. 8. Osborne (Aldean) Bruce 1918–1979 m. Harriet Bruce 1923–1964
      9. 9. Lester (Walker) Bruce 1924–1995 m. Collette Feimster 1928–2002
        1. 1. Infant (son of Collette Feimster and Lester Walker) Bruce 1950–1950
      10. 10. Robert (Gordon) Bruce 1926–1974
    6. 6. Sarah (Caroline) Bruce 1870–1952
    7. 7. Nathan (H.) Bruce 1876–1885
    8. 8. David (Lang) Bruce 1867–1932
    9. 9. Katherine (Lucy) Bruce 1882–1964 m. Nathaniel (B) Stafford 1865–1932
      1. 1. Mildred (Eldridge) Stafford 1920–1999
      2. 2. Thomas (Nathaniel) Stafford 1907–1991
      3. 3. Beulah (Pearl) Stafford 1909–1995
      4. 4. Wilbur (Holland) Stafford 1911–1973
      5. 5. Eleanor (LaVern) Stafford 1914–1999 m. George (Edward) King 1907–1980
      6. 6. Bernie (Leroy) Stafford 1917–1993 m. Helen (R.) Rafferty 1916–1997
      7. 7. Ruth (Gurtrude) Stafford 1904–1909
    10. 10. Amanda (Lourinda) Bruce 1874–1957
    11. 11. John (Harvey) Bruce 1872–1944
    12. 12. Daniel (Asbury) Bruce 1890–1974 m. Geneva Harrell 1896–1971
      1. 1. Daniel (Asbury Bruce) Jr 1919–1993
      2. 2. Robert (Harrell) Bruce 1925–2001 m. Louise (Gertrude) Hiers 1926–2010
      3. 3. Homer (Sanford) Bruce 1927–2011 m. Emily (Victoria) Hawkins 1912–1970
      4. 4. Geneva (Serena) Bruce 1915–1992 m. Russell (Aubrey) Fender 1911–1995
        1. 1. Audrey (Ann) Fender 1941–2007
        2. 2. Doris (Helen) Fender 1933–2007 m. Lewis (Collins) Jones 1929–1968 m. Alton (E) Clifton 1932–2007
      5. 5. Mary (Luvenia) Bruce 1917–2001
    13. 13. George (Jackson) Bruce 1880–1951 m. Mary (Lou) Harrell 1891–1972
      1. 1. Susie (K) Bruce 1911–1986 m. Thomas (Albert) Osteen 1910–1980
        1. 1. Thomas Osteen 1930–2019
        2. 2. Allen (Ronnie) Osteen 1941–2006
      2. 2. George Bruce 1914–
      3. 3. Theodore (Wilson) Bruce 1915–1988 m. Jessie Bruce 1922–2003
        1. 1. Tommy (Gene) Bruce 1948–1972
      4. 4. Robert (Sampler) Bruce 1916–1985 m. Dorothy (Leah) Greene 1925–2000
    14. 14. Mary (Josephine) Bruce 1885–1972
  2. 2. Martha Bruce 1848–1920
  3. 3. Thomas (C) Bruce 1850–1911 m. Martha (Jane) Reynolds 1852–1930
    1. 1. Birdie Bruce 1887–1936
    2. 2. Joseph Bruce 1896–1919
    3. 3. Edward Bruce 1882–1949
    4. 4. Charlie (Lee) Bruce 1884–1962 m. Bessie Bruce 1894–
    5. 5. Claud (Clyde) Bruce 1886–1944 m. Emma (Jane) Harrison 1891–1963
      1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Bruce 1922–1988
      2. 2. Myrtice (Carolyn) Bruce 1924–1996
      3. 3. Lester Bruce 1926–1984
      4. 4. William (Claude) Bruce 1914–1971 m. Emma (Lou) Barrineau 1919–2009
        1. 1. Jerry (Rogers) Bruce 1939–2013
      5. 5. Lottie (J) Bruce 1917–1990
      6. 6. Jesse (Carlton) Bruce 1918–1978 m. Margaret (Lavonia) Bailey 1930–2018
    6. 6. William (Madison) Bruce 1880–1910
    7. 7. Mary (May) Bruce 1889–1958 m. Thomas (Kater) Pyles 1887–1958
    8. 8. Thomas (Calvin) Bruce 1893–1957
    9. 9. Sallie Bruce 1894–
  4. 4. Elisha Bruce 1852–1910
  5. 5. Minerva (Jane) Bruce 1858–
  6. 6. Andrew (J) Bruce 1862–1929
  7. 7. Daniel (Asbury) Bruce 1844–1906 m. Sarah (Cornelia) Isom 1851–1918
    1. 1. Samuel (G) Bruce 1885–
    2. 2. Robert (E) Bruce 1889–
    3. 3. John Bruce 1867–
    4. 4. Anna Bruce 1869–
    5. 5. George (Stephen) Bruce 1873–1910
    6. 6. Elizebeth Bruce 1879–1952 m. Andrew (Jackson Yancey) Sr 1868–1938
      1. 1. Roy (Cooper) Yancey 1919–1973
      2. 2. James (Bruce) Yancey 1921–1985
      3. 3. Haskell (Bruce) Yancey 1909–1999 m. William (Derry) Taylor 1903–1972
        1. 1. Jack (Richard "JR") Taylor 1926–2002
        2. 2. Frances (Paulette) Taylor 1928–2011 m. William (Lorenzo Moran) Jr 1927–1996
        3. 3. John (Emmett) Taylor 1938–2014
      4. 4. Raymond (Lane) Yancey 1912–1914
      5. 5. Andrew (Jackson Yancey) Jr 1907–1994
      6. 6. Welby (Scott) Yancey 1914–1982 m. Evelyn (Dodgen) Yancey 1921–
      7. 7. John (Edward) Yancey 1917–2013 m. Mollie (Louise) Lowe 1921–2014
      8. 8. Mary (Bell "Mabelle") Yancey 1904–1997
      9. 9. Annie (Marie) Yancey 1902–1962
  8. 8. Mary (A) Bruce 1837–1901 m. Alfonzo Conley 1840–1910
    1. 1. George (D.) Connally 1858–1928 m. Mary (Ann Rebecca) Owzts 1864–1956
      1. 1. Remus Connally 1893–
      2. 2. Alfred Connally 1897–
    2. 2. Joseph (F.) Connally 1865–1930
    3. 3. Jackson (G.) Connally 1868–1910
    4. 4. James (M.) Connally 1871–
    5. 5. Charles (W.) Connally 1872–1936
    6. 6. Thomas (L.) Connally 1876–
    7. 7. Annie (P.) Connally 1879–
  9. 9. James Bruce 1839–1901
  10. 10. William (P) Bruce 1842–
  11. 11. Sarah Bruce 1855–

