Note: .compiler's name: Jean Cawley Corazza
.date compiled: 13 Nov 1998
.last update: 09 Feb 2002
Plain_Speaker, Hazleton, PA, Friday, June 29, 1934
John P. Mumaw, who observed his 77th birthday anniversary last May 3, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Patterson, of 831 West Diamond
avenue, last midnight, following an illness of two weeks, after being
stricken with a heart attack.

Born in Conyngham, Mr. Mumaw spend practically his entire life in Hazleton
and was well known throughout the community. For the past 62 years he had
been employed by A. Pardee & Company and the Lehigh Navigation Coal Company,
entering the former's services at 15 years of age. He had been engaged as
compensation clerk for the company when taken ill.

Mr. Mumaw was a member of the local Moose, Red Men, and Independant Order of
Americans.

He is survived by his widow, who before marriage was Henrietta Nussbaum, of
this city; eight children: Guy, druggist of West Hazleton; Arthur, of
Newark, N.J.; Harry, employed as an electrician for the I. N. C. Co.; F.
Barton, of Eustis, Fla.; Mrs. Harrison Vannaucker, of Kane, PA.; Edith
Mumaw, local school nurse; Mrs. George Patterson, city, and Mrs. Walter
Penman, of Lebanon.

Ten grandchildren also survive.

The funeral will take place privately Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Services will be held at the house by Rev. Robert Bonner Jack, D. D., Pastor
of the First Presbyterian church. Interment will be in the Vine street
cemetery.

Wife of ID#: 112:1:5
Standard-Sentinel, Hazleton, PA, Thursday, December 23, 1943
Mrs. E. Henrietta Mumaw

Mrs. E. Henrietta Mumaw, aged 81, died yesterday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. George A. Patterson, 831 West Diamond avenue, following a two
weeks' illness. Her husband, John P. Mumaw, preceded her in death nine years
ago.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian church and the Ladies' Aid
Society and Mrs. Sophia Jack's Bible Class of the church.

Surviving her are the following children: Guy M. Mumaw, druggist at West
Hazleton; Arthur D. Mumaw, of Newark, N.J.; Harry J. Mumaw, Mrs. G.H.
Vannauker, Miss Edith Mumaw, a city school nurse, and Mrs. Fred Patterson,
all of Hazleton; Mrs. Walter Penman, of Lebanon, and F. Barton Mumaw, of
Eustis, Florida.

One brother, John Nussbaum, of this city, also survives.

The funeral will be held at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon and will be private.
Services will be conducted at the house by Rev. Dr. J.L. Hynson, pastor of
the Presbyterian church. Interment will be in the Vine street cemetery.

Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA, Wednesday, April 17, 1968
MUMAW, Arthur D.
Posted by Dalice Fadden dalice@ccomm.com on Thu, 19 Nov 1998

Arthur D. Mumaw, 85, Newark, N.J., died yesterday morning at the Union
Printers Home, Colorado Springs, Colo. He was born in this city, a son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. John P. Mumaw, and worked on the old Hazleton Sentinel
before moving to Newark, N.J., where he was employed as a printer on a
newspaper until his retirement. He was a member and elder of the Second
Presbyterian Church of Newark. He was preceded in death by his wife and
three sons. Surviving are four sisters: Mrs. G.H. (Anne) VanNauker, Miss
Edith H. Mumaw, Mrs. George A. (Lucy) Patterson, all of this city; and Mrs.
Walter R. (Polly) Penman, Lebanon; and one brother, F. Barton Mumaw, Eustis,
Fla. A number of nieces and nephews also survive. Interment will be in
Colorado Springs.

![1] Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900; Hazleton, Luzerne County, PA,
page 6; National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 1432.

[2] Death record of John P. Mumaw, No. 60456; Pennsylvania Division of Vital
Records, New Castle, PA; certified copy in possession of compiler.

[3] Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Sugarloaf Twp., Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania, page 458; National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll
145; transcribed copy in possession of compiler.

[4] Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; Sugarloaf Twp., Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania; National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 471;
transcribed copy in possession of compiler.

[5] Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Sugarloaf Twp., Luzerne
County, Pennsylvania, page 1007; National Archives microfilm publication
M432, roll 794; microfilm and transcribed copy in possession of compiler.

[6] Henry C. Martens, comp., Conyngham,_Pennsylvania (n.p.: n.p., 1967),
72-74; Conyngham Public Library, Conyngham, PA. Photocopy of selected pages
received from Lorraine Bicking Anderson, RR#3 Box 212, Drums, PA 18222.

[7] Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920; 8 Ward, Hazleton City,
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, supv. district 8, enum. district 79, sheet
4-A, line 17; National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 1593;
transcribed copy in possession of compiler.

[8] Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920; 8 Ward, Hazleton City,
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, supv. district 8, enum. district 79, sheet
5-A; National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 1593; transcribed
copy in possession of compiler.

[9] Ninth Census of the United States, 1870; Hazleton, Hazleton Borough,
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, page 15; National Archives microfilm
publication M593, roll 1365; transcribed copy in possession of compiler.

