Born about in Hardy County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Redman
and Lucy Redman
Sister of
Jackson Redman, Catharine Redman, Elizabeth (Redman) Clifford, Jacob Redman, Susan Redman, Richard Henry Redman, Hezekiah Redman, Silas Redman and Margaret Redman
Wife of
Sandford Bruce
— married
12 Nov 1868 in Hardy, West Virginia, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 81
in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Oct 2015
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Biography
Rebecca (Redman) Bruce is a part of US Black heritage.
Ann Rebecca was born about 1845 in Hardy County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Robert Redman and Lucy Redman.[1]
She married Sandford Bruce on November 13, 1868 in Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia.[2][3]
In 1910, she and Sandford were living in Grant, West Virginia. His older brother, Hannibal Bruce, was also in the household.[4] Rebecca & Sandford had been married for 44 years and she is listed as the mother of eight children, six living.
She passed away on July 22, 1926 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.[5] She was buried in West Alexander Cemetery in West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania.[6]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DW-89G : accessed 18 October 2015), Rebecca Redman in household of Robert Redman, Hardy county, part of, Hardy, Virginia, United States; citing family 68, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZP-MNR : 30 January 2020), Ann Rebecca Redman in entry for Sandford Bruce, 1868.
- ↑ Marriage Certificate Image at wvculture.gov
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNG-Y8K : accessed 10 February 2021), Rebecca Bruce in household of Santford I Bruce, Grant, Grant, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 4B, family 64, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1679; FHL microfilm 1,375,692.
- ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMYQ-NMB : 10 March 2018), Rebecca Bruce, 22 Jul 1926; citing Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, County Records, DN3501-91 SN692, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 857,603.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 February 2021), memorial page for Rebecca Anne "Annie" Redman Bruce (1845–22 Jul 1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #161885086, citing West Alexander Cemetery, West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by sympatico (contributor 47285538) .
- "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41H-ZQR : accessed 18 October 2015), Ann R Redman in household of Robert Redman, District No 2, Hardy, Virginia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 95, household ID 656, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,351.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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