Henry Wilson Storey's History of Cambria County, V.III, p.493

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History of Cambria County, V.3

HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY. 493

burg. In 1899 he established himself in the undertaking business at Summerhill, and in 1903 moved to South Fork, where he still follows the same calling. In 1902 he engaged in the butcher business with his brother Elmer F., and after two years he sold out this business to his brother. He then engaged in the livery business for one year, in connection with his undertaking. He belongs to the State Board of Undertakers' Association, and is a member of the Roman Catholic church. He is member of F. 0. E., No. 778, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
    Mr. Dimond married, July 20, 1903, Laura, daughter of Joseph Wicks, Junior, and they are the parents of one child, Marjorie, born September 5, 1905.
    MARTEN S. BENTZ, of South Forks, was born January 11, 1874, at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, son of Marten C. Bentz, and grandson of William Bentz, who was a prosperous farmer, owning and cultivating several farms in the Cumberland valley, and devoting himself during his entire life to the care and management of these extensive tracts of land. He was of German extraction, and was a Republican and a member of the German Reformed church. William Bentz married Anna Creyley, of Lancaster, who was of Swedish extraction, and the following children were born to them: Henrietta, wife of Joseph Baker; Jacob; John, a clergyman, married Elizabeth Detwiler; Samuel, married Anna Brown; Marten C:, of whom later; Adam, married Rebecca Brown; Joseph, died in childhood; and Isaac. Mr. Bentz died in 1880, at the age of seventy-three.
    Marten C. Bentz, son of William and Anna (Creyley) Bentz, was born June 11, 1844, in Lancaster county, near Ephrata, and September 6, 1864, enlisted as a private in the Two Hundred and Ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, participating in the battles of Bermuda Hundred, Fort Stedman and Petersburg. For gallantry and good conduct he was promoted to the rank of corporal, and was mustered out May 5, 1865. On his return home he entered Dickinson College, and afterward was engaged during the remainder of his life in mercantile business at Carlisle. He married Sarah L. Sweigart, born in Lancaster, of Swedish extraction, and then were the parents, of two children: Grace M., born May 1, 1869, married Rev. James Nichols and died without issue in 1897; and Marten S., of whom later. The death of Mr. Bentz occurred in 1873.
    Marten S. Bentz, son of Marten C. and Sarah L. (Sweigart) Bentz, had the misfortune, at the early age of six years, to lose his mother, and was thus left to the care of strangers. When only thirteen years old he was compelled to leave school, and served three years in the office of the Carlisle Sentinel. At the age of seventeen, after learning his trade, he obtained employment on the Philadelphia Press, remaining in the office two years. He then entered the prepartory department of Albright College, and subsequently graduated in the classical course with the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts. He has since pursued postgraduate work at Grove City College and Yale University. For ten years he has been principal of the South Fork public schools. He affiliates with Cambria Lodge, No. 238, F. and A. M., and South Fork Lodge, No. 838. I. 0. 0. F. He adheres to the Republican party and is a member of the Evangelical church.
    Mr. Bentz married, June 13, 1894, Elsie D. Potts, daughter of Ephraim Potts, of Union county, and they have two children: Horace F., born November 20, 1895; and H. Newsham, born March 8, 1897.

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.	493
burg. In 1899 he established himself in the undertaking business at Summerhill, and in 1903 moved to South Fork, where he still follows the same calling. In 1902 he engaged in the butcher business with his brother Elmer F., and after two years he sold out this business to his brother. He then engaged in the livery business for one year, in connection with his undertaking. He belongs to the State Board of Undertakers' Association, and is a member of the Roman Catholic church. He is member of F. 0. E., No. 778, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Mr. Dimond married, July 20, 1903, Laura, daughter of Joseph Wicks, Junior, and they are the parents of one child, Marjorie, born September 5, 1905. MARTEN S. BENTZ, of South Forks, was born January 11, 1874, at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, son of Marten C. Bentz, and grandson of William Bentz, who was a prosperous farmer, owning and cultivating several farms in the Cumberland valley, and devoting himself during his entire life to the care and management of these extensive tracts of land. He was of German extraction, and was a Republican and a member of the German Reformed church. William Bentz married Anna Creyley, of Lancaster, who was of Swedish extraction, and the following children were born to them: Henrietta, wife of Joseph Baker; Jacob; John, a clergyman, married Elizabeth Detwiler; Samuel, married Anna Brown; Marten C:, of whom later; Adam, married Rebecca Brown; Joseph, died in childhood; and Isaac. Mr. Bentz died in 1880, at the age of seventy-three. Marten C. Bentz, son of William and Anna (Creyley) Bentz, was born June 11, 1844, in Lancaster county, near Ephrata, and September 6, 1864, enlisted as a private in the Two Hundred and Ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, participating in the battles of Bermuda Hundred, Fort Stedman and Petersburg. For gallantry and good conduct he was promoted to the rank of corporal, and was mustered out May 5, 1865. On his return home he entered Dickinson College, and afterward was engaged during the remainder of his life in mercantile business at Carlisle. He married Sarah L. Sweigart, born in Lancaster, of Swedish extraction, and then were the parents, of two children: Grace M., born May 1, 1869, married Rev. James Nichols and died without issue in 1897; and Marten S., of whom later. The death of Mr. Bentz occurred in 1873. Marten S. Bentz, son of Marten C. and Sarah L. (Sweigart) Bentz, had the misfortune, at the early age of six years, to lose his mother, and was thus left to the care of strangers. When only thirteen years old he was compelled to leave school, and served three years in the office of the Carlisle Sentinel. At the age of seventeen, after learning his trade, he obtained employment on the Philadelphia Press, remaining in the office two years. He then entered the prepartory department of Albright College, and subsequently graduated in the classical course with the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts. He has since pursued postgraduate work at Grove City College and Yale University. For ten years he has been principal of the South Fork public schools. He affiliates with Cambria Lodge, No. 238, F. and A. M., and South Fork Lodge, No. 838. I. 0. 0. F. He adheres to the Republican party and is a member of the Evangelical church. Mr. Bentz married, June 13, 1894, Elsie D. Potts, daughter of Ephraim Potts, of Union county, and they have two children: Horace F., born November 20, 1895; and H. Newsham, born March 8, 1897.