Data source & researcher - Dougald MacArthur - E-mail dfranconia@gmail.com
Jeremiah Mumma was confirmed at the Swamp Reformed Church, Cocalico Twp., Lancaster Co., PA on May 1&2, 1851
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Data source is the Will of Henry Muma, Jeremiah's father - Will Book 5, vol 1 pp 23 and it was probated on 22 Sept. 1851. In the will he mentions 3 sons and 4 daughters. He only names one son:
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It is my will that my youngest son Jeremiah is to be confirmed or taken into the church the same as the rest.
2nd, I give and bequeath to unto my beloved wife, Polly Muma all my real and personal estate after my death and it is to be in her possession as long as she beareth my name and after her death it is to be equally divided between my seven children.
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Data source is the Lancaster Orphans Court records for Ana Marie Muma, the mother (Misc Book 1865-1867 pg 123-5) which gives information about the seven children,
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viz Catherine, intermarried with Samuel Madanes, Caroline, intermarried with Henry Walter, Elizabeth, widow of Peter Walter, Polly intermarried with Daniel Root, Henry Muma, Jr, Jacob Muma and Jeremiah Muma the last named of whom died in the Military service of the United States in the year 1865, but leaving a widow Catharine and issue, Simon, Mary, Rebecca and John all in their Minority over who William Rader is guardian.
1860: Census, West Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Reinholdsville PO
Jaramiah Muma, 24, b: PA, farmer $2700 real estate
Catharine Muma, 22
Lemmon Muma, 2
Mary Rebecca Muma, 1
John Muma, 2/12
Henry Shealer, 18
Susanna Garhard, 63, $9100 personal estate, insane
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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5548/roster.html
ROSTER OF COMPANY E, 17th PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY
Corporal Jeremiah Mumah Mustered in 19 Sep 1862, Killed at Berryville VA 24 Sep 1864
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transcription of Morton Montgomery's 1909 History of Berks County which consists of over 2600 early inhabitants.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~paberks/montgomery/g06.html
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John J. K. Gittelman was educated in the schools of Bern and Lower Heidelberg townships, and in the great University of Nature, under the rising and setting sun. He was engaged at farm work in Lancaster county until eighteen years of age, when he learned the trade of blacksmith at Blainsport, Pa., and this he followed for a period of twenty-two years. Upon the outbreak and continuance of the Civil war, young Gittelman's enthusiasm was aroused and his patriotism fired, and on Oct. 19, 1862, he enlisted, becoming corporal of Company E. 17th Pa. Vol. Cav., 2d Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Potomac. With a snare drum he paraded the town and succeeded in getting four others to go to the front: Martin Reinhold, who was killed at Smithfield; Henry McQuate, who was killed at Shepherdstown; Jeremiah Mumah, who was killed at Five Forks; and J. B. Flickinger, also killed at Five Forks. Mr. Gittelman was thus the only one of the five who went from the town to return home
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"Title: History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, by Samuel P. Bates. Author: Bates, Samuel P. (Samuel Penniman), 1827-1902. "
2d Lieutenant Martin R. Reinhold Mustered in 19 Sep 1862, 1stSgt, Promoted 2d Lt 25 Nov 1862, Promoted to Captain of Company I on 2 Jul 1864, Killed in a skirmish near the Opequon River near Charles Town, VA, September 7, 1864
Private Henry McQuade Mustered in 19 Sep 1862, captured at Shepherdstown WV 25 Aug 1864
First Sergeant Jesse B. Flickinger Mustered in 19 Sep 1862, Killed Five Forks VA 1 Apr 1865
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[Note: there are discrepancies in Jeremiah's death in the two versions listed above. During September there was a series of battles and skirmishes in the vicinity of Berryville.
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28.
Toll Gate, near White Post, August 11.
Near Newtown August 11.
Cedarville, Guard Hill or Front Royal, August 16.
Summit Point August 21.
Kearneysville and Shepherdstown August 25.
Leetown and Smithfield August 28.
Smithfield Crossing of the Opequan August 29.
Berryville September 6. (Jeremiah Mumah wounded or killed)
Sevier's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 15.
Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19.
Middletown and Strasburg September 20.
Near Winchester and Smithfield September 24.
Fisher's Hill September 29 and October 1.
Newtonia October 11.
Winchester November 16.
Expedition from Winchester into Fauquier and Loudoun Counties November 28-December 3.
Expedition to Gordonsville December 19-28.
Madison C. H. December 21.
Liberty Mills December 22.
Near Gordonsville December 23.
1865
Sheridan's Expedition from Winchester to Petersburg February 27-March 25
Occupation of Staunton March 2.
Waynesboro March 2.
Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
Dinwiddie C. H. March 30-31.
Five Forks April 1.
In "The History of the PA Vol." , Jeremiah's death is recorded as 24 Sept 1864
I think there could be a difference between wounded, died and killed and it might not be reflected correctly in the record. I never requested the widow's pension application because I doubt the death date would reflected any more accurately there.
[Comments of Dougald MacArthur]
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