St. Clair County People of Interest



SIMEON C. BRUCE

Also see Capt. Charles E. Spedden

1840 Rives Co., MO Census – Tebo Township:
Simeon C. Bruce
1 male age 30-40
no one else listed in this household


1850 St. Clair County Census - District No. 79 Being:
16 October
238/438 S.C. Bruce, age 42, male, farmer, $800 real estate, born TN
Zarilda C., age 22, female, born TN
Maria O., age 10, female, born MO, attended school
Susan R., age 6, female, born MO, attended school
Mary E., age 3, female, born MO
Eliza T., age 7/12, female, born MO


1850 St. Clair Co., MO Slave Schedule – District No. 79 Being:
Page 3, Column 1, Line 37 S.C. Bruce

List individually / age / sex/ race

1 48 M B
1 48 F B
1 28 M B
1 21 F B
1 19 F B
1 6 M B
1 4 F B
1 5/12 M B

1860 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Monegaw Township:
Page 159, Line 39, 15 September, Chalk Level & Osceola P.O.
1117/1068 S.C. Bruce, age 52, male, farmer, $7000 real estate, $10,000 personal estate, born TN
Susan C. Bruce, age 15, female, born MO, attended school
Mary E. Bruce, age 12, female, born MO, attended school
Tabitha E., age 9, female, born MO, attended school
Thomas, age 7, male, born MO, attended school

1860 St. Clair Co., MO Slave Schedule – Monegan Township:
Page 7, Column 2, Line 37 Simeon C. Bouse

List individually / age / sex/ race

1 50 F M
1 30 M B
1 31 F B
1 27 F B
1 26 M B
1 24 F B
1 18 M B
1 11 M B
1 14 M B
1 8 F B
1 6 F B
1 5 F M
1 3 M B

1870 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Osceola Township:
Taberville P.O., 6 July, line 28
18/17 Bruce, Simmion, age 62, male, white, farmer, $9000 real estate, $1385 personal estate, born TN, male citizen over age 21
Tobby, age 19, white female, keeping house, born MO
Thomas, age 17, white male, farm work, born MO, attended school

1870 Bates Co., MO Census – Pleasant Gap:
Page 18, Line 6, 25 June
119/125 Spedden, C.E., age 27, white male, merchant, $6000 personal estate, born MO, over age 21
Mollie E., age 22, white female, keeping house, born MO
Mary H., 61, white female, born MD
Steager, Rob, age 22, white male, clerk in store, $85 personal estate, born MO, over age 21

1880 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Appleton City:
Dist. 6, ED 225, Page 25, 12 June
220/226 Spedden, Chas E., white male, age 38, married, clerk in store, born MO, both parents born MD
Mary E., white female, age 27, wife, married, keeping house, born MO, both parents born TN

1880 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Chalk Level Township:
Dist. 6, ED 230, Page 17, 12 June
139/156 Bruce, Simmeon, white male, age 73, widowed, farmer, born TN, both parents born NC
Tabitha, white female, age 30, single, keeping house, born MO, both parents born TN
Thomas, white male, age 27, son, single, farmer, born MO, both parents born TN
Ashby, Cassie, white female, age 26, granddaughter, single, teaching school, born MO, both parents born MO

1900 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Osceola Township, Osceola City:
Dist. 6, ED 15, Page 10B, Line 98, 15 June
222/224 Spedden, Charles E., head, white male, born February 1842, age 58, married 30 years, born MO, father born England, mother born MD, salesman, dry goods, unemployed 0 months, can read & write, speaks English, owned mortgaged home
Mary E., wife, white female, born February 1847, age 53, married 30 years, 0 children, 0 living, born MO, both parents born TN, can read & write, speaks English
Bruce, Tabitha E., sister-in-law, white female, born March 1850, age 50, single, born MO, both parents born TN, can read & write, speaks English

