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Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes 1794 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1794

Birth Location: North Elkhorn, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 23 Jul 1868

Death Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States

Father: William Holmes

Mother: Ann Clark

Spouse(s): William Bruce

Children(s): Weston Bruce, James Bruce, Harvey Bruce, Nancy Bruce, John Bruce, Eleanora Bruce, Margaret Bruce, Cambell Knox, David Bruce, William Bruce, Nancy Bruce, James Bruce

The story of Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes began in 1794 in North Elkhorn, Fayette, Kentucky, USA. In 1850, Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes resided in District 61, Knox, Indiana, USA. In 1860, Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes resided in Washington, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA. Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes married William Albin Bruce, and had children including Weston Holmes Bruce, James Clark Bruce, Harvey " Harry " Judson Bruce, Nancy Ann Bruce, John Hamilton Bruce, Eleanora Angeline "Ellen" Bruce, Margaret Jane Bruce, Cambell Clay Bruce of Knox, David Clay Bruce, William Trimble Bruce, Nancy Bruce, James Madison Bruce. Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes passed away in 1868 in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes began in 1794 in North Elkhorn, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1850, Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes resided in District 61, Knox, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1860, Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes resided in Washington, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA.
  • Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes married William Albin Bruce, and had children including Weston Holmes Bruce, James Clark Bruce, Harvey " Harry " Judson Bruce, Nancy Ann Bruce, John Hamilton Bruce, Eleanora Angeline "Ellen" Bruce, Margaret Jane Bruce, Cambell Clay Bruce of Knox, David Clay Bruce, William Trimble Bruce, Nancy Bruce, James Madison Bruce.
  • Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes passed away in 1868 in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Holmes
1751 – 1836
Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
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Ann Clark
1753 – 1838
Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Bruce
1779 – 1854
Birth Location: New York, United States
WB

Children(s)

Weston Bruce
1819 – 1849
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
WB
James Bruce
1821 – 1899
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
JB
Harvey Bruce
1823 – 1912
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
HB
Nancy Bruce
1824 – 1900
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
NB
John Bruce
1826 – 1915
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
JB
Eleanora Bruce
1828 – 1886
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
EB
Margaret Bruce
1830 – 1902
Birth Location: Knox, Indiana, United States
MB
Cambell Knox
1832 – 1833
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
CK
David Bruce
1834 – 1917
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
DB
William Bruce
1836 – 1877
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
WB
Nancy Bruce
1817 – 1817
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, USA
NB
James Bruce
1818 – 1818
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, USA
JB

Helen Holmes's Ancestors

Self
Helen Holmes
1794 – 1868
Birth Place: North Elkhorn, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Woods Holmes
1751 – 1836
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Ann (Elizabeth Love) Clark
1753 – 1838
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Holmes's Descendants

