Benjamin Franklin Bruce

1828 - 1885  (57 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Bruce
  Nickname	Benny
  Birth	26 Jan 1828	Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Sep 1885	Ohio, USA
  Burial	Ridgeway Cemetery, Ridgeway, Hardin County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I10670	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Dickinson
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family	Hannah Dickinson,   b. 9 Nov 1838, Logan County, Ohio, USA d. 14 Feb 1911, Ridgeway, Hardin County, Ohio, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1870
  Children	+ 1. Olive (Smith) Bruce,   b. 1871   d. 1940 (Age 69 years) + 2. Clara (Shellhouse) Bruce,   b. 11 Feb 1873, Ridgeway, Hardin County, Ohio, USA d. 20 Apr 1961 (Age 88 years) + 3. Nelson Dickinson Bruce,   b. 12 Jul 1875, Ridgeway, Hardin County, Ohio, USA d. 3 Jan 1971, Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, USA (Age 95 years)   4. Franklin Bruce
  Family ID	F3252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin F. Bruce was born in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. in 1828. His parents were also born in Pennsylvania. Ben was a bookkeeper at a sawmill in Ridgeway, Ohio. He united in marriage to Miss Hannah Dickinson on October 6, 1870. He lived in the Ridgeway community until his death on September 30, 1885. Benjamin and Hannah were the parents of 4 children: Olive Bruce Smith Clara Bruce Shellhouse Frank Bruce Nelson Bruce Benjamin Bruce served in the 194th Ohio Infantry during the Civil War as a Private Company G. The 1890 Special Census lists widow of Benjamin Bruce as Hannah Bruce. He was apparently disability discharged in Marion, Ohio due to rheumatism and cataracts.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58587838/benjamin-franklin-bruce.