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George H. Bruce
April 23, 1841 - March 20, 1919
Born in Orange County, VT on April 23, 1841.
Moved to Montgomery County, TX in fall 1859, then went to Gonzales, Gonzeles
County, TX.
Possibly resided in Gonzales County, TX in 1860.
Mustered into Company E at Houston, TX on September 12, 1861;
age 20 and equipment valued at $20.
Listed as Present on December 31, 1861 Muster Roll.
Sent ill to Rome, GA by June 1862.
Promoted to 2nd Sergeant by November 1862.
Another source reports that his brother, SR Bruce, was left with him to recuperate
from battle wounds, and when the brothers wrote to VT for some money and learned
that two of their brothers were fighting on the Union side.
Captured at Harrodsburg, KY in October 1862.
Exchanged at Vicksburg, MS in December 1862.
One source indicates he was wounded at Shelbyville, TN and at Cumberland Mountain,
TN.
Received wound to shin near Fosterville, TN on June 24, 1863.
Hospitalized for illness by February 1864.
B. F. Weems Papers indicate GH was assigned
to saddle shop, date unknown.
Married Margaret Janes Reeves on June 14, 1865 in Oglethorpe,
Macon County, GA.(He and his brother married two sisters.)
The brothers returned to TX in October 1866, bringing in-laws with them.
Resided in Hunt County, TX.
Moved to Rains County, TX in 1873.
Resided in Van Zandt County, TX by 1880.
Listed as Commandant of John H. Morgan Camp, No. 107, United Confederate Veterans,
Ardmore, Indian Territory, on March 20, 1896-97.
Attended 1902 Terry's Texas Rangers reunion.
Moved to Ardmore, Carter County, OK at some point.
Acted as City Clerk and Clerk of the School Board of Ardmore.
Appointed by OK governer as member of board of trustees for the Oklahoma Confederate
Home on March 6, 1911.
Died in Ardmore, OK on March 20, 1919.
Buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Carter County, OK.
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| 1840 Census - VT, Orange County, Thetford, Page 147, (23/26) | ||
| Head of Houshold | David Bruce | |
| Free Whit Males Under 5 | 2 | |
| Free White Males 10 - 15 | 2 | |
| Free White Males 40 - 50 | 1 | |
| Free White Males 80 - 90 | 1 | |
| Free White Females 15 - 20 | 2 | |
| Free White Females 30 - 40 | 1 | |
| Free White Females 80 - 90 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | |
| Number of Persons Employed in Agriculture | 3 | |
| Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services | Joseph Bruce | |
| Ages | 82 | |
| 1850 Census - VT, Orange County, Bradford, Page 189, Dwelling 772, Family 838, (38/42) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| John Banfill | 37 | M | Farmer | $3,000 | VT | ||||
| Sarah A. Banfill | 34 | F | VT | ||||||
| Sarah J. Banfill | 7 | F | VT | Y | |||||
| Mary C. Banfill | 30 | F | VT | ||||||
| Gardiner Gaffidg | 15 | M | VT | Y | |||||
| George Bruce | 9 | M | VT | Y | |||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Ellis County, Division 2, Page 7, Dwelling 31, Family 31, (2/3) | ||||||||||
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| J. F. Alston | 23 | M | Farm | $1,400 | $18,500 | AL | ||||
| J. J. Driskell | 17 | M | Farm | AR | ||||||
| G. Bruce | 19 | M | Carpenter | VT | ||||||
| 1870 Census - TX, Hunt County, Town, Lone Oak, Precinct 4, Page 382, Dwelling 113, Family 104, (17/74) | |||||||||||
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| Geo. H. Bruce | 29 | M | W | Farmer | $1,000 | $240 | VT | ||||
| Martha J. Bruce | 25 | F | W | Keeping House | GA | ||||||
| Arthur W. Bruce | 2 | M | W | TX | |||||||
| Pearl R. Bruce | 1 | F | W | TX | |||||||
| John Bud | 20 | M | W | Farm Lab. | AL | ||||||
| 1880 Census - TX, Van Zandt County, District 121, Page 66B, Dwelling 21, Family 21, (38/54) | |||||||||
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| Pearlee Bruce | Daughter | F | W | 9 | TX | VT | NC | ||
| Perkins Bruce | Son | M | W | 7 | TX | VT | NC | ||
| Maggie Bruce | Daughter | F | W | 5 | TX | VT | NC | ||
| Stanley Bruce | Son | M | W | 2 | TX | VT | NC | ||
| F. H. Menssey | Boarder | M | W | 57 | TN | Clerk in Dry Good | |||
| 1900 Census - Indian Territory, Chickasaw Nation, Ardmore, ED14, Page 12A, Dwelling 239, Family 242, (23/46) | |||||||||||||||
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| George H. Bruce | Head | W | M | Apr 1841 | 59 | M 34 yrs | 6/4 living | VT | VT | VT | Merchant, saddler, [illegible] | Own House Free of Mortgage | |||
| Mattie J. Bruce | Wife | W | F | May 1846 | 54 | M 34yrs | GA | NC | NC | ||||||
| Stanley Bruce | son | W | M | Sep 1876 | 23 | S | TX | VT | GA | insurance agent | |||||
| Burt Foster | son-in-law | W | M | Nov 1871 | 28 | M 5yrs | IA | PA | IA | Supt [illegible] Factory | |||||
| Maggie Foster | daughter | W | F | Jan 1874 | 26 | M 5yrs | 0 | TX | VT | GA | |||||
| Norris Emilia | Boarder | W | F | Nov 1877 | 22 | S | TX | MS | TX | [illegible] Washer | Cannot Write | ||||
| Woight Tenssie | Servant | B | F | Apr 1861 | 39 | D | NC | NC | NC | Cook | Cannot Write | ||||
| 1910 Census - OK, Carter County, Ardmore, 1st Ward, Page, Dwelling 13, Family 13, (2/16) | ||||||||||||||
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| George Bruce | Head | W | M | 68 | M25 | VT | US | US | ||||||
| Mollie J. Bruce | Wife | W | F | 63 | M25 | 6/4 | GA | NC | NC | |||||
| Frank McAn[ang] | Lodger | W | M | [28] | S | TX | US | US | ||||||
| Related Links: | ||
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R. F. Bunting Letter, July
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. |
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Confederate Veteran, June 1900, Vol. 8, No. 6,
pp. 285 - Obituary
of S. R. Bruce |
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