The Shemwell Family

Milo Manoah BruceAge: 74 years18731947

Name
Milo Manoah Bruce
Given names
Milo Manoah
Surname
Bruce
Birth February 10, 1873 36 33
Death of a paternal grandfatherAbraham Bruce
August 21, 1874 (Age 18 months)
Birth of a sisterCora Vell Bruce
October 16, 1876 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterDella J Bruce
February 3, 1878 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 4 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 5 years)
Census June 17, 1880 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherLevi Bruce
May 25, 1882 (Age 9 years)
Death of a brotherLevi Bruce
May 31, 1882 (Age 9 years)
Death of a brotherAaron Bruce
September 17, 1882 (Age 9 years)
MarriageAgnes M TerryView this family
April 25, 1896 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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 23, 1900 (Age 27 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherAaron Hizer
October 24, 1901 (Age 28 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 37 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah A Hoch
August 23, 1911 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 42 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 43 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 44 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 9, 1920 (Age 46 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel Bruce
July 19, 1920 (Age 47 years)
Death of a motherSarah Elizabeth Hizer
October 28, 1921 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sisterEmma Alice Bruce
July 22, 1926 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 56 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 14, 1930 (Age 57 years)
Census May 4, 1940 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 72 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 March 5, 1947 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Winamac 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
elder sister
Emma Alice Bruce
Birth: January 3, 1868 31 28Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: July 22, 1926Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
elder brother
2 years
himself
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 Agnes M Terry - View this family
himself
Milo Manoah Bruce
Birth: February 10, 1873 36 33Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Death: March 5, 1947Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
wife
Agnes M Terry
Birth: January 5, 1879Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Death: October 23, 1965Crown Point, Lake, Indiana, United States
Marriage: April 25, 1896Indian Creek, Pulaski, Indiana, United States

Milo Manoah Bruce has 12 first cousins recorded

Father's family (6)

Parents Jeremiah Clark + Julia Bruce
2Evalee Clark18781878
3Aye E Clark18791945
5Ella Mae Clark18851973
6Orval Clark18871967

Mother's family (6)

Parents John Cox Widick + Nancy Hizer
2Arthur Buck Widick18691950
3Ira Widick18711871
4Roy Emanuel Widick18781957
6Mabel Widick18841945
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 - Milo Manoah Bruce - Household

Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bruce, Milo MheadWMFeb187327M4INININLawyer0YesYesYesOMH
Bruce, Agnes MwifeWFJan187921M400INININYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Milo Manoah Bruce - Household

Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bruce, Milo MheadMW37M13INININEnglishLawyerGeneral PracticeOAYesYesOMH
Bruce, Agnes MwifeFW31M1300INININEnglishYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Milo Manoah Bruce - Household

Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bruce, Milo MheadOFMW46MYesYesINPAINYesLawyerCityOA
Bruce, AgneswifeFW41MYesYesINININYesTeacherCity schoolsW

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Milo Manoah Bruce - Household

Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bruce, Milo MheadORNoMW57M23NoYesINPAINAttorneyGeneral PracticeOYes
Bruce, AgneswifeFW51M17NoYesINININTeacherPublic SchoolWYes
Hood, Theo KroomerFW39WNoYesPAPAPATeacherPublic SchoolWYes

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Milo Manoah Bruce - Household

Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bruce, MiloheadO3500NoMW67MNoILAttorneyOwns Practice. Law OfficeOA520
Bruce, AgnesxwifeFW61MNoINClerkDepartment StorePW521500
Hood, TheolodgerFW54SNoIN00