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Henry H 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: Sarah Station

Spouse(s): Mary Cooper, Jane Singleton

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

Henry H Bruce was born in 1815 in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States, the child of William Bruce And Sarah Polk Frontierwoman Wife Of William Bruce Taken Captive By Shawnee Indians In Massacre Of Kincheloe S Station. Henry H Bruce married Jane Singleton, Mary Ann Cooper, and had children including Eleanor Bruce, Hetty Ann Bruce Of Missouri, Jane Ann Or Hettie Ann Bruce, Laura Alice Bruce, William P Bruce Of Missouri. Henry H Bruce passed away in 1862 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • Henry H Bruce was born in 1815 in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States, the child of William Bruce And Sarah Polk Frontierwoman Wife Of William Bruce Taken Captive By Shawnee Indians In Massacre Of Kincheloe S Station.
  • Henry H Bruce married Jane Singleton, Mary Ann Cooper, and had children including Eleanor Bruce, Hetty Ann Bruce Of Missouri, Jane Ann Or Hettie Ann Bruce, Laura Alice Bruce, William P Bruce Of Missouri.
  • Henry H 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
WB
Sarah Station
1780–1818
Birth Location: Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
SS

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Eleanor Bruce
1840–1850
Birth Location: Missouri
EB
Hetty Missouri
1822–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina
HM
William Missouri
1840–1904
Birth Location: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
WM
Laura Bruce
1850–1937
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
LB
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 Bruce
1779–1854
New York, United States
Sarah (Polk Frontierwoman Wife of William Bruce Taken Captive by Shawnee Indians in Massacre of Kincheloe's) Station
1780–1818
Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (William A. Sr. Bruce of Frederick *) ©
1745–1818
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Mary (Polly) Lucas
1745–1805
Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Charles Polk
1744–1823
Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Delilah Tyler
1755–1797
Mecklenberg Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1720–1799
Margaret Bruce
1727–1797
William 'angsaxam
1713–1775
Mary George*
1715–1789
Charles Planter
1703–1753
Christian Cartledge
1714–1779
Edward II
1734–1802
Nancy Truman
1732–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Fordyce
1690–1748
Sarah Parnell
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 Sr
1664–1739
NANCY POLK
1662–1718
Edmund II
1689–1740
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 (H) Bruce (Abt. 1815–14 Feb 1862) m. Mary (Ann) Cooper (Sep 1825–21 November 1909) m. Jane Singleton (1809–29 May 1848)
  1. 1. Eleanor Bruce 1840–1850
  2. 2. Hetty (Ann Bruce of) Missouri 1822–1860
  3. 3. William (P Bruce of) Missouri 1840–1904 m. Rose (Isabell) Deneen 1848–1912
    1. 1. Leona Bruce 1872–
    2. 2. Bessie (A) Bruce 1875–
    3. 3. Anna Bruce 1879–
    4. 4. Louise Bruce 1882–
    5. 5. Clair Bruce 1885–
    6. 6. Joseph Bruce 1877–
    7. 7. Nellie (Rosella) Bruce 1876–1919 m. Lloyd (Richard) Conway 1871–1899 m. William Harris 1877– m. George (R) Searl 1871–
      1. 1. Adaline ("Addie" Florence) Conway 1894–1969
      2. 2. Frank Conway 1893–1952
      3. 3. Lillie Conway 1897–
      4. 4. Richard Conway 1898–1919
    8. 8. Frederick (A Bruce) single 1869–
  4. 4. Laura (Alice) Bruce 1850–1937 m. William Barnhisel 1849–
    1. 1. John (William) Barnhisel 1876–1962
    2. 2. Mary (E) Barnhisel 1874–1940
  5. 5. Jane (Ann or Hettie Ann) Bruce 1824–1860
    1. 1. Isaac (Wesley) WHITSON 1853–1937

Henry Bruce's Timeline

10 Records

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