Individual Details
Simeon V. "Slim" BRUCE
(1849 - 1936)
Simeon and Martha had 8 or 9 children, only 3 of which were living by 1900.
Simeon and Martha divorced 1900-1910, Martha and son, Cassius, were living with her stepfather and mother in 1900 in Fayette county, Iowa. Martha remarried first to Mr. Nickolas around 1910, she married William W. Burns in 1912.
In 1910, Simeon had a residence in Decatur, Nebraska. He lived with his son, Cassius, and his family in 1920 and worked as a farm laborer in Burt county, Nebraska. In the 1920's, Simeon moved into the St. Joseph Home for the Aged in West Point, Nebraska.
Events
| Birth | 1849 | Franklin, Linn, Iowa, USA | |||
| Residence | 1850 | Linn, Linn, Iowa, United States | |||
| Residence | 1860 | Residence Post Office: Mount Vernon - Franklin, Linn, Iowa, USA |  | ||
| Census-shared | 1860 | (William J. BRUCE) Franklin Township, Linn, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1870 | Illyria, Fayette, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Census-shared | 1870 | (William J. BRUCE) Iowa, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | 22 Jan 1870 | Fayette, Iowa, United States - Martha HUMMEL | | ||
| Census | 1880 | Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1885 | Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska | | ||
| Divorce | 1900 - 1910 | Fayette County, Iowa, United States of America - Martha HUMMEL | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Decatur, Nebraska, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 17 Jun 1913 | Onawa, Monona, Iowa - Amanda MARTIN | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Silver Creek, Burt, Nebraska, United States | | | |
| Census | 1930 | West Point, Cuming, Nebraska, United States | | | |
| Death | 1936 | St. Joseph Home for Aged in West Point, NE. , | |||
| Burial | Tekamah Cemetery: Plot Block 6, Lot 27, Burt County, Nebraska, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Martha HUMMEL (1851 - ) |
| Child | Albert William "Bert" BRUCE (1873 - 1957) |
| Child | Emmert Jay BRUCE (1876 - 1948) |
| Child | Edward BRUCE (1877 - ) |
| Child | Lucy A. BRUCE (1878 - 1900) |
| Child | George BRUCE (1885 - 1888) |
| Child | Cassius Otto BRUCE ( - 1961) |
| Spouse | Amanda MARTIN (1859 - 1924) |
| Father | William J. BRUCE (1819 - ) |
| Mother | Caroline WHITELY (1827 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Sarah J. BRUCE (1844 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Mary E. BRUCE (1850 - ) |
| Sibling | Miranda "Manda" BRUCE (1857 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Lyman D. BRUCE (1859 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth BRUSE (1860 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Frank BRUSE (1861 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Leaman Whitney "Lee" BRUCE (1867 - 1950) |
Notes
Census-shared
In the 1870's they moved to a farm near Tekamah, Nebraska.Census
Divorce
Simeon and Martha divorced sometime between 1900-1910, Martha and son, Cassius, were living with her stepfather and mother in 1900 in Fayette county, Iowa. Martha remarried around 1910 to a Mr. Niclolas, and then she remarried again to William W. Burns in 1912.Residence
Residence
Simeon lived with his son, Cassius, and his family in 1920 and worked as a farm laborer in Burt county, Nebraska.Census
In the late 1920's, Simeon moved into the St. Joseph Home for the Aged in West Point, Nebraska.Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Franklin, Linn, Iowa; Roll: M653_332; Page: 31; Family History Library Film: 803332.
2. United States Census, 1860, Franklin Township, Linn, Iowa, , , ; NARA microfilm publication M653. .
3. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Illyria, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: M593_391; Page: 110A; Family History Library Film: 545890.
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5. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KLWZ-9Y8 : 18 October 2017), Simeon Bruce and Martha Hummel, 22 Jan 1870, , Fayette, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,018,351..
6. , "United States Census, 1880,", , Family Search (https://familysearch.org : ), S V Bruce, Tehamah, Burt, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district ED 39, sheet 318A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0743; FHL microfilm 1,254,743..
7. Ancestry.com, Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; Series/Record Group: M352; County: Burt; Township: Tekamah; Page: 27.
8. Ancestry.com, Nebraska, State Census, 1885 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002).
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10. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Silver Creek, Burt, Nebraska; Roll: T625_981; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 36.
11. U.S. Census Bureau, "Census 1930,", , Family Search (https://familysearch.org : ), S. V. Bruce, West Point, Cuming, Nebraska.
12. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).