This is probably a real long shot but I might have info that Nancy is looking for on the Bruce who was a judge in Mississippi and a book written on the family. My Judge Bruce was in Alabama and died around the turn of the century. At any rate, if not helpful to Nance, maybe it will be of some use to another on the list. I have a John Bruce (b. 16 Feb 1832 d. 1 Oct 1901) who ended up as a judge of the US District Court of Alabama. He was stationed in Mississippi during the Civil War (hense maybe it's the judge you are looking for) and decided to stay in the area ending up in Montgomery, AL. This family stems from three brothers (James, William and Alexander) who with their families came over from Scotland between 1840 and 1842 and initially settled in Wayne County, Ohio. Judge John Bruce is the grandson of the brother James. The book I found on this family is titled: Wallace-Bruce and Related Families, author is James Wallace (related to this line), publisher Mohn Printing Company, Northfield MN copyright 1930. It filled in a lot of holes for me... though I'm still checking for better sources for confirmation (the never ending battle) If anyone wants (or has) further information on this line of Bruces, I'd love to correspond with you. Barbara Harris > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Federal Judge > Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 21:43:00 EST > From: NLB44@aol.com > To: BRUCE-L@rootsweb.com > > I am looking for a federal judge in Mississippi whose surname was Bruce. I > don't have any dates but would guess within the last 50 years. And I don't > know where he was located. But he wrote a family history of his Bruce line > which I would like to acquire. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Nancy > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Isaiah Bruce > Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 11:56:40 -0800 > From: "Nancy Wood" <nbwood@capecod.net> > To: BRUCE-L@rootsweb.com > > Just found my long lost Solomon Bruce on the LDS site which is up and > running temporarily. His parents were Isaiah Bruce and Mary Barnard from > Marlboro, MA., married April 12, 1780. Mary was daughter of Solomon Barnard > and Mary Priest. Solomon married Nancy Maynard, daughter of William Maynard > of Cohassett, MA, date unknown. > The LDS site is very busy...after getting this information, I could go no > further. Can anyone help? LDS address > www.familysearch.org > > nbwood@capecod.net