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Melvina Dora Bruce 1865 – 1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1865

Birth Location: Warrick Co Ind

Death Date: 1 Jul 1952

Death Location: Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, USA

Father: George Bruce

Mother: Matilda Edwards

Spouse(s): Edward Byers

Children(s): James Byers, Mary Byers, Dennis Byers, Floyd Byers, Della Byers, Charles Byers, Dewey Byers, Louie Byers, Forrest Byers

In 1865, Melvina Dora Bruce entered the world in Warrick Co Ind, born to George D Bruce and Matilda Edwards. In 1870, Melvina Dora Bruce resided in Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana, USA. Melvina Dora Bruce married Edward Wesley Bayers Byers, and had children including James D Byers, Mary E Byers, Dennis L Byers, Floyd Dennis Byers, Della Mae Byers, Charles Preble Byers, Dewey Wesley Byers, Louie B Byers, Forrest Edward Byers. Melvina Dora Bruce passed away in 1952 in Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1865, Melvina Dora Bruce entered the world in Warrick Co Ind, born to George D Bruce and Matilda Edwards.
  • In 1870, Melvina Dora Bruce resided in Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana, USA.
  • Melvina Dora Bruce married Edward Wesley Bayers Byers, and had children including James D Byers, Mary E Byers, Dennis L Byers, Floyd Dennis Byers, Della Mae Byers, Charles Preble Byers, Dewey Wesley Byers, Louie B Byers, Forrest Edward Byers.
  • Melvina Dora Bruce passed away in 1952 in Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Bruce
1841 – 1898
Birth Location: Carroll County, Ohio, USA
GB
Matilda Edwards
1842 – 1870
Birth Location: Indiana
ME

Spouses(s)

Edward Byers
1862 – 1936
Birth Location: Lincoln City, Indiana
EB

Children(s)

James Byers
1885 – 1934
Birth Location: Warrick, Indiana
JB
Mary Byers
1888 – 1968
Birth Location: Indiana
MB
Dennis Byers
1892 – 1963
Birth Location: Indiana
DB
Floyd Byers
1892 – 1963
Birth Location: Saxton, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America
FB
Della Byers
1899 – 1966
Birth Location: Indiana
DB
Charles Byers
1901 – 1985
Birth Location: Indiana
CB
Dewey Byers
1902 – 1983
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
DB
Louie Byers
1907 – 1910
Birth Location: Indiana
LB
Forrest Byers
1910 – 1965
Birth Location: Spencer, Indiana
FB

Melvina Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Melvina Bruce
1865 – 1952
Birth Place: Warrick Co Ind
Parents
George D Bruce
1841 – 1898
Carroll County, Ohio, USA
Matilda Edwards
1842 – 1870
Indiana
Grandparents
John (Masterson) Bruce
1804 – 1880
Kentucky, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Barnhill
1810 – 1845
Carrollton, Carroll, Ohio, United States
William Edwards
1810 – 1882
Tennessee, United States of America
Catharine Edwards
1813 – 1888
TN
Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1777 – 1855
Sarah Doty
1784 – 1815
Robert Barnhill
1774 – 1852
Elizabeth Carter
1782 – 1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1748 – 1827
Elizabeth Clay
1755 – 1832
John Doty
1739 – 1848
Rebecca Jameson
Robert Barnhill
1758 – 1819
Rachel Harper
1762 – 1815
Samuel Carter

