Arthur
Lester
Bruce
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan
Ancestors 
Son of James L. Bruce Sr.
and Mary Jane (Silsbury) Bruce
Brother of
Elmer Riley Bruce, Alice Ermina (Bruce) Curtis, Charles Bruce, Ella L. (Bruce) Ellsworth, Emma Bruce [half], Mae Bruce [half] and James Leonard Bruce [half]
Husband of
Emma (Chadwick) Bruce
— married
4 Jul 1885 (to 22 Apr 1903) in Deford, Tuscola County, Michigan
Husband of
Martha L. (Chadwick) Bruce
— married
6 Jun 1906 in Gaylord, Otsego County, Michigan
Died
at age 87
in Oxford, Oakland County, Michigan
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jul 2011
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Biography
Lived in Deford in 1894. Owned a store in the Village of Deford in 1901. Lived in Caro in 1917. Lived in Deford in 1918. Lived in Richmond in 1921, 1922.
Deford Postmaster in 1916.
Sources
CASS CITY CHRONICLE-THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1972 - Page 5.
MRS. EDNA MALCOLM remembers how Deford used to be. ... She remembered when she was a little girl of 3 or 4 years how she slept overnights with her uncle Arthur Bruce's family. He ran the post office which was located in a hardware store, last owned by R.E. Johnson before it closed six years ago. The Road Commission bought the building since and has been usinc it as the Deford Garage. ...
CCC - 11/15/1901 - Page 5.
J. W. McCain has sold his house and lot to A. L. Bruce of this place.
CASS C!T Y CHRONICLE--FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1933. - Page 5.
Members of the Bruce family assembled for dinner on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bruce and spent the afternoon together. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bruce, E. R. Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Bruce of Fairgrove, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kelley and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kelley, Mr. and Mrs. James Sangster, Bruce Malcolm, Mr. and Mrs. H.D. Malcolm, and Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Bruce, who are leaving on Sunday for Iowa.
Arthur Lester Bruce & ?? Elmer Roland Bruce Roland Bruce & Lottie Parks Bruce Eldon Bruce & Lillie Mae Ferguson Bruce Clinton Bruce & Alice G. ? Bruce Walter Kelley & Blanche Bruce Kelley & sons Kenneth Kelley & James Sangster & Myrtle Bruce Sangster Bruce Malcolm (son of Howard & Edna Malcolm) Howard D. Malcolm & Edna Belle Bruce Malcolm W.A. Bruce &
Birth: Jan. 16, 1860 Oakland County Michigan, USA Death: Oct. 18, 1947 Oxford Oakland County Michigan, USA
Family links:
Spouses:
Emma Jane Chadwick Bruce (1869 - 1903)
Martha L. Chadwick Bruce (1877 - 1963)
Children: Blanche E Bruce Kelley (1896 - 1967)*
- Calculated relationship
Burial: Novesta Township Cemetery Cass City Tuscola County Michigan, USA
Created by: Jack Vander-Schrier Record added: Nov 27, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 16805572
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- Bob Bruce
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-P312, FTDNA kit #50370
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~1.56%
Rick Parrott :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #544959
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