A biographical history of eminent and self-made men of the state of Indiana : with many portrait-illustrations on steel, engraved expressly for this work . Meth-odist Church. May 15, 1870, at Amber, Michigan, married Miss Helen E. Forbes, one of thedaughters of Rev. Harvey Forbes, a Methodist divine,and for many years a resident of Michigan City,Indiana. She was born at New Diggings, Wisconsin,May 15, 1847. They have had three children—Lottie,Nellie, and Andrew H.—two of whom are living: An-drew, a bright boy of nine years; and Lottie, a child ofthree. Mr. Bearup is a man much liked
A biographical history of eminent and self-made men of the state of Indiana : with many portrait-illustrations on steel, engraved expressly for this work . Meth-odist Church. May 15, 1870, at Amber, Michigan, married Miss Helen E. Forbes, one of thedaughters of Rev. Harvey Forbes, a Methodist divine,and for many years a resident of Michigan City,Indiana. She was born at New Diggings, Wisconsin,May 15, 1847. They have had three children—Lottie,Nellie, and Andrew H.—two of whom are living: An-drew, a bright boy of nine years; and Lottie, a child ofthree. Mr. Bearup is a man much liked and respectedby all who know him. He is a kind and loving a mechanical engineer and draughtsman he has fewequals, and is rapidly rising in the public estimation. ENDER, JOHN S., lawyer, of Plymouth, wasborn January 26, 1S27, near Carlisle, Cumber-land County, Pennsylvania. His parents, Jacoband Jane ( Dobbs ) Bender, natives of the same:, were of German and Irish descent, respectively,ancestor of Jacob Bender came to America in theyear 1616. The forefathers of his wife, who emigratedfrom the north of Ireland at an early period, were of. 7^^A/ ijth DisL] REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF INDIANA. 7 noble origin. John S. Bender spent his childhood inintending the common school and assisting his father,who was a miller, the remainder of the time. Wheneleven years of age he removed with the family toWayne County, Ohio, where he remained five his time, as before, was divided between a littleschooling and a great deal of hard labor. In 1843 ^isfather removed to Bellville, Ohio, where the son at-tended select school four terms. In 1846 the familymoved to Indiana, settling in Oregon, Marshall County,now Starke County. John S. Bender was active in theconstruction of the first school-house in that county,and when it was completed he took charge of the schoolfor three months, receiving for his services board andtwenty dollars per month. The following year, in com-pany with hi
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