George Bruce's Timeline

6 Records

1817
1817
Birth of George Jackson Bruce in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 33
George Jackson Bruce resided here in District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 43
George Jackson Bruce resided here in Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Forsyth, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 53
George Jackson Bruce resided here in Lowndes, Georgia, USA
Lowndes, Georgia, USA
1889
21 Oct 1889
Age 72
Death of George Jackson Bruce in , Thomas, Georgia, USA
, Thomas, Georgia, USA
1889
12 Sep 1889
Age 72
George Jackson Bruce - Probate in Thomas, Georgia, USA
Thomas, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lowndes, Georgia; Roll: M593_163; Page: 389B; Family History Library Film: 545662
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: M653_121; Page: 502; Family History Library Film: 803121
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 31, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: M432_69; Page: 147A; Image: 300

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 31, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: M432_69; Page: 147A; Image: 300

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Forsyth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: M653_121; Page: 502; Family History Library Film: 803121

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lowndes, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Lowndes, Georgia; Archive Collection Number: T1137; Roll: T1137:8; Line: 20; Schedule Type: Agriculture
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lowndes, Georgia; Roll: M593_163; Page: 389B; Family History Library Film: 545662

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1889
    Event Place: , Thomas, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Thomas County); Probate Place: Thomas, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1889
    Event Place: Thomas, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Thomas County); Probate Place: Thomas, Georgia
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