Noah was born in 1821. He was the son of Joshua Bruce and Sarah Hearn. He passed away in 1886.
Slaves
Noah was recorded in a slave schedule in 1860 in Wise, Virginia, as the "employer" of one slave, owned by Thomas Bowhanan of Greenacres?, Busy, Kentucky.[1]
Name
Sex
Age
Color
Noah B Bruce, employer, Thomas Bowhanan, owner, Greenacres, Busy, Ky
F
35
M
Sources
↑Slave Schedule:
"United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
citing Page: 1; Line: 26; Digital film/folder number: 005171766_020_M9N3-SCS; FHL microfilm: 000805397; Image number: 1
FamilySearch Record: W2XR-WFW2 (accessed 22 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSN-XHM
Noah B Bruce, slave owner, in 1860 in Wise, Virginia, United States.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DT-C7D : 28 March 2022), Noah B Bruse, Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR8-M5L : 15 January 2022), Noah Bruce, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100384041/noah-ballard-bruce : accessed 23 February 2022), memorial page for Noah Ballard Bruce (21 Sep 1821–18 Oct 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 100384041, citing East End Cemetery, Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by James Archer (contributor 47046691) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Noah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
As a member of the US Black Heritage Project, I have added a list of the slaves owned/leased by Noah Bruce on this profile with categories using the standards of the US Black Heritage Exchange Program. This helps us connect enslaved ancestors to their descendants. See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information