Notes:
They moved to Tuscarawas Co. Ohio in 1809, then to Adams Co., Indiana about 1853. He appears in the 1830 census of Tuscarawas Co, Ohio as living in the Dover Township
Data source is the 1971 self published book by Richard Glenn Huffman [deceased], "George Muma Genealogy".
1850 Census, OH, Tuscarawas Co., Dover twp., dwelling 1350
John Mumma, 72, no occupation, $1900 real estate, b: PA
Magdalena " , 68, b: PA
[Note: sons David and John are living near him]
WILL OF JOHN MUMMA
Know all men by these presents that I John Mumma of Adams Co., IN, make this my last will and testament. And that I bequeath and will to my beloved children as follows:
To my daughter, BARBARY WELTY is to draw from my estate out of the first means available, the sum of Seventy Two Dollars and Twenty Three Cents, as her first share.
And to my daughter CATHERINE LOWER, the sum of Ninety Four Dollars and Fifty Two Cents, make her first share to be paid out of the first money available after Barbary Welty gets her first share.
And to my son MARTIN MUMMA, Sixty Dollars and Forty Seven Cents to be paid out of the first money available to make his first share.
And now my daughter, BARBARY WELTY is to draw and to have One Hundred Dollars to make her second share.
And to my son, GEORGE MUMMA, the sum of One Hundred and Four Dollars and Thirty Five Cents as his first share.
And to my son JOHN MUMMA, Nineteen Dollars and Seventy Seven Cents.
And to my daughter CATHERINE LOWER the sum of One Hundred Dollars as her second share.
And to my son ABRAHAM MUMMA Eighty Four Dollars and Fifteen Cents as his first share.
And to my daughter ESTHER KOHR the sum of One Hundred and Six Dollars and Eight One Cents as her
ballance on first and whole of second share.
And further there is a ballance to each one of the nine heirs amounting to Fifty Four Dollars and Fifty Seven Cents to be paid to each one and commencing at the oldest heir in rotation to the youngest.
Except CHRISTIAN MUMMA, whom has been over paid Thirty Dollars and Twenty Five Cents.
It is distinctly understood that there is now Two Thousand Ninety One Dollars and Seventeen Cents allready paid the heirs. The ballance being Eleven Hundred Dollars.
It being in land, and the said John Mumma by this will bequeaths the same to David Mumma by his paying One Hundred Dollars yearly to the said heirs after his death. Meaning the death of said John Mumma. Payments commencing one year after the death of said John Mumma.
And further, I want it distinctly understood that my personal property, goods, moneys, and affects, after my death and my funeral expenses are paid; to be divided equally among the six named heirs as follows: Barbary Welty,
John Mumma, Catherine Lower, Christian Mumma, Esther Kohr, David Mumma.
I have one article of household furniture that is to go to Barbary Welty, namely one Burea.
The above named land is inscribed as follows; it being the West half of the South East Quarter of Section Thirteen (13) Township Twenty Eight (28) Range fourteen (14) East; eighty Acres be the same, more or less.
The above named is to be the said David Mumma's, and to his heirs executors and assigns forever.
Witness my hand and Seal this 23 day of June in the year of our Lord 1862
Attest: George H. Rose, N. Glass
Probated October 7, 1865
JOHN MUMMA
Adams County Deed Book 6 - 411 : On Oct. 13, 1852 Samuel L. Rice sold John Muma 80 acres for $1375.OO
Tuscarawas County Ohio Deed Book 14 page 154: On March 28, 1835 John Mumma and Magdalena his wife of Tuscarawas County, sold to Martin Muma for $2600.00, 164 acres. Located in NorthEast Quarter of Lot Sec. # 1, of Twp. # 8, Range # 3, of the unappropriated lands Military District annexed to District of the Zanesville. The said quarter was patented by James Madison, President of the United States to Bohn Slingluff & Deardorff, and by them deeded to John Mumma on an unnamed date. John Mumma's brother Andrew, and his sister Barbara Shoup, his brother David's son, Peter Moomaw, all lived in Tuscarawas Co., OH while John was living there.
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The early settlers of Dover Township were principally Pennsylvania Germans. They remained citizens of the township, almost without exception, through life, and the descendants of many still dwell in the abodes of their ancestors. In later years an almost purely German stream of emigration has been filling the hills and vales with citizens; so that at this time the preponderating element of population is of this nationality. Among other early pioneers who arrived prior to 1812 and located in the western part of Dover Township, may be mentioned Mathias Burchfield, Christian Noftzinger, Abraham Overholt, John Burkholder, Jacob Crites, Henry Kretzer, Isaac Thomas and John Wible. Christian Noftzinger entered, and occupied until his death, the southeast quarter of Section 18, Township 9. Abraham Overholt owned the northwest quarter of Section 12, Township 8, and Mathias Burchfield the east half of Section 11., Township 9. These three families were related, came from Pennsylvania. and one winter lost eleven members from typhoid fever. John Burkholder entered and settled on the southeast quarter of Section 22, Township 9. Jacob Crites, a German, and his two sons, Andrew and Jacob, owned the south half of Section 10, Township 8. Henry Kretzer was the first individual owner and settler on the northeast quarter of Section 8, and Isaac Thomas of the northeast quarter of Section 10, same township. John Wible, a Pennsylvanian and member of the United Brethren Church, settled in the southwestern portion of the township. Other settlers, who came a little later and also founded homes in the western portion of Dover, were Benjamin Hostetler, Christian Kohr, Adam Snyder, Jacob Smith, Edward Wolf, in Township 9, and Benjamin Baer, Jacob Haverstock, John Muma, George Pollins, Jacob Shoup, Frederick Swinehart, John Jacob Shoup, Joseph Shrock, Michael Welty and Peter Walter, in Township 8. Benjamin Hostetler settled on the southeast quarter of Section 21. Christian Kore entered, and resided until death, upon the southeast quarter of Section 13. Adam Snyder, a Lutheran, entered and occupied the southeast quarter of Section 20. Jacob Smith settled on the southeast quarter of Section 12, where be died. Edward Wolf lived in the southwest quarter of Section 11. Benjamin Baer, a Pennsylvanian, was the possessor of the northeast quarter of Section 2, Township 8; Jacob Haverstock, the northwest corner of Section 3; John Muma, the northeast quarter of Section 1; George Pollins, part of the southwest quarter of Section 9. Jacob Shoup and his son John Jacob, Winebrennerians, owned and occupied the northwest quarter of Section 9; Joseph Shrock, the northeast quarter of Section 13. Michael Welty and Peter Walter owned the northwest quarter of Section 11. Frederick Swinehart, a Lutheran, entered and farmed the southeast quarter of Section 9. He was a life-long resident of the township. Richard Burrell, Philip Baker, Jacob Welty and others, settled further east.
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