I an searching for the family of the above Frederick Bender, believed to be from the Stuttgart area, because we have a photo of him dated 1873 with a Stuttgart address on the back ()
The family as told by the family stories are shown in FamilySearch Family Tree at
Father - Johann Bender
Mother - Sophia Pfeiffer
Uncle - Georg Pfeiffer
Sister - Klara Bender
Sister - Helen Bender
He is believed to have emigrated to America at about age 17 (~1880).
Possible DNA connections (23 to 44 cM) lead to Mittelschefflenz (Mosbach), Stockheim (Brackenheim), Schallsingen (M¨¹llheim), and Neckarsulm.
