Benhart E. Bender

1914 - 1972  (57 years)

• Name	Benhart E. Bender
  Nickname	Bennie
  Born	26 Jul 1914	McClusky, Sheridan County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Mar 1972	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Walworth County, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I320210	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Jakob M. Bender,   b. 6 May 1888, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 26 Dec 1963, Mobridge, Walworth County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Wilhelmine Ebel,   b. 20 Feb 1892, Artas, Campbell County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 26 Oct 1978, Mobridge, Walworth County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1909
  Family ID	F99182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucille L. Hicks,   b. 5 Feb 1917, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USA ,   d. 26 Jan 2002, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	1937
  Children	1. Billie Benita Bender,   b. 3 Sep 1938, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USA ,   d. 8 Apr 2012, Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F108328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Benhart E "Bennie" Bender Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Birth: Jul. 26, 1914 McClusky Sheridan County North Dakota, USA Death: Mar. 31, 1972 Tucson Pima County Arizona, USA Bennie (sometimes spelled Benny) was a well known bullfighter and rodeo clown during the 1940s and 1950s. He started in rodeo as a bareback bronc and bull rider, and later switched to clowning where he became renowned for his magic broom act. When not rodeoing Bennie worked as a brakeman for The Chicago and North Western Railway. Sometime around 1937 he married Lucille Hicks and a daughter, Billie, was born in 1938. The Bender family made their home in Mobridge, South Dakota. The Chicago and North Western Railway - October 1948: Brakeman Bennie Bender, who is a well known rodeo clown and bull fighter, had the misfortune to break several bones when he was thrown by a Brahma bull in a rodeo at Lusk, Wyo. He spent a week in the hospital and is now recuperating at his home. In 1962 Bennie and his family moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he worked as an Electrical Groundman until his death in 1972. Family links: Parents: Jacob M. Bender (1888 - 1963) Wilhelmina Ebel Bender (1892 - 1978) Spouse: Lucille L Hicks Bender (1917 - 2002) Children: Billie Bender (1938 - 2012)* Siblings: Freda Bender Myren (1910 - 1989)* Evelyn Ethel Bender Bastian (1912 - 1997)* Benhart E Bender (1914 - 1972) Donald James Bender (1921 - 1993)* Floyd Odell Bender (1925 - 1925)* Willard Dallas Bender (1926 - 1927)* Donna Bender Bohl (1928 - 2012)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Mobridge Walworth County South Dakota, USA Created by: Bill Norman Record added: Sep 23, 2015 Find A Grave Memorial# 152692704