UPDATED: Photos! Henry & Hazel Benge, the Madox's, Buddy and Sammy

UPDATE: Some of these have been updated recently.

Finally, we have some photos. I will need some help in naming some of the older photos, as I don't remember most of them, aside from my own grandparents, Henry and Hazel Benge. I have no idea what year the pictures were taken, or the birth and death dates of most, so all help is welcome. Enjoy!
(most photos can be clicked on to see a larger image)

Henry and Hazel Benge (above)

 

I have been told that this is my Grandmother Hazel's parents, Cecil and Betty Maddox 

  

Above: Albert & Martha Benge.
Believed to be taken at my aunt Mary Ellen Benge's wedding to Larry Riley.

 

My father, Cecil "Buddy" Benge

5 MAY 1946 - 7 SEPT 1981

 

My uncle, Samuel "Bo" Edward Benge, who gave his life for our country in Vietnam.

(13 NOV 1948 - 3 JUNE 1969)
(Special thanks to Sam Benge for emailing me Sam's birthday)

Some Pictures Are Coming!

I spoke with my brother this week, and he is bringing me a disk full of pictures. According to him, there are pictures of Henry and Hazel Benge, Albert and Martha Benge, Grandma and Grandpa Maddox, among others.
Keep checking back, as I will be posting them as soon as I get them.
I also have some census records containing Tillford Benge & family, and am waiting for a scanner to get them online.

...and please, if you have any old Benge family photos on your hard drive, or can scan them, send them to romans833@yahoo.com along with a description of who, where, when, etc.

God Bless,
Aaron

The Hard Drive Has Been Laid To Rest.

Well, it looks like my hard drive will never be revived. I have tried everything.
I am going to have to rely on anyone out there who may have photos of Benge family members from long ago; unless I can get together with my Great Aunt and scan some of hers.


Remember, all comments are welcome and encouraged. If you have info that needs to be posted, please email me at: romans833@yahoo.com.


Thanks again,
Aaron Benge

Still looking for photos...

So far, we're not getting any responses  - we need feedback! 

We recently have suffered a death in the family (my wife's mother), so I haven't been able to add much; I will try to be more diligent in the future, when things get fully back to normal.

On the bright side, we have however had quite a few people from outside of Indiana checking out the site.

Here's a list:

Daniels, West Virginia

Winchester, Kentucky

Batesville, Arkansas

Cincinnati, Ohio

Mason, Ohio

Mountain View, California

...and then a few from  these Indiana cities:

Crawfordsville, Indiana    

Indianapolis, Indiana   

Waynetown, Indiana  

Mace, Indiana  

Thanks for stopping by, and send some pictures if you have them - I'll see to it that they are posted. My hard drive crashed a couple weeks ago, and I lost about 5,000 pictures; including three Benge family reunions and 5 years of family photos. 

...I'll see if I can get my scanner to work.

Hello! Welcome to BengeFamily.com.

Why is there a BengeFamily.com?

At this year's family reunion, I spoke with my Great Aunt, Mary McCullough, about starting a website for the Benge family. The idea behind it was to get the family history and genealogy information online, and possibly provide an outlet where people can post their old (and new) family photos and stories. She told me to give it a whirl, so here goes...

Are you having a baby, or expecting one? This would be a great place to post it. Is there a favorite story about a Grandparent? An interesting fact relating to the history of the Benge name, or possibly a tale of an ancestor who immigrated from a foreign land? Just go to the "post a comment" section after each post and tell your story.

If there are photos that you would like to have posted, send them to romans833@yahoo.com along with names, dates and any other information, and I will see to it that they get posted.

Oh yeah, who am I? My name is Aaron Benge, son of Cecil (Buddy) and Leslie Benge. My Grandparents were Henry and Hazel Benge. I won't bother going any further, because I'll embarrass myself - yet another good reason for a BengeFamily website. I also host a few other sites, including:

www.mangdiddles.com  (www.AaronBenge.com)
www.TheCarpentersShop.info (www.CheckOutTheCarpentersShop.com)
www.theWordisGrace.com

www.TheWordIsGrace.mypodcast.com (study on the book of John); and this one, www.BengeFamily.com (www.BengeFamilyReunion.blogspot.com)

I hope you all join in. Hopefully, in the future, we will be giving updates on the family reunion's budget, and possible ideas for future get-togethers. Let me know what you think; and tell your aunts, uncles. grandparents and cousins. If this turns out to be something that people want, I will add an actual forum sometime. Let me know,Aaron