Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Bendle, John R. 1839 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

JOHN R. BENDLE. One of the most attractive and tastefully arranged homes in
Burton Towuship, Genesee County, is that owned by Mr. Bendle, who is a
thoroughgoing agriculturist of the modern type. He is so fortunate as to have a
wife who is an ideal home-maker. She is a pleasing lady with a great love for
the floral treasures of nature, and the summer season finds her place literally
a garden of flowers. Mr. Bendle was born on the place where he now lives
December 22, 1839. He is a son of William and Elizabeth (Lake) Bendle. The
former was a native of Devonshire, England, and was born in 1811.

  William Bendle came to America about 1834, and located in New York for awhile,
and about 1836 came to Genesee County and purchased land in Burton Township.
There was a small frame house which stood in the woods, and this he determined
should be his first home here. He returned to New York and married our subject's
mother. She was a native of England and was born in Bedford, Devonshire County.
They came immediately to our subject's present home. The country was wild and
deer were plentiful. They lived upon the place and cleared and improved it. The
mother died in 1873; the aged father still survives, making his home in Flint.

  John Bendle is the eldest of six children, three of whom are living. He
attended the district school in his boyhood and well remembers seeing the deer
scurrying at no great distance from the house. The winter months were spent over
his books, while the summer was spent in farming. He remained at home until
twenty-one years of age and then was engaged in farm labor by the month, being
so employed for two or three years. After his marriage he hired out to work on a
farm and later became overseer of the poor farm for Genesee County, keeping the
place about six years and having about fifty inmates to look after. On leaving
the poor farm he returned to the homestead and spent nine years upon it at that
time.

  Mr. Bendle was married in 1863, his bride being Mary J. Turner, of Devonshire,
England. She came to America in June, 1854, with her parents. She is a daughter
of Robert and Anne (Snell) Turner. The former died in 1889; the mother is still
living. Our subject and his wife are childless. He is a Republican in politics
and lias held various local offices. While the original of our sketch is broad
in his religious belief, his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Our subject has eighty acres of excellent land, which is in a good state of
cultivation. He raises all kinds of stock and has some animals that are worthy
of being recorded. The house is exceedingly pleasant and most tastefully arranged.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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