Friezer Urias Mummert (1894 - 1952)

Born 4 Jun 1894 in Paradise Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Mar 1952 at age 57 in York, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Friezer Mummert has German Roots.

Friezer, son of Jacob Mummert and Matilda Altland, was born 4 June 1894 in Paradise Township, York County, Pennsylvania.^[1][2][3] His early years were spent in Paradise, where his father Jacob (age 36) was a farmer. The five-year-old Friezer lived with his parents Jacob and Matilda (39), siblings Alice Katherine (9), Charles Elmer (7), Jacob Peter (4), Elias James (3) and Alpheus Chauncey (6 months), and maternal grandmother Anna Mary Altland (66) (she is listed as a brother-in-law, but marked as female.)^[4]

By 1910 the family had relocated to Hamilton, Adams County, Pennsylvania, where Jacob (age 47) continued to cultivate the land with the help of his sons Charles E. (17) and Friezer J. (15).^[5] Tilda (50) kept house and tended the other children: Allice K. (18), Jacob P. (13), Eli J. (11) and Alpheus J. (9).^[5]

On 2 January 1916 in Hanover, York County, he married Fannie M. Boart.^[6] It is suggested that she was the daughter of Ellsworth Boart and Catharine Ann Mummert.^{[citation needed]} The following year Friezer registered for the draft and declared himself as living in Hanover, York County and working as a farmhand for Simon Hostetter in Berwick Township, Adams County.^[1] His is described as short with a medium build, dark blue eyes and brown hair.^[1]

Soon thereafter the couple began to grow their large family:

• Walter R. (b. 23 May 1919;^[7] married; d. 21 April 1974).^[7]

• Robert Henry (b. 25 January 1922;^[8] m. Frances A Bealing;^[9] d. 7 March 1977).^[8]

• Henrietta G. (b. 17 August 1923;^[10] m. Nevin Lawrence Wildasin;^[10] d. ​​6 November 2002).^[10]

• Harold Ellsworth (b. 1 July 1925;^[11] d. ​​1 July 1925).^[11] One of twins.

• Howard Jacob (b. 1 July 1925;^[12] d. 24 July 1925).^[12] Twin of Harold.

• Mabel I. (b. 23 August 1926;^{[citation needed]} m. Clark Joseph Barrick;^[13] d. 28 June 2017).^{[citation needed]}

• Betty Jane (b. 26 July 1928;^[14] m. Gordon Elwood Wolf;^[14] m. __ Zeigler;^[14] d. 14 September 2016).^[14]

• Burnell Friezer (b. 28 November 1929;^[15] m. Arlene Edna Mummert;^[16] d. 23 February 2018).^[15]

• Virginia Anna (b. 3 November 1934;^[17] d. 18 December 1934).^[17]

• Ralph Edward (b. 7 May 1936;^[18] d. 24 September 1989).^[18] He married and divorced at least twice before dying in Houston, Texas.

An online genealogy shows a daughter Alice (b. ~1931; d. 29 May 1995), but there are no records to confirm this,

By 1920 the family is found in Hamilton Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, near many of his relatives.^[19] Friezer U. (age 25) managed the farm with the help of Clyde F. Myers (14), while Fannie M. (20) tended the home and their seven-month-old son Walter R.^[19]

The family moved back to Hanover, before 1930, where the household included Friezer (age 37, farmer), his wife Fannie M. (31) their children Walter R. (10), Robert H. (8), Henriette G. (7), Mable T. (3), Betty J. (1) and Burnell F. (7 months), a farmhand Peter I. Garman (19) and a maid servant Margaret V. Mummert (16).^[20]

Fannie died 9 October 1938,^[21] leaving Friezer with many children. It appears that the younger children were raised by other family members. The youngest would have been 14 at the time of the 1940 census, when an unencumbered Friezer (age 44) was shown having moved from his farm (1935) into Hanover proper.^[22] There he lived alone and worked as a laborer.^[22]

