Notes:
The Reppeto bible says she was born in Maude, OH, but her obituary says she was born in Middletown.
1870:Lemon, Butler, Ohio , U.S. Hotel. 6 August 1870
Jacob Furry 47, keeps hotel, $10,000 real estate, $4000 personal, b: MD,
Rebecca Furry 44, superintendent, house, b: OH
Maggie Furry 19, helps in house, b: OH
George Mckinsey 36, clerk in hotel, b: OH
Lydia Beam 23, chamber maid, b: OH
Catharine Huss 20, waiter, b: Wurtemburg
Josephine Reptoe 22, waiter, b: OH
William Holly 32
William Holly 58
Edward Robinson 19
Joseph Brannagan 25
Nelson Lucas 34
Daniel Bowman 42
Alonzo Levoy 29
Ruluf Wicoff 31
John Shafor 30
Charley Ling 23
Richard Corson 34
Albert Long 24
Laura Campbell51
Eliza Stone 36
James Andrewy 25
Joseph Jelaugh 23
George Lane 27
Samuel Thompson 38
James P Curtis 40
Nathan Pardoner 19
Henny Todhunter 27
George Patterson 36
Nimood Chenoweth 59
Obituary - Josephine Reppeto Mumma (1848-1915)
Unknown newspaper and date - possibly in Butler Co., OH)
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October 13, 1915, Mrs. Josephine Mumma died after a lingering illness at her home in Kansas City, MO. She was a Daughter of John G. and Susan Reppeto, and was born in Middletown, Ohio, January 23, 1848. Her maternal grandparents, Henry and Susannah Vannatta, came to Ohio from Sussex county, N. J., in the spring of 1816, and settled within a stone's east of where the Miltonville church now stands and her paternal grandparents, William and Judith Reppeto came from near Charlottesville, VA to Ohio in 1835, and settled in Dayton. Her father came to Butler county in 1837 and spent the remainder of his life there. Her mother spent all her long life of nearly ninety years in Butler county. The average age of her maternal grandparents and eight of their children was about eighty-four years.
In 1855 with her parents she moved from Middletown to Miltonville. when a young woman, she returned to Middletown and learned the milliner trade with Mrs. M. Harnish. On September 8th, 1870, she was married to John R. Mumma. For a short time they lived in Holden, MO., and then moved to Kansas City, where she spent the remainder of her days. Seven years ago a slight paralytic stroke made an invalid of her for the rest of her days. In spite of the best medical skill, her condition grew worse as the years passed by, and for some time before the end came she was totally helpless. During her long illness, she received the loving ministrations of her family, her daughter Anna being especially devoted to her afflicted mother and for the last four years was her almost inseparable companion. Such was her devotion to her family that it could be truly said: "She lived for them" and well may her children now rise up and call her blessed. On the afternoon of the 15th the funeral services were held. Rev. James P. Dew, a retired Methodist minister, of whose church in West Kansas City she was a member twenty-five years, officiating. He spoke very highly of her as church member, a wife, mother, friend and of the relations she sustained to the world at large. A very beautiful and consoling prayer was made by Rev. George Hamilton Coombs, of the Independence Boulevard Church. The choir from that church sang, "Asleep in Jesus," and "Just When I Need Him, Jesus is Near." There were many beautiful floral emblems. The interment was in Forest Hill cemetery, Kansas City. her brother, Granville, died in infancy on July 9th, 1851, and her death was the next break, after a lapse of more than sixty-four years, in the ranks of a family of eight children. There are left to mourn their loss a husband, two daughters, Mrs. Lizzie Grote and Miss Anna Mumma, one son William, one grandson, Charles Grote, all of Kansas City; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Johns of Seven Mile, (Ohio) and Mrs. Lizzie Bringman, of Miamisburg, Ohio, four brothers James Reppeto, of Ponea City, OK; John W. of Miltonville, OH; Augustin of Oregon and William E., of Desmond (?), ND.
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