Husband of Ida R. nee Baer. Son of Franklin B. & Catherine (Schuster) Bensinger.

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; genealogy--family history--biography; containing historical sketches of old families and of representative and prominent citizens, past and present, J. H. Beers, Chicago, 1916, Volume I, Pages 516 and 517:

"CHARLES SHUSTER BENSINGER, of New Ringgold, has spent most of his life in occupations bringing him into daily contact with his fellow citizens, and he is one of the most popularly known residents in his section of Schuylkill county. With a record of over thirty years of successful work as an educator in the county, and eleven years' efficient service as postmaster at New Ringgold, as well as other associations, he has filled a creditable place in the community and done his part in bringing about some desirable changes in the regulation of local affairs. He is a native of East Brunswick township, this county, born May 14, 1852, and the family has been established there from an early day."

"Charles S. Bensinger had the advantages afforded in the township schools, and later studied for two terms at the Keystone State Normal School, at Kutztown, Pa., where he prepared himself to teach. His professional experience covered a period of thirty-one years, seventeen in East Brunswick township, one at McKeansburg, four in West Brunswick township, three in Blythe township, three in West Penn township, and the remainder as teacher in the New Ringgold grammar school. His devotion to duty wherever his work called him, a high sense of its responsibilities from every standpoint, and conscientious efforts to maintain his efficiency at the highest standard, commanded the unqualified respect of his pupils and co-workers.

During President Theodore Roosevelt's term of office Mr. Bensinger was appointed postmaster at New Ringgold, in which office he is still serving. He is a Republican in political affiliation. He has been a member of the borough council twenty-one years, and has been acting as secretary since his election to that body; and is president of the borough school board, having been elected in 1911, to serve six years. Two such important connections with the administration of government in the borough present many opportunities for valuable service, and it is characteristic of Mr. Bensinger that he turns them to the best account. Fraternally he is a prominent Odd Fellow (having belonged to the order for thirty years), a member and past grand of East Brunswick Lodge, No. 802, and present secretary of that organization, having served in that office continuously for twenty-seven years. He has attended six Grand Lodge Communications as a member of the State body. Mr. Bensinger has been a member since 1883 of Washington Camp No. 100, P. O. S. of A., of which he is a past president and the present financial secretary, having served continuously for twenty-seven years in the latter capacity. He has been a member of the Loyal Protective Association of Boston for the last nine years. In religion he adheres to the Reformed denomination, holding membership in the Frieden's Church at New Ringgold, in whose councils he has been active. He is serving at present as deacon and choir leader in the Sunday school.

Mr. Bensinger married Ida Baer, who was born Oct. 7, 1866, in West Penn township, this county, and received her education there. They have had three children: Alice S., born June 15, 1877, married Hardie Hain, a bank clerk in Philadelphia; Harvey Daniel, born Dec. 26, 1878, is a United States wireless operator between San Francisco and Manila; Ralph Charles, born Jan. 11 , 1898, now living at home, is learning telegraph operating with the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company."