Notes:
Data source is Douglas Mumma, 2123 Farmington Place, Livermore, CA 94550, email = doug@mumma.org
The following biographical sketch was contained in the "Descendants of Jacob & Eve Funderburgh" genealogy book written and self published by Alvin K. Funderburg 1978
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MARY CATHERINE MILLER b. Aug 21, 1876 d. Nov 21, 1958 m Dec 6, 1894 Albert Mumma b. June 4, 1872 d Aug 9, 1935, s/o Jacob and Susannah Keplinger Mumma
Mary Catherine and Albert first settled on a farm along Free Pike, northwest of Dayton, Ohio. Later they bought a farm along Salem Avenue near the golf course and built a large brick house on the farm. Eventually they sold a part of this farm and it became the Salem Avenue Shopping Center.
Albert was a fine gentleman. He did work for Montgomery County as a road inspector. For a time he also owned and ran a small chewing gum manufacturing business making "Fan Tan" gum. in 1935 Albert visited his nephew, Harold Miller, who was then a Captain at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, in charge of hundreds of C.C.C. boys building trails at Mammoth Cave. Harold took Albert and others on a trip through the cave. Not long after this, Albert died of a burst appendix
Following Albert's death, Mary Catherine continued to live in her house in front of the shopping center. Later she was cared for by her daughter, Ruth Gribble. Mary Catherine was described as being pretty, with dark hair. She was very sociable and enjoyed talking with others. Mary Catherine and Albert had five children: Arthur, Clarence, Lawson, Naomi and Ruth.
Centennial Portrait and Biographical Record of the City of Dayton and of Montgomery Co., OH - [pages 1114-1115]
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DAVID CRIPE, farmer,of Madison township, is a son of one of the early pioneers of Montgomery county. John Cripe, Sr., his grandfather, came to Ohio, probably in 1806, from Blair county, Pa., settling in Madison township, two miles south of where David now lives. His wife was Catherine Ullery, and his children were as follows: Stephen, David, John, Susan, Esther and Elizabeth. Mr. Cripe cleared a farm of 160 acres, lived in Montgomery county all his life, and died at an advanced age. He was a minister of the German Baptist church.
John Cripe, Jr., son of John Cripe and father of David, was born in Blair county, Pa., about 1804, and was two years old when brought by his father to Montgomery county, Ohio. Young Cripe was brought up among the pioneers and became a farmer. Upon arriving at maturity he married Catherine Shively, by whom he had the following. children: Eli; John, who died when two years old; David, Esther, Catherine, Mary, Hannah and Stephen. Mr. and Mrs. Cripe settled on the farm upon which their son David now lives, and which then consisted of 160 acres of land, all in the woods, with the exception of five acres, which were partly cleared. This land Mr. Cripe cleared of its timber, made of it a good farm, and greatly improved it with excellent buildings. In 1853 he removed to Indiana, locating near Peru, and there bought 160 acres of land, upon which he passed the remainder of his days, dying when seventy-two years of age. He was one of the best men of his time, and a member of the German Baptist church, in which he was a deacon for many years. Always a diligent and industrious man, he was successful in his business affairs, and was well known for his honesty and integrity of character.
David Cripe was born February 19, 1831, on the farm on which he now lives. His education was received in the common district school. Reared a farmer, he has followed that honorable and independent occupation all his life. He married, October 16; 1851, Miss Mary Ullery, who was born on the Stillwater river, in Randolph township, and is a daughter of Samuel and Susan (Whitehead) Ullery.
Samuel Ullery was born in Blair county, Pa., near Hollidaysburg, in 1794, and when seventeen years old came to Montgomery county with his parents, Stephen and Mary (Rench) Ullery. Stephen Ullery came to Montgomery county in 1811, and settled in Madison township, near Stillwater Junction, where he entered government land, to the extent of 160 acres, which he cleared and upon which he lived for many years. His children were Joseph, Stephen, Samuel, Mary and Catherine. Stephen lived to be an aged man, was a German Baptist and a valued citizen. Samuel Ullery, the father of Mrs. Cripe, settled on the farm adjoining the Cripe homestead. His first wife was Mary Miller, a daughter of Daniel Miller, the pioneer. By this wife he had one daughter, Susannah. Mrs. Ullery having died, Mr. Ullery married Susannah Whitehead, by whom he had ten children, as follows: Lydia, Moses, Annie, Aaron, Stephen, Mary, David, Samuel, Christopher, and Valentine. Samuel Ullery devoted himself to farming, and became a very prosperous man. By industry he thrived until at length he owned 600 acres of land, which he divided among his children, giving each a farm. He was a member of the German Baptist church, and died in his seventy-first year. His wife died October 19, 1882, in her seventy-eighth year.
Mr. and Mrs. Cripe, after their marriage, settled on the Cripe homestead, which has since been their home. Mrs. Cripe's mother made her home with them, living with them for about eighteen years, and it was at their home that she died at an advanced age. She had been most of her life a member of the German Baptist church, and all her life an excellent woman.
Mr. and Mrs. Cripe had one child, named Annie, who died March 13, 1885. She married Jacob Miller, a grandson of Daniel Miller, the pioneer, and son of Joseph Miller. To Jacob Miller and his wife there were born two children, Joseph Albert and Mary Catherine. Mr. and Mrs. Cripe are members of the German Baptist church, of which Mr. Cripe has been a deacon for thirty-four years.
His granddaughter, Mary Catherine Miller, married Albert M. Mumma, and has one son. The entire family are well to do, have a large circle of friends, and are among the most useful of Montgomery county's citizens.
1880 Census: Madison, Montgomery, Ohio
*** Dwelling 275, family 293 ***
Miller, Jac F. 31, m:, farmer, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Amie, 27, m:, keeping house, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Jos, 7, single, b: OH/OH/OH
" , Mary, dau, 3, single, b: OH/OH/OH
Worsh, Irvin, servant, 35, single, b: OH/OH/OH
*** Dwelling 276, family 294 ***
Cripe, Dave, 49, m:, retired farmer, b: OH/PA/OH
" , Mary, 47, wife, m:, keeping house, b: OH/PA/PA
Ullery, Susannah, 75, mother-in-law, widowed, at home, b: PA/PA/PA
