Notes:
Data source is "The Mumma Family" by Samuel H. Mumma 1962 & Moomaw book 1990
Data source is Irene DeFilipo. E-mail defilipo@msn.com
His tombstone has "Franklin F. Mumma" inscribed on it.
BIOGRAPHICAL ANNALS OF LANCASTER COUNTY p. 278/279
FRANK NISSLEY MUMMA. Among the prominent, reliable and representative business firms of Lancaster city is the shoe firm of Keene & Mumma, the junior member of which is Frank Nissley Mumma. The ancestral line of Mr. Mumma, on both sides of his family reaches back to the very early settlement of this county. Frank Nissley is in the eighth generation from Frederick Mumma, the progenitor of the family in this locality.
In the masterly address delivered by the late Hon. Marriott Brosius. at the unveiling of the monument to the memory of the Revolutionary soldiers of Donegal, Oct. 5, 1899, we find this passage, which is interesting in connection with a biography of Frank N. Mumma.
"The Continental Congress provided for the appointment of committees of Observation and Correspondence in each county. Donegal was represented in that committee by Bartram Galbraith, Alexander Lowery, James Cunningham, Frederick Mumma and Robert Craig. The duty of this committee was to attentively observe the conduct of all persons touching the use or sale of interdicted articles, or opposing, in any way, the patriotic efforts of the Colonists to free themselves from the oppression of Parliament. If any one was found delinquent in these particulars, they were declared to be enemies to American liberty, and thereafter patriots would abstain from dealing with them. Boycotting was thus early employed to promote patriotism. Few of the Donegalians, however, became amenable to this boycott, for their aggressive patriotism urged them to do much, rather than too little for the cause of the Colonies and then fully agreed with Franklin. that a cup of tea. the cost of which helped to pay the salaries of tyrants would choke any decent American." The Frederick Mumma here spoken of was the progenitor of the Lancaster county Mummas.
The parents of Frank Nissley Mumma were Jonas L. and Ellen R. (Nissley) Mumma, and they reared a family of four children : Frank N.; Lizzie N.; Hallie N., deceased; and Ellen Ruth.
Frank N. Mumma was born on a tract of land, in Donegal, that was given by William Penn to the Presbyterians, on which to erect a church edifice, and this tract was in the possession of the Mumma family for many years. Mr. Mumma was educated at the Mount Joy high school, and at the Bryant & Stratton Commercial College, graduating with credit from the latter. The beginning of his business career was as a clerk in the Keystone Knitting Mills in Philadelphia, from which he entered the Boston Store. in Lancaster, where he remained for three years. The succeeding four years he spent as a merchant in Roanoke, Va., returning to accept a traveling position with a large Philadelphia house. In 1897 Mr. Mumma returned to Lancaster and entered into a partnership with George W. Keene, in the shoe business. the firm trading as Keene & Mumma.
Mr. Keene the senior member of the firm, is a son of Capt. Keene, who is a veteran of the Civil war. and who was honored by the Republican party of Lancaster county, with an election to the office of recorder of deeds. From boyhood Mr. Keene has been engaged in the shoe business, thoroughly understanding its every branch. His marriage was Miss Bessie Yeager, a daughter of Henry Yeager, the retired veteran marble mason, of Lancaster, and their two daughters are, Orick and Anna Mary.
Mr. Mumma is unmarried and resides with his mother, at No. 138 College Avenue. Socially he is connected with the Elks; the Eagles; the Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. He is a Republican in his political sympathy, but he never obtrudes his opinions on others, his natural courtesy making him respect the views of his friends.
Both members of the popular and progressive firm of Keene & Mumma are personally justly popular, and their popularity, combined with the high standard of their goods and their honorable business methods, has resulted in the rapid growth of their trade, so rapid that they were compelled three years ago to enlarge their store-room. and to convert their entire basement into a storage room for duplicate stock. In short, the shoe business of Keene & Mumma is not only one of the most prosperous lines in this city, but they also have one of the largest and most attractive establishments in Lancaster. It has been their idea to meet so fully the wants of their customers in every line and in price, that no customer would feel a necessity of looking further, or of sending an order to larger cities. It reflects not only credit upon their energy and business management that they have gained so high a position in the eyes of the trade. and in the public favor, but it also reflects as much on the good sense of the residents of the city who, by patronage and encouragement, have assisted in building up in their midst so responsible and honorable a business as that conducted by Keene & Mumma.
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1920 Census NJ, Atlantic Co., town of Hammonton, ED 49, p. 190, 6 Jan 1920 - living on Grape Street.
Elizabeth Mumma, Head, age 38, no occupation
Joseph H., son, age 14
Margaret C., dau., age 13
Rosemary M., dau., age 11
Eleanor A., dau., age 9
JOSEPH MUMMA b. 11 Aug 1905, d. Jun 1957 (not specified) SS# 111-10-0244 issued in New York
LILLIAN MUMMA b. 21 May 1906, d. Sep 1986 (Brooklyn, Kings, NY) SS# 056-03-7915 issued in New York