Monroe Hershey Bentz was born on January 14, 1871, the son of Henrietta Hershey and Solomon Bentz.
He married Nora Alice Cook, daughter of Mary J. Klinedinst and Walter Cook. She was born on September 22, 1875. They had four children.
Nora Alice Cook died November 9, 1927. Monroe Hershey then married Mary Klinedinst, likely a relative on his wife's mother's side.
Monroe Hershey Bentz died March 26, 1958.