The Shemwell Family

Emma Alice BruceAge: 58 years18681926

Name
Emma Alice Bruce
Given names
Emma Alice
Surname
Bruce
Married name
Emma Alice Bruce
Birth January 3, 1868 31 28
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 11 months)

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 2 years)
Birth of a brotherOtto James Bruce
October 25, 1870 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherMilo Manoah Bruce
February 10, 1873 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAbraham Bruce
August 21, 1874 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterCora Vell Bruce
October 16, 1876 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterDella J Bruce
February 3, 1878 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 9 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 sisterDella J Bruce
February 7, 1879 (Age 11 years)
Census June 17, 1880 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherLevi Bruce
May 25, 1882 (Age 14 years)
Death of a brotherLevi Bruce
May 31, 1882 (Age 14 years)
Death of a brotherAaron Bruce
September 17, 1882 (Age 14 years)
MarriageJames Henry BruceView this family
December 15, 1888 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ethel Bruce
February 28, 1890 (Age 22 years)
Death of a daughterEthel Bruce
December 10, 1897 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 32 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherAaron Hizer
October 24, 1901 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Milo Bruce
January 1902 (Age 33 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 42 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah A Hoch
August 23, 1911 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 47 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 48 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 49 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 14, 1920 (Age 52 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel Bruce
July 19, 1920 (Age 52 years)
Death of a motherSarah Elizabeth Hizer
October 28, 1921 (Age 53 years)
Death July 22, 1926 (Age 58 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 9, 1857Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States
18 months
elder sister
Naomi Ella Bruce
Birth: April 15, 1859 22 19Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: November 29, 1952Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
2 years
elder brother
Alfred Bruce
Birth: June 28, 1861 25 21Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: July 15, 1862Fulton, Indiana, United States
19 months
elder brother
Aaron Bruce
Birth: January 26, 1863 26 23Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: September 17, 1882Harrison, Indiana, United States
5 years
herself
Emma Alice Bruce
Birth: January 3, 1868 31 28Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: July 22, 1926Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
Milo Manoah Bruce
Birth: February 10, 1873 36 33Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Death: March 5, 1947Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
4 years
younger sister
Cora Vell Bruce
Birth: October 16, 1876 40 36Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: November 12, 1966Fulton, Indiana, United States
16 months
younger sister
Della J Bruce
Birth: February 3, 1878 41 38Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 7, 1879Fulton, Indiana, United States
4 years
younger brother
Levi Bruce
Birth: May 25, 1882 45 42Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Death: May 31, 1882Fulton, Indiana, United States
Family with James Henry Bruce - View this family
husband
James Henry Bruce
Birth: December 25, 1859 27 20Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: June 21, 1932Fulton, Indiana, United States
herself
Emma Alice Bruce
Birth: January 3, 1868 31 28Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: July 22, 1926Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: December 15, 1888Indian Creek, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
14 months
daughter
Ethel Bruce
Birth: February 28, 1890 30 22Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 10, 1897Fulton, Indiana, United States
12 years
son

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 - James Henry Bruce - Household

Harrison, Pulaski, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bruce, J HenryheadWMDec185841M11INPAPAFarmer0YesYesYesOFF
Bruce, Emma AwifeWFJan186832M1110INPAINYesYesYes
Jones, CharleyboarderWMSep18918SINEnglandINAt School6YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Bruce - Household

Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bruce, HenryheadMW50M121INPAPAEnglishProprietorHotelEmpYesYesOMH
Bruce, EmmawifeFW42M12121INPAINEnglishNoneYesYes
Bruce, James MsonMW8SINININEnglishNoneYesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Bruce - Household

Harrison, Pulaski, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bruce, HenryheadRMW62MNoNoINPAPAYesFarmerGeneral FarmW
Bruce, EmmawifeFW52MYesYesINPAINYesNone
Bruce, James MilosonMW17SYesYesYesINININYesNone
Bruce, AbrahamundleMW61WdYesYesINPAPAYesCarpenterGeneral CarpenterW

Name
James Henry Bruce Obituary and Family Listing Printed in The News-Sentinel Rochester, Indiana Tuesday, June 21, 1932 Funeral services for James Henry BRUCE, 74, who died Sunday at his home near Winamac, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Evangelical Church near Lake Bruce. Burial was made in the Pleasant Hill cemetery. The deceased had spent all of his life in the Winamac and Bruce Lake communities. Surviving are one son, James BRUCE and a brother, Charles [BRUCE], all of Kewanna. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65655767/henry_james_bruce