My great grandfather. I have his gold pocket watch and stories told by the old timers.
Benner was a successful farmer and auctioneer. His family had money and he had money.
When the depression hit he would go to the foreclosure sales and buy the properties then give them back to the farmers. My aunt always complained he went through his fortune giving it away.
He was supposedly a ladies man and did have a roving eye. Known to build houses for his former lady friends. Perhaps not the nicest thing to put on a memorial, but it was part of who he was.
My dad spoke of how his grandfather was a horse whisperer. Could break a horse in minutes without ruffling a hair. He apparently couldn't talk to bulls. I found an article where he was crushed up against a fence by an angry bull at an auction.
Benner was a successful farmer and auctioneer. His family had money and he had money.
When the depression hit he would go to the foreclosure sales and buy the properties then give them back to the farmers. My aunt always complained he went through his fortune giving it away.
He was supposedly a ladies man and did have a roving eye. Known to build houses for his former lady friends. Perhaps not the nicest thing to put on a memorial, but it was part of who he was.
My dad spoke of how his grandfather was a horse whisperer. Could break a horse in minutes without ruffling a hair. He apparently couldn't talk to bulls. I found an article where he was crushed up against a fence by an angry bull at an auction.
My great grandfather. I have his gold pocket watch and stories told by the old timers.
Benner was a successful farmer and auctioneer. His family had money and he had money.
When the depression hit he would go to the foreclosure sales and buy the properties then give them back to the farmers. My aunt always complained he went through his fortune giving it away.
He was supposedly a ladies man and did have a roving eye. Known to build houses for his former lady friends. Perhaps not the nicest thing to put on a memorial, but it was part of who he was.
My dad spoke of how his grandfather was a horse whisperer. Could break a horse in minutes without ruffling a hair. He apparently couldn't talk to bulls. I found an article where he was crushed up against a fence by an angry bull at an auction.
Benner was a successful farmer and auctioneer. His family had money and he had money.
When the depression hit he would go to the foreclosure sales and buy the properties then give them back to the farmers. My aunt always complained he went through his fortune giving it away.
He was supposedly a ladies man and did have a roving eye. Known to build houses for his former lady friends. Perhaps not the nicest thing to put on a memorial, but it was part of who he was.
My dad spoke of how his grandfather was a horse whisperer. Could break a horse in minutes without ruffling a hair. He apparently couldn't talk to bulls. I found an article where he was crushed up against a fence by an angry bull at an auction.
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