I've hit a brick wall with Samuel Bruce and Elizabeth Marsh.
They were married in Carroll County, Indiana in 1848. In 1850 they're listed in
Fountain County, Indiana census with an oldest child born in 1838. Either I have the
wrong Samuel and Elizabeth or this is a second marriage.
The 1850 census is the last time Elizabeth is found in census records. The youngest child
I have listed for them is Stephen who was born in 1843.
In 1860, Samuel is living with his oldest child in Carroll County, Indiana.
He disappears after this record and Jesse and his family move to Kansas.
I definately know that Samuel and Elizabeth are the parents of Stephen Bruce. Question:
Do I have the right Samuel and Elizabeth?
I have lost my perspective on this and could really use an objective pair of eyes.
Thanks for anything you can do.
Rebecca
okrnramsey(a)sbcglobal.net
Family Group Record
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Husband: Samuel BRUCE
Birth: 1816 Pennsylvania or Scotland
Census: 22 Oct 1850 Troy, Fountain, Indiana
Census: 1860 Jefferson, Carroll, Indiana
Death:
Burial:
Marriage: 30 Apr 1848 Carroll County, Indiana
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Wife: Elizabeth MARSH
Birth: 1818 Pennsylvania
Death: bef 1860 Carroll County, Indiana
Burial:
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Children
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1 M Jesse BRUCE
Birth: Jan 1838 Indiana
Census: 1860 Jefferson, Carroll, Indiana
Census: 1880 Oxford, Johnson, Kansas
Census: 1900 Renfrow, Kay, Oklahoma
Census: 1910 Renfrow, Kay, Oklahoma
Death:
Burial:
Spouse: Mary Louise COOLEY
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2 F Susannah BRUCE
Birth: 1840 Indiana
Death:
Burial:
Marriage:
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3 M Stephen BRUCE
Birth: 28 Feb 1843 Carroll County, Indiana
Census: 22 Oct 1850 Troy, Fountain, Indiana
Occupation: 27 Sep 1862 Farmer
Misc: 27 Sep 1862 Description
Census: 1870 Rock Creek, Carroll, Indiana
Census: 1880 Rock Creek, Carroll, Indiana
Misc: 24 Jan 1881 Civil War Pension
Census: 1900 Rock Creek, Carroll, Indiana
Census: 1910 Rock Creek, Carroll, Indiana
Census: 1920 Rock Creek, Carroll, Indiana
Death: 26 Feb 1922 Carroll County, Indiana
Burial: Rockfield Cemetery in Rockfield, Carroll
Spouse: Jane Anna TRIBBETT (m 24 Aug 1865)
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FAMILY NOTES
Marriage:
30 Apr 1848 in Carroll County, Indiana to Elizabeth Marsh.
HUSBAND NOTES: Samuel BRUCE
Census: 1850
Troy, Fountain, Indiana
Dwelling # 790, Family # 790
Samuel Bruce, age 34, male, Farmer, born in Pennsylvania
Elizabeth M., age 32, female, born in Pennsylvania
Jesse Bruce, age 12, male, born in Indiana
Susannah, age 10, female, born in Indiana
Stephen, age 6, male, born in Indiana
Census: 1860
Jefferson, Carroll, Indiana
page 25
Bruce, Jesse, 22, male, farmer, b. Indiana
Bruce, Mary Louisa, 17, female, b. Indiana
Bruce, Saml, 52, male, b. Pennsylvania
.....
CHILD NOTES: Jesse BRUCE
Census: 1860
Jefferson, Carroll, Indiana
page 25
Dwelling # 193, Family # 193
Bruce, Jesse, 22, male, farmer, b. Indiana
Bruce, Mary Louisa, 17, female, b. Indiana
Bruce, Saml, 52, male, b. Pennsylvania
.....
Census: 19 June 1880
Oxford, Johnson, Kansas
District 100
Dwelling 289, Family # 289
Bruce, Jesse, white, male, 42, farmer, b. IND, fb Pennsylvania, mb Ohio
Bruce, Mary L., white, female, 37, keeping house, b. Ind, fb Kentucky, mb Ohio
Bruce, William S., white, male, son, 19, b. Ind
Bruce, Alfred B., white, male, 15, son, b. IND
Bruce, Wallace J., white, male, 8, son, b. Kansas
Bruce, Alice, white, female, 5, daughter, b. Kansas
Bruce, Ida N., white, female, 3, daughter, b. Kansas
.....
