This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mrtsix3 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.southcarolina.counties.greenville/1200.1431.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My ggg grandfather was Benjamin Franklin Bruce born 1820 i Greenville District, S.C. and the brother of your Elizabeth....and the son of Joel Bruce and Mary West. Benjamin Franklin left S.C. sometime around the mid 1840's and settled around Pontotoc County, Mississippi. I know that Elizabeth Bruce her husband William Hyde steeled around Lafayette County, MS. I have pretty extensive work on this Bruce family and have a family tree on the internet with a lot of information, pictures and documents. Can you give me any further info on Elizabeth and William? And do you have any photos of them? Are they buried in the Midway Cemetery in MS? And do you know what the connection with Wesley Bruce is? I saw on this posting someone said that Joel had a son named John and I have not found that to be true. I also have a copy of Joel's will and it does not name a John. It does name his brother Charles, Jr. and mention his second wife, Dorcas (unknown last name) and her children. Dorcas later moved to Georgia and I hav esome information on these children who are step-brothers and sisters to my Benjamin Franklin Bruce, son of Joel Bruce. Is Wesley Bruce also John Wesley Bruce....and if so who does he belong to? I am excited to see that you are a relative of Elizabeth and WIlliam Hyde and hope to hear from you soon. My direct email is: mrtsix3@bellsouth.net Thanks, Faye Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.