[10] Ninth Census of the United States, 1870; Hazleton, Hazleton Borough,
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, page 25; National Archives microfilm
publication M593, roll 1365; transcribed copy in possession of compiler.

[11] Ninth Census of the United States, 1870; Hazleton, Hazleton Borough,
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, page 175; National Archives microfilm
publication M593, roll 1365; transcribed copy in possession of compiler.

[12] Will of William D. Mumaw, 23 Aug 1895, No. 378, Will Book Y, page 463;
microfilm; Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA; transcribed copy in
possession of compiler.

[13] Obituary of William D. Mumaw, Daily_Standard (Hazleton, PA) 12 May
1905: p. 5, col. 1; photocopy of newspaper clipping in possession of
compiler.

[14] Letter from Jean Mumaw Gaverick, Hollywood, PA, 02 May 1982,
to Jean Cawley Corazza; original in possession of compiler. Tombstone
inscriptions found in the Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton, PA.

[15] Letter from Jean Mumaw Gaverick, Hollywood, PA, 12 May 1982, to Jean
Cawley Corazza; original in possession of compiler. Tombstone inscriptions
found in the Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton, PA.

[16] Letter from Jean Mumaw Gaverick, Hollywood, PA, 16 May 1982, to Jean
Cawley Corazza; original in possession of compiler. Tombstone inscriptions
found in the Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton, PA.

[17] Letter from Jean Mumaw Gaverick, Hollywood, PA, 30 May 1982, to Jean
Cawley Corazza; original in possession of compiler. Tombstone inscriptions
found in St. Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, PA.

[18] Letter from Jean Mumaw Gaverick, Hollywood, PA, 15 Jun 1982, to Jean
Cawley Corazza; original in possession of compiler. Tombstone inscriptions
found in St. Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, PA.

[19] Letter from Jean Mumaw Gaverick, Hollywood, PA, 20 Jun 1982, to Jean
Cawley Corazza; original in possession of compiler. Tombstone inscriptions
found in St. Johns Cemetery, St. Johns, PA.

[20] Eighth Census of the United States, 1860; Hazleton, Hazle Twp., Luzerne
County, Pennsylvania, page 86, line 5; National Archives microfilm
publication M653, roll 1132; transcribed copy in possession of compiler.

[21] Grave marker of Frank A. Mumaw family, Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton,
PA; transcribed copy in possession of compiler.

[22] Grave marker of Nathan Mumaw, Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton, PA;
photograph in possession of compiler.

[23] Grave marker of Guy N. and Anna C. Mumaw, Vine Street Cemetery,
Hazleton, PA; photograph in possession of compiler.

[24] Grave marker of Mumaw - Frank A., Salinda, John R., William E.,
Emma N., Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton, PA; photograph in possession of
compiler.

[25] Grave marker of Lewis and Frances E. Mumaw, Vine Street Cemetery,
Hazleton, PA; photograph in possession of compiler.

[26] Grave marker of John P. and E. Henrietta Mumaw, Vine Street Cemetery,
Hazleton, PA; photograph in possession of compiler.
[27] Obituary of John P. Mumaw, Plain_Speaker (Hazleton, PA) 29 Jun 1934,
afternoon ed.: 28; newspaper clipping in possession of compiler.

[28] Raymond E. Hollenbach, "Christ Union Lutheran and Reformed Church,
Conyngham, Luzerne Co., Penna.," unpublished manuscript, Aug 1969, 1;
photocopy in possession of compiler.

[29] Raymond E. Hollenbach, "Christ Union Lutheran and Reformed Church,
Conyngham, Luzerne Co., Penna.," unpublished manuscript, Aug 1969, 2;
photocopy in possession of compiler.

[30] Raymond E. Hollenbach, "Christ Union Lutheran and Reformed Church,
Conyngham, Luzerne Co., Penna.," unpublished manuscript, Aug 1969, 3;
photocopy in possession of compiler.

[31] Raymond E. Hollenbach, "Christ Union Lutheran and Reformed Church,
Conyngham, Luzerne Co., Penna.," unpublished manuscript, Aug 1969, 17;
photocopy in possession of compiler.

[32] Raymond E. Hollenbach, "Christ Union Lutheran and Reformed Church,
Conyngham, Luzerne Co., Penna.," Confirmations and Communicants 1822-1871,
unpublished manuscript, Aug 1969, 2; photocopy in possession of compiler.

[33] Baptism record of John William Muma, vol. l, p. 22; Christ Lutheran
Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed copy in possession of compiler.

[34] Baptism record of Jacob Franklin Momau, vol. ll, p. 10; Christ Lutheran
Church, Hazleton, PA; translated and transcriped by Walter J. Throne, copy
in possession of compiler.

[35] Baptism record of Ludwig Momau, vol. ll, p. 27; Christ Lutheran Church,
Hazleton, PA; translated and transcriped by Walter J. Throne, copy in
possession of compiler.

