The correct name for his wife is Elmeda Metelanda Ann Lakey,
this name was changed for his daughters.
Elmeda Roxannah Bruce is his daughter.
E M A Lakey Bruce
Birth: May 14, 1848
Death: Mar. 20, 1880

wife of M C Bruce

Burial:
Bruce Family Cemetery
Forbush
Yadkin County
North Carolina, USA

Created by: kenneth gough
Record added: Mar 11, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 66761337

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Columbus Bruce
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Forbush, Yadkin, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widower
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Jane Bruce
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Neighbors:
Occupation: Farmer
Cannot read/write:

Blind:

Deaf and dumb:

Otherwise disabled:

Idiotic or insane:
Household Members:
Name Age
Columbus Bruce 33
Tory Bruce 8
Tandy Bruce 6
Alexander Bruce 5
Roxannah Bruce 2
Jane Bruce 62
Nancy Joyner 15
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Forbush, Yadkin, North Carolina; Roll: 988; Family History Film: 1254988; Page: 483C; Enumeration District: 228; Image: 0305.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&indiv=try&h=15172376

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Magar C Bruce
[Major C Bruce]
[Hagan C Bruce]
Age: 53
Birth Date: Jun 1846
[Jan 1846]
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Forbush, Yadkin, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Divorced
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: View on Image
Household Members:
Name Age
Magar C Bruce 53 Jun 1846 Divorced
Elmeda R Bruce 22 Oct 1877 Daughter Single
Source Citation
Year: 1900; Census Place: Forbush, Yadkin, North Carolina; Roll: 1225; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0138; FHL microfilm: 1241225

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&indiv=try&h=50639918

By 1900 he had married and divorced

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Lucy F Mitchell
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1864
Marriage Date: 31 Dec 1886
Marriage Place: Yadkin, North Carolina, USA
Mother: Mary Mitchell
Spouse: Major C Brue
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 40
Spouse Mother: Jane Brue
Event Type: Marriage
Source Information
Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=NC-MarriageRecords&indiv=try&h=14984026

1910 United States Federal Census
Name:
[Almeda R Bruce]
Age in 1910: 32
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Forbush, Yadkin, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Major C Bruce
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age
Major C Bruce 63 Widowed
Elmeda R Bruce 32 Daughter Single
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Forbush, Yadkin, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1130; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1375143.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United State

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex&h=20780807&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=IMz367&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=7602