1.
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Helen (Hetty Ritchie) Holmes (15 Oct 1794 – 23 Jul 1868) m. William (Albin) Bruce (21 Dec 1779 – 23 Apr 1854)
  1. 1. Weston (Holmes) Bruce (23 Dec 1819 – 14 Feb 1849) m. America (Ann"Amelus") Singleton (14 Apr 1827 – 4 Mar 1911)
    1. 1. Hettie (Jane) Bruce (20 Jun 1845 – 30 January 1878) m. Jacob (McKissisk) Fletcher (23 May 1835 – 27 Aug 1879)
      1. 1. Howard Fletcher (21 Dec 1859 – 17 Sep 1861)
      2. 2. John (Johnson) Fletcher (17 Nov 1866 – 27 Mar 1937)
      3. 3. William (Dean) Fletcher (20 Sep 1868 – Sep 1955)
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Fletcher (01 NOV 1870 – 12 NOV 1954)
      5. 5. Hattie Fletcher (1872 – 1875)
      6. 6. Bruce (Singleton) Fletcher (18 Aug 1872 – 21 Jul 1943)
    2. 2. William (Weston Bruce of) Bruceville (14 October 1847 – 8 November 1931)
  2. 2. James (Clark) Bruce (16 Apr 1821 – 5 Mar 1899) m. Martha (B) Elliott (23 Sep 1825 – 14 Jan 1868) m. Rebecca (A) Harper (6 Jun 1835 – 11 Apr 1920)
    1. 1. James (F Elliott) Bruce (2 Apr 1844 – 13 Apr 1864)
    2. 2. Martha (B "Mattie") Bruce (8 Aug 1872 – 24 Oct 1882)
    3. 3. Elliott (B) Bruce (17 Aug 1875 – 28 Aug 1876)
  3. 3. Harvey (" Harry " Judson) Bruce (27 Mar 1823 – 8 Jun 1912) m. Mary Rader (21 Jan 1818 – 12 Jan 1901)
    1. 1. George (Washington) Bruce (18 January 1842 – 3 March 1909)
    2. 2. William (Weston) Bruce (27 Dec 1843 – 16 Dec 1864)
    3. 3. Hetty (Ritchie) Bruce (18 April 1845 – 30 August 1924) m. John (Millard 'Miller') Foreman (3 March 1843 – 23 September 1926)
      1. 1. Ulna Foreman (Oct 1867 – )
      2. 2. Harry (W) Foreman (Dec 1867 – 1940)
      3. 3. William Foreman (1870 – )
      4. 4. Juddie Foreman (1872 – )
      5. 5. Samuel Foreman (1873 – )
      6. 6. Bessie Foreman (1876 – )
      7. 7. Olive (Lillian) Foreman (May 1876 – 1956)
      8. 8. Carl (W.) Foreman (Jan 1877 – 1954)
      9. 9. Frank (Willis) Foreman (2 Dec 1879 – 8 Sep 1950)
      10. 10. Charles Foreman (Sep 1880 – )
      11. 11. Martha Foreman (Mar 1886 – )
    4. 4. Mary (Alice) Bruce (28 Apr 1848 – 1912) m. John (B) Vincent (Dec 1845 – 1932)
    5. 5. Martha (S) Bruce (abt 1850 – aft 1870)
    6. 6. Charles (Polk) Bruce (26 Jan 1852 – 09 May 1928) m. Mary (Anna) Clift (23 Jun 1860 – 2 Apr 1934)
      1. 1. William (Herbert) Bruce (20 November 1876 – 28 Dec 1939) m. Ruth Harper (02 Nov 1889 – Mar 1963) m. Mary (Hannah) Green (Nov 1877 – )
        1. 1. Charles (Alfred) Bruce (7 Jul 1918 – 13 Sep 1935)
        2. 2. Harper (Clift) Bruce (Abt. 1919 – )
        3. 3. Mary (V) Bruce (1908 – )
      2. 2. Claude (Claire) Bruce (May 16, 1884 – 24 Sep 1892)
      3. 3. Roy Bruce (22 Aug 1892 – 24 Dec 1892)
      4. 4. Charles (Polk) Bruce (6 Apr 1895 – 30 Jan 1942) m. Josephine Garten (5 Jun 1897 – 4 Nov 1978) m. Rosalyn Yaudas (11 May 1904 – 24 Nov 1978)
      5. 5. Annabelle (Edna) Bruce (Jun 5, 1898 – 25 Jul 1943) m. Claude (C) Donnor (7 Sep 1892 – 28 Mar 1944)
        1. 1. Virginia (Bruce) Donnor (3 Oct 1914 – 19 Sep 1969)
    7. 7. Nancy (Ann) Bruce (19 January 1855 – 13 Mar 1877) m. D (A) Kelker
  4. 4. Nancy (Ann) Bruce (15 Nov 1824 – 9 Aug 1900) m. JAMES (FRANKLIN) McCLURE (25 Feb 1821 – 5 Sep 1862) m. James (Travis) Kirk (1 Oct 1820 – 20 Sep 1907)
    1. 1. JANE (CURRY) McCLURE (8 Dec 1842 – 15 April 1887)
      1. 1. Robert (Vester) Owen (17 September 1880 – 25 November 1959) m. Olevia (Lois) Purinton (17 June 1904 – 15 December 1979)
        1. 1. Robert (Vester Jr) Owen (01/01/1924 – 18 Jul 1980)
        2. 2. Lois (Leith) Owen (2 November 1928 – 10 August 2011) m. Morris (Grant) Gibson (17 February 1927 – 14 October 2014)
        3. 3. Gene (Franklin) Owen (10 Nov 1930 – 27 Nov 1930)
        4. 4. Eileen (Jane) Owen (19 Oct 1934 – 5 Feb 1995)
    2. 2. John (Hamilton) McClure (8 Oct 1845 – 13 Mar 1916)
    3. 3. Samuel (Ellis) McCLURE (Dec 1849 – 29 Aug 1902)
    4. 4. William McCLURE (1850 – )
    5. 5. Robert (Bruce) McClure (15 May 1852 – 8 Apr 1872)
    6. 6. James (Albert) McClure (1855 – 10 mar 1934)
    7. 7. Mary (Alice) McClure (26 Dec 1857 – 3 Mar 1945)
    8. 8. Nancy (Ellen “Ella”) MCCLURE (1860 – 3 Mar 1945)
