Families (Bruce, Walker 1782)


Walker Bruce was born in about 1782, at Culpeper County, in the State of Virginia and died about 1852, at White County or Gallatin County, in the State of Illinois. He was buried at Palestine, Gallatin County, in the State of Illinois. Walker Bruce was the son of William Bruce, who was born in about 1762, at Culpeper County, in the State of Virginia and Mary Walker, who was born on the Twenty-second day of September, in 1767, at Culpeper County, in the State of Virginia.

Walker Bruce was married to Mary Smith, on the Tenth day of October, in 1804 or before, at Sumner County, in the State of Tennessee. Mary Smith was born in after 1770, in the State of North Carolina. She used the nickname of Polly. They were the parents of:

1.Thomas Bruce was born in Sumner County, in the State of Tennessee. He was married to Mary Turpin on the Fifth day of May, in 1817, in the State of Tennessee. She used the nickname of Polly.

2.John Bruce was born in Sumner County, in the State of Tennessee. He was married to Elizabeth Williams, on the Thirteenth day of March, in 1817, in the State of Tennessee. She used the nickname of Betsy.

3.Robert Bruce was born in Sumner County, in the State of Tennessee. He was married to Susannah Cobb on the Fourth day of October, in 1817, in the State of Tennessee.

4.Mary Bruce was born in Sumner County, in the State of Tennessee. She was married to Thomas Woods, on the Eighth day of October, in 1821, in the State of Tennessee.

5.Littleton Bruce was born in Sumner County, in the State of Tennessee. He was married to Jane Duff, on the Second day of April, in 1821, in the State of Tennessee.

6.Reuben Bruce was born in Sumner County, in the State of Tennessee. He was married to Jemima Brown, on the Ninth day of December, in 1826, in the State of Tennessee.

7.Sarah Bruce was born in Sumner County, in the State of Tennessee. She was married to James Johnson, on the Twelfth day of January, in 1828, in the State of Tennessee. She used the nickname of Sally.

8.France A. Bruce was born on the Fifteenth day of July, in 1808, in the State of Tennessee and died on the Twenty-fourth day of February, in 1894, at Quanah, Hardeman County, in the State of Texas. She was married to Asa Johnson, on the Fourteenth day of September, in 1829, at Sumner County, in the State of Tennessee. He was born on the third day of November, in 1807, in the State of Kentucky.