b: Daviess Co IN; s/of Andrew Nicholas Bender (6 Jul 1876 IN-12 Dec 1930 buried St Mary Cem) & Catherine Elizabeth Limbach (26 May 1880 IN-30 Mar 1937 Mt Carmel); m: 22 May 1922 Nina B Kuehling*; res: 1910 Washington - Daviess Co IN 1930-40 Mt Carmel; ch: Delbert Earl (30 Jul 1923 Mt Carmel-15 Nov 1976 buried Princeton - Gibson Co IN m: 1942 Mildred DeBord) & Philip Clayton* (21 May 1931 Mt Carmel m: Donna*; m2: 1981 Henderson KY Betty J Wallace)