Data source is Douglas Mumma, 2123 Farmington Place, Livermore, CA 94550, email = doug@mumma.org
1880 Census OH, Montgomery Co., Harrison twp. p. 517 16th June, dwelling 235
Mumma, J. H. W., 50 Fruit Growing, b: OH.PA/MD
" , Susannah, Wife, 50, keeping house,b: OH/PA/PA
" , Geo.F., 26, son, single, teacher, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Simon S., 24, son, single, works at home, b: OH/OH/OH
" . Oliver W., 22, son, single, works at home, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Victor S., 21, son, single, works at home, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Hiram W., 19, son, single, works at home, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Aaron K., 17, son, single, works at home, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Levi B. 15, son, single, works at home, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Clara V., 13, dau, single, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Noah J., 10, son, single, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Albert M., 8, son, single, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Perry A., 5, son, single, b: OH/OH/OH
Landis, Bermanda, 21, domestic servant, female, b: OH/OH/OH
Hoffert, Geo. 32, servant, farm hand, b: Hesse D/Hesse D/Hesse D
1900 Census OH, Montgomery Co., Madison Twp., 12 Jun, ED71, dwelling 174 (note: Harry C. Mumma is the enumerator)
Mumma, Albert M., head, b: June 1872 @ age 27, m: 5 yrs, b: OH/OH/OH farmer
" , Mary C., wife, b: Aug 1876 @ age 24, m: 5 yrs: b: OH/OH/OH
" , Arthur R., son, Apr 1896, 4, single, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Clarence E., son, Oct 1897, 2, single, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Lawson E., son, Dec 1898, 1, single, b: OH/OH/OH
1910 Census, OH, Montgomery Co., Madison twp., 28 Apr, ED 137, dwelling 95, (note: H. C. Mumma is the enumerator)
Mumma, Albert M., head, 33, m1 15 yrs, b: OH/OH/OH, occ: own income
" , Mary C., wife, 34, m1 15 yrs, 5 children 5 living, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Arthur R., son, 14, single, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Clarence E., son, 13, single, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Lawson E., son 11, single, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Naomi M., dau, 10, single, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Ruth I., dau, 7, single, b: OH/OH/OH
1920 Census, OH, Montgomery Co., Harrison Twp., North C pct. 16 Jan, Salem Ave, dwelling 388
Mumma, Albert M., head, owns, 47, b: OH/OH/OH no occupation
" , Mary C., wife, 43, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Arthur R., son, 23, single, b: OH/OH/OH, tool maker, airplane plant
" , Clarence E., son, 22, single, b: OH/OH/OH, student, college
" , Lawson E., son, 21, single, b: OH/OH/OH, pattern maker, lighting plant Co.
" , Naomi, dau, 19, single, b: OH/OH/OH, no occ.
" , Ruth, dau, 16, single, b: OH/OH/OH, no occ:
1930 Census, OH, Montgomery Co., Harrison Twp., ED 57-147, p. 114, Salem Ave., dwelling 314
Mumma, Albert M., head, owns $30,000, has radio, 55, 1st m: @ age 22, b: OH/OH/OH, occ: road superintendent, county roads
" , Mary C., wife, 53, 1st m: @ age 18, b: OH/OH/OH
Gribble, Ruth I, dau, 26, 1st m: @ age 25, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Stanley D., son-in-law, 27, 1st m: @ age 26, b: KY/TX/USA, occ: clerk
1940 Census, OH, Montgomery Co., Harrison Twp., ED
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"History of the City of Dayton & Montgomery County, OHIO
by Rev. A. W. Drury 1909, Volume II, pp 263-264
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ALBERT M. MUMMA
Albert M. Mumma is a worthy representative of the agriculture interests of Montgomery county and operating a well improved farm of one hundred and sixty-five acres in Madison township, situated one mile east of Trotwood and about six miles northwest of Dayton. The property is known as the David Cripe farm.
Our subject was born on the old Mumma farm, on the Salem pike, in Harrison township, Montgomery county, on the 4th of June, 1872, his parents being Jacob and Susan (Kleppinger) Mumma. The paternal grandfather, Jacob Mumma, who was a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, journeyed to this part of the country by wagon, settling on a tract of four hundred acres, which he cleared of the timber. He built a log cabin, in which he made his home for a number of years and experienced all of the hardships and privations of life on the frontier. Later he erected a large brick house, making the bricks himself, and therein resided until the time of his demise, his remains being interred in the Woodland cemetery at Dayton, Ohio., Jacob Mumma, the father of our subject, was born on the farm which the grandfather had secured on his arrival here and after attaining man's estate became one of the pioneer fruit growers of this section, shipping to all parts of the country and meeting with gratifying and well merited success in his undertakings.
In his boyhood days Albert M. Mumma attended the Fairview school in Harrison and later went to Fort McKinley, where he completed his education. Throughout the period of his attendance at school he also assisted his father in the cultivation of the old homestead farm, thus early becoming familiar with the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. To this occupation he has given his time and energies throughout his active business career and is well known and highly esteemed throughout the community as a most progressive, enterprising and substantial citizen. He finds a ready market for his products in Dayton and has two tenants residing on the farm.
