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Effie Velma <I>Hook</I> Bruce

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Effie Velma Hook Bruce

Birth
Oblong, Crawford County, Illinois, USA
Death
7 Oct 1961 (aged 70)
Chico, Butte County, California, USA
Burial
Chico, Butte County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 36 Lot 2712 sp 1
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1900 census Oblong, Crawford, IL: John B. Hook, aged 40, born Apr 1860, merchant, bp IL, both parents OH; Lenora aged 44, born 1856, married 19 years, two children w/two living, bp IN, both parents IN; Juna V. aged 18, born Oct 1881; Effa V. aged 9, born May 1891 -- both born IL, both parents IL; stepchildren last name Wylde: David aged 16, born Jul 1883; Glen aged 14, born Aug 1885; Frank aged 12, born Oct 1887; Fred aged 9, born Aug 1890 -- all born IL, both parents IL.

1910 census Chico, Butte, CA: Oleander Street, Chico, Butte, CA: John B. Hook, aged 50, farmer, second marriage, bp IN, both parents U.S.; Leonora, aged 56, second marriage, married 11 years, six children w/five living, bp IL, father IL, mother IN; Effie aged 18, bp IL, father IL, mother IN; Frank Wylde, aged 22, shipping clerk Wells Fargo & Co.; Fred Wylde, aged 19 -- both born IL, father U.S., mother IN.-census information courtesy the files of Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
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Chico Record, Saturday Morning, December 27, 1919, pg 4 col 3: Everet Bruce Claims Effie Hook As Bride. Miss Effie Verma [sic] Hook became the bride of Everet Bruce at a simple service performed at the Christian Church, by Rev. Galen Lee Rose yesterday morning.

The bride is the daughter of J.B. Hook, of Third avenue and Oleander street and a graduate of Chico High school. The groom, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. N.H. Bruce, of Chico Vecino, is a veteran of the world war and is engaged in ranching.

After a honeymoon trip in the south for several weeks, the couple will make their home here.
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Chico Enterprise-Record, Monday, October 9, 1961, p. 3A: "Effie V. Bruce. Mrs. Effie V. Bruce, who had made her home in Chico for several years, died at Enloe Hospital on Saturday. Mrs. Bruce was born in Oblong, Ill., on May 25, 1891. She moved to California in 1904 and established her home in Chico. Following her graduation from business college in Chico, Mrs. Bruce became bookkeeper for the Christopher Meat Market and later was bookkeeper for the stage line running from Chico to Westwood. For the past 31 years, Mrs. Bruce had been bookkeeper for Dr. E.L. Meyers. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Chico and also the American Legion Auxiliary of Chico.

"Surviving Mrs. Bruce are her husband, Evert, of Chico; a sister, Mrs. June David of Chico; a step-sister, Mrs. Glen Caywood, and a step-brother, Frank Wylde, also of Chico; three nieces and a nephew.

"Funeral services will be conducted in the chapel of the Brusie Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 p.m. and interment will take place in the family plot of the Chico Cemetery."
1900 census Oblong, Crawford, IL: John B. Hook, aged 40, born Apr 1860, merchant, bp IL, both parents OH; Lenora aged 44, born 1856, married 19 years, two children w/two living, bp IN, both parents IN; Juna V. aged 18, born Oct 1881; Effa V. aged 9, born May 1891 -- both born IL, both parents IL; stepchildren last name Wylde: David aged 16, born Jul 1883; Glen aged 14, born Aug 1885; Frank aged 12, born Oct 1887; Fred aged 9, born Aug 1890 -- all born IL, both parents IL.

1910 census Chico, Butte, CA: Oleander Street, Chico, Butte, CA: John B. Hook, aged 50, farmer, second marriage, bp IN, both parents U.S.; Leonora, aged 56, second marriage, married 11 years, six children w/five living, bp IL, father IL, mother IN; Effie aged 18, bp IL, father IL, mother IN; Frank Wylde, aged 22, shipping clerk Wells Fargo & Co.; Fred Wylde, aged 19 -- both born IL, father U.S., mother IN.-census information courtesy the files of Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
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Chico Record, Saturday Morning, December 27, 1919, pg 4 col 3: Everet Bruce Claims Effie Hook As Bride. Miss Effie Verma [sic] Hook became the bride of Everet Bruce at a simple service performed at the Christian Church, by Rev. Galen Lee Rose yesterday morning.

The bride is the daughter of J.B. Hook, of Third avenue and Oleander street and a graduate of Chico High school. The groom, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. N.H. Bruce, of Chico Vecino, is a veteran of the world war and is engaged in ranching.

After a honeymoon trip in the south for several weeks, the couple will make their home here.
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Chico Enterprise-Record, Monday, October 9, 1961, p. 3A: "Effie V. Bruce. Mrs. Effie V. Bruce, who had made her home in Chico for several years, died at Enloe Hospital on Saturday. Mrs. Bruce was born in Oblong, Ill., on May 25, 1891. She moved to California in 1904 and established her home in Chico. Following her graduation from business college in Chico, Mrs. Bruce became bookkeeper for the Christopher Meat Market and later was bookkeeper for the stage line running from Chico to Westwood. For the past 31 years, Mrs. Bruce had been bookkeeper for Dr. E.L. Meyers. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Chico and also the American Legion Auxiliary of Chico.

"Surviving Mrs. Bruce are her husband, Evert, of Chico; a sister, Mrs. June David of Chico; a step-sister, Mrs. Glen Caywood, and a step-brother, Frank Wylde, also of Chico; three nieces and a nephew.

"Funeral services will be conducted in the chapel of the Brusie Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 p.m. and interment will take place in the family plot of the Chico Cemetery."


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  • Maintained by: Adriana
  • Originally Created by: J
  • Added: Feb 19, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65868687/effie_velma-bruce: accessed ), memorial page for Effie Velma Hook Bruce (25 May 1891–7 Oct 1961), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65868687, citing Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte County, California, USA; Maintained by Adriana (contributor 47328225).