Jacob Henry Mummert (1865 - 1944)

Born 15 Mar 1865 in West Manheim Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Matilda (Altland) Mummert — married 11 May 1890 in Paradise Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 25 May 1944 at age 79 in Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Jacob Mummert has German Roots.

Jacob, son of Jacob Mummert and Elizabeth Saltzgeber, was born 15 March 1865 in West Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania. In 1870, the family was still in West Manheim, where his father Jacob (age 39) cultivated the land to support his growing family, which now included his wife Elizabeth (37) and their children Jacob Henry (3), Annie Mary (14), Urias (11), Elenora "Ellen" (9), George S. (7), Saranda (6), Albert (4) and Elias (1).^[1]

By 1880 the family had moved to Penn Township in York County. Residing together were Jacob B (age 50, farmer), Anna Elizabeth (49), Anna M. (23), Ellen (21), George (19, laborer), Saranda (18), Albert (16), Jacob H. (15), Elias (12), Amelia C. (10), Alice Rebecca (7) and Lovana E (this should beSavannah E.) (5).^[2]

On 11 May 1890 in Paradise Township, York County, he married Matilda Altland,^[3] daughter of Elias Altland and Anna Mary Becker.^[3] They had seven children:

• Alice Katherine (b. 15 June 1891;^[4] m. Titus Eli Trostle;^[5] d. 15 April 1983).^[4] Two children.

• Charles Elmer (b. 1 July 1893;^[6][7] m. Mabel A. Brier (two children);^[8] m. Catharine Romaine "Kitty" Dabler;^[9] d. 2 June 1954).^{[citation needed]}

• Freizer Urias (b. 4 June 1894;^[10][11] m. Fannie M. Boart or Bort;^[12] d. 19 March 1952).^[13] Eleven children.

• Jacob Peter (b. 29 June 1895;^[14] m. Velma R. Walker (three children);^[14] m. Hattie Irene Amspacher (three children);^[15] d. 6 December 1935).^[14]

• Elias James (b. 14 September 1896;^[16][17][18] m. Ethel Marie Manger;^[18][19] d. 4 October 1964).^[17][18] Five children.

• William R. (b. 26 March 1898;^[20] d. 6 June 1898).^[20]

• Alpheus J. "Chauncey" (b. 17 November 1899;^[21] m. Goldie M. Sharretts;^[22] d. April 1969).^[21]

In the ten years since their marriage, Jacob (age 36, a farmer) and his wife Matilda (39) had seven children—six of whom were still alive and living in Paradise Township in 1900.^[23] The children included Alice Katherine (10), Charles Elmer (8), Freizer Urias (6), Jacob Peter (5), Elias James (4) and Alpheus Chauncey (1).^[23] Matilda's mother Anna Mary Altland (66) also resided with them (she is listed as a brother-in-law, but marked as female.)^[23]

By 1910 the family had relocated to Hamilton, Adams County, Pennsylvania, where Jacob (age 47) continued to cultivate the land with the help of his sons Charles E. (17) and Friezer J. (15).^[24] Tilda (50) kept house and tended the other children: Allice K. (18), Jacob P. (13), Eli J. (11) and Alpheus J. (9).^[24]

In 1920 Jacob H. (age 56) was still in Hamilton Township, but he was no longer a farmer.^[25] He labored in a shirt factory to support his wife Matilda (59) and their motherless grandson Charles B (son of Charles Elmer, age 2).^[25] Matilda died 14 April 1928.^[26] It must have been especially sad for little Charles, who at age 11 had already lost a mother and grandmother.

On 27 March 1932 in Hanover, York County, Jacob remarried to Lucy Ann Meckley,^{[citation needed]} daughter of Solomon Meckley and Julian Taylor.^[27] It is likely that the 58-year-old Lucy had been married previously. In 1940 the couple is found living together in Hanover: Jacob H. (age 74, retired) and Lucy A. (65).^[28]

