Montgomery County PA Archives Biographies.....Benner, Milton Bergey March 20, 1862 - 
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Source: Biographical Annals of Montgomery County Pennsylvania, T. S. Benham & Company and the Lewis Publishing Company, 1904
Author: Ellwood Roberts, Editor

  MILTON BERGEY BENNER, farmer and dealer in live stock, is 
a native of Lower Salford township, Montgomery county, where 
he was born, March 20, 1862. He was educated in the public 
schools of the vicinity, leaving school at the age of 
eighteen years. He engaged in the occupation of farming in 
Lower Salford, remaining there until he was about 
twenty-five years of age, when he married. He removed to 
Worcester township in 1890, and purchased the Rev. David 
Krieble farm, upon which still stands the dwelling house 
erected in 1827. Mr. Benner owns about sixty-five acres on 
this farm, and it is very fertile and productive. Besides 
farming, he deals quite extensively in live stock, as has 
been stated. He is a Republican in his political views and 
is a member of the Schwenkfelder church.

Mr. Benner married December 24, 1887, Minnie, daughter of 
Milhom H. Cassel. They have five children as follows: Essie, 
fourteen years of age; Robert, twelve years of age; Carrie, 
ten years old; Mamie, eight years old; and Henry, three 
years old.

  Abraham Benner (father) was born March 28, 1827, and died 
October 25, 1889, and is buried in Lower Salford township. 
He was a tailor by trade, and worked for many years in 
Limerick township.

  Caroline (Bergey) Benner, was born 'March 19, 1831, and is 
still living in Limerick township. Their children were, 
seven in all: the eldest died in infancy; Mary Amanda, died 
when about six years old; Sarah Ann, wife of Abraham 
Slemmer, lives in Lower Salford, Caroline, died when nine 
years of age; Katie is the wife of John Peterman; Addie is 
the wife of George Sever, of Limerick township.
 
  Abraham Benner (grandfather) married Sarah Markley. Both 
lived to an advanced age and are long since deceased.

  The grandfather on the mother's side was Christian Bergey, 
of a well known Montgomery county family. He married Mary 
Souder and both are long since deceased. The brothers and 
sisters of Mr. Benner's mother were Henry; Bergey; Mahlon; 
Aaron; Maggie; Mary, who lives in Michigan; and Kate, who 
died unmarried.

  The brothers and sisters of Mr. Benner's father were: 
Charles, deceased; Elias, deceased; Maria, deceased; Sarah, 
living, at nearly ninety years of age, married to Jacob 
Markley; and Deborah, deceased.

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