Melvina Bruce's Descendants

1.
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Melvina (Dora) Bruce (20 May 1865 – 1 Jul 1952) m. Edward (Wesley Bayers) Byers (17 Dec 1862 – 28 Oct 1936)
  1. 1. James (D) Byers (2 Sep 1885 – 4 June 1934)
  2. 2. Mary (E) Byers (2 Jan 1888 – Dec 1968)
  3. 3. Dennis (L) Byers (Jan 1892 – 25 Jun 1963)
  4. 4. Floyd (Dennis) Byers (31 Jan 1892 – 25 Jun 1963) m. Bernice (Byers) Hart (15 November 1904 – 18 April 2001)
    1. 1. Reathel (Edward) Byers (17 Mar 1924 – 12 March 2013) m. Evelyn (Helen) Allen (30 Apr 1930 – )
      1. 1. Carol (Byers Van der) Brugge
      2. 2. Jeff Byers
  5. 5. Della (Mae) Byers (abt 1899 – 30 Dec 1966) m. William (Bogan) Richardson (1 Jun 1880 – March 25, 1942)
    1. 1. Bessie Richardson (Jan 1898 – )
    2. 2. Margaretta (F) Richardson (abt 1911 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Margaret) Richardson (28 May 1920 – 7 Jan 2006) m. Charles (Errett) Gochanour (31 October 1919 – 16 September 2000)
      1. 1. Dian Gochanour (04 Jul 1940 – 12 May 2000)
      2. 2. Randall (Lee) Gochanour (1 Mar 1946 – )
      3. 3. Dean Gochanour
      4. 4. Robert Gochanour
      5. 5. Richard Gochanour
      6. 6. Kevin Gochanour
    4. 4. John (Byers) Richardson (24 Dec 1921 – )
    5. 5. Clarence (D) Richardson (abt 1922 – )
    6. 6. Robert (Marion) Richardson (3 Oct 1923 – )
    7. 7. Nora (Elizabeth) Enlow (15 Mar 1926 – ) m. James (Robert) Enlow
    8. 8. Emma (Lou) Richardson (12 April 1931 – 27 August 2012) m. Charles (O) Beams
  6. 6. Charles (Preble) Byers (11 Feb 1901 – 12 Feb 1985)
  7. 7. Dewey (Wesley) Byers (7 Jun 1902 – 22 Feb 1983) m. Nina (Beatrice) Middleton (16 Feb 1911 – 29 August 1947)
    1. 1. Neva (June) Byers (31 Mar 1931 – 3 Feb 2007) m. Kenneth (Salem) Shelton (18 Jul 1924 – 12 January 2011)
      1. 1. Kenneth (Salem) Shelton (26 Oct 1947 – 11 Jun 2011) m. Rubene (Ann) Gaddis (abt 1946 – )
    2. 2. Cama (Lee) Byers (4 Sep 1932 – 25 Dec 2016) m. James (Franklin) Williams (22 January 1927 – 31 May 2015)
      1. 1. Ronald (Eugene) Williams (26 May 1951 – 7 Apr 2006) m. Debra (L.) Roberts (3 Aug 1956 – ) m. Tammy (Kay) Scott (27 Apr 1963 – )
    3. 3. Ermma (Lee) Byers (abt 1934 – )
    4. 4. Dona (Dee) Byres (25 Jul 1937 – )
    5. 5. Donald Byers (abt 1939 – )
    6. 6. Bernard (Dewey) Byers (30 Jan 1939 – ) m. BD (Toby) Smith (abt 1957 – ) m. Sandy Strange
      1. 1. Nina (Marie) Byers (9 Sep 1959 – )
      2. 2. Debra (Lynne) Byers (1 Apr 1970 – )
    7. 7. Infant Byers (12 Dec 1944 – 12 Dec 1944)
  8. 8. Louie (B) Byers (abt 1907 – 15 Oct 1910)
  9. 9. Forrest (Edward) Byers (7 Jul 1910 – 8 May 1965) m. Reba (Mary) Shull (10 Sep 1910 – 26 Dec 2000)
    1. 1. Robert (Forrest "Bobby") Byers (16 Feb 1931 – 3 Jul 1935)
    2. 2. William (Carroll) Byers (5 Mar 1936 – 29 September 2010) m. Judith (K.) Mellen (1948 – 3 June 2014) m. Anne (C.) Batson
    3. 3. Linda (Fae) Byers (23 Mar 1939 – 27 March 2012) m. Delbert (Verlin) Ellis (28 Mar 1936 – )
      1. 1. Cheryl (Lynn) Ellis (14 May 1958 – )
      2. 2. Cynthia (Faye) Ellis (abt 1962 – ) m. Kevin (Michael) Rauth (23 Sep 1961 – )
        1. 1. Brandon (Michael) Rauth m. Williiam Blake-Rauth
      3. 3. Kenneth (Verlin) Ellis (abt 1963 – ) m. Susan (Renee) Walker (abt 1965 – )
        1. 1. Brittney (Diane) Ellis m. Michael Powell
        2. 2. Daniel (Edward) Ellis m. April
        3. 3. Jennifer (Lynn) Ellis m. Ryan Nicholson
      4. 4. Douglas (Edward) Ellis (abt 1970 – ) m. Tammy (Gayle) Fisher (abt 1970 – ) m. Laura Fritsch
        1. 1. Cody (Edward) Ellis
        2. 2. Devon (Michael) Ellis (23 Apr 1997 – 9 Jul 1997)
        3. 3. Zachery (Douglas) Ellis
        4. 4. Caleb (Andrew) Ellis
    4. 4. Paul (Daniel) Byers (11 Jul 1940 – 19 Sep 2005) m. Judith Byers
      1. 1. Pamela (Kaye) Byers (abt 1967 – )

Melvina Bruce's Timeline

10 Records

1865
20 May 1865
Birth of Melvina Dora Bruce in Warrick Co Ind
Warrick Co Ind
1868
abt 1868
Age 3
Birth of Melvina Dora Bruce in Indiana
Indiana
1870
1870
Age 5
Melvina Dora Bruce resided here in Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana, USA
Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 35
Melvina Dora Bruce resided here in Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana, USA
Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 45
Melvina Dora Bruce resided here in Jackson, Spencer, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Spencer, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 55
Melvina Dora Bruce resided here in Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 65
Melvina Dora Bruce resided here in Maywood, Los Angeles, California
Maywood, Los Angeles, California
1935
1935
Age 70
Melvina Dora Bruce resided here in San Antonio, Los Angeles, California
San Antonio, Los Angeles, California
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 75
Melvina Dora Bruce resided here in San Antonio, Los Angeles, California, USA
San Antonio, Los Angeles, California, USA
1952
1 Jul 1952
Age 87
Death of Melvina Dora Bruce in Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, USA
Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1868
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: M593_368; Page: 630A; Image: 207993; Family History Library Film: 545867

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1865
    Event Place: Warrick Co Ind
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_247; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 19-582
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: T625_465; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 79; Image: 425
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Maywood, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 172; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1338; Image: 7.0; FHL microfilm: 2339907
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: M593_368; Page: 630A; Image: 207993; Family History Library Film: 545867
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: 411; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240411
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: T624_380; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1374393
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenfield Ward 1, Hancock, Indiana; Roll: T624_353; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1374366
    [8] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: M593_368; Page: 630A; Image: 207993; Family History Library Film: 545867

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pigeon, Warrick, Indiana; Roll: 411; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240411

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jackson, Spencer, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: T624_380; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1374393
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenfield Ward 1, Hancock, Indiana; Roll: T624_353; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1374366

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: T625_465; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 79; Image: 425

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Maywood, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Maywood, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 172; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1338; Image: 7.0; FHL microfilm: 2339907

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_247; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 19-582

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_247; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 19-582

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Warrick, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1952
    Event Place: Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gentryville, Spencer County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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