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Sarah "Sally" Harris Bruce 1815 – 1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1815

Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 26 Apr 1858

Death Location: Irving, Lane, Oregon, United States

Father: William Bruce

Mother: Sara Polke

Spouse(s): Vincent McClure

Children(s): Hettie McClure, Nancy McClure, Mary McClure, William McClure, Ellis McClure

The story of Sarah "Sally" Harris Bruce began in 1815 in Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, USA. Sarah "Sally" Harris Bruce married Vincent Scott McClure, and had children including Hettie McClure, Nancy Jane McClure, Mary Ann McClure, William Henry Harrison McClure, Ellis McClure. Sarah "Sally" Harris Bruce passed away in 1858 in Irving, Lane, Oregon, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah "Sally" Harris Bruce began in 1815 in Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, USA.
  • Sarah "Sally" Harris Bruce married Vincent Scott McClure, and had children including Hettie McClure, Nancy Jane McClure, Mary Ann McClure, William Henry Harrison McClure, Ellis McClure.
  • Sarah "Sally" Harris Bruce passed away in 1858 in Irving, Lane, Oregon, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bruce
1779 – 1854
Birth Location: New York, United States
WB
Sara Polke
1780 – 1818
Birth Location: Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
SP

Spouses(s)

Vincent McClure
1815 – 1893
Birth Location: Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, United States
VM

Children(s)

Hettie McClure
1835 – 1901
Birth Location: , Knox, Indiana, USA
HM
Nancy McClure
1837 – 1905
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
NM
Mary McClure
1839 – 1839
Birth Location: , Knox, Indiana, USA
MM
William McClure
1849 – 1898
Birth Location: Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA
WM
Ellis McClure
1850 –
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
EM

Sarah Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Bruce
1815 – 1858
Birth Place: Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, USA
Parents
William Albin Bruce
1779 – 1854
New York, United States
Sara (" Sally ") Polke
1780 – 1818
Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
William (Albin) Bruce
1745 – 1818
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Mary ("Polly") Lucas
1745 – 1805
Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Charles ("Indian Fighter") Polke
1744 – 1823
Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797
Mecklenberg Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Bruce
1720 – 1799
Margaret McMahon
1727 – 1804
William LUCAS
1713 – 1775
Mildred Springer
1715 – 1789
Capt Potomac"
1703 – 1753
Christian Cartledge
1714 – 1779
Edward Tyler
1734 – 1802
Nancy Langley
1732 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1690 – 1748
Sarah Parrell
1690 – 1748
William McMahon
1690 – 1749
Elizabeth Blair
1681 – 1788
Thomas Lucas
1688 – 1756
Anne Hungerford
1687 – 1756
Thomas Buck
1678 – 1732
SARAH JUDD
1677 – 1751
William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Ann Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
Edmund Cartledge
1689 – 1740
Anne Richardson
Samuel Tyler
1714 – 1767
Susannah Duvall
1714 – 1782
Jonathan Langley
1720 – 1758
Sarah Mendenhall
1723 – 1815

Sarah Bruce's Descendants

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Sarah ("Sally" Harris) Bruce (15 Nov 1815 – 26 Apr 1858) m. Vincent (Scott) McClure (29 August 1815 – 16 May 1893)
  1. 1. Hettie McClure (18 August 1835 – 14 Apr 1901)
  2. 2. Nancy (Jane) McClure (3 August 1837 – 28 August 1905) m. William (Franklin) Lyons (29 March 1832 – 20 May 1904)
    1. 1. Sarah ("Sallie" Elizabeth) Lyons (22 October 1854 – 8 April 1913)
    2. 2. Charles (Walker) Lyons (18 September 1856 – 8 April 1931)
    3. 3. Benjamin (Harrison) Lyons (25 May 1859 – 22 August 1917)
    4. 4. Hattie (Ann Lyons) (Renshaw) (27 Mar 1861 – 13 Sep 1930)
    5. 5. Vincent (Franklin) Lyons (12 February 1863 – 22 June 1940) m. Amanda (Annie) Pittenger (27 Jul 1870 – 31 Mar 1924)
      1. 1. Mabel (Ellen) Knight (11 Nov 1893 – 7 Jan 1922)
      2. 2. Guy (Mcclure) Lyons (23 Jun 1895 – 27 Mar 1962)
      3. 3. Josephine Lyons (11 Feb 1899 – 8 Jan 1977)
      4. 4. Juanita Lyons (18 Dec 1906 – 29 Jun 1974)
      5. 5. Theda (May) Lyons (07 Apr 1908 – 24 Oct 1967) m. William (C) Thomas (19 June 1904 – 3 January 1971) m. Regalia m. Albert (Dawson) Helmick (1903 – 26 Sep 1946)
        1. 1. Theodore (Dawson) Gooding (10 Dec 1927 – 08 October 1965) m. Nora (May) Hiett (abt 1934 – 12/31/2018)
    6. 6. Elliot (Ellis) Lyons (22 January 1865 – 17 April 1903)
    7. 7. Nancy Goodpasture (1867 – 22 September 1935)
    8. 8. Rosella (Melvina) Lyons (16 December 1868 – 14 December 1906)
    9. 9. Scott (Harris) Lyons (15 August 1873 – 2 February 1943)
    10. 10. Nina (Belle) Rowland (26 May 1874 – 1937)
    11. 11. Lurena (May) Lyons (26 May 1874 – 1935)
    12. 12. William (Alvin) Lyons (25 Aug 1877 – 15 Sep 1878)
    13. 13. Tracy (Bruce) Lyons (5 January 1881 – 19 July 1953)
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) McClure (29 Mar 1839 – 3 Oct 1839)
  4. 4. William (Henry Harrison) McClure (6 Oct 1849 – 29 Jun 1898)
  5. 5. Ellis McClure (1850 – )

Sarah Bruce's Timeline

7 Records

1815
15 Nov 1815
Birth of Sarah "Sally" Harris Bruce in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
1815
15 Nov 1815
Birth of Sarah "Sally" Harris Bruce in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
1815
15 Nov 1815
Birth of Sarah "Sally" Harris Bruce in Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, USA
Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, USA
1858
26 Apr 1858
Age 43
Death of Sarah "Sally" Harris Bruce in Irving, Lane, Oregon, USA
Irving, Lane, Oregon, USA
1858
26 Apr 1858
Age 43
Death of Sarah "Sally" Harris Bruce in , Knox, Indiana, USA
, Knox, Indiana, USA
1858
26 Apr 1858
Age 43
Death of Sarah "Sally" Harris Bruce in Knox, Indiana, United States
Knox, Indiana, United States
1858
26 Apr 1858
Age 43
Death of Sarah "Sally" Harris Bruce in Irving, Lane, Oregon, United States
Irving, Lane, Oregon, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1815
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1815
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1815
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1858
    Event Place: Irving, Lane, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1858
    Event Place: , Knox, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1858
    Event Place: Knox, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1858
    Event Place: Irving, Lane, Oregon, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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