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Henry Bruce 1777 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1777

Birth Location: Fleming County, Kentucky

Death Date: 10 Jul 1855

Death Location: Johnson, Kentucky, USA

Father: George Bruce

Mother: Mary Stubblefield

Spouse(s): Eleanor Threlkeld

Children(s): Eli Bruce, George Bruce, Lucy Bruce, Harriet Bruce, Mary Bruce, Eleanor Bruce, Henry Bruce, James BRUCE, Elizabeth Bruce, Ann Bruce, Lucinda Bruce, Sallie Bruce

In 1777, Henry Bruce Maternal side entered the world in Fleming County, Kentucky, born to George Bruce and Mary Stubblefield. In 1850, Henry Bruce Maternal side resided in District 1, Fleming, Kentucky, USA. Henry Bruce Maternal side married Eleanor Threlkeld, and had children including Eli M. Bruce, George Stubblefield Bruce, Lucy Laing Bruce, Harriet Hackley Bruce, Mary Ann Bruce, Eleanor M Bruce, Henry Bruce, James H BRUCE, Elizabeth Grant Bruce, Ann Threlkeld Bruce, Lucinda Bruce, Sallie Bruce. Henry Bruce Maternal side passed away in 1855 in Johnson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1777, Henry Bruce Maternal side entered the world in Fleming County, Kentucky, born to George Bruce and Mary Stubblefield.
  • In 1850, Henry Bruce Maternal side resided in District 1, Fleming, Kentucky, USA.
  • Henry Bruce Maternal side married Eleanor Threlkeld, and had children including Eli M. Bruce, George Stubblefield Bruce, Lucy Laing Bruce, Harriet Hackley Bruce, Mary Ann Bruce, Eleanor M Bruce, Henry Bruce, James H BRUCE, Elizabeth Grant Bruce, Ann Threlkeld Bruce, Lucinda Bruce, Sallie Bruce.
  • Henry Bruce Maternal side passed away in 1855 in Johnson, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Bruce
1750 – 1778
Birth Location: King George, King George, Virginia, United States
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Mary Stubblefield
1763 – 1818
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Threlkeld
1778 – 1863
Birth Location: King George County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Eli Bruce
1798 – 1891
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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George Bruce
1800 – 1883
Birth Location: Fleming, Kentucky, USA
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Lucy Bruce
1802 – 1881
Birth Location: Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
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Harriet Bruce
1805 – 1883
Birth Location: Johnston Station, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Bruce
1807 – 1832
Birth Location: Fleming, Kentucky, USA
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Eleanor Bruce
1809 – 1891
Birth Location: Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Henry Bruce
1811 – 1891
Birth Location: Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
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James BRUCE
1814 – 1880
Birth Location: Fleming County, Kentucky,USA
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Elizabeth Bruce
1816 – 1851
Birth Location: Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
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Ann Bruce
1818 – 1900
Birth Location: Fleming, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA
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Lucinda Bruce
1821 – 1891
Birth Location: Fleming County, Kentucky
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Sallie Bruce
– 1891
Birth Location: –
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Henry Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Henry Bruce
1777 – 1855
Birth Place: Fleming County, Kentucky
Parents
George Bruce
1750 – 1778
King George, King George, Virginia, United States
Mary Stubblefield
1763 – 1818
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Whitney) Bruce
1724 – 1792
Brunswick Parish, King George, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Grant
1730 – 1768
King George, Virginia, United States
George Stubblefield
1730 – 1791
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Bruce
1680 – 1754
Elizabeth Pannill
1690 – 1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Bruce
1640 – 1715
Martha Hensfield
1644 – 1700

