Hist. Mss. 4-43
George L.
(1867-1921) and Elsie (Kolb) Bender (1875-1949) Photograph Collection
Photographs, ca. 1860-1972
Contained in 5 Boxes (4 Gray, 1 Oversize), 2 linear feet
Scope and Content
This photographic
collection ranges from the 1860’s to the 1970’s.
However, most of the pictures date from the turn of the 20th
century. There are a few tintypes, but most are on card stock.
The majority of photographs are family pictures of the Bender, Kolb and
Stauffer families. There are also some pictures of friends and
places.
Biographical Sketch
George Lewis Bender was of Amish ancestry born in
Grantsville, Maryland to John and Elizabeth (Otto) Bender. He was
a leader in the mission movement of the Mennonite Church serving as
treasurer and financial agent of the Mennonite Board of Missions and
Charities. He was also cofounder and treasurer of other church
agencies and played an important role in the Prairie Street Mennonite
Church, Elkhart, Indiana. He was married to Elsie Kolb in
1896.
Elsie Kolb was the daughter of Joseph and Nancy
(Stauffer) Kolb of Breslau, Ontario, Canada. After moving to
Elkhart in 1887, they lived for many years at 1711 Prairie Street,
Elkhart, which was the first office of the Mennonite Board of
Missions. They were the parents of seven living children: Harold
Stauffer (b. 1897), Florence Elizabeth (b. 1899), Violet Esther (b.
1901), Wilbur Joseph (b. 1903), Cecil Kolb (b.1906), John Ellsworth (b.
1909), and Robert Leighton (b. 1912). Their last child was George
Howard (b. 1915). He only lived three days.
Administrative
Information
These photographs were deposited into the Archives
by Florence E. Bender, Goshen, Indiana, in 1969 and 1970. In
2004, Mary Eleanor deposited more photographs, some of which were
duplicates of ones already in the collection.
These were originally within the Hist. Mss. 1-392
collection of personal papers, but organized and transferred into a
separate photo collection by Sharon Klingelsmith in 1979. The
inventory listing was done by Ruth Schrock in 1998. The inventory
was updated with the additional photographs in 2004.
See also the G. L. and Elsie (Kolb) Bender
Collection containing their personal papers (Hist. Mss. 1-392).
Series and Box Listing
1. George L. and Elsie (Kolb) Bender Family
Box 1
2. Extended Bender, Kolb, and Stauffer Families
Boxes 2-3
3. General Photographs
Boxes 3-5
Inventory Listing
1. George L. and Elsie (Kolb) Bender
Family
Box 1 (Gray)
1/1 Bender, George L. and Elsie (Kolb),
1896
1/2 Bender, George L.
ca. 1890-1921
Includes funeral service,
1/3 Bender, Elsie (Kolb)
ca. 1880-1893
1/4 Bender, George L., Family
ca. 1909-1940’s
1/5 Bender, Harold S.,
ca. 1897-1950’s
1/6 Bender, Harold S., 6th grade
class
ca. 1911
1/7 Bender, Florence E.
ca. 1900-1940’s
1/8 Bender Turner, Violet
ca. 1919-1940’s
1/9 Bender, Wilbur J.
ca. 1903-1940’s
1/10 Bender, Cecil
ca. 1907-1950’s
1/11 Bender, John E.
ca. 1910-1930’s
1/12 Bender, Robert L.
ca. 1913-1948
1/13 Bender Homes
ca. 1900-1940’s
2. Extended Bender, Kolb and Stauffer
Families
Box 2 (Gray)
2/1 Bender Family
ca. 1905
2/2 Bender, C. Edward
ca. 1914
2/3 Bender, Charles, Family
ca. 1890-1910
2/4 Bender, Clyde
ca. 1910
One photo in oversize folder (5/3)
2/5 Bender, Edward Ross
1914-1916
2/6 Bender, Emma and Beulah
ca. 1900
2/7 Bender, Fred W., Family
ca. 1890-1913
2/8 Bender, George H.
