Re: John or Perry Bentz: public office 1906

In the Index and Surname Cross-Refrence to nellie Riley Raber's Whitley County Obituaries 1858-1910 on pg4 is listed the following

Bentz, Mrs. Adam(Elizabeth Cuney P-29-Dec-1909 and CM 8-Jan-1910.
Bentz, John-C-13-Mar-1894 and P-28-Mar-1894.
If you contact the Peabody Library in Columbia City, IN they can pull the microfilm and run you copies of the obituaries which might give you more information on who these people are related to.
Also in the 1860 Whitley County IN Federal Census, Columbia Twso at house #239/245 is-
Bentz,George-32MW-Mst Blacksmith-225-200-Ohio
Lydia-30FW-Ohio
Lucetta-9FW-Ohio
Rebecca-6-FW-Ohio
Susannah-4-FW-Indiana
John-2MW-Indiana
House #326/332-also Columbia Twsp.
Bentz, Eric-41MW-Farmer-0-50-France
Catharine-38FW-France
Elizabeth-6FW-PA
John-7MW-PA
Catharine-4FW-PA
Mary-1FW-Indiana
I have hard copy of 1850 and neither family appears on 1850.Not sure if either family is related to the party you are seeking but gave you what info I could find.