Naomi Ella BruceAge: 93 years1859–1952
- Name
- Naomi Ella Bruce
- Given names
- Naomi Ella
- Surname
- Bruce
- Married name
- Naomi Ella Light
 Birth | April 15, 1859 22 19 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: 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 13 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Alfred Bruce June 28, 1861 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alfred Bruce July 15, 1862 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Aaron Bruce January 26, 1863 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 months)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 7 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 7 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Emma Alice Bruce January 3, 1868 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 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 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Otto James Bruce October 25, 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Milo Manoah Bruce February 10, 1873 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Abraham Bruce August 21, 1874 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Cora Vell Bruce October 16, 1876 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | William Albert Light — View this family November 1, 1877 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Della J Bruce February 3, 1878 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Bertha M Light November 30, 1878 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 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 sister | Della J Bruce February 7, 1879 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | June 11, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Levi Bruce May 25, 1882 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a brother | Levi Bruce May 31, 1882 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a brother | Aaron Bruce September 17, 1882 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mabel Bertha Light April 27, 1885 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Jessie V Light January 28, 1890 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Verna N Light November 22, 1892 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Frank Victor Hardy — Bertha M Light — View this family December 28, 1898 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Harold F Hardy November 9, 1899 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | June 4, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Aaron Hizer October 24, 1901 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Herbert Light Hardy February 19, 1902 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Sarah Naomi Hardy May 13, 1907 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Byron Neff — Mabel Bertha Light — View this family October 9, 1907 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ilo Annella Neff August 28, 1908 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | William Augustus Eikelberner February 4, 1911 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah A Hoch August 23, 1911 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Glen Homer Eikelberner — Jessie V Light — View this family August 21, 1912 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Ercil Amy Neff December 31, 1913 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Lucille Margaret Eikelberner October 28, 1914 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Doris Neff March 7, 1919 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Doris Neff March 7, 1919 (Age 59 years) |
| Census | January 8, 1920 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a father | Daniel Bruce July 19, 1920 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Elizabeth Hizer October 28, 1921 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emma Alice Bruce July 22, 1926 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Albert Light January 3, 1929 (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Fred Sutton Eikelberner — Verna N Light — View this family June 8, 1929 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 19, 1930 (Age 71 years) |
| Census | April 25, 1940 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Harold F Hardy November 4, 1943 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 82 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a brother | Milo Manoah Bruce March 5, 1947 (Age 87 years) |
| Census | April 13, 1950 (Age 90 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 90 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 86 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | November 29, 1952 (Age 93 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Daniel Bruce Birth: June 6, 1836 25 16 — Centre, Pennsylvania, United States Death: July 19, 1920 — Bruce Lake Station, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Elizabeth Hizer Birth: November 14, 1839 19 18 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: October 28, 1921 — Bruce Lake Station, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: October 9, 1857 — Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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18 months herself |
Naomi Ella Bruce Birth: April 15, 1859 22 19 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: November 29, 1952 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Alfred Bruce Birth: June 28, 1861 25 21 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: July 15, 1862 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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19 months younger brother |
Aaron Bruce Birth: January 26, 1863 26 23 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: September 17, 1882 — Harrison, Indiana, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Emma Alice Bruce Birth: January 3, 1868 31 28 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: July 22, 1926 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Otto James Bruce Birth: October 25, 1870 34 30 — Center, Lake, Indiana, United States Death: December 30, 1954 — Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Milo Manoah Bruce Birth: February 10, 1873 36 33 — Pulaski, Indiana, United States Death: March 5, 1947 — Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Cora Vell Bruce Birth: October 16, 1876 40 36 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: November 12, 1966 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Della J Bruce Birth: February 3, 1878 41 38 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: February 7, 1879 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Levi Bruce Birth: May 25, 1882 45 42 — Pulaski, Indiana, United States Death: May 31, 1882 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| Family with William Albert Light |
| husband |
William Albert Light Birth: April 8, 1853 33 28 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: January 3, 1929 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Naomi Ella Bruce Birth: April 15, 1859 22 19 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: November 29, 1952 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1877 — Pulaski, Indiana, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Bertha M Light Birth: November 30, 1878 25 19 — Indiana, United States Death: October 15, 1966 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Mabel Bertha Light Birth: April 27, 1885 32 26 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: June 5, 1956 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Jessie V Light Birth: January 28, 1890 36 30 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: December 2, 1971 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Verna N Light Birth: November 22, 1892 39 33 — Indiana, United States Death: February 24, 1988 — Indiana, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Bruce - Household
Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Bruce - Household
Harrison, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Albert Light - Household
Tippecanoe, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Albert Light - Household
Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Albert Light - Household
Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Albert Light - Household
Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Fred Sutton Eikelberner - Household
Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Fred Sutton Eikelberner - Household
Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Fred Sutton Eikelberner - Household
Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Name | Jessie V Eikelberner (nee Light) Obituary and Family Listing
Death Claims
Ex- Teacher
Mrs. Jessie V. Elkelberner,
81, Rt. 1, Logansport, a former
teacher in Noble Township
Schools, died at 6:15 p.m. Thurs-
day at Memorial Hospital.
Born Jan. 28, 1890, in Cass
County, she was the daughter of
W. A. and Ella Bruce Light.
She was a life-long member of
Shiloh United Church of Christ
and 2 charter member and sec-
ond president of the first Cass
County Homemakers’ Club.
Her marriage was Aug. ‘1,
1912, to Glen Eikelberner who
died in June, 1948.
Surviving are one son, Wil-
liam, and one Sister, Mrs. Verna
Eikelberner, Rt. 1; seven grand-
children; and 11 great-grand-
children. One daughter, Mrs.
Lucille Sanders, and two sisters,
Mrs. Bertha Hardy and Mrs.
Mabel Neff, preceded her in
death.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday at
McCloskey-Hamilton-Kahie Fu-
neral Home with the Rev. Ray-
mond Jones officiating. Burial
will be in Shiloh Cemetery.
Friends may cali at the funeral
home after 5 p.m. Saturday.
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| Name | Bertha Hardy (nee Light) Obituary and Family Listing
Friday, October 14, 1966 - Logansport Pharos-Tribune
Bertha Hardy, 87, Claimed By Death
Mrs. Bertha M. Hardy, 87,1001 Helm St., died Friday morning. She was a member of Shiloh Christian church. Born Nov. 30, 1878, in Pulaski county, she was the daughter of William Albert and Ella Bruce Light. Her husband, Frank V Hardy, died Sept. 16,1938.
Survivors include a son, Herbert, route 6; a daughter, Mrs. Neoma Robison, route 1, Burnettsville; two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Eikelberner and Mrs. Verna Eikelberner, both of route 1; seven grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. A son; Harold, died in 1943.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Fisher funeral home. The Rev. Raymond Skelton will officiate and burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34775442/bertha-m-hardy |