William L. Bruce

Abt 1832 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William L. Bruce  [1]
  Born	Abt 1832	Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I2098	Full
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009

  
  

  Father	John Bruce,   b. 5 Jul 1794, Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 30 Nov 1876, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Phipps,   b. 20 Feb 1794, Maryland, USA ,   d. 1852, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Married	22 Jul 1819	White County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Jane Givens,   b. Abt 1828, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	6 Mar 1851	Gallatin County, Illinois, USA   [1, 3, 4]
  Children	1. Annie Bruce   2. Harriet C. Bruce,   b. Abt 1854, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. George N. Bruce,   b. Abt 1856, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Robert N. Bruce,   b. Abt 1860, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Clarissa Bruce,   b. Abt 1862, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. William S. Bruce,   b. Abt 1865, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Sarah Elizabeth Bruce,   b. 12 May 1868, Illinois, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 1944  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Biography of William L. BRUCE, from "The History of White County, Illinois" originally published in 1883, and reproduced by the White Co IL Historical Society in 1997: William L. Bruce, section 5, Indian Creek Township, was born in Carmi Township, June 29, 1831. His father, John Bruce, was a native of North Carolina. William L. has been a life-long farmer. He has always lived in this county with the exception of three or four years spent in Gallatin County. He was married in Gallatin County in 1851 to Jane Givan, a native of Hardin County, Ill, and a daughter of John Hardin. They are the parents of ten children, five living - Harriet (Mrs. Witcher), George N., Annie (Mrs. Maxfield), William S., and Sarah E. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in Ebenezer. He has been a Steward and Class-Leader several years, and is now Sunday School Superintendant. [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Illinois, White - 1880 U.S. Census, Illinois, White County, Indian Creek township, White County, Illinois, ED 154, Page 40, Dwelling 11, Family 11, Wm L. Bruce household, jpeg image (Reliability: 3). [S45] Illinois - Marriages, online, State Archives (1763 - 1900), ("Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html)), entry for John Bruce and Mary Ann Phipps, White County, Illinois, vol. 1 (22 July 1819) (Reliability: 3), 9 Feb 2007. [S131] Illinois, White - History of White Co Illinois, («i» History of White County, Illinois, Together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens«/i» (Carmi, IL: White County Historical Society, 1997; originally published by Inter-state Publishing Company, Chicago, 1883)), p. 882 (Reliability: 3). [S45] Illinois - Marriages, online, State Archives (1763 - 1900), ("Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html)), entry for William L. Bruce and Elizabeth J. Givens, Gallatin County, Illinois, vol. 2, p. 116 (1851) (Reliability: 3). William L. Bruce and Elizabeth J. Givens, 6 March 1851, Gallatin County, Illinois, vol. 2, page 116 [S131] Illinois, White - History of White Co Illinois, («i» History of White County, Illinois, Together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens«/i» (Carmi, IL: White County Historical Society, 1997; originally published by Inter-state Publishing Company, Chicago, 1883)), pg 882 (Reliability: 3).