January 1915
2/9 Bender, George Washington
ca. 1900
2/10 Bender, John, Family
ca. 1890-1920’s
2/11 Bender, Luke
ca. 1900
2/12 Bender, Royal B.
ca. 1910
2/13 Bender, Ruth
ca. 1910
2/14 Kolb Family
ca. 1900
One photo in oversize folder (5/4)
2/15 Kolb, Joseph and Nancy
(Stauffer)
ca. 1870’s-1910’s
2/16 Kolb, Lucinda and Elsie (Kolb)
Bender
ca. 1930’s
2/17 Kolb, Irvin, Lucinda, Bender, Elsie
(Kolb)
ca. 1895
2/18 Kolb, Irvin
ca. 1890’s-1910’s
2/19 Kolb, Irvin S. and Lucinda
ca. 1910
2/20 Kolb, Lucinda, Elsie (Kolb) Bender, Oliver
Kolb, ca. 1940’s
Irvin
Kolb
2/21 Kolb, Lucinda
ca. 1910’s
2/22 Kolb, Joseph Home
ca. 1900
2/23 Kolb, Aaron C., Family
ca. 1900-1925
2/24 Kolb Hanthorn, Eva and Billie
ca. 1930’s-1940’s
2/25 Kolb Stahley, Grace
ca. 1940’s
2/26 Kolb, Henry
ca. 1880’s
2/27 Kolb, Mrs. Jacob and Mrs. Bishop
Weber
ca. 1910
2/28 Kolb, Jacob and Grace
ca. 1900’s-1930’s
2/29 Kolb, John Henry
ca. 1900’s
2/30 Kolb, Linda and Mary (Montgomery)
Kolb
ca. 1910’s
2/31 Kolb, Mary (Montgomery), Eva Kolb, Grace
Kolb ca. 1930’s
2/32 Kolb, Oliver
ca. 1890’s
2/33 Kolb, Oliver and Mary
ca. 1890’s-1920’s
2/34 Kolb, Titus
ca. 1900’s
Box 3 (Gray)
3/1 Kolb, Nancy (Stauffer), Esther (Stauffer)
Bray ca. 1900’s
3/2 Kolb, Nancy (Stauffer), Elizabeth “Betzy”
(Stauffer) ca. 1920’s
Gofton, Esther (Stauffer) Bray
3/3 Kolb, Nancy (Stauffer), House
ca. 1920’s
3/4 Stauffer Family Reunion
ca. 1910’s-1920’s
One photo in oversize folder (5/5)
3/5 Stauffer, Dan, Family
ca. 1880’s-1900’s
3/6 Stauffer, Dave
ca. 1870’s
3/7 Stauffer, Enos, Family
ca.
1880’s-1900’s
3/8 Stauffer Thibideau, Etta, and
Family
ca. 1910
3/9 Stauffer, Henry and Clara
ca. 1900’s
3/10 Stauffer, Jacob, Family
ca. 1900’s
3/11 Stauffer, Lizzie
ca. 1900’s
3/12 Stauffer, Lucinda
ca. 1890’s
3/13 Stauffer, Noah
ca. 1880’s
3/14 Stauffer, Norman, Family
ca. 1910’s-1920’s
3/15 Stauffer, Peter and Jared
ca. 1870’s-1880’s
3/16 Stauffer, Peter, Family
ca. 1890’s-1900’s
3/17 Stauffer, Rosanna
ca. 1883
3. General Photographs
3/18 Bauman, Mrs. Hattie
ca. 1880’s
3/19 Betzner, Eliza and Minnie
ca. 1900’s
3/20 Breslau Mennonite Church,
Ontario
ca.
1910’s
3/21 Bricker, Mrs. Dave
ca. 1860’s-1870’s
3/22 Brubaker, Emma
ca. 1920’s
3/23 Brubaker, J.M. and Anna (Roth)
Sept. 30, 1928
3/24 Brunk, Mrs. J.B.
ca. 1890’s
3/25 Brunk, Nieman Artler
ca. 1920’s
3/26 Burkhard, Mary, and Children
ca. 1900’s
3/27 Chilton Family
ca. 1890’s-1900’s
3/28 Cressman Mennonite Church, Breslau,
Ontario ca. 1900’s
3/29 Daniels Family
ca. 1880’s-1900’s
3/30 Dunn Family
Sept. 3, 1913
3/31 Elkhart Sunday School Picnic
ca. 1908-1910
3/32 Elkhart Young Men
empty
3/33 Emerman Sisters
ca. 1890’s
3/34 Feick, Henry and Lydia
(Shantz)
ca. 1896
3/35 Friesen, Florence (Cooprider)
ca. 1910’s
3/36 Gangwer (?)
ca. 1910’s
3/37 Gofton, Elizabeth (Stauffer)
ca. 1870’s-1910’s
3/38 Gofton, Jacob, Family
ca. 1885-1910
3/39 Gofton, Mr. and Mrs. Will
ca. 1890’s
3/40 Good, Dr. Dewitt
ca. 1890’s
3/41 Goshen College
ca. 1930’s
3/42 Grantsville, Maryland
Jan. 31, 1914
3/43 Grosh Family
ca. 1920’s
3/44 Hallman, Mrs. E.S., Mrs. Norman
Stauffer ca.