1900 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Center Township:
Dist. 6, ED 139, Page 8B, Line 64, 21 June
133/133 Bruce, Thomas A., head, white male, born December 1853, age 46, married 16 years, born MO, both parents born TN, farmer, can read & write, speaks English, owned farm free, farm # 13
Bettie, wife, white female, born June 1862, married 16 years, 3 children, 2 living, born TX, father born TN, mother born TX, can read & write, speaks English
Decherd, son, white male, born October 1884, age 15, single, born MO, father born MO, mother born TX, at school 7 months, can read & write, speaks English
Babe, daughter, white female, born February 1895, age 5, single, born MO, father born MO, mother born TX
Tabitha E., sister, white female, born March 1851, age 49, single, born MO, both parents born TN, can read & write, speaks English

1910 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Center Township:
Dist. 6, ED 127, Page 5B, Line 69, 25 April
89/90 Bruce, Thomas, head, white male, age 57, married 26 years, 1st marriage, born MO, both parents born TN, speaks English, farmer, general farm, can read & write, owned farm free, farm # 76
Bettie, wife, white female, age 48, married 26 years, 1st marriage, 4 children, 1 living, born TX, father born TN, mother born GA, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write
Decard, son, white male, age 24, single, born MO, father born MO, mother born TX, speaks English, farm laborer, home farm, unemployed 0 months, can read & write
Tabitha E., sister, white female, age 60, single, born MO, both parents born TN, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write

1920 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Center Township:
Dist. 6, ED 136, Page 1B, Line 77, 7 January, Decherd Bruce, Enumerator
15/15 Bruce, Decherd, head, owned home, mortgaged, white male, age 35, married, can read & write, born MO, father born MO, mother born TX, speaks English, farmer, general farm, farm # 14
Grace, wife, white female, age 31, married, can read & write, born AR, father born KY, mother born MO, speaks English, no occupation
William, son, white male, age 1 3/12, single, born MO, father born MO, mother born AR, no occupation

1920 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Center Township:
Dist. 6, ED 136, Page 2A, Line 7, 9 & 12 January
23/24 Bruce, Thomas, head, owned home free, white male, age 67, married, can read & write, born MO, both parents born TN, speaks English, farmer, live stock, farm # 23
Bettie, wife, white female, age 57, married, can read & write, born TX, father born TN, mother born GA, speaks English, no occupation
Tabitha, sister-in-law, white female, age 70, single, can read & write, born MO, both parents born TN, speaks English, no occupation



Early Settlers of St. Clair County, SCC website:

In 1837 Simeon Bruce settled on section 4, Township 38, Range 26.



International Genealogical Index:

Maria O. Bruce – Spencer P. Ashby, married 22 December 1858, St. Clair Co., MO.

Mary E. Bruce – Charles E. Spedden, married 23 February 1869, St. Clair Co., MO. Batch M515161

Thomas Almo Sene Bruce – Bettie Decherd, married 13 June 1883, Osceola, St. Clair Co., MO. Bettie Decherd born 4 June 1862, daughter of Peter Benjamin Decherd & Sarah Frances Newsome.

Thomas A. Bruce – Betty Dechard, married 13 June 1883 St. Clair Co., MO. Batch M515161



Yeater cemetery Records:
Bruce, Zurilda C., (no dates)
Bruce, Thomas A., 1852 - 1927
Bruce, Tabitha E., 1850 - 1924
Bruce, Simmie C., 1886 - 1887
Bruce, Simeon C., died 3 February 1892, age 84y, 11m, 18d
Bruce, Bettie, 1862 - 1955

St. Clair Co., MO Cemetery Records:
Yeater Cemetery
Bruce, Bettie, wife of Thomas A., 1862 – 1955
Bruce, Simeon C., died 3 February 1892, age 84y, 11 m, 18 d
Bruce, Simeon “Simmie” C., son of Thomas A. & Bettie, 12 October 1886 – 21 September 1887
Bruce, Tabitha E., 1850 – 1924
Bruce, Thomas A., 1852 – 1927
Bruce, Zurilda C., (no dates)

Appleton City Cemetery:
Spedden, Capt. Charles E., (Civil War), died February 1909
Spedden, Mary Martin, 1803 – 1873
Spedden, Mollie, 1847 – 1902
Ashby, Charley, (no dates)

Robinson Cemetery:
Ashby, Carrie A., 4 March 1907 – 15 March 1984
Ashby, Frank H., 10 July 1889 – 29 June 1985

Osceola Cemetery:
Bruce, Maria O., died 5 August 1840, age 23y, 3m, 2d.