The Shemwell Family

James Milo BruceAge: 73 years19021975

Name
James Milo Bruce
Given names
James Milo
Surname
Bruce
Birth January 1902 42 33
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherDaniel Bruce
July 19, 1920 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Hizer
October 28, 1921 (Age 19 years)
Death of a motherEmma Alice Bruce
July 22, 1926 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Betty Jane Bruce
December 2, 1928 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 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 1930 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Robert Daniel Bruce
January 22, 1931 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherJames Henry Bruce
June 21, 1932 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Thomas Edward Bruce
1933 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Henry Bruce
June 1, 1935 (Age 33 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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
Census April 21, 1950 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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
Death of a sonRobert Daniel Bruce
February 8, 1973 (Age 71 years)
Death of a wifeAlma Virginia Eldin
June 20, 1975 (Age 73 years)
Death July 2, 1975 (Age 73 years)
Obituary
James Milo Bruce Obituary and Family Listing
July 3, 1975 (1 day after death)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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father
James Henry Bruce
Birth: December 25, 1859 27 20Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: June 21, 1932Fulton, Indiana, United States
mother
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
elder sister
Ethel Bruce
Birth: February 28, 1890 30 22Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 10, 1897Fulton, Indiana, United States
12 years
himself
Family with Alma Virginia Eldin - View this family
himself
wife
daughter
Betty Jane Bruce
Birth: December 2, 1928 26 18Lake Bruce, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: August 27, 2007Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
2 years
son
Robert Daniel Bruce
Birth: January 22, 1931 29 20Indiana, United States
Death: February 8, 1973Indiana, United States
3 years
son
Thomas Edward Bruce
Birth: 1933 31 22Indiana, United States
Death: 1979Indiana, United States
2 years
son
William Henry Bruce
Birth: June 1, 1935 33 24Indiana, United States
Death: November 5, 2019Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States
son
Private

James Milo Bruce has 11 first cousins recorded

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

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

Harrison, Pulaski, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bruce, JamesheadOYMW28M26NoYesINININYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Bruce, AlmawifeFW19M17NoYesINININYesNone
Bruce, Betty JdaughterFW1 years 4 monthsSNoINININNone
Bruce, Henry JfatherMW71WdNoINININYesNone

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

Harrison, Pulaski, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bruce, Jameshead01000YesMW38MNoINFarmerFarmingOA520
Bruce, AlmawifeFW29MNoINHousewifeNP00
Bruce, JanedaughterFW11SYesIN
Bruce, RobertsonMW9SYesIN
Bruce, ThomassonMW7SYesIN
Bruce, WilliamsonMW4SIN

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