Census: 1900
Renfrow, Kay, Oklahoma
Dwelling # 161, Family # 161
Bruce, Jesse, head, male, white, Jan 1838, 62, m. 40 yrs, b. Ind, fb PA, mb Ind
Bruce, Mary, wife, female, white, July 1845, 57, m. 40 yrs, 6 children born, 3
living, b. Ind
Bruce, Ida, daughter, female, white, May 1877, 23, single, b. Kansas
.....
Census: 1910
Renfrow, Kay, Oklahoma
Gessy Bruce 71
Mary Bruce 67
.....
CHILD NOTES: Susannah BRUCE
"Rod McCormick" <rodneyvmccormick(a)aol.com>
To: okrnramsey(a)sbcglobal.net
Subject: re:Samuel Bruce b. ca 1816, PA
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 15:49:29 -0400
To Rebecca
I am responding to a note that was posted with your name asking about Samuel Bruce.
I am researching a Suzan/Anna/Suzie A McCormack/mick was in 1870 living with an Elizabeth
Bruce (age 56 b. OH) in Clark Co. Missouri. In the 1880 census, someone posted and
alternative name of Anna Bruce.
The closest match I found in prior census was a Samuel and Elizabeth Bruce
living in Troy Twp, Fountain Co, IN in 1850, they had a daughter Susannah
roughly the right age. Below is a summary of my research on Suzie Anna(?). I have a
theory that Susannah married one of my grgrgranduncles, likely James W. or John L.
McCormick. I also have a bunch of land records for Bruces who bought land in Iowa in the
1850s. The Iowa state census collection has an Elizabeth Bruce of the right age living in
Iowa in the 1856 census.
I am hoping to find a few more clues about these folks.
Thanks
Rod McCormick
(It is interesting how inconsistent folks were on their ages and where family members were
born)
.....
1870 Clay Twp, Clark Co MO near Robert McCormack(hse # 63)
Suzan McCormack 28 Indiana household (#60)
Nancy I. 10 Indiana
Elizabeth A. 6 Indiana
William R. 4 Indiana
Mary J. 2 Missouri
Elizabeth Bruce 56 Ohio
Liddie Kindle 19 Indiana
.....
1880 United States Federal Census > Illinois > Adams > Quincy > District 23
Anna McCormick 36 IN OH OH {Suzan + Anna = Suzannah?) head listed as Widow
Elizabeth McCormick 14 IN MO IN daughter
William R. McCormick 12 IN MO IN son
Mary Jane McCormick 10 MO MO IN daughter
Luelle McCormick 8 MO MO IN daughter
Isabelle Cooley 18 IN OH IN daughter
Elizabeth Bruce 78 OH PA PA listed as mother
CHILD NOTES: Stephen BRUCE
Census: 1850 Census
Troy, Fountain, Indiana
Dwelling # 790, Family # 790
Samuel Bruce, age 34, male, Farmer, born in Pennsylvania
Elizabeth M., age 32, female, born in Pennsylvania
Jesse Bruce, age 12, male, born in Indiana
Susannah, age 10, female, born in Indiana
Stephen, age 6, male, born in Indiana
.....
Misc: Age: 18
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Light
Height: 6 foot
Complexion: Fair
Census: 22 July 1870 Census
Rock Creek, Carroll, Indiana
page 31
Dwelling # 244, Family # 244
Buce, Stephen, 24, male, white, work on farm, b. Virginia
Buce, Jane, 24, female, white, keeps house, b. Ohio
Buce, William, 2, male, white, at home, b. Indiana
Census: 01 June 1880
Rockfield, Carroll, Indiana
Page 5,
Supervisor's Dist. No. 5
Enumeration Dist. No. 10
Bruce, Stephen, male, white, 42, works on mill, b. Indiana, both parents born Indiana
Bruce, Jane, wife, white, female, 26, keeps house, b. Indiana, both parents born Indiana
Bruce, William, son, male, white, 12, at school, b. Indiana
Bruce, Charles, son, male, white, 7, at home, b. Indiana
Bruce, Bertie, son, male, white, 6, at home, b. Indiana
Bruce, Sorie, son, male, white, 5, at home, b. Indiana
Bruce, Mary E., daughter, female, white, 2, at home, b. Indiana
Bruce, Frank, son, male, white, 1, at home, b. Indiana
Misc:
Filed as an Invalid on 24 Jan 1881. Application No. 686517, Cert. No. 476405
Filed as widow on 14 March 1922. Application No. 1156833, Cert. No. 919343
Census: 1900
Rockcreek, Carroll, Indiana
Dwelling # 50, Family # 50
Bruce, Stephen, head, W, M, b. Feb 1844, age 56, married 34 yrs, b. IN, f. b. Scotland, m.