In 1942, Friezer reported he was a cattle dealer, working on commission.^[2] His nearest contact is Henrietta Wildasin, his daughter.^[2] At that time he was described as 5'8" tall, 184 lbs. with gray eyes and hair, a ruddy complexion and needing glasses.^[2]

He died 19 March 1952 in York County and was buried at Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery in Thomasville, York.^[3]

^{[21] [19] [20] [22] [6] [1] [2] [3] [9] [8] [7] [11] [12] [17] [18] [10] [15] [16] [14] [13] [4] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018), Friezer Arias Mummert, 1917-1918; citing Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,852,247.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, database with images, FamilySearch (9 March 2018), Friezer Uriah Mummert, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Friezer Urias Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #25087798 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery in Thomasville, York, Pennsylvania.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 19 May 2019), Jacob Mummert, Paradise Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 171, sheet 6A, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,502.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 19 May 2019), Jacob H Mummert, Hamilton, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 1A, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1292; FHL microfilm 1,375,305.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (24 September 2017), Friezer U. Mummert and Fannie M. Boart, 02 Jan 1916; citing Marriage, Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 1,287,399.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Walter Mummert, Apr 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (20 May 2014), Robert Mummert, Mar 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Robert H Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #140542290 retrieved 15 December 2015 at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Hanover, York, Pennsylvania. He shares a headstone with his wife.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Henrietta Georgia Mummert Wildasin on Find A Grave: Memorial #116050725 retrieved 11 July 2016 at Dubs Cemetery in Marburg, York, Pennsylvania. She shares a headstone with her husband. Specific dates are undocumented as only the years are engraved on the memorial. An online genealogy shows her middle name as Grace (which is often used in the family); however, her memorial shows Georgia. Only the initial is engraved.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} Harold Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #25087808 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery in Thomasville, York, Pennsylvania.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Howard Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #25087815 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery in Thomasville, York, Pennsylvania
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 20 May 2019), Mabel I Mummert Barrick in entry for Clark Joseph Barrick, Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States, 28 Sep 2008; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (2014); citing Evening Sun, The, born-digital text.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4} Betty Jane (Mummert) Zeigler on Find A Grave: Memorial #169979994 retrieved 19 May 2019 at Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery in Thomasville, York County, Pennsylvania. She shares a headstone with both husbands, one of whom may still be living. Dates are undocumented except by memories of relatives.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2} Burnell Friezer Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #187578223 retrieved 29 March 2018 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Loganville, York, Pennsylvania. Dates should be taken with a grain of salt. The memorial has no grave image but does have a detailed obituary.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 20 May 2019), Mrs Arlene E Mummert, Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States, 22 Nov 2006; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (2014); citing Evening Sun, The, born-digital text. This shows her parents and that her maiden name was also Mummert.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1 17.2} Virginia Anna Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #179388762 retrieved 21 June 2017 at Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery in Thomasville, York, Pennsylvania.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1 18.2} Ralph Edward Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #25087864 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery in Thomasville, York, Pennsylvania.
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1 19.2} United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 20 May 2019), Friezer U Mummert, Hamilton, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 10, sheet 2B, line 71, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1507; FHL microfilm 1,821,507.
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 21 May 2019), Friezer Mummert, Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 29A, line 35, family 785, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2165; FHL microfilm 2,341,899.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1} Fannie M. Bortz Mummert on Find A Grave: Memorial #25087794 retrieved 11 July 2016 at Paradise Holtzschwamm Lutheran Church Cemetery in Thomasville, York, Pennsylvania.
22. ↑ ^{22.0 22.1 22.2} United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (14 March 2018), Friezer Mummert, Ward 1, Hanover, Hanover Borough, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67-30, sheet 5B, line 53, family 106, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3642.

Acknowledgements

This profile was created, researched and initially written by Kathy Rabenstein.