Bruce, Mary Blanche[1]
1872 - 1961 (89 years)-
Name Bruce, Mary Blanche Birth 4 Aug 1872 Rappahannock, Virginia 
Gender Female Name Molly Bruce [2] Name Polly Bruce [1] Death 18 Dec 1961 Luray, Page, Virginia Burial Sperryville Cemetery, Sperryville, Rappahannock, Virginia Person ID I29830 European Descendants Last Modified 16 Apr 2026
Father Bruce, James William, b. Abt 1818, Madison, Virginia d. 14 Apr 1907 (Age 89 years)Mother Jenkins, Martha Ellen, b. Apr 1837, Rappahannock, Virginia d. Yes, date unknownMarriage 2 Jan 1866 Rappahannock, Virginia Family ID F12277 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Alther, Jacob II, b. 1844, Virginia d. 1 Mar 1911, Springville, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 67 years)Marriage 31 Dec 1888 Rappahannock, Virginia Children 1. Alther, George William, b. 25 Sep 1889, Virginia d. 1 Feb 1985, Front Royal, Warren, Virginia (Age 95 years)2. Alther, Emma, b. Mar 1890, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown3. Alther, Bessie, b. 8 Mar 1895, Sperryville, Rappahannock, Virginia d. 25 May 1979, Page Memorial Hospital, Luray, Page, Virginia (Age 84 years)4. Alther, Virgie Mary, b. 21 Jul 1898, Virginia d. 24 May 1988, Culpeper, Virginia (Age 89 years)5. Alther, Ollie May, b. 9 Oct 1901, Virginia d. 15 Mar 1994, Front Royal, Warren, Virginia (Age 92 years)6. Alther, Jonas, b. 9 Aug 1904, Rappahannock, Virginia d. 16 Sep 1984, Front Royal, Warren, Virginia (Age 80 years)Family ID F12276 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Apr 2026
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Burial - - Sperryville Cemetery, Sperryville, Rappahannock, Virginia 
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Sources - [S674] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org), ((http://new.familysearch.org)), ). (Reliability: 3).
- [S845] Rappahannock News, Rappahannock News, ((https://www.virginiachronicle.com/)), accessed 16 Apr 2026), Bessie Alther Woodard Obituary, 31 May 1979, Page 6; https://www.virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=RPN19790531.1.6. (Reliability: 3).
Mrs. Bessie Alther Woodard, 84, of Sperryville died Friday, May 25,1979, at Page Memorial Hospital in Luray. Graveside services were conducted Sunday at the Sperryville Cemetery by the Rev. Ray Campbell. Mrs. Woodard was the widow of Charles Hubert Woodard. A native of Sperryville, she was the daughter of the late Jake and Molly Alther. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Kathry Griffith of Luray and Mrs. Virginia Woodard of Norfolk; a son, Wilson Woodard of Sperryville; three grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, George Alther and Jonas Alther, both of Sperryville; and three sisters, Mrs. Virgie Pullen and Miss Emma Alther, both of Sperryville, and Miss Ollie Alther of Washington, D. C.
Rappahannock News, Volume 30, Number 22, 31 May 1979, Page 6
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