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Personal data James Bruce 


Household of James Bruce

He is married to Ella French.

They got married on January 27, 1887 at Fostoria, Seneca Co., OH, he was 53 years old.

James Bruce oo Ella French

Marriage source: 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, ... immigration yr. 1846, in US 53 yrs, ... 33, Ella, wife, whie, fem, b. Jan 1860, ae 40, married 13 yrs, one child born, one child living, b. OH, ... 34, Will F, son, white, male, b. Nov 1887, ae 12, single, b. OH, ...'

Lozer, Mark, Surnames of Fulton County Ohio and Before, (Wauseon OH, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=12290&id=I16591, xii Sept MMVIII)

"... Ella FRENCH ... Sex: F Birth: 1860 Death: 1923 ... Change Date: 12 Sep 2008 ...

Marriage 1 James BRUCE b: 1833 in Ireland Married: 27 Jan 1887 in Fostoria, OH Change Date: 12 Sep 2008 ..." <>

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Notes about James Bruce

James Bruce

Source: 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 ... father's name is James Bruce his mother's maiden name is Ella French ...'

Jerman, F.W., enumerator, Delta, Fulton Co., OH census, (Delta OH, U.S. Census Bureau, i June MCM), 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'

OHDI: "BRUCE, James Death date: 12/14/1914, Fulton County Volume #1520, Certificate #66209"

NSDAR Cemetery Readings Vol. ii (Reprint), (Swanton OH, FCCOGS, 1998), pg. 37. col. 2, Repository: Evergreen Lib., Metagora, OH.

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"GREENLAWN CEMETERY York Township ..."

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"BRUCE, James, 1833 - 1914
Ella Frence, 1860 - 1923, Relief Corps" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Bruce

James Bruce
1833-1914

1887

Ella French
1860-1923

William French Bruce
1887-1964

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Day of marriage January 27, 1887

  • The temperature on January 27, 1887 was about 1.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
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  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
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Day of death December 14, 1914

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    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
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