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William Beechum Bruce 1869 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1869

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: Sept 1, 1950

Death Location: Vigo Co., Indiana

Father: James Bruce

Mother: Mary Akers

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William Beechum Bruce was born in 1869 in Illinois, the child of James Bruce and Mary Jane Akers. William Beechum Bruce passed away in 1950 in Vigo Co., Indiana.

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Biography

  • William Beechum Bruce was born in 1869 in Illinois, the child of James Bruce and Mary Jane Akers.
  • William Beechum Bruce passed away in 1950 in Vigo Co., Indiana.

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William Bruce's Ancestors

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William Bruce
1869 – 1950
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
James Bruce
1820 – 1877
Coxes Creek, Nelson Co., KY
Mary (Jane) Akers
1836 – 1881
Illinois
Grandparents
James (Robert) Bruce
1794 – 1863
Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Sarah Davis
1805 – 1839
Harrison, Harrison County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Bruce
1760 – 1835
Mary RUNYAN,
1761 – 1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bruce
1720 – 1799
Margaret McMAHON
1729 – 1796
Ann Lake
1746 – 1815

William Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1869
Sep 1869
Birth of William Beechum Bruce in Illinois
Illinois
1950
Sept 1, 1950
Age 81
Death of William Beechum Bruce in Vigo Co., Indiana
Vigo Co., Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1869
    Event Place: Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sept 1, 1950
    Event Place: Vigo Co., Indiana

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