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Henry Harrison Bruce 1815 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1815

Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 14 Feb 1862

Death Location: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

Father: William Bruce

Mother: Sara Polke

Spouse(s): Mary Cooper, Jane Singleton

Children(s): Laura Bruce, Eleanor Bruce, William Missouri, HETTY BRUCE, Jane Bruce

Henry Harrison Bruce was born in 1815 in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States, the child of William Albin Bruce and Sara " Sally " Polke. Henry Harrison Bruce married Mary Ann Cooper, Jane Singleton, and had children including Laura Alice Bruce, Eleanor Bruce, William P Bruce of Missouri, HETTY ANN (Jane) BRUCE, Jane Ann or Hettie Ann Bruce. Henry Harrison Bruce passed away in 1862 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • Henry Harrison Bruce was born in 1815 in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States, the child of William Albin Bruce and Sara " Sally " Polke.
  • Henry Harrison Bruce married Mary Ann Cooper, Jane Singleton, and had children including Laura Alice Bruce, Eleanor Bruce, William P Bruce of Missouri, HETTY ANN (Jane) BRUCE, Jane Ann or Hettie Ann Bruce.
  • Henry Harrison Bruce passed away in 1862 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bruce
1779 – 1854
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Sara Polke
1780 – 1818
Birth Location: Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cooper
1825 – 1909
Birth Location: Kentucky
MC
Jane Singleton
1809 – 1848
Birth Location: –
JS

Children(s)

Laura Bruce
1850 – 1937
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
LB
Eleanor Bruce
1840 – 1850
Birth Location: Missouri
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William Missouri
1840 – 1904
Birth Location: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
WM
HETTY BRUCE
1822 – 1860
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Jane Bruce
1824 – 1860
Birth Location: Silver Springs, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
JB

Henry Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Henry Bruce
1815 – 1862
Birth Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
Parents
William Albin Bruce
1779 – 1854
New York, United States
Sara (" Sally ") Polke
1780 – 1818
Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
William (Albin) Bruce
1745 – 1818
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Mary ("Polly") Lucas
1745 – 1805
Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Charles ("Indian Fighter") Polke
1744 – 1823
Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797
Mecklenberg Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Bruce
1720 – 1799
Margaret McMahon
1727 – 1804
William LUCAS
1713 – 1775
Mildred Springer
1715 – 1789
Capt Potomac"
1703 – 1753
Christian Cartledge
1714 – 1779
Edward Tyler
1734 – 1802
Nancy Langley
1732 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1690 – 1748
Sarah Parrell
1690 – 1748
William McMahon
1690 – 1749
Elizabeth Blair
1681 – 1788
Thomas Lucas
1688 – 1756
Anne Hungerford
1687 – 1756
Thomas Buck
1678 – 1732
SARAH JUDD
1677 – 1751
William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Ann Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
Edmund Cartledge
1689 – 1740
Anne Richardson
Samuel Tyler
1714 – 1767
Susannah Duvall
1714 – 1782
Jonathan Langley
1720 – 1758
Sarah Mendenhall
1723 – 1815

Henry Bruce's Descendants

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Henry (Harrison) Bruce (Abt. 1815 – 14 Feb 1862) m. Mary (Ann) Cooper (Sep 1825 – 21 November 1909) m. Jane Singleton (1809 – 29 May 1848)
  1. 1. Laura (Alice) Bruce (1850 – 1937) m. William Barnhisel (abt 1849 – )
    1. 1. Mary (E) Barnhisel (1874 – 1940)
    2. 2. John (William) Barnhisel (abt 1876 – 12 Oct 1962)
  2. 2. Eleanor Bruce (abt 1840 – Aft. 1850)
  3. 3. William (P Bruce of) Missouri (abt 1840 – 21 Jul 1904) m. Rose (Isabell) Deneen (20 February 1848 – 18 Nov 1912)
    1. 1. Frederick (A) Bruce (May 1869 – )
    2. 2. Leona Bruce (Aug 1872 – )
    3. 3. Bessie (A) Bruce (Sep 1875 – ) m. Joseph Martin
    4. 4. Nellie (Rosella) Bruce (24 May 1876 – 01 Apr 1919) m. Lloyd (Richard) Conway (1871 – 25 may 1899) m. George (R) Searl (abt 1871 – ) m. William Harris (abt 1877 – )
      1. 1. Frank Conway (02 Nov 1893 – 16 Jun 1952)
      2. 2. Adaline ("Addie" Florence) Conway (30 Dec 1894 – 02 apr 1969)
      3. 3. Lillie Conway (Mar 1897 – )
      4. 4. Richard Conway (Feb 1898 – 23 Oct 1919)
    5. 5. Joseph Bruce (Jan 1877 – ) m. Henrietta Turner
    6. 6. Anna Bruce (Abt 1879 – )
    7. 7. Louise Bruce (Mar 1882 – )
    8. 8. Clair Bruce (Jul 1885 – )
  4. 4. HETTY (ANN (Jane)) BRUCE (1822 – 1860)
  5. 5. Jane (Ann or Hettie Ann) Bruce (1824 – Aft. Jan 1860)
    1. 1. Isaac (Wesley) WHITSON (26 Dec 1853 – 19 Feb 1937)

Henry Bruce's Timeline

10 Records

1810
16 Oct 1810
Birth of Henry Harrison Bruce in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
1810
16 Oct 1810
Birth of Henry Harrison Bruce in Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, USA
Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, USA
1810
16 Oct 1810
Birth of Henry Harrison Bruce in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
1815
Abt. 1815
Birth of Henry Harrison Bruce
None
1825
17 February 1825
Age 10
Henry Harrison Bruce was married in Wayne, Indiana, USA
Wayne, Indiana, USA
1840
1840
Age 25
Henry Harrison Bruce resided here in Platt, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
Platt, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
1850
1850
Age 35
Henry Harrison Bruce resided here in Kaw, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Kaw, Jackson, Missouri, USA
1862
14 Feb 1862
Age 47
Death of Henry Harrison Bruce in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
1862
14 Feb 1862
Age 47
Death of Henry Harrison Bruce in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
1862
14 Feb 1862
Age 47
Death of Henry Harrison Bruce in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1810
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1810
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
    [2] 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: Kaw, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 402; Page: 234a
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1810
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1815

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 February 1825
    Event Place: Wayne, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Platt, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Platt, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: 220; Page: 168; Family History Library Film: 0014855

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Kaw, Jackson, Missouri, 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: Kaw, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 402; Page: 234a

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Daviess, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1862
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1862
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1862
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Jackson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988, Independence and Jackson County, Missouri Wills and Administrations, Ca. 1828-1955; Author: Missouri. Probate Court (Jackson County); Probate Place: Jackson, Missouri
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