The Shemwell Family

Daniel BruceAge: 84 years18361920

Name
Daniel Bruce
Given names
Daniel
Surname
Bruce
Shared note: Family Tree Notes
Birth June 6, 1836 25 16
Birth of a sisterIsabel Bruce
August 23, 1839 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Census August 7, 1850 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a sisterJulia Bruce
November 30, 1855 (Age 19 years)
MarriageSarah Elizabeth HizerView this family
October 9, 1857 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a brotherAbraham Bruce
April 2, 1858 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Naomi Ella Bruce
April 15, 1859 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 20 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 6, 1860 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Alfred Bruce
June 28, 1861 (Age 25 years)
Death of a sonAlfred Bruce
July 15, 1862 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Aaron Bruce
January 26, 1863 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 30 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 30 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#4
Emma Alice Bruce
January 3, 1868 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 32 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census July 14, 1870 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Otto James Bruce
October 25, 1870 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Milo Manoah Bruce
February 10, 1873 (Age 36 years)
Death of a fatherAbraham Bruce
August 21, 1874 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Cora Vell Bruce
October 16, 1876 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Albert LightNaomi Ella BruceView this family
November 1, 1877 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Della J Bruce
February 3, 1878 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Bertha M Light
November 30, 1878 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 41 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a daughterDella J Bruce
February 7, 1879 (Age 42 years)
Census June 17, 1880 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Levi Bruce
May 25, 1882 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sonLevi Bruce
May 31, 1882 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sonAaron Bruce
September 17, 1882 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mabel Bertha Light
April 27, 1885 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childJames Henry BruceEmma Alice BruceView this family
December 15, 1888 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Jessie V Light
January 28, 1890 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Ethel Bruce
February 28, 1890 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sisterJulia Bruce
May 24, 1892 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Verna N Light
November 22, 1892 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childOtto James BruceLillian May FosterView this family
May 16, 1894 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Otto Foster Bruce
April 7, 1895 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childMilo Manoah BruceAgnes M TerryView this family
April 25, 1896 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Leone Elizabeth Bruce
February 3, 1897 (Age 60 years)
Death of a granddaughterEthel Bruce
December 10, 1897 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 61 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a grandson
#8
Robert Wallace Bruce
April 7, 1900 (Age 63 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Lewis HoeselCora Vell BruceView this family
May 21, 1901 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
James Milo Bruce
January 1902 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Cora Lucille Hoesel
July 24, 1902 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Everett Bruce Hoesel
February 22, 1904 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Dorothy Louise Bruce
February 16, 1910 (Age 73 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 73 years)
Death of a motherSarah A Hoch
August 23, 1911 (Age 75 years)
Death of a sisterIsabel Bruce
February 23, 1916 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 79 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 80 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 81 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 19, 1920 (Age 83 years)
Death July 19, 1920 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Abraham Bruce
Birth: May 16, 1811Union, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 21, 1874Fulton, Indiana, United States
mother
Sarah A Hoch
Birth: July 31, 1819Union, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 23, 1911Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: about 1835Pennsylvania, United States
5 years
younger sister
Isabel Bruce
Birth: August 23, 1839 28 20Lake Bruce, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 23, 1916Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
-3 years
himself
20 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
Abraham Bruce
Birth: April 2, 1858 46 38Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: January 26, 1943Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Family with Sarah Elizabeth Hizer - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 9, 1857Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States
18 months
daughter
Naomi Ella Bruce
Birth: April 15, 1859 22 19Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: November 29, 1952Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
2 years
son
Alfred Bruce
Birth: June 28, 1861 25 21Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: July 15, 1862Fulton, Indiana, United States
19 months
son
Aaron Bruce
Birth: January 26, 1863 26 23Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: September 17, 1882Harrison, Indiana, United States
5 years
daughter
Emma Alice Bruce
Birth: January 3, 1868 31 28Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: July 22, 1926Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
son
2 years
son
Milo Manoah Bruce
Birth: February 10, 1873 36 33Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Death: March 5, 1947Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
4 years
daughter
Cora Vell Bruce
Birth: October 16, 1876 40 36Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: November 12, 1966Fulton, Indiana, United States
16 months
daughter
Della J Bruce
Birth: February 3, 1878 41 38Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 7, 1879Fulton, Indiana, United States
4 years
son
Levi Bruce
Birth: May 25, 1882 45 42Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Death: May 31, 1882Fulton, Indiana, United States

