Born about in Wadesville, New Castle Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
Daughter of Thomas H. May
and Mary (Williams) May
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Daniel Grow
— married
about Oct 1889 in Pennsylvania, United States
Wife of
Frank Mumey
— married
8 May 1907 in Pennsylvania, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 70
in West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
Elizabeth May[1] ('Lizzie'[2]) was born on 25 September 1869[3] or 26 September 1868,[4] in Wadesville, New Castle Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania,[3][4] to Thomas May and Mary Williams.[4]
In 1870, she was living with her parents in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Her father, Thomas, was a miner. [2]
In 1880, she was living with her parents and siblings in West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Her father, Thomas, was a miner, but had been unemployed for three months. [5]
In October 1889, she married Daniel Grow, in Pennsylvania (and probably in Schuylkill County, where the marriage license was issued and where they both lived). The marriage license was issued on 9 October 1889, and returned on 18 [?] October 1889; the county record doesn't say when they were actually married, but it must have been between those dates. He was a laborer, and she was a dress maker. They both lived in West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. [3] They had four children, including:[6]
- Ida M Grow (1892-)
- Willie Grow (1897-)
- Thomas Grow (1898-)
On 12 February 1900, her husband, Daniel, died, at home. He had had liver problems for six months. He was buried in Odd Fellows' Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. [7] [8]
In 1900, Lizzie was living in William Penn, West Mahoney Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, with her three children. She was a saloon keeper. [6]
On 8 May 1907, she married Franklin Mumey, in Pennsylvania (and probably in Schuylkill County, where the license was issued). Frank was living in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and was a laborer. Elizabeth was living in Shaft. [4] They had three children, including:[9][10]
- Harry Mumey (-1936)
- Mabel Mumey
In 1910, Frank and Lizzie were living in Shafft, West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Frank was a stableman at a colliery. They were living with Lizzie's three children from her first marriage, and their son Harry. [9]
In 1920, Frank and Lizzie were living at 22 Main Street, East William penn, West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, with Thomas Grow (Lizzie's son from her first marriage), their children Harry and Mabel, Lizzie's father and brother, and a boarder. Frank was a stable boss for W. Penn Colliery; Lizzie's son Thomas Grow was a laborer at a coal breaker, and Lizzie's brother Charles was a house carpenter. [10]
In 1930, Frank and Elizabeth were living at 18 Main Street, Shaft, West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, with their children, and with Elizabeth's father and brother Charles. Frank was a laborer at a coal mine. Their son Harry was also a laborer at a coal mine. Her brother was a steward at the Moose Hall. [11]
On 14 March 1937, her husband, Frank, died in West Mahanoy, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, of a cerebral hemorrhage; he also had a common cold. He lived in Upper Shaft, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and was a laborer for the WPA, last working on 12 March 1937. On 18 March, he was buried, in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. [12] [13] [14]
On 15 October 1939, Elizabeth died, in West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, of arteriosclerotic heart disease with decompensation; she also had hypertension and a cerebral hemorrhage. She was living at 18 Upper Shaft, West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. On 19 October, she was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. [1] [15]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania, death certificate, no. 91929 (15 October 1939), Elizabeth Mummey; image copy, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/42342_1521003235_0492-03574 : accessed 25 July 2022)
- Elizabeth Mummey
- residence 18 Upper Shaft, Pennsylvania
- female, white, widow of Frank Mummey, housewife
- born Wadesville, PA, 67 years old [birth date blank], to Thomas May (born Phoenix Park PA) and Mary Williams (born Pennsylvania)
- informant: Mrs Albert Berner, 18 Upper Shaft, Pennsylvania
- died 15 October 1939, West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County
- cause: arteriosclerotic heart disease with decompensation, also had hypertension and cerebral hemorrhage
- buried 19 Oct 193[blank], Shenandoah, Schuylkill County
- undertaker: Williams + Son, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
1870 U.S. census, Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, p. 477 verso stamped = p. 180 penned, family 1232; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYL3-99J : accessed 25 July 2022).
- Thomas H May, 23, male, white, miner, born Pennsylvania, parents foreign born, male citizen eligible to vote
- Mary ", 20, female, white, keeping house, born Pennsylvania, parents foreign born
- Lizzie ", 2, female, white, born Pennsylvania
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, marriage record, no. 4518 (October 1889), Daniel Grow and Lizze May; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-188C-8 : accessed 23 July 2022).