Henry Bruce's Descendants

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Henry Bruce (30 Oct 1777 – 10 Jul 1855) m. Eleanor Threlkeld (15 May 1778 – 6 Apr 1863)
  1. 1. Eli (M.) Bruce (1798-1815 – Before 1891)
  2. 2. George (Stubblefield) Bruce (28 Oct 1800 – 10 Sep 1883) m. Sabina (Pickett) Metcalfe (06 Feb 1804 – 23 Oct 1883)
    1. 1. Eli (Metcalfe) Bruce (22 February 1828 – 16 December 1866)
    2. 2. Sallie (Pickett Metcalfe) Bruce (1829 – 1890)
    3. 3. Henry (C.) Bruce (abt 1832 – 7 August 1916)
    4. 4. William (Pickett) Bruce (7 Dec 1832 – 18 Jun 1903)
    5. 5. Lucy ((Ellen) Powers) Bruce (17 Nov 1834 – 12 Sep 1900)
    6. 6. Nancy Bruce (31 August 1838 – 18 March 1841)
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Metcalf) McIntyre (24 August 1840 – 3 November 1928)
    8. 8. Mattie Bruce (Abt 1844 – )
  3. 3. Lucy (Laing) Bruce (6 November 1802 – 22 February 1881) m. Thomas Porter (21 July 1797 – 17 September 1875)
    1. 1. Bruce Porter (3 September 1822 – 12 December 1857)
    2. 2. John (Daugherty) Porter (17 January 1828 – 16 July 1859)
    3. 3. Thomas Porter (14 July 1832 – 30 July 1891)
    4. 4. Lucy (E) Porter (28 May 1838 – 30 December 1915)
    5. 5. Mary Porter (abt 1849 – )
  4. 4. Harriet (Hackley) Bruce (9 Jan 1805 – 24 Apr 1883) m. Joseph Dudley (8 Jul 1797 – 2 Apr 1864)
    1. 1. Henry (Bruce) Dudley (15 Nov 1826 – 12 Dec 1847)
    2. 2. Lucy (Porter) Dudley (06 Feb 1829 – 16 March 1915)
    3. 3. William Dudley (26 Jul 1833 – 20 Nov 1918)
    4. 4. Joseph Dudley (1838 – )
    5. 5. Harriet Dudley (1840 – )
    6. 6. Ellenor (Bruce) Dudley (17 December 1842 – 1 Dec 1912)
    7. 7. Charles (Lee) Dudley (1845 – )
    8. 8. Alice (Bruce) Dudley (Oct 1847 – 1917)
    9. 9. Nancy (Stockton) Dudley
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Bruce (26 Mar 1807 – 4 Dec 1832)
  6. 6. Eleanor (M) Bruce (1809 – 10 October 1891)
  7. 7. Henry Bruce (26 July 1811 – 31 December 1891) m. Mary (Elizabeth) BRUCE (22 Apr 1817 – 16 Sep 1882)
    1. 1. Isabella (Pauline) BRUCE (19 Dec 1839 – 11 Jan 1885) m. James (Keith) Duke (02 Sep 1839 – 1885)
      1. 1. Henry (Bruce) Duke (1863 – 1864)
      2. 2. Mamie (Bruce) Duke (2 Apr 1865 – 12 Jul 1903)
      3. 3. James (K) Duke (1863 – )
      4. 4. Richard (G) Duke (5 September 1871 – 24 Aug 1936) m. Louise Smith (abt 1881 – 27 Feb 1937)
        1. 1. Pauline Duke (7 Jan 1906 – 6 Jan 1972)
        2. 2. Louise Duke (abt 1909 – )
    2. 2. Mary (F) BRUCE (1843 – 1851)
    3. 3. Fannie (Anders) Bruce (1843 – 1853)
    4. 4. Nancy ("Nannie") Bruce (23 Apr 1847 – 16 Jan 1901) m. Linden (Clarence) Alexander (27 May 1841 – 12 March 1903)
      1. 1. Linden (Clarence) Alexander (8 May 1872 – 4 March 1912)
      2. 2. Pauline (Bruce) Alexander (23 October 1878 – 24 October 1961)
    5. 5. Henrietta BRUCE (15 Aug 1850 – 17 May 1932) m. Richard (Lashbrooke) Green (1848 – 20 August 1878)
      1. 1. Mary (Bruce) Green (6 Sep 1874 – 2 October 1961)
    6. 6. Lillie (Ellen) Bruce (01 Sep 1853 – 19 Jul 1914) m. August (W) HORN (18 Sep 1854 – 13 Mar 1916)
      1. 1. John (A) HORN (13 Aug 1883 – 21 Jan 1917)
      2. 2. Mary (Bruce) HORN (28 Dec 1889 – 20 Jan 1896)
  8. 8. James (H) BRUCE (24 Jan 1814 – 7 Jul 1880) m. Martha (A.) Johnson (16 Aug 1824 – 15 Nov 1882)
    1. 1. Ann (Hornback) Bruce (abt 1849 – 29 Nov 1886)
    2. 2. Robert (Edwin) Bruce (Jul 1850 – 1872)
    3. 3. Ellen Bruce (abt 1852 – )
    4. 4. Emma Bruce (15 November 1854 – 12 January 1898)
    5. 5. Hattie (Rebecca) BRUCE (abt 1857 – 7 August 1937)
    6. 6. Henry Bruce (1859 – 1861)
    7. 7. George (S) Bruce (1861 – 1891)
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Grant) Bruce (22 April 1816 – 21 July 1851)
  10. 10. Ann (Threlkeld) Bruce (10 Jun 1818 – 4 Jul 1900)
  11. 11. Lucinda Bruce (3 Feb 1821 – 18 April 1891)
  12. 12. Sallie Bruce ( – Before 1891)

Henry Bruce's Timeline

4 Records

1777
30 Oct 1777
Birth of Henry Bruce Maternal side in Fleming County, Kentucky
Fleming County, Kentucky
1797
25 Dec 1797
Age 20
Henry Bruce Maternal side was married
None
1850
1850
Age 73
Henry Bruce Maternal side resided here in District 1, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
1855
10 Jul 1855
Age 78
Death of Henry Bruce Maternal side in Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Johnson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1777
    Event Place: Fleming County, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965 Record
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Fleming, Kentucky; Roll: 199; Page: 282a
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1797

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Fleming, Kentucky; Roll: 199; Page: 282a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1855
    Event Place: Johnson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965 Record
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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