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James Bruce 1820 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 October 1820

Birth Location: Coxes Creek, Nelson Co., KY

Death Date: 25 October 1877

Death Location: Wabash, Wabash County, Illinois, USA

Father: James Bruce

Mother: Sarah Davis

Spouse(s): Nancy Phar, Sarah Phar, Mary Akers, Nancy Phar

Children(s): Elizabeth Bruce, Sarah Bruce, James Bruce, Nancy Bruce, Amanda Bruce, John Bruce, Joseph Bruce, Margaret Bruce, Mary Bruce, William Bruce, Mattie Bruce, Ellen Bruce, Lydia Bruce, Uriah Bruce

In 1820, James Bruce entered the world in Coxes Creek, Nelson Co., KY, born to James Robert Bruce and Sarah Davis. James Bruce married Nancy Phar, Sarah Jane Phar, Mary Jane Akers, Nancy Phar, and had children including Elizabeth Bruce, Sarah J. Bruce, James R. Bruce, Nancy Margaret Bruce, Amanda Bruce, John Bruce, Joseph Austin Bruce, Margaret Bruce, Mary Bruce, William Beechum Bruce, Mattie Bruce, Ellen Bruce, Lydia Bruce, Uriah Bruce. James Bruce passed away in 1877 in Wabash, Wabash County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1820, James Bruce entered the world in Coxes Creek, Nelson Co., KY, born to James Robert Bruce and Sarah Davis.
  • James Bruce married Nancy Phar, Sarah Jane Phar, Mary Jane Akers, Nancy Phar, and had children including Elizabeth Bruce, Sarah J. Bruce, James R. Bruce, Nancy Margaret Bruce, Amanda Bruce, John Bruce, Joseph Austin Bruce, Margaret Bruce, Mary Bruce, William Beechum Bruce, Mattie Bruce, Ellen Bruce, Lydia Bruce, Uriah Bruce.
  • James Bruce passed away in 1877 in Wabash, Wabash County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bruce
1794 – 1863
Birth Location: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Davis
1805 – 1839
Birth Location: Harrison, Harrison County, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Phar
1817 – 1857
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Sarah Phar
1828 – 1868
Birth Location: Wabash, Illinois, United States
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Mary Akers
1836 – 1881
Birth Location: Illinois
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Nancy Phar
1817 – 1857
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Bruce
1843 – 1872
Birth Location: Wabash co., Illinois, United States
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Sarah Bruce
1846 – 1929
Birth Location: Ill.
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James Bruce
1850 – 1921
Birth Location: Wabash County, Illinois
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Nancy Bruce
1852 – 1925
Birth Location: Wabash County, Illinois
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Amanda Bruce
1854 –
Birth Location: Wabash County, Illinois
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John Bruce
1854 –
Birth Location: Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA
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Joseph Bruce
1860 – 1938
Birth Location: Wabash co., Illinois, United States
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Margaret Bruce
1862 –
Birth Location: Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA
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Mary Bruce
1864 –
Birth Location: Coffee, Wabash, Illinois, USA
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William Bruce
1869 – 1950
Birth Location: Illinois
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Mattie Bruce
1872 –
Birth Location: –
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Ellen Bruce
1872 – 1933
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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Lydia Bruce
1876 – 1918
Birth Location: Keensburg, Wabash, Illinois, United States
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Uriah Bruce
1856 –
Birth Location: Wabash
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James Bruce's Ancestors

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James Bruce
1820 – 1877
Birth Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson Co., KY
Parents
James Robert Bruce
1794 – 1863
Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Sarah Davis
1805 – 1839
Harrison, Harrison County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
James (Robert) Bruce
1760 – 1835
Brucetown, Frederick, Virginia,USA
Mary ("Polly") RUNYAN,
1761 – 1836
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Bruce
1720 – 1799
Margaret McMAHON
1729 – 1796
Ann Lake
1746 – 1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John-Robert Bruce
1690 – 1748
Sarah Parrell
1690 – 1748
William McMechan
1690 – 1749
Elizabeth McMachen
1700 – 1788

James Bruce's Descendants

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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 – )
        1. 1. Pennee Merrill
      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
        1. 1. Don Schnipper (Nov 1951 – )
        2. 2. James 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)
        1. 1. Beth (Ann) Higginson (16 Jul 1962 – 21 Feb 2023) m. John (Scott) Moore (18 Sep 1963 – )

James Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1820
14 October 1820
Birth of James Bruce in Coxes Creek, Nelson Co., KY
Coxes Creek, Nelson Co., KY
1877
25 October 1877
Age 57
Death of James Bruce in Wabash, Wabash County, Illinois, USA
Wabash, Wabash County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 October 1820
    Event Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson Co., KY
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1877
    Event Place: Wabash, Wabash County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keensburg, Wabash County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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