Born in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Henley Bruce
and Elizabeth (Justice) Bruce
Sister of
Joshua Henderson Bruce, Daniel Wesley Bruce, Erastus M. Bruce, Minerva Ann (Bruce) Repass, Josiah Bruce, Herald Fulton Bruce and Margaret E. Bruce
[spouse(s) unknown]
Mother of
Geneva Elizabeth (Locke) Johnston
Died
at age 28
in Giles, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Nov 2014
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Biography
Melissa (Malissa) Jane Bruce was born in February of 1827 in Virginia. She was the daughter of James Bruce and Elizabeth Justice. She passed away in 1855.
Sources
- "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRM8-2L2 : 29 January 2020), Malicia J Bruce in entry for John F Locke, 1848.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D5-B24 : 23 December 2020), Jane Lock in household of John F Lock, Smyth, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQM-13B : 29 January 2020), Malissa J. Locke, 1855.
- "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JBW-9PYR : 4 April 2023), Malissa J Locke, 1855.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111052859/melissa-jane-locke: accessed 27 June 2023), memorial page for Melissa Jane Bruce Locke (20 Feb 1827–13 Oct 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111052859, citing Bruce Cemetery, Bland, Bland County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by ❤ Carole Elizabeth Nurmi Cummings # 47178231 (contributor 47178231).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Malissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Malissa:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Malissa by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Malissa:
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~1.56%
G Bruce
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch BV4392668 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Tokcha Bobbitt :
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