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From: "Audrey Annable Franklin" <>
Subject: John E. Bruce descendants
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 11:15:31 -0600

I would like to determine if there are further descendants of this family still living. Audrey


1. JOHN E.1 BRUCE was born October 1850 in England or Scotland but prob. OH. He married HONORA F. FERRITER December 10, 1874 in LaSalle Cty, IL, daughter of JOHN FERRITER and HONORA FITZGERALD. She was born October 1853 in Towanda, Bradford Cty, PA, and died in Streator, LaSalle Cty, IL.

Notes for JOHN E. BRUCE:

He is found on page 171 of "Past and Present of Lasalle Cty, 1877" as a recruit for Henshaw's Battery Light Artillery on Jan. 8, 1864. He deserted one day later on Jan. 9th. He would only have been 14 years of age or 13.

Found 1870 census in Streator with the family of John Ward in House 120-114. Census says he was from England and was a 20 year old coal miner. John Ward was born in Scotland and was 50. His wife, Jessie, was 50 and from Scotland. John was a miner. They had John age 20 b England and a miner plus Elizabeth Ward 14 and Robert Ward 10, both born in IL.

In "Past and Present of LaSalle Cty, 1877 p. 530" is John Bruce, miner of Bruce Twp.

The 1880 (135-140) Bruce Twp, LaSalle Cty, IL census says he was born in Scotland as were his parents. It gives his age as 29 and he is a driver in the coal mines. Nora is 25 and born in PA, James E. is 4 and born in IL and Jennie E. is 2 and born in IL.

There was an obit published in the Streator Free Press Weekly for Mrs. John Bruce Sept. 25, 1875. She may have been his mother.

Info from 1900 IL census:

Ward 4 , Streator, LaSalle Co., IL. 20th St.

John E. Bruce, b. 10/1850 Ohio

Nora, b. 10/1853 PA

Jennie, b. 9/1877 IL

John, b. 2/1884 IL

Arthur, b. 7/1886 Nebraska

Fred, b. 9/1888 IL

Morse, b. 12/1890 IL

Notes for HONORA F. FERRITER:

All her children were born and raised in Streator. She is buried there.

Marriage Notes for JOHN BRUCE and HONORA FERRITER:

Their license was issued this date in LaSalle County Vol. E License 682. She is listed as Norah Ferriter.


Children of JOHN BRUCE and HONORA FERRITER are:

2. i. JAMES E.2 BRUCE, b. 1875, Bruce Twp, LaSalle Cty, IL.

ii. JENNIE BRUCE, b. September 1877, LaSalle Cty, IL.

iii. JOHN BRUCE, b. February 1884, LaSalle Cty, IL.

iv. ARTHUR BRUCE, b. July 1886, Custer Cty, NE.

Notes for ARTHUR BRUCE:

His mother must have been visiting relatives!

3. v. FREDERICK F. BRUCE, b. September 1888, LaSalle Cty, IL; d. 1976, Streator, LaSalle Cty, IL.

vi. MAURICE BRUCE, b. December 1890, LaSalle Cty, IL.



Generation No. 2


2. JAMES E.2 BRUCE (JOHN E.1) was born 1875 in Bruce Twp, LaSalle Cty, IL. He married ELLA UNKNOWN. She was born 1880.


Children of JAMES BRUCE and ELLA UNKNOWN are:

i. MORRILL E.3 BRUCE, b. 1901.

ii. LEON E. BRUCE, b. 1903.

iii. UNKNOWN BRUCE.

iv. OPAL BRUCE, b. 1907.

v. HELEN BRUCE, b. 1909.



3. FREDERICK F.2 BRUCE (JOHN E.1) was born September 1888 in LaSalle Cty, IL, and died 1976 in Streator, LaSalle Cty, IL. He married AUDREY ZACK. She was born 1894, and died 1959 in Streator, LaSalle Cty, IL.


Children of FREDERICK BRUCE and AUDREY ZACK are:

i. FREDERICK J.3 BRUCE, b. 1919; d. 1973, Streator, LaSalle Cty, IL.

ii. MARJORIE G. BRUCE, b. July 22, 1917, Streator, LaSalle Cty, IL; d. January 08, 1920, Streator, LaSalle Cty, IL.

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