On the 6th of December, 1894, Mr. Mumma was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary Catharine Miller, of Madison township, the second child of Jacob F. and Anna (Cripe) Miller. Her paternal grandparents, Daniel and Catharine Miller, were of German descent and came to this country from Pennsylvania. Her maternal grandparents were David and Mary (Ullery) Cripe. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Mumma have been born five children, namely : Arthur Russell, Clarence Elliot, Lawson Everett and Naomie Mabel, all of whom are attending school; and Ruth Irene.
Mrs. Mumma belongs to the German Baptist church, in the work of which she takes an active and helpful interest. Mr. Mumma finds his chief source of recreation and pleasure in motoring and is the owner of a fine Buick forty horse-power machine. Both he and his wife are well and favorably known throughout the county inn which their entire lives have been passed and have an extensive circle of friends in Dayton.
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"Centennial Portrait and Biographical Record of the City of Dayton and of Montgomery Co., OH"
Pages 1110-1123 Andrew H. Baker to Dr. Hayes E. Gardiner 1897
http://www.daytonhistorybooks.citymax.com/page/page/1760847.htm
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DAVID CRIPE, farmer, [pages 1114-1115] of Madison township, is a son of one of the early pioneers of Montgomery county. John Cripe, Sr., his grandfather, came to Ohio, probably in 1806, from Blair county, Pa., settling in Madison township, two miles south of where David now lives. His wife was Catherine Ullery, and his children were as follows: Stephen, David, John, Susan, Esther and Elizabeth. Mr. Cripe cleared a farm of 160 acres, lived in Montgomery county all his life, and died at an advanced age. He was a minister of the German Baptist church.
John Cripe, Jr., son of John Cripe and father of David, was born in Blair county, Pa., about 1804, and was two years old when brought by his father to Montgomery county, Ohio. Young Cripe was brought up among the pioneers and became a farmer. Upon arriving at maturity he married Catherine Shively, by whom he had the following. children: Eli; John, who died when two years old; David, Esther, Catherine, Mary, Hannah and Stephen. Mr. and Mrs. Cripe settled on the farm upon which their son David now lives, and which then consisted of 160 acres of land, all in the woods, with the exception of five acres, which were partly cleared. This land Mr. Cripe cleared of its timber, made of it a good farm, and greatly improved it with excellent buildings. In 1853 he removed to Indiana, locating near Peru, and there bought 160 acres of land, upon which he passed the remainder of his days, dying when seventy-two years of age. He was one of the best men of his time, and a member of the German Baptist church, in which he was a deacon for many years. Always a diligent and industrious man, he was successful in his business affairs, and was well known for his honesty and integrity of character.
David Cripe was born February 19, 1831, on the farm on which he now lives. His education was received in the common district school. Reared a farmer, he has followed that honorable and independent occupation all his life. He married, October 16; 1851, Miss Mary Ullery, who was born on the Stillwater river, in Randolph township, and is a daughter of Samuel and Susan (Whitehead) Ullery. Samuel Ullery was born in Blair county, Pa., near Hollidaysburg, in 1794, and when seventeen years old came to Montgomery county with his parents, Stephen and Mary (Rench) Ullery.
Stephen Ullery came to Montgomery county in 1811, and settled in Madison township, near Stillwater Junction, where he entered government land, to the extent of 160 acres, which he cleared and upon which he lived for many years. His children were Joseph, Stephen, Samuel, Mary and Catherine. Stephen lived to be an aged man, was a German Baptist and a valued citizen.
Samuel Ullery, the father of Mrs. Cripe, settled on the farm adjoining the Cripe homestead. His first wife was Mary Miller, a daughter of Daniel Miller, the pioneer. By this wife he had one daughter, Susannah. Mrs. Ullery having died, Mr. Ullery married Susannah Whitehead, by whom he had ten children, as follows: Lydia, Moses, Annie, Aaron, Stephen, Mary, David, Samuel, Christopher, and Valentine. Samuel Ullery devoted himself to farming, and became a very prosperous man. By industry he thrived until at length he owned 600 acres of land, which he divided among his children, giving each a farm. He was a member of the German Baptist church, and died in his seventy-first year. His wife died October 19, 1882, in her seventy-eighth year.
Mr. and Mrs. Cripe, after their marriage, settled on the Cripe homestead, which has since been their home. Mrs. Cripe's mother made her home with them, living with them for about eighteen years, and it was at their home that she died at an advanced age. She had been most of her life a member of the German Baptist church, and all her life an excellent woman.
Mr. and Mrs. Cripe had one child, named Annie, who died March 13, 1885. She married Jacob Miller, a grandson of Daniel Miller, the pioneer, and son of Joseph Miller. To Jacob Miller and his wife there were born two children, Joseph Albert and Mary Catherine. Mr. and Mrs. Cripe are members of the German Baptist church, of which Mr. Cripe has been a deacon for thirty-four years.
