Notes:
The following data is provided by Pamela Mumma, Oct 2002. Please contact her before transferring data to your files.
James B. Mumma's pension records indicate that Chester's birth date was 1888.
Census of 1900 Mary, age 55, b. Aug 1844, b. PA. She had 9 children and 9 are still living. She and her father were born in PA, her mother was born in Germany. Her youngest son, Chester, age 11 born 1888, is living with her.
The 1920 census. Michigan, Wayne Co., Detroit, ED #649, p. 4A - 719A Coplin Avenue. The hand writing is a little hard to read, but the following is my transcription: Info found by Doug Mumma October 2002
2124219 Chester Curtis Mumma b: 16 Oct 1888 in PA
+ Helen Castle Moxen b: Abt. 1890 in PA
.....21242191 Lou E. Mumma b: 1909 in PA
.....21242192 Helen Caroline Mumma b: 1913 in PA
.....21242193 Paul Chester Mumma b: 1915 in PA
.....21242194 John J. Mumma b: 1917 in MI
.....21242195 Mariana Mumma b: Jul 1919 in MI
Here is my interpretation of census written to Doug. (Pamela Mumma, Oct 2002)
I noticed that you eliminated Harold as the oldest son (well actually all together) in your listing below. I wonder where he is and who he is? The name is so different than Paul Chester his oldest noted son. Maybe he should be kept for now. He might have died young or been left in PA.
You have Lou E. listed. In blowing the (original) census up it is Lois E. and it is noted that she is a daughter.
Mariana I believe to be Marian A. The A looks to be a capital letter and the little flippy thing between Marian and the A is part of that capital A (the same A. as the A in Josephine A. Peters above hers.)
The ages of of the two younger ones are rather specific. I believe John's is listed as 2 10/12 or 11/12 and Marian A. is 5/12. Census was recorded in January 1920 according to Doug.
He is listed as "brother Chester" in the Obituary of his brother, Ira, in 1947.
The following data is provided by Linda Wilson Albright, darkowl@comcast.net, March 2004. Please contact her before transferring data to your files.
1920 census MI, Wayne Co., Detroit, ED #649, p. 4A - 719A Coplin Avenue. - 4 Jan 1920
Mumma, Chester C., head, 31, b. PA / PA / PA, occ: machinest, motor car co.
" , Helen C., wife, 29, b. PA / England / PA b: Abt. 1890 in PA
" , Lois E., dau, 11, b. PA
" , Helen C., dau, 7, b. PA
" , Paul Chester, son, 5, b. PA
" , John J., son, 2 11/12, b. MI
" , Marian A., dau, 5/12, b. MI
Mcgill, Alexander, boarder, 26, b. PA / Ireland / Ireland, occ: machinest - motor car co.
1930 Census, MI, Wayne Co., Detroit, ED 82-812, p. 154 4386 Waybrown Ave. 14-15 Apr 1930
(Chester is hard to find because the surname is transcribed as "NUMMA"
Numma, Chester C., head, owner, $13,500, 40, married age 18, b. PA / PA / PA toolmaker, job shop
" , Helen, wife, 38, married age 16, b. PA / England / PA
" , Paul C., son, 16, single, b. PA, occ: salesman, magazine
" , Marion H., dau, 10, single, b. MI
" , Dorothy J. dau, 8, single, b. MI
" , Harold R., son, 2 11/12, b. MI
" , Leslie R., dau, 2 11/12, b. MI
1940 Census, MI,
Mumma, Chester C., head, 50, b:PA, Detroit, MI in 1935, machinest
" , Helen C, wife, 48, b: PA, Detroit MI in 1935,
" , Marian A, dau, 20, b: MI, Detroit MI in 1935, sales lady
" , Dorothy J., 18, b: MI, Detroit MI in 1935, ??? worker
" , Harold R, 12, b: MI, Detroit MI in 1935
[It is unclear where the younger children are as well as Leslie. Perhaps Leslie had died]]
Chester Mumma's name has been recorded in some places as Arthur Mumma and is even shown in the remembrance card handed out at his memorial service many years ago. The reason is Chester's brother-in-law, Amos Kuhn, stuttered very badly and could not get past CH-CH-Ch-Chester without sounding like a cho cho train. This drove Chester crazy so he changed his name to Arthur which Amos could say easily. Chester never legally changed his name from Chester to Arthur and signed all papers legal and otherwise using Arthur as his Christian name. Source:
Why is it called Burnt Cabins, Pennsylvania?
Settlers moving westward in Pennsylvania in the early 1740's settled at the foot of a high peak, which they named Sydney's Knob. Sydneysville, as it was known, had 11 log homes. Since the land still 'belonged' to the native people, Chief Canassatego complained to Governor James Hamilton in 1744 about the unauthorized settlers and how they disturbed the hunting. On May 30, 1750 troops were sent under the leadership of Benjamin Chambers and George Crogan with the delegates of the Six Nations (Seneca, Oneida, Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Tuscarora) and interpreter Andrew Montour to remove the squatters. Provincial forces ordered the settlers to remove their families, cattle and belongings before the cabins were burned. That is the true story of the "burnt cabins'! (from: www.burntcabinsmill.com/bchistory.htm)