- Daniel Grow, born Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on 18 March 1867, residence West Mahoney Township, Pennsylvania occupation laborer, never married before
- Lizze [em] May, born Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 25 September 1869, residence West Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania, dress maker
- license issued 9 Oct 1889
- 8 Oct 1889: consent of father
- 18 [?] Oct 1889 duplicate certificate returned
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, marriage record, p.349, no. 1045 (8 May 1907), Frank Mummey and Elizabeth Grow; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-182J-Q : accessed 23 July 2022).
- Frank Mummey, born in Ruppert [?], 22 Feb 1865, residence Shenndoah, laborer, married before and wife died
- Elizabeth Grow born in Shaft P.O. on 26 Sep 1868, residence Shaft, married before and husband died
- license issued 29 Apr 1907
- married 8 May 1907
- ↑
1880 U.S. census, West Mahanoy, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district 246, p. 305 D stamped = p. 36 D penned, family 320; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBL-93FQ : accessed 25 July 2022).
- T. H. May, white, male, 31, married, mining, 3 months unemployed, born Pennsylvania
- wife Mary -, white, female, 28, married, keeping house, born Pennsylvania
- daughter Lizzie -, white, female, 11, single, at home, attended school, born Pennsylvania
- son David J -, white, ,male, 4, single, born Pennsylvania
- son Mill J -, white, male, 2, single, born Pennsylvania
- son Isaac -, white, male, 1/3, born Feb, single, born Pennsylvania
- ↑ 6.0 6.1
1900 U.S. census, William Penn, West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district 218, pp. 150 A-B stamped = sheets 11 A-B penned, family 192; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6W23-HB : accessed 25 July 2022).
- rented
- head Lizzie Grow, white, female, Sep 1869, 30, widowed, 4 children 3 living, born Pennsylvania, saloon keeper 0 months unemployed
- daughter Ida M -, white, female, Apr 1892, 8, single, born Pennsylvania
- son Willie Grow, white, male, July 1897, 2, single, born Pennsylvania
- son Thomas -, white, male, Oct 1898, 1 single, born Pennsylvania
- ↑
'Deaths and Funerals', Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), Monday, 12 Feb 1900, p.4, col.6; image copy, Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106272253/deaths-and-funerals-republican-and-he/ : accessed 25 July 2022).
'Daniel Grow, son of the late Peter Grow, died at his home in Wm. Penn this morning, aged 32 years. He had been a sufferer from liver trouble for six months. He is survived by his wife and three children.'
- ↑ Daniel Grow, memorial 231144061, created by Gregory Burgess, added 23 Aug 2021; database, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231144061/daniel-grow : accessed 25 July 2022); citing Odd Fellows Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, section 19 row 22; Find A Grave: Memorial #231144061.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1
1910 U.S. census, Shafft Village (upper), West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district 110, p. 215 A stamped = sheet 11 A penned, family 183; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RKH-2T4 : accessed 25 July 2022).
- first road north side, rented, house
- head Frank Mummey, male, white, 44, married twice, 3 years, born Pennsylvania, stableman, colliery, not out of work 15 April, 0 weeks out of work in 1909
- wife Lizzie - female, white, 40, married twice, 3 years, 6 children, 4 living, born Pennsylvania, no occupation
- daughter Ida -, female, white, 17, single, born Pennsylvania, dress merchant, at home, working on own account
- son William -, male, white, 14, single, born Pennsylvania, no occuption, no occupation, attended school
- son Thomas -, male, white, 11, single, born Pennsylvania, no occupation, attended school
- son Harry -, male, white, 23/12 [?], single, born Pennsylvania, no occuption
- ↑ 10.0 10.1
1920 U.S. census, East Wm Penn, West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district 153, p. 254 A stamped = sheet 2 A penned, family 27; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RXK-Q4C : accessed 23 July 2022).