    9. 9. Sarah (Margaret " Maggie") McClure (Apr 1862 – 3 MAR 1945)
    10. 10. Thomas (J.) Kirk (Abt 1861 – )
  5. 5. John (Hamilton) Bruce (17 August 1826 – 16 Dec 1915) m. Angeline (T) Threlkeld (4 June 1825 – Aug 11, 1911)
    1. 1. Sally (Handley) Bruce (3 October 1851 – 9 March 1933)
    2. 2. Hettie (A) Bruce (6 May 1854 – 28 January 1890) m. Dr. (James Crawford) Holloway (30 August 1854 – 24 August 1912)
      1. 1. Harry (Bruce) Holloway (19 June 1879 – 7 March 1977)
    3. 3. Cora (May) Bruce (Jun 29, 1858 – 12 Jul 1862)
    4. 4. William (Everett) Bruce (18 Jun 1863 – 20 SEP 1895)
  6. 6. Eleanora (Angeline "Ellen") Bruce (1 February 1828 – 8 October 1886) m. William Simpson (24 Dec 1825 – 14 Jan 1880) m. Matthew (Maston Elmore) Bruce (Abt. 1825 – 1885)
    1. 1. John (Baker) Simpson (6 Mar 1845 – 1928)
    2. 2. John (Thornton) Simpson (02 Jan 1846 – 12 Oct 1920)
    3. 3. Louisa Simpson (07 Jan 1847 – 17 Nov 1879)
    4. 4. Hetty (Ritchie) Simpson (23 Dec 1849 – 22 Jul 1851)
    5. 5. David (Weston) Simpson (1 Mar 1851 – 21 Jun 1855)
    6. 6. Rebecca (J) Simpson (04 Apr 1855 – 29 Jul 1881)
    7. 7. William (Spencer) Simpson (30 Jan 1862 – 14 Sep 1864)
    8. 8. Henry (H.) Bruce (Jan 1848 – 27 Dec 1932)
    9. 9. Frances (Ann "Fannie") Bruce (May 1848 – )
    10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Bruce (1855 – 1898)
    11. 11. James (Robert "Bob") Bruce (12 Aug 1856 – 30 Jan 1934)
    12. 12. Cynthia (M) Bruce (1860 – 1882)
    13. 13. Joseph (R) Bruce (1862 – 13 Jun 1886)
    14. 14. Daniel (Webster) Bruce (19 Jan 1867 – 15 Dec 1948)
    15. 15. Ellen (Phoebe) Bruce (21 Jun 1871 – 06 Jul 1952)
  7. 7. Margaret (Jane) Bruce (19 Jan 1830 – 6 January 1902) m. William (Morrett) Kessinger (19 Feb 1827 – 10 Nov 1912)
    1. 1. Leonidus (Augustus) Kissinger (1854 – 17 January 1927)
    2. 2. Doctor (Ellis M) Kessinger (19 Aug 1857 – 21 May 1905)
    3. 3. Doctor (William Edgar) Kessinger (Nov 1857 – 1935)
    4. 4. Clarence (Bruce) Kessinger (28 Apr 1859 – 04 Apr 1940)
    5. 5. Osro (Morrett) Kessinger (27 Jan 1862 – 01 Dec 1862)
    6. 6. Hettie (B) Kessinger (Abt. 1865 – )
    7. 7. Florra (Ellen) Kessinger (20 Mar 1867 – 23 Mar 1890)
    8. 8. Pearl Kessinger (Abt. 1871 – )
  8. 8. Cambell (Clay Bruce of) Knox (26 Mar 1832 – 27 Sep 1833)
  9. 9. David (Clay) Bruce (16 Jan 1834 – 17 Jan 1917)
  10. 10. William (Trimble) Bruce (12 Aug 1836 – 25 Mar 1877) m. Lucinda Fairhurst (abt 1836 – )
    1. 1. Mary Bruce (abt 1864 – )
  11. 11. Nancy Bruce (18 Sep 1817 – 18 Sep 1817)
  12. 12. James (Madison) Bruce (31 Aug 1818 – 1 Sep 1818)

Helen Holmes's Timeline

4 Records

1794
15 Oct 1794
Birth of Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes in North Elkhorn, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
North Elkhorn, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 56
Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes resided here in District 61, Knox, Indiana, USA
District 61, Knox, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 66
Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes resided here in Washington, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
Washington, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
1868
23 Jul 1868
Age 74
Death of Helen Hetty Ritchie Holmes in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1794
    Event Place: North Elkhorn, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Washington, Knox, Indiana; Roll: M653_272; Page: 872; Family History Library Film
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 141 : 1918

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 61, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Washington, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Washington, Knox, Indiana; Roll: M653_272; Page: 872; Family History Library Film

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Daviess; Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1868
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 141 : 1918

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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