Matthias married Walburga Hoffmann on 21 May 1872. Walburga (daughter of Christian Hoffmann and Marie Anna Enzenbacher) was born on 17 Jan 1854 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 21 Aug 1918 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Matthew Bender was born on 2 Apr 1874 in Illinois, USA; died on 4 Jun 1904 in South Dakota, USA; was buried in South Lead Cemetery, Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA.
2. Marie E. Bender was born on 17 Jan 1876 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 10 Jan 1955 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
3. Ida Bender was born in 1877 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 27 Jul 1878 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
4. Frederick Bender was born on 9 Dec 1877 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 12 Aug 1955 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
5. William Bender was born on 21 Jun 1880 in Lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA; died on 10 Dec 1960 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.