Col Daniel Cresap Bruce

• General Notes
  • BRUCE 10 Jun 1880 Col Daniel Cresap Bruce died Thursday night (8 Jul) at his home on Prospect Square after a long illness from a complication of diseases. He was born 18 Dec 1809 and the son of William and Phoebe Bruce. Andrew Bruce, his grandfather was a native of Scotland and located at Frederick MD prior to the Revolutionary War. His grandfather on the mother's side was Col Joseph Cresap, a nephew of the Indian fighter Capt. Michael Cresap. He was raised by his grandfather following the death of his parents, he moved to Ohio and was the State Superintendent of Public Works. He married there and when she died, he moved back to be superintendent of the Frostburg Coal Co. Then he married a daughter of Meshack Frost, who survives along with 3 children; Misses Kate and Helen and Webster Bruce. The funeral is from Emmanuel Episcopal Church with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. [Article is 8 paragraphs].