Hello Bruces!, My name is Charles D. Bruce, I recently joined the list. I am admittedly "clueless" with regard to how to research my ancestry. My curiosity peaked after I was in the UK on business and was able to visit Scotland for one day. I went to Edinburgh Castle and saw "tons" of Robert the Bruce "stuff" and wondered if there was a possible bloodline. My father always claimed there was, but never provided any kind of evidence to substantiate it (so I just considered his claims "bovine excrement"!). All I have is some data that a distant "aunt" (Josephine Struckman) had sent my father (Alfred Duban Bruce, Jr) about the Bruce side of the family. It only goes back as far as a Samuel Bruce who married an Amelia Jenkins (Amelia Jenkins was the sister (I think?) of Theodore Jenkins, the founder of the Jenkins law library in Philadelphia). Based on a letter from Josephine Struckman, Samuel Bruce left Amelia Jenkins and went to California. I'm not 100% sure how to make a pedigree chart, but here is an attempt using ordinary ASCII text. (use courier or another fixed point font to make it readable). It goes from the oldest (Samuel Bruce) that I know of to newest (my niece Caroline). I believe all the old Bruces were from the Philadelphia area (except for Samuel who may have gone to CA). As you can see, there are lots of question marks. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. Is there any internet web sites I should take a look at that could be helpful? Thanks in Advance, Charles (Chuck) Donald Bruce Pedigree Chart for the Greater Philadelphia Philadelphia Area Bruces -------------------------------------------------------------------- m1 ___ _. Duban |---|1. Dolly Duban B: ??-??-????, D: ??-??-????| | B: ??-??-18??, D: 07-20-1937 Amelia Jenkins | | m. Charles J. Pagels B: ??-??-????, D: ??-??-????| | B: ??-??-18??, D: 01-11-1959 | |2. Alfred A. Duban | B: ??-??-18??, D: 11-12-1938| | m. Mamie Fishcher |---See "1" | B: ??-??-18??, D: 11-08-1953| below | m2 Samuel W. Bruce |---|3. Joseph Miller Potts Bruce | B: ??-??-????, D: ??-??-????| | B: 11-12-1872, D: 08-26-1934| Amelia Jenkins | | m. Elva Lucy Heiser |---See "2" B: ??-??-????, D: ??-??-????| | B: 07-08-1885, D: 07-22-1957| below | |4. John Frederick Bruce | | B: ??-??-18??, D: 08-06-1922| | m. Laura Yahn? |---See "3" | B: ??-??-18??, D: 12-04-1935| below | |5. Dorothy V. Bruce | B: ??-??-????, D: 07-13-1917 1---| (Female) ? Duban | B: ??-??-????, D: ??-??-???? 2---|1. Sidney Rice Bruce | B: ??-??-????, D: ??-??-???? | |2. Josephine B? Bruce | B: 03-16-1916, D: ??-??-???? | m _________ Struckman | B: ??-??-????, D: ??-??-???? | |3. Mary ?. Bruce | B: ??-??-????, D: ??-??-???? | m ? Harboch? | |4. Dorothy V. Bruce | B: ??-??-????. D: 07-31-1917 | m ?Bainbridge | B: ??-??-????. D: 07-31-1917 | |5. Betty (Elizabeth?) __ Bruce | B: ??-??-????. D: 07-31-1917 | m ? Dapke | B: ??-??-????. D: 07-31-1917 | 3---|1. Alfred Duban Bruce | | B: 06-31-1904, D: 06-25-1971| | m Ethel Miriam Shaw |---See "5" | B: ??-??-????, D: ??-??-1993| below | |3. Amelia Jenkins Bruce | B: 02-02-1907, D: 08-05-1957 | m1 Frederick Wilhelm Aiken | B: ??-??-????, D: ??-??-???? | m2 Philip Canton Schwartz | | B: ??-??-????, D: ??-??-????|---Helen Louise Schwartz | | (Daughter from previous marriage?) | |3. Edward Norris Bruce | | B: 12-28-1917?, D: ??-??-????| | m Helen Louise Schwartz |---See "6" | B: 10-24-1916?, D: ??-??-????| below 5---|1. Alfred Duban Bruce, Jr. | | B: 07-02-1929, D: N/A | | m1 Florence Loretta Kelly |---See "7" | B: 04-29-1929, D: N/A | below | m2 Elizabeth Divine | B: ??-??-19??, D: N/A | |2. John Shaw Bruce | B: ??-??-19??, D: ??-??-1998 | |3. Robert Thomas Bruce | | B: ??-??-19??, D: N/A| | m Rebecca Lynn Cannon |---|1. John Charles Bruce | B: ??-??-19??, D: N/A| | B: ??-??-19??, D: N/A 6---|1. Lawrence Philip Bruce | | B: 10-01-1954, D: N/A| | m Judy Clark |-------|1. Shawn Philip Bruce | B: ??-??-19??, D: N/A| | B: 07-01-1975, D: N/A | | | |2. Krisy Michelle Bruce | | B: 02-12-1978, D: N/A | |2. David Edward Bruce | | B: 09-28-1948, D: N/A | | m1 Lindy ? ? |---|3. Jeff ?. Bruce | B: ??-??-19??, D: No data| | B: ??-??-19??, D: N/A | | m2 Fran ? ? | B: ??-??-19??, D: N/A | | m3 Rebecca ? ? |---|4. Lauren ? Bruce (Twin) | B: ??-??-19??, D: N/A | | B: ??-??-1994 | |5. Shelby ? Bruce (Twin) | | B: ??-??-1994 | |3. Michael Alan Bruce | B: 07-27-1955, D: N/A 7---|1. Richard Thomas Bruce | B: 01-09-1955, D: N/A | |2. Loretta Marie Bruce | B: 07-22-1956, D: N/A | |3. Barbara Anne Bruce | | B: 09-02-1957, D: N/A| | m1 Stanley Milton Dunn |---|1. Christopher Stanley Dunn | B: ??-??-19??, D: N/A| | B: 02-28-1981, D: N/A | | m2 Craig William Hauk |---|2. Robert William Hauk | B: ??-??-19??, D: N/A| B: 04-19-1990, D: N/A | | m3 John ?. Hostler | B: ??-??-19??, D: N/A | |4. Kevin Charles Bruce | B: 09-10-1958, D: N/A | m1 Joan ? ???? | B: ??-??-19??, D: N/A | m2 Andrea ? Ciancia | | B: ??-??-19??, D: N/A|---|1. Lauren ?. Bruce | | B: ??-??-199?, D: N/A | | | |2. Caroline ?. Bruce | | B: ??-??-199?, D: N/A | |5. Alfred Duban Bruce, III| | B: 11-12-1960, D: N/A| | m Andrea ? |---|1. Ryan ?. Bruce | B: ??-??-196?, D: N/A| | B: ??-??-199?, D: N/A | |6. Robert Patrick Bruce | B: 10-30-1961, D: N/A | | m Regina Victoria Regallo|---|1. Jason ?. Bruce | B: 08-13-1966, D: N/A | | B: ??-??-199?, D: N/A | |7. Charles Donald Bruce | | B: 07-30-1963, D: N/A| | m Christine Ann Wysocki|---|1. Gregory Charles Bruce | B: 12-11-1967, D: N/A| | B: 07-22-1993, D: N/A | |2. Jeremy Tyler Bruce | B: 03-10-1995, D: N/A | |3. Timothy Michael Bruce | B: 11-02-1997, D: N/A