U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Bender, Henry (1840-1931) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Page 349 Capt. Henry Bender was the first-born of the children of John and Ann C. (Dabus) Bender, and his birth occurred Aug. 25, 1840, while his parents were living in Baltimore. They came to this county in the following year. Henry Bender was united in marriage to Elizabeth Engle, and to this union nine children have been born, eight of whom are still living. Their names are as follows: Rosa Ann, Leona Hester, Mary Bernice, Lillian Dale, Lucy Lee, Christena Caroline, Julia Alwilda and Victor Goff. Henry Bender enlisted Jan. 7, 1862, in Company F, 10th West Virginia Infantry, and on the 3rd of May, 1862, was commissioned second lieutenant. He was in the engagement of Wardensville, Beverly, Droop Mountain, Cheat river, Leetown, Maryland Heights, Snickers Ferry, Winchester, Berryville, Opequon, Fishers Hill, Cedar Creek (two battles), then transferred to the army of the James, and engaged in the fight at Petersburg, and was present at the surrender of Lee. He was slightly wounded at Droop Mountain and again at Opequon, and received brevet-rank of captain April 20, 1865. In a civil capacity he was the first supervisor of Lincoln township, now Otter district, and was elected magistrate in 1866, serving one year. He was elected to the State Legislature in 1868, sheriff of Braxton county in the fall of 1870, and served two years, member of the board of education in 1881, and is still serving. He is a retired farmer, living on Straight fork of Steer creek, having five hundred acres of land. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Braxton County, WV #3047 FULL-NAME: Henry Bender BIRTH-DATE: August 25, 1840 BIRTH-PLACE: Baltimore, Md. DEATH-DATE: March 15, 1931 DEATH-PLACE: Chapel, Otter District, Braxton County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: widowed OCCUPATION: Retired Farmer FATHER: John Bender (born in Germany) MOTHER: Ann C. Dabus (born in Germany) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Organic Heart Disease INFORMANT: Mrs. Caroline Gibson (of Glendon, W.Va.) BURIAL: Chapel, W.Va. (wife of Henry Bender) From Death Certificate, Braxton County, WV #2372 FULL-NAME: Elizabeth Bender BIRTH-DATE: BIRTH-PLACE: Braxton Co. DEATH-DATE: August 24, 1921 at age 74y-2m-10d DEATH-PLACE: Otter District, Braxton County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: House Hold FATHER: Daniel Engle (born in Germany) MOTHER: Weltz (born in Germany) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Apoplexy INFORMANT: Victor Bender (of Chappel) BURIAL: Chappel ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------