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Abraham Bruce - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Abraham Brucehead39MWBlacksmith1000PA
Daniel Bruceson13MWPAx
Isabel Brucedaughter10FWINx
Harriet Brucedaughter5FWINx
Sarah Brucedaughter2FWIN
Sarah A Brucewife32FWPA

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Bruce - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Daniel Brucehead23MWFarmer600600PA
Sarah Elizabeth Brucewife19FWIN
Naomi Ella Brucedaughter1FWIN
Nancy Hizersister-in-law17FWSchool TeacherIN

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Bruce - Household

Harrison, Pulaski, Indiana, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Bruce, Danielhead33MWFarmer6400800PA
Bruce, Sarah Ewife30FWKeeping HouseIN
Bruce, Maria Edaughter10FWINx
Bruce, Aaron Ason5MWINx
Bruce, Alicedaughter2FWIN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Bruce - Household

Harrison, Pulaski, Indiana, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Bruce, DanielWM44headMFarmerPAPAPA
Bruce, Sarah EWF40wifeMKeeping HouseINKYKY
Bruce, AaronWM17sonSWorks on FarmxINPAIN
Bruce, Emma AWF12daughterSAt HomexINPAIN
Bruce, James OWM9sonSxINPAIN
Bruce, MiloWM7sonSxINPAIN
Bruce, CoraWF4daughterSINPAIN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Bruce - Household

Harrison, Pulaski, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bruce, DanielheadWMJun183663M42PAPAPAFarmer0YesYesYesOFF
Bruce, Sarah EwifeWFNov183960M4295INKYVAYesYesYes
Bruce, Cora VdaughterWFOct187623SINPAINSchool Teacher6YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Bruce - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bruce, DanielheadMW72M152PAPAPAEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesOFF
Bruce, Sarah EwifeFW71M15295INKYKYEnglishNoneYesYes
??, EthelservantFW15SINININEnglishNoneYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Bruce - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bruce, DanielheadOFMW83MYesYesPAPAPAFarmerGeneral Farming
Bruce, SarahwifeFW80MYesYesINKYKYNone

Name
Family Tree Notes 1900 Census documents mother had 9 children with 5 still living. This documents the existence of Levi who died prior to 1900 Census
Name
Cora V Hoesel (nee Bruce) Obituary and Family Listing Cora V. Hoesel Dies At 90 of Sudden Illness Mrs. Cora Vo Hoesel, age 90, 434 Lakeview St.. Culver, died at 8:30 am. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Parkview hospital, Plymouth, where she was taken by ambulance Friday evening after she suddenly became ill at her home. Mrs. Hoesel was born Oct. 16, 1876. in Pulaski County, Ind. to Daniel and Sarah (Heiser) Bruce. She lived on a farm near Letters Ford, prior to moving to Culver in 1935. She was married to John Lewis Hoesel, in 190, at Winn- mac, and he preceded her in death on March 1, 1957. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Lucille Trvine, and one son, Evert B. Hoesel, both of Culver; four grandchildren; and 13 great- grandchildren, Services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1S. at the Easter- day-Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, with Rev. A. E. Givens, pastor of the Culver E. U. B. Church, of which she was a member, assisted by Rev. C. L. Haney, former pas- tor of the church, officiating, Bar- jal followed in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, near Lake Bruce, Tnd. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65290385/cora-v-hoesel
Name
Otto James Bruce Obituary and Family Listing Otto J. Bruce, Veteran Lawyer, Dies at 85 Mrs. Hoesel Receives Word Of Brother's Death Mrs. J. L. Hoesel has received word of the death of her brother. Otto J. Bruce. age 85, of Crown Point, who passed away Friday at the Culver Hospital in Crawfordsville. Mr. Bruce was a graduate of Ladoga College, Ladoga, Ind, and of the University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor. He taught school in Pulaski County for four years and bad county law in the same office building in Crown Point for the past 60 years. Last November he was honored by the members of the Par Association in Crown Point at a banquet celebrating his 60th anniversary as a practicing lawyer. Surviving relatives include son, Robert Bruce of Crawfordsville: a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Chlagel of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Hoesel. Services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Crown Point Presbyterian Church where he was a member. Mrs. Hoesel, her daughter. Mrs. Barrett Ervine, and son, Evert Hoesel attended the funeral. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116344016/otto-james-bruce