Bruce Bulloch
submitted by: Brooklynne Bulloch
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Bruce Neilson Bulloch was born in 1915 and died at eighty five years old in 2001. He was born in Cedar City, Utah. Some popular songs when he was born were “Pack Up Your Troubles,” and “I Love A Piano “. When he was born, he was born at home because at the time, there were no hospitals in Cedar City. His grandma was there to help him be born. Warren Bruce’s father was married young, and by the time he was thirty eight, he had five kids and Bruce was the oldest. The second oldest kid was Norine who was named after their aunt Norine after she passed away from the Measles pandemic in Cedar City.
Grandpa Bruce's Grandpa David Dunn Bulloch was in the livestock and farming business and became one of the largest cattle and sheep livestock dealers in southern Utah. He was one of the first men to donate land to the railroad company in order for them to bring the railroad to Cedar City. Bruce was seven and a half years old when this happened. My grandpa Bruce said his sister and himself “were given front row seats to this unforgettable day.” He remembers their dad lifting Norine up to president Harding's car. He was the president at that time.
Bruce grew up in Cedar City. He spent most days helping his dad in the barn. He liked playing with his siblings and neighbor friends in the loft of their barn. They attached a rope to the gable and would hang onto it and swing from the loft down into a huge pile of hay. During the summer, they would travel up to Cedar mountain on a horse and wagon. They even slept in the wagon! One summer they decided to build a little cabin. Today we call that cabin “The Upper”. We go there every summer!
In his book, my grandpa Bruce said “the prettiest girls live in St. George ", and that is where he met his wife, her name was Louisa Cox. They got married on August 2nd, 1933 in Beaver, Utah. He was eighteen when they got married. They lied to the judge and said that Louisa was eighteen, but in reality she was actually seventeen. They lied to the judge because they wanted to get married and knew they both had to be eighteen. Their first kid Boyd, my grandpa’s dad, was born on April 24th, 1934. Boyd got a sister in September of 1936, she was my great aunt Beverly.
My great great grandpa Bruce and my great great grandma Louisa lived a happy life living in Cedar City, California, and eventually moved to Boulder City. Louisa died after heart surgery in 1958. Bruce died in 2001 of old age. I have a picture of my dad, my grandpa Troy, my great grandpa Boyd, and my great great grandpa Bruce when my dad was my age. My grandpa Boyd is still alive today, and has more than 124 grandchildren and I am number 81!