Notes:
Was director of First National Bank, Mechanicsburg over 50 yrs.
Data source is "The Mumma Family" by Samuel H. Mumma 1962 & Moomaw book 1990
1880 Census Place: Silver Springs, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Source: FHL Film 1255122 National Archives Film T9-1122 Page 148D
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Martin MUMMA Self M M W 45 PA
Occ: Farmer Fa: PA Mo: PA
Catharine MUMMA Wife F M W 40 PA
Occ: Keeping House Fa: PA Mo: PA
Milton S. MUMMA Son M S W 21 PA
Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: PA Mo: PA
Elizabeth MUMMA Dau F S W 20 PA
Occ: At Home Fa: PA Mo: PA
Edwin J. MUMMA Son M S W 16 PA
Occ: At Home Fa: PA Mo: PA
Clara May MUMMA Dau F S W 14 PA
Occ: At Home Fa: PA Mo: PA
Jacob MUMMA Son M S W 12 PA
Occ: At Home Fa: PA Mo: PA
Mary Ellen MUMMA Dau F S W 7 PA
Occ: At Home Fa: PA Mo: PA
Wm. H. MUMMA Son M S W 6 PA
Fa: PA Mo: PA
BIO: Martin MUMMA, Cumberland County, PA
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>From Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
Chicago: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905, pp. 4-6.
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MARTIN MUMMA, one of the representative business men and popular and
respected citizens of Cumberland county, president of the First National Bank
of Mechanicsburg, was born June 14, 1834, near Bainbridge, Lancaster county,
son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Nissley) Mumma, the former of whom was born in
1808, near High Spire, Dauphin county. The ancestors of the Mumma family came
from Switzerland to America about 1735. John Mumma, grandfather of Martin, was
the father of the following children: Jacob, John, Christian, Samuel,
Elizabeth and Francis, all deceased.
Jacob Mumma, son of John and father of Martin, was born in 1808 near High
Spire, Dauphin county. He married Elizabeth Nissley, and their children were:
Martin; John, deceased; Jacob, a retired farmer of Cumberland county; Eli, an
implement dealer at Mechanicsburg; Amos, an implement dealer in Harrisburg;
Anna, wife of Levi Mussleman, of Upper Allen township, Cumberland county;
Eliza, wife of Christian
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Heitler, a retired farmer of Mechanicsburg; and Emma, the wife of John
Harnish, a dealer in grain and feed at Mechanicsburg. Jacob Mumma was one of
the well known citizens and leading farmers of Cumberland county, and for
many years was a minister of the Mennonite Church, a religious body to which
the family has been attached for generations. In 1848, he purchased the farm
now owned by our subject in Silver Spring township, in the limits of
Mechanicsburg, one of the most valuable properties in this part of the
county. He was one of the most substantial men of this locality, and was one
of the founders of the First National Bank of Mechanicsburg.
Martin Mumma was reared on the farm, and obtained his education in the
public schools of Silver Spring township, and later at Mechanicsburg. In 1859
he married Catherine Shelly, of Lower Allen township, daughter of Jacob and
Elizabeth Shelly, of Cumberland county. A family of nine children was born to
this union, six of whom grew to maturity, namely: Mitton [sic] S., a farmer of
Silver Spring township; Elizabeth, wife of E. N. Neiswonger, of
Mechanicsburg; Edwin, now deceased; Jacob, an implement dealer at
Mechanicsburg; William and Clara, at home; and Mary, the wife of H. A. Mumper.
In politics Mr. Mumma has been a life-long Republican and has always taken
a sincere interest in the success of his party. In 1866 he became a director
in the First National Bank at Mechanicsburg, and since 1895 has been its able
and conservative president. From 1875 to 1890 he was a director of the Allen &
East Pennsboro Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and was one of the trustees of
the celebrated H. G. Moser estate for twenty years, and guardian for the
children. Few men are better known in this city, and few have had larger
interests confided to their care. Coming as he does from one of the prominent
old families of the county, he is a worthy representative of its sterling
attributes.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., is one of the veteran
financial institutions of this section of Pennsylvania. Since 1859 it has
proved its stability and has passed safely through years of great financial
stringency, all over the country, fulfilling with fidelity all promises made
to depositors. Its history, while interesting, is brief.
The foundations of this great business were laid in 1859, by Merkel, Mumma
& Co., who established a private banking house under that title. In 1861 a
charter was secured, and the name of the Mechanicsburg Bank was assumed, and
it continued thus until 1864, when it became a National Bank, and was
rechartered as such, in 1883, and again in 1903.
The First National Bank is a bank of discount and deposit, making
collections, dealing in bonds and other good securities, and, in fact,
transacting all business pertaining to legitimate banking. In all lines it
has an extensive and responsible clientele, many of its customers being among
the old and solid business firms of this section, some of them having confided
their business interests to this institution almost since its inception. The
last official report shows increasing strength. Its capital stock, paid in,
is $I00,000; its surplus is $88,840, nearly equaling its capital. This, in
the eyes of investors, makes a fine showing, indicating the careful and
conservative management which prevails. The officers are: Martin Mumma,
president; James A. Brandt, cashier; J. D. Landes, teller, while the board of
directors includes these prominent busi-
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ness men: Martin Mumma, S. F. Houston, John H. Bowman, D. R. Merkel, Simon
Eberly, A. G. Eberly, S. M. Hertzler, J. H. Koller and Ira S. Eberly.
Martin Mumma, president of the bank, is a retired farmer and a man well and
favorably known to the citizens of this locality. Other officers have also
long been prominent in this city. Mr. Brandt, the cashier, is a banker of
large experience and of thorough training. Much of the institution's success
has been due to his efficiency.