Major William Bruce b. 6 Aug 1776 Elizabethtown, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania d. 23 Apr 1854 Bruceville, Knox, Indiana: Lineagekeeper's Genealogy

Major William Bruce

1776 - 1854

Prefix	Major
Born	6 Aug 1776	Elizabethtown, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Census	1850	District 61, Knox, Indiana [5]
Census	William Bruce, farmer, property $1750, born Pennsylvania. Hettie Bruce, 35, born in Kentucky. John N. Bruce, 23, C. S. Teacher, born in Indiana. Margaret Bruce, 20, born in Indiana. David Bruce, 16, laborer, born in Indiana. William Bruce, 14, born in Indiana.
_UID	A5311D35FFA54C748DC5008F297902627398
Buried	Apr 1854	Bruceville, Knox, Indiana [6]
Died	23 Apr 1854	Bruceville, Knox, Indiana [2, 3, 6]
Notes	William Bruce was the founder of Bruceville in Knox County, Indiana. William was a leading citizen of early Indiana history. Two of his letters have been preserved. The Indiana Magazine of History has published his memoirs of the Bruce Family. William had fifteen children by his first wife and ten by his second. Bruceville was named for Major William Bruce. The Major came from Kentucky in 1805 and lived for a time in Vincennes. Then, a short time later, he bought 200 acres and built a cabin where Bruceville is located now. William Bruce was married two times and was the father of 25 children, 15 by his first wife, Sallie Polke Bruce, and 10 by his second, Hettie Holmes Bruce. He died on April 23, 1854. http://www.accessknoxcounty.com/communities/bruceville.html [1]
Person ID	I57041937	7_families
Last Modified	14 Apr 2009

Father	William Bruce, b. 14 Feb 1745, , Frederick, Maryland , d. 20 Aug 1818, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana
Mother	Polly Lucas, b. Abt 1745, , Berkeley, Virginia , d. 7 Aug 1805, , Nelson, Kentucky
Married	1771	, Montgomery, Maryland
Family ID	F471397	Group Sheet

Family 1 Sarah Polke, b. 22 Sep 1780, , Shelby, Kentucky , d. 2 Sep 1818, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana

Married 23 Oct 1798 , Shelby, Kentucky [1, 2, 3]

Children

	1. Charles Polke Bruce, b. 15 Oct 1799, , Nelson, Kentucky , d. Sep 1850, , Montgomery, Indiana
	2. Son Bruce, b. Abt 1800, , Nelson, Kentucky , d. Abt 1800
	3. William Doctor Bruce, b. 28 Mar 1801, , Nelson, Kentucky , d. 16 Aug 1836, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana
	4. Delilah Tyler Bruce, b. 3 Sep 1802, , Nelson, Kentucky , d. 20 Mar 1881, , Ogle, Illinois
>	5. Spier Spencer Bruce, b. 11 Feb 1804, , Nelson, Kentucky , d. 30 Aug 1864, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana
	6. Polly Lucas Bruce, b. 6 Sep 1805, , Knox, Indiana , d. Aft 1860, , Ogle, Illinois
	7. Mary Bruce, b. Abt 1806, , Knox, Indiana , d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Son Bruce, b. Abt 1806, , Knox, Indiana , d. Abt 1806, , Knox, Indiana
	9. Elizabeth Bruce, b. 13 Nov 1807, , Knox, Indiana , d. Sep 1883, , Putnam, Indiana
	10. Lucinda Bruce, b. 7 Feb 1809, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana , d. 21 Feb 1870, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana
	11. Henry Harrison Bruce, b. 16 Oct 1810, , Knox, Indiana , d. 14 Feb 1862
	12. Kitty Ann Bruce, b. 26 Jan 1812, , Knox, Indiana , d. 27 May 1825, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana
	13. Isaac Dunn Bruce, b. 30 Oct 1813, , Knox, Indiana , d. Aft 1840, , Cedar, Iowa
	14. Sally Harris Bruce, b. 15 Nov 1815, , Knox, Indiana , , Knox, Indiana
	15. Nancy Bruce, b. 18 Sep 1817, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana , d. 18 Sep 1817, , Knox, Indiana
	16. James Madison Bruce, b. 21 Aug 1818, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana , d. 1 Sep 1818, , Knox, Indiana

Last Modified 14 Apr 2009

Family ID F19105890 Group Sheet

Family 2 Hettie Ritchie Holmes, b. 15 Oct 1794, of, , , Indiana , d. 23 Jul 1868, , Knox, Indiana

Married 27 Jan 1818 Bruceville, Knox, Indiana [1, 3, 7]

Children

	1. Weston Holmes Bruce, b. 23 Dec 1819, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana , d. 14 Feb 1849, , Knox, Indiana
	2. James Clark Bruce, b. 16 Apr 1821, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana , d. 5 Mar 1899
	3. Harvey Judson Bruce, b. 27 Mar 1823, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana , d. 8 Jun 1901
>	4. Nancy Ann Bruce, b. 15 Nov 1824, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana , d. 9 Aug 1900, Junction City, Lane, Oregon
>	5. John Hamilton Bruce, b. 17 Aug 1826, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana , d. 16 Dec 1915, , Knox, Indiana
	6. Eleanor Angeline Bruce, b. 1 Feb 1828, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana , d. 18 Mar 1845
	7. Margaret Jane Bruce, b. 19 Jan 1830, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana , d. 9 Jan 1902
	8. Campbell Clay Bruce, b. 26 Mar 1832, d. 27 Jan 1917
	9. William Trimble Bruce, b. 12 Aug 1836, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana , d. 25 Mar 1877, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana

Last Modified 14 Apr 2009

Family ID F19105891 Group Sheet

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Married - Abt 1790 - , Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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[S1141740] Bruce family of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Indiana, (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984. FHL Film #1412126 Item 7), 2 (Reliability: 3).
[S1141751] Mrs. Kenneth Klippel (Lesly), 4581 Powderborn Ct., San Jose, CA 95136, (LDS Ancestral File No. AF97-101990, SLC FHC, Nov 1998).
[S1141602] Bruce, John of the Shenandoah, Violet Laverne Bruce, (Decorah, Iowa : Anundsen Pub. Co., c1987. Book #929.273 B83br), 929.273 B83br., 51 (Reliability: 3).
[S1144277] Memoirs of the Bruce Family, William Bruce, ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~inknox/brucefam.htm).
[S1144342] Indiana, Knox, District 61 - 1850 - Federal Census, Indiana, Knox, District 61, (www.ancestry.com).
[S1144341] Knox Co. Cemetery Records, Mrs. Robertin Purcell, COMPILER, (Francis Vigo Chapter D.A.R.), US/CAN..
[S1141752] Early Marriages of Indiana, Kenneth Gene LINDSAY, (Kenma Publishing Company, 1911 Conlin Ave., Evansville, IN 47714), Page 9 (Reliability: 3).