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Martha Bethany Bruce 1847–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1847

Birth Location: Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 29 Dec 1928

Death Location: Webster County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah Bruce

Mother: Mildred HARMON

Spouse(s): Presley Dunbar

Children(s): William Dunbar, Uell Dunbar, Macie Dunbar, Edward Dunbar, Eamon Dunbar

Martha Bethany Bruce was born in 1847 in Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jeremiah Richard Jerry Bruce And Mildred Milly Emeline Harmon. Martha Bethany Bruce married Presley Bowden Dunbar, and had children including Eamon Dunbar, Edward Dunbar, Macie Mabel Dunbar, Uell Mcnary Dunbar, William Jerry Dunbar. Martha Bethany Bruce passed away in 1928 in Webster County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha Bethany Bruce was born in 1847 in Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jeremiah Richard Jerry Bruce And Mildred Milly Emeline Harmon.
  • Martha Bethany Bruce married Presley Bowden Dunbar, and had children including Eamon Dunbar, Edward Dunbar, Macie Mabel Dunbar, Uell Mcnary Dunbar, William Jerry Dunbar.
  • Martha Bethany Bruce passed away in 1928 in Webster County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Bruce
1819–1901
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
JB
Mildred HARMON
1821–1880
Birth Location: Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Presley Dunbar
1844–1932
Birth Location: Webster County, Kentucky, United States of America
PD

Children(s)

William Dunbar
1868–1959
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
WD
Uell Dunbar
1871–1946
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
UD
Macie Dunbar
1873–1958
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
MD
Edward Dunbar
1876–1954
Birth Location: Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
ED
Eamon Dunbar
1876–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
ED

Martha Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Martha Bruce
1847–1928
Birth Place: Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Jeremiah Richard "Jerry" Bruce
1819–1901
Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
Mildred ("Milly" Emeline) HARMON
1821–1880
Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (Decater "Cader") Bruce
1788–1845
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Ann (Sally)) Howard
1779–1850
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah BRUCE
1764–1813
Mildred Dunning
1764–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abner Bruce
1738–1835
Abigail Rowlee
1730–1830

Martha Bruce's Descendants

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Martha (Bethany) Bruce (22 Feb 1847–29 Dec 1928) m. Presley (Bowden) Dunbar (23 December 1844–6 May 1932)
  1. 1. William (Jerry) Dunbar 1868–1959
  2. 2. Uell (McNary) Dunbar 1871–1946
  3. 3. Macie (Mabel) Dunbar 1873–1958
  4. 4. Edward Dunbar 1876–1954
  5. 5. Eamon Dunbar 1876–

Martha Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1847
22 Feb 1847
Birth of Martha Bethany Bruce in Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
1928
29 Dec 1928
Age 81
Death of Martha Bethany Bruce in Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1847
    Event Place: Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1928
    Event Place: Hopkins, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Webster County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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