David M. Bender

1864 - 1935  (71 years)

• Name	David M. Bender
  Born	28 Jan 1864	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	Cassel, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-77737
  Died	29 Mar 1935	South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I77737	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Johannes B. "John" Bender,   b. 1817, , Germany ,   d. 14 Sep 1874, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Catherine "Katie" Miller,   b. 25 Nov 1823, , Germany ,   d. 1 Jul 1874, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1841	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F19474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Zehr,   b. 20 Feb 1869, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 1938, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	6 Dec 1887  [1]
  Children	1. Jacobena "Bena" Bender,   b. 1 Jun 1889, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1959, Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   2. Catherine Bender,   b. 12 Jun 1899, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Sep 1982, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F20287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bender - David M., 8th son of the late John and Catherine (Miller) Bender, was born Jan. 28, 1864, in Waterloo Co., Ont., where he grew to manhood. He accepted Christ as his personal Savior in his youth and was received in church fellowship by water baptism by Bishop John Gascho of the Wilmot congregation. In this faith he remained faithful to the end. On Dec. 6, 1887 he was joined in holy wedlock to Sister Barbara Zehr of East Zorra. After their marriage they settled in East Zorra. After their marriage they settled in East Zorra and were faithful members in East Zorra congregation, always present at church services, rain or shine, although having several miles to come. This union was blessed with 4 children (Peter of East Zorra; Bena, wife of Noah Lichti, of South Easthope; Annie, wife of Limon Hellmuth, near Ingersoll, Ont.; Katie, wife of Joel Albrecht, of East Zorra). He always enjoyed fairly good health with the exception of last year of his life. In November, 1934, he went to Stratford General Hospital for an operation which proved unsuccessful and thencoming to the home of his son-in-law (Noah Lichti in South Easthope) where he suffered severely at times till death relieved him on March 29, 1935; aged 71 y. 2 m. 1 d. He leaves his bereaved companion, 1 son, 3 daughters, 31 gandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. Services at home by Jacob R. Bender, and at the East Zorra Church by M.Kuepfer, D.S.Iutzi, and Jacob R. Bender. Interment in adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXVIII, No. 7 - May 16,1935

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 16,1935 - obituary of David Bender. [S579] Cemetery - ON, Oxford, East Zorra Township - East Zorra Mennonite Internet Link . David M. Bender 1864-1925/ his wife/ Barbara Zehr 1869-1938 [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Samuel Bender - May 16 1930 pg 5. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852. By Rev'd John Oesch, Minister Of The Mennonist Society, Wilmot Township John Bender, To Catharine Miller, Both Of Wilmot. 11 July 1841. Wit. Rudolph Roth And Christian Kropf. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 23 Jul 1841 pg 30. 11 Jul 1841 Pastor Johannes Oesch m. Johannes BENDER, son of Jacob Bender, to Catharina MUELLER, daughter of the late Jacob Mueller, both from Wilmot.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Jan 1864 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1930 - Cassel, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Mar 1935 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth