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James Robert Bruce 1794 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1794

Birth Location: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1863

Death Location: Bennington, Ottawa Co., KS, USA

Father: James Bruce

Mother: Mary RUNYAN,

Spouse(s): Sarah Davis

Children(s): John BRUCE, James Bruce, Uriah Bruce, Julia Bruce, Nancy Bruce, Joseph Bruce, William Bruce, George Bruce, Francis Bruce

In 1794, James Robert Bruce III entered the world in Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA, born to James Robert Bruce and Mary "Polly" RUNYAN,. James Robert Bruce III married Sarah Davis, and had children including John Milton BRUCE, James Bruce, Uriah Bruce, Julia Anne Bruce, Nancy Ann Bruce, Joseph R Bruce, William Bruce, George Washington Bruce, Francis Marion Bruce. James Robert Bruce III passed away in 1863 in Bennington, Ottawa Co., KS, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1794, James Robert Bruce III entered the world in Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA, born to James Robert Bruce and Mary "Polly" RUNYAN,.
  • James Robert Bruce III married Sarah Davis, and had children including John Milton BRUCE, James Bruce, Uriah Bruce, Julia Anne Bruce, Nancy Ann Bruce, Joseph R Bruce, William Bruce, George Washington Bruce, Francis Marion Bruce.
  • James Robert Bruce III passed away in 1863 in Bennington, Ottawa Co., KS, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bruce
1760 – 1835
Birth Location: Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia,USA
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Mary RUNYAN,
1761 – 1836
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Davis
1805 – 1839
Birth Location: Harrison, Harrison County, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

John BRUCE
1816 – 1880
Birth Location: Bardstown, Nelson Co., KY, USA
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James Bruce
1820 – 1877
Birth Location: Coxes Creek, Nelson Co., KY
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Uriah Bruce
1821 –
Birth Location: Bardstown, Nelson Co., KY
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Julia Bruce
1822 – 1870
Birth Location: Corydon, Harrison Co., IN, USA
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Nancy Bruce
1824 – 1900
Birth Location: Corydon, Harrison Co., IN, USA
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Joseph Bruce
1827 – 1900
Birth Location: Corydon,Harrison Co.,IN
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William Bruce
1831 – 1880
Birth Location: Corydon, Harrison Co., IN, USA
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George Bruce
1837 – 1900
Birth Location: Corydon, Harrison Co., IN, USA
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Francis Bruce
1839 – 1917
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
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James Bruce's Ancestors

Self
James Bruce
1794 – 1863
Birth Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Robert Bruce
1760 – 1835
Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia,USA
Mary ("Polly") RUNYAN,
1761 – 1836
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
James (Robert) Bruce
1720 – 1799
Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret McMAHON
1729 – 1796
Spotsylvania, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Ann Lake
1746 – 1815
Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
John-Robert Bruce
1690 – 1748
Sarah Parrell
1690 – 1748
William McMechan
1690 – 1749
Elizabeth McMachen
1700 – 1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bruice
Lady (Bruce)
1665 – 1725
John Parrell
Sarah Parrell

James Bruce's Descendants

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James (Robert) Bruce (4 Jul 1794 – 8 Feb 1863) m. Sarah Davis (14 Dec 1805 – 24 Oct 1839)
  1. 1. John (Milton) BRUCE (DEC 1816 – AFT 1880)
  2. 2. James Bruce (14 October 1820 – 25 October 1877) m. Nancy Phar (abt 1817 – Abt. 1857) m. Sarah (Jane) Phar (December 1828 – 14 February 1868) m. Mary (Jane) Akers (16 Nov 1836 – 12 Feb 1881) m. Nancy Phar (abt 1817 – Abt. 1857)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Bruce (abt 1843 – Abt 1872)
    2. 2. Sarah (J.) Bruce (18 Mar 1846 – 28 Dec 1929)
    3. 3. James (R.) Bruce (30 May 1850 – 16 Apr 1921)
    4. 4. Nancy (Margaret) Bruce (14 Aug 1852 – 8 Jun 1925)
    5. 5. Amanda Bruce (abt 1854 – )
    6. 6. John Bruce (abt 1854 – ) m. Sibbie Higginson (27 Sep 1862 – 19 Apr 1952) m. Sibbie Higginson (27 Sep 1862 – 19 Apr 1952)
      1. 1. Lavada Bruce (Oct 1878 – )
      2. 2. Lavada Bruce (1878 – )
    7. 7. Joseph (Austin) Bruce (Oct 18,1860 – Feb 27, 1938)
    8. 8. Margaret Bruce (Abt. 1862 – )
    9. 9. Mary Bruce (abt 1864 – )
    10. 10. William (Beechum) Bruce (Sep 1869 – Sept 1, 1950)
    11. 11. Mattie Bruce (1872 – )
    12. 12. Ellen Bruce (Jan 1872 – 12 Feb 1933)
    13. 13. Lydia Bruce (26 Apr 1876 – 7 July 1918)
    14. 14. Uriah Bruce (about 1856 – ) m. Mae Lovellete (about 1861 – )
      1. 1. Alta Bruce (27 September 1883 – 17 September 1974) m. Valentine Schnipper (4 February 1876 – 9 March 1955)
        1. 1. Eloise (Maud) Homan (10 July 1919 – 29 March 2015) m. Ivan (L.) Homan (12 Sep 1915 – )
        2. 2. Wilma (J) Schnipper (abt 1925 – )
        3. 3. Marguerite (Irene) Schnipper (1 Mar 1916 – 2 Feb 2001)
        4. 4. Carlos (B) Schnipper (18 Apr 1917 – 13 Sep 1998) m. Ruth (J) Schnipper
        5. 5. Warren (V.) Schnipper (1 Mar 1921 – 17 May 2004) m. Marjorie (B) Schnipper
      2. 2. Charles Bruce (23 Aug 1885 – 04 Dec 1961) m. Hattie Sharp (19 May 1895 – 20 Mar 1961)
        1. 1. Janet (Maurine) Bruce (16 Oct 1933 – ) m. Gordon (Lewis) Higginson (04 Nov 1934 – 25 May 2017)
  3. 3. Uriah Bruce (abt 1821 – )
  4. 4. Julia (Anne) Bruce (22 Oct 1822 – bef 1870)
  5. 5. Nancy (Ann) Bruce (02 May 1824 – 09 Aug 1900)
  6. 6. Joseph (R) Bruce (1827 – 1900)
  7. 7. William Bruce (21 Apr 1831 – 5 Nov 1880)
  8. 8. George (Washington) Bruce (3 May 1837 – 1900)
  9. 9. Francis (Marion) Bruce (Dec 1839 – 04 Mar 1917)

James Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1794
4 Jul 1794
Birth of James Robert Bruce III in Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
1863
8 Feb 1863
Age 69
Death of James Robert Bruce III in Bennington, Ottawa Co., KS, USA
Bennington, Ottawa Co., KS, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1794
    Event Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1863
    Event Place: Bennington, Ottawa Co., KS, USA
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