- Sex: F
- Born: 1 APR 1830 St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant County, Ontario, Canada
- Died: 27 MAY 1909 Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
- Age at passing: 79 years
- Buried: MAY 1909 Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
- Religion: Methodist
- Resided: 1852 Age: 18Galt, Waterloo County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
- Resided: 1871 Marital Status: MarriedSouth Dumfries, Brant North, Ontario, Canada
- Resided: 1891 Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: WifeDumfries South, Brant North, Ontario, Canada
- Resided: 1901 Ayr (Village), Waterloo (southsud), Ontario, Canada
- Resided: South Dumfries Twp., Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada
- Resided: South Dumfries Twp., Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada
- Notes:
Data source was the Muma Family Tree website which is no longer active.
ABSALOM MUMA, farmer, Ayr P.O., Township of South Dumfries, is a native of the County of Brant, Ontario., having been born December 23, 1830, in the Village of St. George, and is a son of Christian Muma and Anna Muma. The former was born August 28, 1779, in Pennsylvania, and died in Canada, July 12, 1863; the latter was born in the State of New Jersey, in 1789, and died in Canada, June 8, 1860. Mr. Muma Sr., emigrated to Canada on Feb. 1, 1800, and his wife that was to be came on horseback with her brother-in-law in 1808, and they were united in marriage, Feb. 1, 1813, near Dundas ONt., where they remained several years, when they moved to St. George, in which village they resided until 1833. In that year they went on the farm known as Shannon Farm, and resided there Till 1839. Finally in that year they moved to the farm where Absalom and his family now reside, and rested there the remainder of their days. Absalom Muma, the subject of our sketch, was married June 20, 1865, to Anna Lawrason, who was born in St. George Village, April 1, 1830, and was a daughter of Robert and Margaret Lawrason. Mr. and Mrs. Muma, who are adherents of the Methodist Church, are the parents of three children- George Bertram, Margaret Ann and Clara Augusta. Mr. Muma, who acquired a thorough common school education, by industry has proved very successful in his farming operations. He is owner, at the present time, of 186 acres of improved land, with substantial buildings thereon. He owns in Ayr, a large two-story brick house and three acres of land, with good outbuildings.
Father: Robert LAWRASON
Mother: Margaret
Spouse 1: Absalom MUMA (b. 23 DEC 1830, St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant County, Ontario, Canada - d. 28 AUG 1896, Brant, Ontario, Canada)
Children:
1.
George Bertram MUMA (b. 1867, St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant County, Ontario, Canada - d. 28 MAR 1946, Ayr, North Dumfries, Waterloo, Ontario Canada)
2.
Margaret Ann MUMA (b. JAN 1870, St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant County, Ontario, Canada - d. 13 FEB 1946, Richwood, Oxford, Ontario, Canada)
3.
Clara Augusta MUMA (b. NOV 1871, St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant County, Ontario, Canada - d. 2 FEB 1929, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)
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