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Martha Jane Bruce 1842 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1842

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 20 January 1911

Death Location: Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA

Father: Stephen Bruce

Mother: Mary Chisman

Spouse(s): Charles Martin, Martin None, Luther Martin

Children(s): Alta Martin, Walter Martin, Ella Martin, Rhoda Martin, John Martin

Martha Jane Bruce was born in 1842 in Indiana, the child of Stephen Thomas Bruce and Mary A Chisman. Martha Jane Bruce married Charles L Martin, Martin, Luther Martin, and had children including Alta Martin, Walter Clifton Martin, Ella Martin, Rhoda A Martin, John P Martin. Martha Jane Bruce passed away in 1911 in Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Jane Bruce was born in 1842 in Indiana, the child of Stephen Thomas Bruce and Mary A Chisman.
  • Martha Jane Bruce married Charles L Martin, Martin, Luther Martin, and had children including Alta Martin, Walter Clifton Martin, Ella Martin, Rhoda A Martin, John P Martin.
  • Martha Jane Bruce passed away in 1911 in Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Bruce
1818 – 1893
Birth Location: Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
SB
Mary Chisman
1823 – 1881
Birth Location: Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Charles Martin
1848 – 1919
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
CM
Martin None
Birth Location: –
M
Luther Martin
1835 –
Birth Location: Indiana
LM

Children(s)

Alta Martin
1878 –
Birth Location: Indiana
AM
Walter Martin
1878 –
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
WM
Ella Martin
1880 – 1902
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
EM
Rhoda Martin
1865 –
Birth Location: Indiana
RM
John Martin
1868 –
Birth Location: Indiana
JM

Martha Bruce's Ancestors

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Martha Bruce
1842 – 1911
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Stephen Thomas Bruce
1818 – 1893
Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
Mary (A) Chisman
1823 – 1881
Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
James (P) Bruce
1796 – 1837
Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA
Mary Bruce
1793 – 1861
Albermarle, Virginia, USA
Edmund Chisman
1790 – 1842
Berkeley County, Virginia, USA (now WV)
Martha Brown
1790 – 1827
Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Bruce
1775 – 1850
Ann Currie
1775 – 1850
John Thomas
Phoebe Holloway
John *
1768 – 1836
Ann *
1770 – 1857
Benjamin Brown
1781 – 1861
Catherine 18609
1771 – 1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Bruce
1740 – 1832
Hellen Cleland
1702 – 1762
Terrance Currie
1747 – 1825
Mary Byrne
1750 – 1788
John Patriot
1728 – 1803
Mary *
1738 – 1780
Benjamin Palmer
1739 – 1782
Charlotte *
1722 – 1787
Samuel BROWN
1737 – 1832
Mary Glene
1736 – 1760
Thomas Lane
1740 – 1819
Jemima Baker
1753 – 1817

Martha Bruce's Descendants

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Martha (Jane) Bruce (14 Dec 1842 – 20 January 1911) m. Charles (L) Martin (Jul 1848 – 28 November 1919) m. Martin m. Luther Martin (abt 1835 – )
  1. 1. Alta Martin (1878 – )
  2. 2. Walter (Clifton) Martin (May 1878 – )
  3. 3. Ella Martin (Sep 1880 – 3 July 1902)
  4. 4. Rhoda (A) Martin (abt 1865 – )
  5. 5. John (P) Martin (abt 1868 – )

Martha Bruce's Timeline

15 Records

1842
14 December 1842
Birth of Martha Jane Bruce in Moore's Hill, Dearborn, Co, Indiana, USA
Moore's Hill, Dearborn, Co, Indiana, USA
1842
14 Dec 1842
Birth of Martha Jane Bruce in Sparta Twp, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Sparta Twp, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
1842
1842
Birth of Martha Jane Bruce in Sparta Twp, Dearborn County
Sparta Twp, Dearborn County
1842
14 Dec 1842
Birth of Martha Jane Bruce in Indiana
Indiana
1850
1850
Age 8
Martha Jane Bruce resided here in Laughery, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Laughery, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 18
Martha Jane Bruce resided here in Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
1866
21 Feb 1866
Age 24
Martha Jane Bruce was married in Dearborn
Dearborn
1870
1870
Age 28
Martha Jane Bruce resided here in Barton, Gibson, Indiana, USA
Barton, Gibson, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 38
Martha Jane Bruce resided here in Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 38
Martha Jane Bruce resided here in Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 38
Martha Jane Bruce resided here in Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 58
Martha Jane Bruce resided here in Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
1911
20 Jan 1911
Age 69
Death of Martha Jane Bruce in Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
1911
20 Jan 1911
Age 69
Death of Martha Jane Bruce in Manchester Ind, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Manchester Ind, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
1911
20 January 1911
Age 69
Death of Martha Jane Bruce in Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1842
    Event Place: Moore's Hill, Dearborn, Co, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: 272; Page: 261b; Enumeration District: 052
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: 366; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0045
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1842
    Event Place: Sparta Twp, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Sparta Twp, Dearborn County

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1842
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: 272; Page: 261b; Enumeration District: 052
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Barton, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: M593_316; Page: 171A
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: M653_252; Page: 163; Family History Library Film

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1866
    Event Place: Dearborn

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Laughery, Dearborn, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: M653_252; Page: 163; Family History Library Film

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Barton, Gibson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Barton, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: M593_316; Page: 171A

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: 272; Page: 261b; Enumeration District: 052

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: 272; Page: 261b; Enumeration District: 052

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: 366; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0045

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1911
    Event Place: Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1911
    Event Place: Manchester Ind, Dearborn, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Dearborn County, IN

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 January 1911
    Event Place: Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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