Bench Diary Index
Contributed by Nathan Haley
The following index of Jesse James Bench's 1900-1908 diary is a compilation of names (both people and places) mentioned in the diary. Any relatives of Jesse James Bench are indicated as such. Please contact Nathan
Haley if you recognize any names. See a picture of Nathan's family below.
Note: '*' by a name indicates at least one known photo exists of this person.
Bench Family- Rock Island - 1910
Contributed by Nathan Haley
Back of the postcard pictured above.
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ANDREWS
Mr.
ATWORTH
Bro. [Rock Island Baptist Church member]
BAXTER
George
Ida
BELKHAM
Parsons * [R.L.D.S. Pastor]
Mrs. *
BENCH
Charles Adrian "Charley" [younger brother] *
Frankie Marie [daughter] *
James J. "Pa" [father] *
James Joshua "Jim" [son] *
Jessie Elizabeth [daughter] *
John Thomas "Jno" [older brother] *
Lillian (Bournhauser) [sister-in-law] *
Marion Francis "Frank" [younger brother] *
Mary (Frazier) [wife] *
Sarah (Reynolds) "Ma" [mother] *
BRONSON
Bates [Almond Bates Bronson]
Herman [son of Almond Bates Bronson]
BUCK'S SNAG
[location in or around Rock Island, Texas]
BUTSCHLI
Jacob "Jake" [uncle]
Fred [cousin]
CARTER
Mr.
CASE place
["went down 2 mi. s. of Sparks schoolhouse to see the Case place."]
CHETAM's
[store of some kind]
CLARYS (or CLARY'S)
COOPER Rice Farm
CRAINE
Mr.
DAVIS
Archie B. [Friend of Jesse's living in Missouri]
DELAPP
George [brother-in-law] *
Rose DeLapp [older sister] *
DEMPSEY
William
EATON's place
EVERS
Mrs. ["Mar.3, 1907 -went to the funeral & burial of..at the Baptist Church,
R.I. Tex."]
FINLEY
Mr.
FLANCONY
["had killed 9 deer"]
FLORE
Glen
FOOT (or FOOTE)
Josa Bell
Tom
GARNER
Mr.
GARNETT
Mr.
GARWOOD
[location in or around Rock Island, Texas]
GINRIDGE
["fellow from Missouri"]
GOBE
HAMERS (or HAMER)
Mr.
HUTCHENS
JOHNSON
Mr.
JONES
Amanda (Reynolds) "Mandy" [maternal aunt] *
John M. [uncle]
Minnie [cousin] *
KAYWOOD
Ernest
KUYKENDALL
George
LACY place
LAND BROS. place
["the Land Bros. Rice Plant"]
LANDEN ranch
LARSON place
Frank
["Sister Larson & her 2 boys were here also."]
LAWSON
Frank [cousin-in-law] *
Cynthia (Jones) [cousin] *
LUNDAY (or LUNDY)
Orival (or Orville) [fellow from Jesse's hometown in Utica, Missouri]
Paten (or Peyton) [brother of Orville]
LUSH
Fred "Dutch"
McCLOUD's berry house
MANERING
Bro. (Mr.) ["Bros. Belkham & Manering of the Latter Day Saints"]
MAZE
Bro. [Rock Island Baptist Church Superintendent]
MILLER
George
MINNICK
James [brother of Tom, in Missouri]
Tom [from Missouri]
Vern (or Verne) [has at least two daughters]
MOORE
Alma [Rock Island Baptist Church secretary]
Mr. [Possibly African American]
NADA
[location in or around Rock Island, Texas]
PASCAL
Dr.
PICKET
["Pa bought Picket's horse today with saddle, bridle, spurs & slicker. Price
80 dollars."]
Nat [may be person referred to above.]
PIN OAK
[location in or around Rock Island, Texas]
RICHARD
K.
Mr. & Mrs.
Van
RIDDLE
Bill
RIGG
Mr.
ROCK ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH
RUSK place
RUTLIFF
Dick
SCHRADERS
[store of some kind?]
SCULL CREEK
SHEALEY (or SHEALY)
["Owe Shealy the druggist $1.35"]
SIMPSON
["Pa paid the Simpson note against the 21 cows that I had bought from Uncle
J.M."]
SMALL
Ab ["down near Ab Smalls ranch near our section."]
Elmer
Gracie
Jake
SMITH
Bro. [Rock Island Baptist Church member (non-relative)]
Randall Thomas [nephew] *
Sophia (Bench) [sister] *
Tom [brother-in-law]
SPARKS schoolhouse
STEWART
["Pa came on around by Stewarts & I came back by Pin Oak, swam it."]
TRUXEN
["Mr. Truxen & wife & 2 children were at our house for dinner."]
TOWNSEND
Moses M. [Jesse spelled it "Mose Townsen"]
WALL
Mr. ["Mr. Wall has 4 children, 1 boy, 3 girls"]
WESTENTURP
Mr.
WHEELER
WRIGHT
Mr.
YOUNG PLACE
ZELL
Mr. & Mrs. Goldy
Rosa
Wash
Miscellaneous first names mentioned...
LAWRENCE
LONNIE [possibly the African American boy Jesse had hired earlier]
MAURICE [mentioned with Frank and Cynthia Lawson]
RICHARD