His granddaughter, Mary Catherine Miller, married Albert M. Mumma, and has one son. The entire family are well to do, have a large circle of friends, and are among the most useful of Montgomery county's citizens.
The following biographical sketch was contained in the "Descendants of Jacob & Eve Funderburgh" genealogy book written and self published by Alvin K. Funderburg 1978
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MARY CATHERINE MILLER b. Aug 21, 1876 d. Nov 21, 1958 m Dec 6, 1894 Albert Mumma b. June 4, 1872 d Aug 9, 1935, s/o Jacob and Susannah Keplinger Mumma
Mary Catherine and Albert first settled on a farm along Free Pike, northwest of Dayton, Ohio. Later they bought a farm along Salem Avenue near the golf course and built a large brick house on the farm. Eventually they sold a part of this farm and it became the Salem Avenue Shopping Center.
Albert was a fine gentleman. He did worked for Montgomery County as a road inspector. For a time he also owned and ran a small chewing gum manufacturing business making "Fan Tan" gum. in 1935 Albert visited his nephew, Harold Miller, who was then a Captain at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, in charge of hundreds of C.C.C. boys building trails at Mammoth Cave. Harold took Albert and others on a trip through the cave. Not long after this, Albert died of a burst appendix
Following Albert's death, Mary Catherine continued to live in her house in front of the shopping center. Later she was cared for by her daughter, Ruth Gribble. Mary Catherine was described as being pretty, with dark hair. She was very sociable and enjoyed talking with others. Mary Catherine and Albert had five children: Arthur, Clarence, Lawson, Naomi and Ruth.
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At one time, Albert was a part owner of a chewing gum business in Dayton. They manufactured "Fan Tan Chewing Gum". Eventually it was produced by the BeeBee Confection Company. Sticks of this gum are traded as a collectable. Albert's company was listed in the Dayton City directories. The company is not listed after 1916 so it is possible that they company was sold to the BeeBee Confection Company.
Dayton Business Directory - 1915-1916
Gem City Specialty Co.(The), A M Mumma pres. N A Teeter vpres and gen mgr, Wm A Gearhart secy, Geo F Kem treas, chewing gum manufactures.
Dayton City Guide -
Gem City Specialty Co., (The) -Incorporated 1 May, 1914, Capital, $50,000. Fourth floor, 23 E. Second. A. M. Mumma, President; N. A.Teeter, Vice President and General Manager; Wm. A. Gearhart, Secretary; Geo. F. Kem, Treasurer.
Dayton Business Directory - abt 1914
Chewing Gum Manufs.
BeeBee Confection Co., (The) 32 Nn. Edgar
Gem City Specialty Co. (The) 4th floor 23 E. 2nd
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Obituary ****** unknown newspaper ***
ALBERT MUMMA RITES MONDAY
Funeral services for Albert M. Mumma, 64, of 3200 Salem Av., a retired farmer, who died Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the residence. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Dayton, Mumma was a member of Mystic Lodge No. 405, F. and A. M; Scottish Rite and Antioch temple of Shrine. He also was a member of the First Brethren Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mary; two daughters, Mrs. Roy Mitchell, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Stanley Gribble, Dayton; three sons, Arthur R., Englewood; C. W., Riverside, Cal., and Lawson, Dayton, and three brothers, Hiram and Simon, Dayton, and Rev. Aaron K. Mumma, Harlan, Ind.
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Obituary ****** unknown Dayton, Ohio newspaper ***
MUMMA FUNERAL TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Former Rural Mail Carrier
and Farmer to be Buried
in Woodland
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Funeral services for Albert M. Mumma, 63, who died unexpectedly at 11:30 o'clock Friday night at Miami Valley hospital will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning from the residence, 3200 Salem Avenue. Dr. Charles Bame will officiate and burial will be made in Woodland cemetery.
Mr. Mumma was the son of J.H.W. Mumma, one of the earliest fruit growers in the vicinity of Dayton and one of the founders of the Montgomery County Horticulture society. He lived his entire life in this county.
Educated in the Harrison township public schools, Mr. Mumma was employed as a telegraph operator by the Pennsylvania Railroad company while a young man. Following his marriage to Miss Mary Miller, December 6, 1894, he operated a farm near Trotwood until he built the home on Salem pike in which he lived until his death.
While on the farm Mr. Mumma served for several years as a rural mail carrier and later as an inspector of road construction. Although not actively engaged in politics, he also often served on election boards.
His first interest was always in farming at which he was eminently successful as a result of being an earnest and conscientious worker. Frank and honest with others, he made many friends. He was a member of First Brethren church and Mystic lodge, Scottish Rite and Antioch Temple of the Shrine, of the Masonic fraternity.
Surviving him are his widow, Mary; two daughters, Mrs. Roy Mitchell, of Detroit; and Mrs. Stanley Gribble, of Dayton; three sons, Arthur R., of Englewood; Clarence W., of Riverside, Cal.; and Lawson, of Dayton; and three brothers, Simon S. and Hiram W., both of Dayton ; and Rev. A. K. Mumma of Harlan, Ind.
