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Personal data William French Bruce 

  • He was born on November 22, 1887 in Delta, Fulton Co., OH.
  • Resident on June 1, 1900: Dow St., Delta, Fulton Co., OH.
  • He died December 1964 in fortasse, somewhere In OH, he was 77 years old.
  • A child of James Bruce and Ella French
  • This information was last updated on April 23, 2010.

Household of William French Bruce

He is married to Mary Rebecca McClarren.

They got married on December 5, 1917 at Wauseon, Fulton Co., OH, he was 30 years old.

William French Bruce oo Mary Rebecca McClarren

Marriage source: Fulton Co OH Marriages 1864 - 1927, (Swanton OH, FCCOGS, MCMXCVI), pg. 22, Repository: Evergreen Lib., Metamora, OH

'Bruce, William F. - McClarren, Mary R. 5 Dec 1917 11-349'

Barber, A.M., Probate Judge, Marriage record, (Wauseon OH, Probate Ct. Fulton Co., OH, i Dec MCMXVII)

'Marriage Record No. 3661 In the Matter of William F. Bruce and Mary R. McClarren Marriage License Application ... William F Bruce is 30 years of age on the 22 day of November 1917 his residence is Delta Ohio his place of birth is DeltaOhio his occupation is Farming his father's name is James Bruce his mother's maiden name is Ella French that he was not previously married ... Mary R. McClarren is 20 [?] years of age on the 7th day of May 1917 her residence is Delta,Fulton County, O. her place of birth is Fulton County, Ohio her occupation is Housewoman [?] her father's name is William B. McClarren her mother's maiden name is Agnes Howard that she was not previously married and is not a widow ordivorced woman ... It is expected that Rev Frank E. Kenyon is to solemnize the marriage of said parties ... this 1st day of December 1917 AMBarber Probate Judge ... Wm F. Bruce Mary R McClarren ... ENTRY Probate Court Fulton County, Ohio,December 1st 1917 Marriage License was this day granted to William F. Bruce and Mary R McClarren AMBarber Probate Judge ... No. 3661 Marriage Certificate ... on the 5th day of December A.D. 1917, I solemized the Marriage of Mr. WilliamF. Bruce with Miss Mary R. McClarren Frank E. Kenyon Minister, P.O. Address Wauseon Ohio Filed and Recorded Dec. 6th, 1917 AMBarber, Probate Judge by Florence Files Deputy Clerk' <>

Notes about William French Bruce

William French Bruce

Source: Fulton Co., OH Marriages 1864 - 1927, (Swanton OH, FCCOGS, MCMXCVI), pg. 22, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'Bruce, William F. - McClarren, Mary R. 5 Dec 1917 11-249'

Barber, A.M., Probate Judge, Marriage record, (Wauseon OH, Probate Ct. Fulton Co., OH, i Dec MCMXVII)

'... William F Bruce is 30 years of age on the 22 day of November 1917 his residence is Delta Ohio his place of birth is Delta Ohio his occupation is Farming his father's name is James Bruce his mother's maiden name is Ella French that hewas not previously married ...'

1917 - 30 = 1887

Lozer, Mark, Surnames of Fulton County Ohio and Before, (Fulton Co., OH, http://wc.rootsweb.com, xxv Jul MMV)

'... James BRUCE Sex: M ... Father: William BRUCE Mother: Elizabeth KING Marriage 1 Ella FRENCH Children William French BRUCE'

SSDI: 'WILLIAM BRUCE b. 22 Nov 1887 d. Dec 1964 last SS residence: Ohio Issued: Virginia'

I think the individual who developed this SS index erred in declaring the state of issue to be VA. the 1900 census shows William's state of birth = OH.

Jerman, F.W., enumerator, Delta, Fulton Co., OH census, (Delta OH, U.S. Census Bureau, 1 June 1900), e.d. 15, sheet 7A-230, reel T623-1270, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'Dow St,

32, 170, 173, Bruce, James, Head, white, male, b. Aug 1833, ae 66, married 13 years, b. Ire, parents b. Ire, immigration yr. 1846, in US 53 yrs, Retired Farmer, can read/write, can speak Eng, owns home 33, Ella, wife, whie, fem, b. Jan 1860, ae 40, married 13 yrs, one child born, one child living, b. OH, fath b. OH, moth b. NJ, can read/write, can speak Eng 34, Will F, son, white, male, b. Nov 1887, ae 12, single, b. OH, fath b. Ire, moth b. OH, At School, at school 9 months, can read/write, can speak Eng'

Fulton County, Ohio Birth Records Transcriptions Book #2 1886 - 1902, (Swanton, OH, FCCOGS, MMIX), pg. 7, Repository: Evergreen Lib., Metamora, OH.

"Bruce, Willie F. b. November 22, 1887 Delta Male Father James Bruce Mother Ella French Residence of Parents Delta"

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William French Bruce

James Bruce
1833-1914
Ella French
1860-1923

William French Bruce
1887-1964

1917

Mary Rebecca McClarren
1897-1979


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Birthday November 22, 1887

  • The temperature on November 22, 1887 was about 3.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
    • April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
    • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
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Day of marriage December 5, 1917

  • The temperature on December 5, 1917 was between -8.6 °C and -3.2 °C and averaged -5.5 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
    • January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
    • April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
    • July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
    • October 25 » Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
    • December 6 » Halifax Explosion: A munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia kills more than 1,900 people in the largest artificial explosion up to that time.


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