1890’s
3/45 Hartzler, John E.
ca. 1930’s-1940’s
3/46 Hershberger, Lydia
ca. 1920’s-1930’s
3/47 Hostetler, Miriam A.
ca. 1900’s
3/48 Kauffman, Mrs. Will
ca. 1890’s
3/49 Kurtz House, 8th Street, Goshen,
Indiana
ca. 1910’s
3/50 Lapp, Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon
ca. 1920’s-1930’s
3/51 Lehman, J.S.
ca. 1910’s
3/52 Lehman Family
ca. 1910’s
3/53 Lohis, Barbara, Family
ca. 1900’s-1910’s
3/54 Mennonite Orphan’s Home, West Liberty,
Ohio 1913-1914
3/55 Metzler, Mabel
ca. 1920’s
Box 4 (Gray)
4/1 Miscellaneous
ca. 1890’s-1960’s
4/2 Mount Nebo Schoolhouse, Grantsville,
Maryland 1907
4/3 Musselman, Chris, Family
ca. 1920’s
4/4 Otto, Christ, Family
ca. 1900’s
4/5 Plattsville, Ontario
ca. 1900’s
4/6 Relatives, Miscellaneous
ca. 1900’s-1920’s
4/7 Richter Family
ca. 1880’s
4/8 Shantz, Charles, House in Elkhart, Indiana
(?) ca. 1920’s
4/9 Shoemaker, J.S., Family
ca. 1900’s-1910’s
4/10 Slabaugh, Amanda
ca. 1900’s
4/11 Springs, Pennsylvania
ca. 1910
4/12 Stauffer Bray, Esther, Family
ca. 1880’s
4/13 Steiner, M.S.
ca. 1891-1892
4/14 Utterbein, Mr. and Mrs. Levi
ca. 1890’s
4/15 Wambold, Isaac and Emma
(Hershey)
1886
4/16 Wilson, Dr. and Dr. Shirk
1890’s-1900’s
4/17 Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. J.M
ca. 1940’s
4/18 Yoder, Myra and Mary
1900’s
4/19 Gingerich, Melvin and Verna
1972
Box 5 (Oversize)
5/1 Unidentified Photographs
ca. 1910’s
5/2 Photograph of Kolb Homestead,
Kitchener, ca.
1880’s
Ontario
5/3 Bender, Clyde (See also
2/4)
ca. 1930’s
5/4 Kolb Family (See also smaller photos
of
ca. 1900’s
family,
2/14)
5/5 Stauffer Family Reunion (See also
3/4)
ca. 1890’s, 1928
Name and Subject Tracing
Bender
Family
Box 2
Bender Turner,
Violet
Box 1/4,1/8
Bender,
Cecil
Box 1/4,1/10
Bender, Elizabeth
(Horsch)
Box 1/4,1/5
Bender, Elsie
(Kolb)
Box 1/1,1/3,1/4; 2/16,2/17,2/20; 3/4
Bender,
Florence
Box 1/4,1/7
Bender, George
L.
Box 1/1,1/2,1/4; 3/4
Bender, Harold
S.
Box 1/4,1/5,1/6
Bender,
John
Box 1/4,1/11
Bender,
Robert
Box 1/4,1/12
Bender,
Wilbur
Box 1/4,1/9
Churches
(Ontario)
Box 3/20,3/28
Dwellings
Box 1/13; 2/22; 3/3,3/49; 4/8
Friesen, Florence
(Cooprider)
Box 3/35
Funeral
Service
Box 1/2
Good, Dr.
Dewitt
Box 1/2; 3/40
Goshen
College
Box 3/41
Hartzler, John
E.
Box 3/45
Horsch,
John
Box 1/2
Kolb
Family
Box 2
Kolb,
A.B.
Box 1/2
Kolb,
A.C.
Box 1/2
Kolb,
Irvin
Box 2/17,2/18,2/19
Kolb,
Joseph
Box 2/14,2/15
Kolb,
Lucinda
Box 2/16,2/17,2/19,2/20,2/21
Kolb, Nancy
(Stauffer)
Box 2/14,2/15; 3/1,3/2
Lapp,
Mahlon
Box 3/50
Mennonite Board of
Missions
Box 1/13
Mennonite Orphan’s Home, West
Liberty, Box 3/54
Ohio
Shoemaker, J.S.
Box 4/9
Stauffer
Family
Box 3
Steiner,
M.S.
Box 4/13
July 28, 2004/ Posted on Web by Serena Bracewell
Inventory updated by Serena Bracewell, July 28, 2004
File: HM4-043.doc
Mennonite Church USA Archives – Goshen, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen,
IN 46526
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