Jacob Henry Mummert died 25 May 1944 in Hanover and was buried at Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery in Thomasville, York County.^[29] His wife survived him by only one year.^[30]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (12 April 2016), J B Mummert, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 17, family 138, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,969.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (15 July 2017), Jacob B Mummert, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 13, sheet 34C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1206; FHL microfilm 1,255,206.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFMV-44W : 6 November 2017), Jacob Henry and Matilda Altland, 10 May 1890; citing Marriage, , York, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 22,140. Note that the record shares all the groom's surnames as Henry; however, the marriage return does give his full name with Mummert and is recorded together with the license application.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Alice Kathryn Mummert Trostle on Find A Grave: Memorial #11321562 retrieved 11 July 2016 at Mummerts Meetinghouse Cemetery in Abbottstown, Adams, Pennsylvania. She shares a headstone with her husband engraved with full dates of birth and death.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (4 November 2017), Titus E. Trostle and Alice Mummert, 21 Jul 1911; citing Marriage, East Berlin, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 20,652.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018), Charles E Mummert, 1917-1918; citing York County no 3, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,927,194.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, database with images, FamilySearch (9 March 2018), Charles E Mummert, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (24 September 2017), Charles E. Mummert and Mabel Bryer, 28 Jan 1915; citing Marriage, , York, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 1,287,399.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 19 May 2019), Charles E Mummert in entry for Mrs Catharine R Or Kitty Dabler Mummert, Pennsylvania, United States, 29 Jun 1998; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (2014); citing York Daily Record, born-digital text.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018), Friezer Arias Mummert, 1917-1918; citing Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,852,247.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, database with images, FamilySearch (9 March 2018), Friezer Uriah Mummert, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (24 September 2017), Friezer U. Mummert and Fannie M. Boart, 02 Jan 1916; citing Marriage, Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 1,287,399.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Friezer Urias Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #25087798 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery in Thomasville, York, Pennsylvania.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3} Jacob Peter Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #11321582 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Mummerts Meetinghouse Cemetery in Abbottstown, Adams, Pennsylvania. His headstone shared with Velma includes his full birth and death dates.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 19 May 2019), Jacob P Mummert, Seven Valleys, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 68, sheet 4B, line 95, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2166; FHL microfilm 2,341,900.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018), Elias James Mummert, 1917-1918; citing Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,852,247.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1 17.2} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Elias Mummert, Oct 1964; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3} Elias James Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #11321571 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Mummerts Meetinghouse Cemetery in Abbottstown, Adams, Pennsylvania. He shares a headstone with his wife that includes full birth an death dates.
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 19 May 2019), Elias Mummert in entry for Ruthanna Irene Gross, Pennsylvania, United States, 09 May 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1 20.2} William R. Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #25087911 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery in Thomasville, York, Pennsylvania. He shares a headstone with his parents with only birth and death year engraved. His death may have been in September, rather than June.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1 21.2} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (: 20 May 2014), Alpheus Mummert, Apr 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
22. ↑ ^{22.0 22.1} Alpheus J. Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #157889046 retrieved 7 June 2016 at Mount Rose Cemetery in York, York, Pennsylvania. He shares a headstone with his wife.
23. ↑ ^{23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3} United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 19 May 2019), Jacob Mummert, Paradise Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 171, sheet 6A, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,502.
24. ↑ ^{24.0 24.1 24.2} United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 19 May 2019), Jacob H Mummert, Hamilton, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 1A, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1292; FHL microfilm 1,375,305.
25. ↑ ^{25.0 25.1 25.2} United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 19 May 2019), Jacob H Mummert, Hamilton, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 10, sheet 10B, line 93, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1507; FHL microfilm 1,821,507.
26. ↑ ^{26.0 26.1} Matilda Altland Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #25087839 retrieved 11 July 2016 at Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery in Thomasville, York, Pennsylvania. She shares a headstone with her husband and son William.
27. ↑ ^{27.0 27.1} United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (15 July 2017), Lucyann Meckly in entry for Julian Meckly, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 16, sheet 121B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1206; FHL microfilm 1,255,206. This shows the widowed Julian and her father.
28. ↑ ^{28.0 28.1} United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (14 March 2018), Jacob H Mummert, Ward 3, Hanover, Hanover Borough, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67-37, sheet 5B, line 51, family 117, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3642.
29. ↑ ^{29.0 29.1} Jacob H. Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #25087819 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery in Thomasville, York, Pennsylvania. He is buried with his wife.
30. ↑ ^{30.0 30.1} Lucy Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #108802617 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Jefferson Cemetery in Jefferson, York, Pennsylvania. Her grave marker shows her relationship as wife to Jacob and has her full birth and death dates. She is buried next to her mother.

Acknowledgements

This profile was created, researched and initially written by Kathy Rabenstein.