Person:Lucy Bender (3)

Some records refer to her as Lucy I believe. I recorded it as a second

name although it probably was not. More information needed.

1. ↑ Family Group Record
   of Jacob and Melissa VanOrsdal Bender from Ira A. VanOrsdal of Cherry Log, Georgia.

   Born October 8, 1855 in Lorain County, Ohio

2. ↑ 1870 Census.

   1870 Census – Algansee, Branch County, Michigan
   25 July 1870
   
   Bender, Jacob, age 40, white male, farmer, 1,400 real estate value, 390 personal estate, born Holland, parents of foreign birth.
   
   Melissa, age 38, white female, keeping house, born New York,
   Lucy, age 14, white female, at home, born Ohio, father of foreign birth.
   Franklin, age 12, white male, at home, born Ohio, father of foreign birth.
   Phoebe, age 7, white female, born Ohio
   Mary, age 5, white female, born Ohio.
   Electa, age 3, white female, born Ohio

3. ↑ Newspaper
   on Death of Lucy Idella Bender Poats.

   Death of Lucy Idella Bender Poats
   
   Mrs. Frank Poats of Algansee, was so terribly burned on Wednesday last by her clothing taking fire from a cook stove, that she died in about 12 hours from the time of the accident. She was the daughter of J. Bender, was 21 years of age, and had been married only about one year.
   
   
   QUINCY ITEMS below:
   Quincy, June 14, 1877
   ~~~A most distressing and fatal accident occurred in Algansee yesterday, some seven miles from here. Mrs. Lucy I. Poats, wife of Frank Poats, was at work about a cook stove, when she discovered that her clothing was on fire. She caught a quilt from the bed and tried to smother the fire by wrapping herself in it, but did not succeed in putting it out. Her husband, who was near, came to her help, but before the fire was extinguished it had burned off a large part of her clothing. From her waist down, and on both arms, the flesh was literally cooked. She lived some twelve hours afterward, when death relieved her sufferings. She had been married a little more than a year, and was in her 22nd year.

4. ↑ Family Group Record
   of Jacob and Melissa VanOrsdal Bender from Ira A. VanOrsdal of Cherry Log, Georgia.
5. ↑ Letter
   from Cecile Ryan Strobel to Norma Strang Larsen.

   Grandma Bender (Melissa) named her children after a lot of those Phillipses and others of her ancestors. For instance: Melissa’s son, Hiram , who died as a baby, was named after Hiram Phillips; Lucy Idella after Lucy Phillips; Mary Elizabeth after Elizabeth VanOrsdal (Melissa's Mother) and Ruby Bender after one of Isaac's children and born on the same day as Ruby R.. Oct. 9. Electa Belle Bender Strang maybe was named after Belle Fey, a niece in Ohio. Phoebe Catherine after Melissa's sister, Phoebe. Phoebe Catherine was always known as Cassie

6. ↑ 1860 Census.

   1860 Federal Census of Carlisle Township, Lorain County, Ohio
   
   p. 2.
   14-14
   
   1 Jun 1860 (official day)
   Jacob Bender, age 30, male, farmer, $500, $100, Birthplace unknown
   Melissa, age 28, female, b. New York
   Lucy, age 4, female, born Ohio
   Franklin, age 2, male, born Ohio

7. ↑ Obituary
   Obituary for Jacob Bender.

   Jacob Bender was born October 11, 1829 and died January 5, 1920, aged 90 years, two months and 24 days. He was married to Melissa Van Orsdal, March 22, 1853. Mrs. Bender died February 21, 1903, they having been married 50 years lacking one month.
   
   The moved from their residence in Lorain County to Hancock County, Ohio in 1864, where they resided four years.
   
   They then moved to Algansee, Michigan where they resided until 1877, from thence they moved to their farm in northeast Quincy, where they have made their home 38 years, moving to Qunicy Village five years ago. Seven children were born to them, five of whom are now living. Frank Bender of Litchfield, Cassie Soper of Quincy, Mary Sisson of Rock Springs, Montana, Electa Strang and Ruby Ryan of Quincy, Michigan, besides fifteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
   
   Mr . Bender was a man of great vitality, having had very little sickness during his long life, and retained his mental faculties perfectly up to a few hours preceding his death.
   
   The funeral services were held at the home on Jackson Street Wednesday afternoon., January 7, Rev. C. D. Page officiating with burial at Lakeview cemetery.

8. ↑ Obituary
   Obituary for Jacob Bender.

   Jacob Bender was born October 11, 1829 and died January 5, 1920, aged 90 years, two months and 24 days. He was married to Melissa Van Orsdal, March 22, 1853. Mrs. Bender died February 21, 1903, they having been married 50 years lacking one month.
   
   The moved from their residence in Lorain County to Hancock County, Ohio in 1864, where they resided four years.
   
   They then moved to Algansee, Michigan where they resided until 1877, from thence they moved to their farm in northeast Quincy, where they have made their home 38 years, moving to Qunicy Village five years ago. Seven children were born to them, five of whom are now living. Frank Bender of Litchfield, Cassie Soper of Quincy, Mary Sisson of Rock Springs, Montana, Electa Strang and Ruby Ryan of Quincy, Michigan, besides fifteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
   
   Mr . Bender was a man of great vitality, having had very little sickness during his long life, and retained his mental faculties perfectly up to a few hours preceding his death.
   
   The funeral services were held at the home on Jackson Street Wednesday afternoon., January 7, Rev. C. D. Page officiating with burial at Lakeview cemetery.

9. ↑ 1870 Census.

   1870 Census – Algansee, Branch County, Michigan
   25 July 1870
   
   Bender, Jacob, age 40, white male, farmer, 1,400 real estate value, 390 personal estate, born Holland, parents of foreign birth.
   
   Melissa, age 38, white female, keeping house, born New York,
   Lucy, age 14, white female, at home, born Ohio, father of foreign birth.
   Franklin, age 12, white male, at home, born Ohio, father of foreign birth.
   Phoebe, age 7, white female, born Ohio
   Mary, age 5, white female, born Ohio.
   Electa, age 3, white female, born Ohio

10.   GEDCOM file submitted by From Bruce Bender. Created on 26 NOV 2006. Imported on 26 Nov 2006..
11. ↑ I am taking the material from Ira A. VanOrsdal's records. He lists the births of the first three children as Lorain, Ohio. There is a Lorain town in Lorain County, I will guess that they were farmers, and so probably lived in the county, but not in any specific city. So, I will assume it is Lorain County, and not Lorain, the town.