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 | Birth — January 31, 1876 24 29 — Yankton, Yankton, Dakota Territory, United States |
| Census — June 1, 1880 (aged 4 years) Age: 4 — Jakob Bender homestead, Scotland, Bon Homme, Dakota Territory, United States |
| Census — June 1, 1900 (aged 24 years) Age: 24 — Washington, Bon Homme, South Dakota, United States |
| Marriage — September 9, 1907 Husband’s age 31 years Wife’s age 22 years — Linton, Emmons, North Dakota, United States — John Bender + Christina Lindemann |
| Census — April 15, 1910 (aged 34 years) Age: 34 — John Bender farm (first), Winona, Emmons, North Dakota, United States |
| Property — about 1916 — John Bender farm (first), Winona, Emmons, North Dakota, United States |
| Residence — September 2, 1918 — School District 17, McIntosh, North Dakota, United States |
| Census — January 1, 1920 (aged 43 years) Age: 46 — School District 17, McIntosh, North Dakota, United States |
| Census — April 1, 1925 (aged 49 years) Age: 50 — Winona, Emmons, North Dakota, United States |
| Census — April 1, 1930 (aged 54 years) Age: 54 — Winona, Emmons, North Dakota, United States |
| Census — April 1, 1940 (aged 64 years) Age: 64 — Winona, Emmons, North Dakota, United States |
| Residence — from 1958 to September 20, 1965 — Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota, United States |
| Death — September 20, 1965 (aged 89 years) — Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota, United States |
| Burial — September 23, 1965 (3 days after death) — Worms Lutheran Cemetery, Winona, Emmons, North Dakota, United States |