- 22 Main Street, owned, free of mortgage
- head Frank Mummy, male, white, 56, married, born Pennsylvania, stable boss, W. Penn Colliery
- wife Lizzie -, female, white, 50, married, born Pennsylvania, housekeeper
- step-son Thomas Grow, male, white, 21, single, born Pennsylvania, laborer, coal breaker
- son Harry Mummy, male, white, 11, single, attended school, born Pennsylvania, at school
- daughter Mabel -, female, white, 9, single, attended school, born Pennsylvania, at school
- boarder George Stone, male, white, 68, widowed, born Pennsylvania, at school, laborer, coal breaker
- father-in-law Thomas May, male, white, 73, widowed, born Pennsylvania, retired
- son [sic] Charles -, male, white, 36, single, born Pennsylvania, carpenter, house
- ↑
1930 U.S. census, Shaft #1 and #2, West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, enumeration district 148, p. 214 A stamped = sheet 2 A penned, family 27; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R8Q-5FJ : accessed 25 July 2022).
- 18 Main Street, owned, worth $1800
- head Frank Muney, male, white, 64, married first at 46, laborer, coal mine, actually at work last working day, not a US veteran
- wife Elizabeth -, female, white, 60, married first at 44, no occupation
- son Harry M -, male, white, 21, single, laborer, coal mine, actually at work last working day
- daughter Mabel I -, female, white, 19, single, no occuption
- father-in-law Thomas May, male, white, 82, widowed, no occuption, US veteran of Civil war
- brother-in-law Charles -, male, white, 40, single, steward, Moose Hall, actually at work last working day, not a US veteran
- ↑
Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania, death certificate, file no. 30640 (14 Marh 1937), Frank Mumey; image copy, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/42342_2421401696_0553-02036 : accessed 24 July 2022).
- Frank Mumey
- residence Upper Shaft, Pa
- male, white, married to Lizzie Mumey, laborer on W P A, last worked 12 March 1937
- 67 years old, [birth date blank], Zions Grove PA, to Joseph Mumy (born Zions Grove Pa) and unknown
- informant: Mrs Lizzie Mumey, Shaft, Pa
- died 14 March 1937, West Mahanoy, Schuylkill, of cerebral hemorrhage, also had common cold
- buried 18 March 1937, Shenandoah, Schuylkill
- undertaker: Williams + Son, Shenandoah
- ↑
Frank Mummey, obituary, Pottsville Republican, Monday, 15 March 1937, p.2, col.3; image copy, Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84468289/frank-mumey-obituary/ : accessed 24 July 2022).
'Frank Mummey [sic]
'Frank Mummey, of Upper William Penn, died at his home Sunday evening, at 11 o'clock, following a stroke, suffered several days ago.
'He was a life-long resident of that section, and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Shenandoah. He was also a member of the P. O. S. of A., of the Junior Order of Mechanics, of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty, and was a member and secretary of the William Penn Fire Company for the past 33 yearsr [sic].
'A son, Henry, preceded him in death five months ago, and to survive he leaves his wife and the following children: Mattie, of New Jersey; Mrs. Alfred Berner, Frackville; William Grow, of Ringtown, and Thomas Grow, Shenandoah.
'The funeral will be held Thursday, with J. S. Williams and Son, of Shenandoah, in charge.'
- ↑
'Frank Mumey', memorial 231143136, created by Gregory Burgess, added 23 August 2021; database, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231143136/frank-mumey : accessed 24 July 2022); citing Odd Fellows Cemetery, Shenandoah Heights, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, section 3, row 13; Find A Grave: Memorial #231143136.
- inscription on pictured stone: 'FRANK MUMEY 1865 — 1937'.
- ↑
Elizabeth Mummey, obituary, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), Monday 16 October 1939, p.4, col.4; image copy, Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106164869/elizabeth-mummey-obituary-republican-a/ : accessed 23 July 2022).
'MRS. ELIZABETH MUMMEY
'Mrs. Elizabeth Mummey died at her home, 18 Upper Shaft, at 9:10 o'clock last evening. She was a daughter of Thomas May, of town She was a member of the Wm. Penn Methodist Church.
'Surviving are three children, Mrs. George Berner, William Grow and Thomas Grow, and one step-child, Mattie. Also surviving are three brothers, Isaac, Charles and Harvey May, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
'Funeral services will be held from her home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. A. J. Lawson, pastor of the Methodist Church, will have charge of the services. Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Shenandoah.
J. S. Williams & Son have charge.'
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- Elizabeth May, on FamilySearch's Family Tree
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