Spier Spencer Bruce

1804 - 1864

• Born	11 Feb 1804	, Nelson, Kentucky   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7D21A51F344745008303C02A93635B230654
  Died	30 Aug 1864	Bruceville, Knox, Indiana
  Buried	Sep 1864	Bruceville, Knox, Indiana   [2]
  Notes	1830 Spear Bruce Knox 241 No Twp L 1830 Federal Census Index, SLC FHC, Nov 1998 9 children. [3]
  Person ID	I57041946	7_families
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2009

  
  

  Father	Major William Bruce,   b. 6 Aug 1776, Elizabethtown, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Apr 1854, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana
  Mother	Sarah Polke,   b. 22 Sep 1780, , Shelby, Kentucky ,   d. 2 Sep 1818, Bruceville, Knox, Indiana
  Married	23 Oct 1798	, Shelby, Kentucky
  Family ID	F19105890	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Rachel Chambers,   b. Abt 1810, , Knox, Indiana ,   d. Mar 1846
  Married	20 Mar 1827	, Knox, Indiana   [1, 4, 5]
  Children	1. William S. Bruce,   b. 9 Mar 1830,   d. 21 Jun 1866, , Knox, Indiana > 2. John Bruce,   b. Abt 1831, , , Indiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 3. Mary Jane Bruce,   b. Abt 1838, , , Indiana , of, , , Illinois   4. David M. Bruce,   b. 5 Nov 1840, , , Indiana ,   d. 1 May 1913, Bicknell, Knox, Indiana
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2009
  Family ID	F19105895	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Catharine Richard,   b. Abt 1813, , Frederick, Virginia ,   d. 3 May 1875, , Knox, Indiana
  Married	23 Jul 1848	, Knox, Indiana   [6]
  	Catharine Light married Speare S. Bruce of Daviess Co., IN on 7-21-1848 in Knox Co., IN.
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2009
  Family ID	F19105896	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Feb 1804 - , Nelson, Kentucky  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1141751] Mrs. Kenneth Klippel (Lesly), 4581 Powderborn Ct., San Jose, CA 95136, (LDS Ancestral File No. AF97-101990, SLC FHC, Nov 1998). [S1144341] Knox Co. Cemetery Records, Mrs. Robertin Purcell, COMPILER, (Francis Vigo Chapter D.A.R.), US/CAN.. [S1144277] Memoirs of the Bruce Family, William Bruce, ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~inknox/brucefam.htm). [S1141752] Early Marriages of Indiana, Kenneth Gene LINDSAY, (Kenma Publishing Company, 1911 Conlin Ave., Evansville, IN 47714), Page 9 (Reliability: 3). [S1141518] Indiana Marriages to 1850, Jordan Dodd, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 1997). Last Name: Chambers First Name: Rachel Spouse- Last Name: Bruce Spouse- First Name: Spear County: Knox Date: 2-26-1827 Remarks: lic [S1141753] Marriage Certificate of Spier Spencer Bruce & Catharine Lite, Knox County Courthouse, Vincennes, Knox, IN, (August, 1999), Book 4, Page 377 (Reliability: 3).