b. PA
Bruce, Jane, wife, W, F, b. Mar 1852, age 48, married 34 yrs, bore 10 children, 8 living,
b.Ohio, both parents b. in Ohio
Bruce, Bert, son, W, M, b. April 1872, age 38, single, b. IN, IN, OH
Bruce, Lory, son, W, M, b. Dec 1874, age 25, single, b. IN, IN, OH
Bruce, Frank, son, W, M, b. Nov 1879, age 20, single, b. IN, IN, OH
Bruce, Pearl, son, W, M, b. Aug 1881, age 18, single, b. IN, IN, OH
Bruce, Effie, son, W, M, b. July 1883, age 16, single, b. IN, IN, OH
Bruce, Harry, son, W, M, b. Feb 1889, age 11, single, b. IN, IN, OH
Census: 1910
Rock Creek, Carroll, Indiana
Dwelling 82, Family 85
Bruce, Stephen, Head, white, male, age 64, married once for 44 years, born in Indiana,
father born in Scotland, Mother born in Ohio
Bruce, Jane, Wife, white, female, age 56, married once for 44 years, mother of 9, 8 living
children, born in Ohio, father born in Delaware, mother born in Ohio
Bruce, Harry A,, son, white, male, age 21, married once for 0 years
Bruce, Ruth M., Dtr/law, white, femals, age 18, married once for 0 years, no children
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Census:
23 Jan 1920 Census
Rockfield, Carroll, Indiana
Supervisor's Dist. No. 9
Enumeration Dist. No. 38
Page No. 6A
#139, 140
Bruce, Stephen, head, male, white, 75, b. IND, father b. PENN, mother b. Ohio
Bruce, Jane A., wife, female, white, 71, b. Ohio, both parents b. Ohio
Bruce, Harry, son, male, white, 32, married, b. Indiana
Bruce, Ruth, dtr/law, female, white, 24, b. IND, both parents b. Indiana
Bruce, Viola O., gr-dtr, female, white, 6, b. IND, both parents b. Indiana
Death:
Burials in Rock Creek I.O.O. F Cemetery
BRUCE, Stephen: Co. G. 63 Ind. Inf.
BRUCE, Harry K.: 1889 - ????
BRUCE, Ruth A.: 1893 - 1956
BRUCE, Frank D.: 1878 - 1951
BRUCE, Bessie B.: 1886 - 1960
BRUCE, Martin E.: 1919 - 1921
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To: okrnramsey(a)sbcglobal.net
Subject: Stephen Bruce
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:21:10 -0400
From: halltall(a)aol.com
Rebecca, You may have this already, but this obituary for Stephen Bruce might give
you some new information.
Janet Hall
From the Hoosier Democrat: Flora, Indiana
Saturday 4
March, 1922
STEPHEN BRUCE DIES AT DAUGHTER’S HOME IN BURROWS
Stephen BRUCE, one of the pioneer residents of Carroll county,
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank TRENT at Burrows last Sunday
morning at 5:37 following a lengthy illness, at the age of 79 years.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock at the
Rockfield Christian church. Interment was made in the Odd Fellows cemetery at
Rockfield.
Deceased, a son of Samuel and Elizabeth BRUCE, was born in Carroll
county, February 28, 1843. On August 8, 1862, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and served for
three years. He was under rebel fire for 121 days. He was mustered out of the army on
June 21, 1865. On August 14, 1865, he was united in marriage to Jane Anna TRIBBETT of
near Rockfield. To this union ten children were born, two having preceded him in death.
He leaves the widow and eight children to mourn his departure.
The children are Will BRUCE of Chicago ; Bert BRUCE of Springfield , Mo. ; Lory
BRUCE of Carrier Mills, Ill. ; Mrs. Frank TRENT of Burrows; Mrs. Effie SELLECK of
Burnettsville; Harry BRUCE of Logansport ; Mrs. Pearl BENEFIEL and Frank BRUCE of
Rockfield. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Jennie CODY of Quincy , Ill. , 24
grandchildren and a large host of friends. He was a faithful member of the Christian
church at Rockfield.