Individual Details
Roy William BRUCE
(31 Jul 1897 - 13 Jun 1962)
Events
| Birth | 31 Jul 1897 | Tekamah, Nebraska |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Tekamah Precinct, Tekamah City, Burt, Nebraska, United States | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Tekamah Ward 1, Burt, Nebraska, United States | | ||
| Military | 1917 - 1918 | during World War I |  | ||
| Census | 1930 | Genoa, Nance, Nebraska, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 19 May 1936 | appointed by Senator Burke for the position of postmaster - Genoa, Nebraska, United States | |||
| Census | 1940 | Genoa Township, Nance, Nebraska, United States | | ||
| Death | 13 Jun 1962 | Genoa, Nebraska, United States | | ||
| Burial | Valley View Cemetery, Genoa, Nance, Nebraska, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Blanch V. "Blanche" KRETZ (1899 - 1962) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Albert William "Bert" BRUCE (1873 - 1957) |
| Mother | Clara C. "Christina" MADSEN (1876 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Faye Ellen BRUCE (1895 - ) |
| Sibling | Alice Victoria BRUCE (1899 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Clara Ruth "Ruth" BRUCE (1901 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Shirley May BRUCE (1904 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Hazel Charlotte BRUCE (1906 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Frances Leona BRUCE (1910 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Marion George BRUCE (1915 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Doris Irene BRUCE (1912 - 1916) |
Notes
Military
Roy was cited four times by the French and twice by the Americans for bravery in battle. He was a member of the division that put the Germans to flight in a bayonet charge. He received four medals from the French government and a Purple Heart from the American government.Endnotes
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2. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3B2-WV9 : accessed 22 June 2018), Roy W Bruce in household of Albert W Bruce, Tekamah Precinct Tekamah city, Burt, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 17A, family 319, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,918. .
3. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLW5-NL4 : accessed 22 June 2018), Roy W Bruce in household of Albert W Bruce, Tekamah Ward 1, Burt, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 12A, family 287, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 839; FHL microfilm 1,374,852. .
4. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQ2Q-HSF : accessed 22 June 2018), Roy Bruce, Genoa, Nance, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 3A, line 6, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1288; FHL microfilm 2,341,023. .
5. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9MN-8JL : accessed 5 December 2016), Roy W Bruce, Genoa, Genoa Township, Nance, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 63-8, sheet 6B, line 57, family 132, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2258. .
6. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVK6-L5J8 : 13 December 2015), Roy Wm Bruce, 1962; Burial, Genoa, Nance, Nebraska, United States of America, Valley View Cemetery; citing record ID 42468553, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..
7. "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QL19-JN2Z : 31 October 2017), Roy Wm Bruce, died 13 Jun 1962; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Valley View Cemetery, Genoa, Nance, Nebraska, United States..