[36] Baptism record of Anna Jane Mummaw, vol. ll, p. 69; Christ Lutheran
Church, Hazleton, PA; translated and transcriped by Walter J. Throne, copy
in possession of compiler.

[37] Death record of Nathan Momau, vol. ll, p. 209; Christ Lutheran Church,
Hazleton, PA; translated and transcriped by Walter J. Throne, copy in
possession of compiler.

[38] Gladys Jones Markle, "The Presbyterian Congregation of Hazleton,"
unpublished manuscript, 1938, 99; Wyoming Historical and Genealogical
Society, Wilkes-Barre, PA; photocopy in possession of compiler. Information
received from Walter J. Throne.

[39] Gladys Jones Markle, "The Presbyterian Congregation of Hazleton,"
unpublished manuscript, 1938, 112; Wyoming Historical and Genealogical
Society, Wilkes-Barre, PA; photocopy in possession of compiler. Information
received from Walter J. Throne.

[40] Gladys Jones Markle, "The Presbyterian Congregation of Hazleton,"
unpublished manuscript, 1938, 186; Wyoming Historical and Genealogical
Society, Wilkes-Barre, PA; photocopy in possession of compiler. Information
received from Walter J. Throne.

[41] Baptism record of William David Mummaw, Vol. I, p. 25; Church Record
of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed by
Walter J. Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[42] Baptism record of Katie Elizabeth Susan Mummaw, Vol. I, p. 29; Church
Record of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed
by Walter J. Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[43] Marriage record of John Wm. Mummaw & Louisa J. Wenner, Vol. I, p. 47;
Church Record of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA;
transcribed by Walter J. Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[44] Marriage record of Frank J. Mumaw & Hannah H. Hoffsomer, Vol. I, p. 50;
Church Record of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA;
transcribed by Walter J. Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[45] Marriage record of John Wm. Mumaw & Martha Reppert, Vol. I, p. 50;
Church Record of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA;
transcribed by Walter J. Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[46] Marriage record of Wm. A. Walton & Katie E. Mummaw, Vol. I, p. 54;
Church Record of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA;
transcribed by Walter J. Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[47] Death record of Frank A. Mumaw, Vol. I, p. 60; Church Record of Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed by Walter J. Throne;
copy in possession of compiler.

[48] Death record of Salinda Mumaw, Vol. I, p. 62; Church Record of Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed by Walter J. Throne;
copy in possession of compiler.

[49] Baptism record of Lewis Albert Mumaw, Vol. II, p. 1; Church Record of
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed by Walter J.
Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[50] Baptism record of Elizabeth Lauretta Mumaw, Vol. II, p. 6; Church
Record of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed by
Walter J. Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[51] Baptism record of Frederick Franklin Mumaw, Vol. II, p. 9; Church
Record of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed by
Walter J. Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[52] Baptism record of Elizabeth Francis Mumaw, Vol. II, p. 10; Church
Record of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed by
Walter J. Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[53] Baptism record of Lewis Franklin Mumaw, Vol. II, p. 25; Church Record
of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed by Walter
J. Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[54] Baptism record of Frederick Franklin Mumaw, Vol. II, p. 47; Church
Record of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed by
Walter J. Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[55] Marriage record of Lewis Mumaw and Fannie M. Robertson, Vol. II, p. 51;
Church Record of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA;
transcribed by Walter J. Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[56] Death record of Lewis Albert Mumaw, Vol. II, p. 67; Church Record of
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed by Walter J.
Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[57] Death record of Elizabeth Francis Mumaw, Vol. II, p. 71; Church Record
of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed by Walter
J. Throne; copy in possession of compiler.

[58] Death record of J. F. Mumaw, Vol. II, p. 80; Church Record of Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed by Walter J. Throne;
copy in possession of compiler.

[59] Death record of Wm. D. Mumaw, Vol. II, p. 80; Church Record of Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton, PA; transcribed by Walter J. Throne;
copy in possession of compiler.

[60] Marriage record of David Muhma and Salinda Hellik; Rev. Isaac
Shellhammer, "Daybook," unpublished manuscript, n.d., 1; transcribed by
Walter J. Throne, copy in possession of compiler.

[61] Rev. Isaac Shellhammer, "Daybook," unpublished manuscript, n.d., 37;
transcribed by Walter J. Throne, copy in possession of compiler.
Listing of monies due for funeral credits. John Muhma.

[62] Will of Salinda Mumaw, 24 Oct 1890, Will Book M, p. 61; Luzerne County
Court House, Wilkes-Barre, PA; transcribed copy of extract in possession of
compiler.
Walter J. Throne, "Extracts From Will Books A Through S," unpublished
manuscript, 1985/1986, 75, photocopy in possession of compiler.
[63] Walter J. Throne, "Tombstone Inscriptions, 1859-1910, Vine St.
Cemetery, Hazle," unpublished manuscript, 1986, 124; photocopy in possession
of compiler.

[64] World Family Tree, Disc #3, Broderbund. Printouts in possession of
compiler. Information obtained from Betti Moore.

[65] Obituary of E. Henrietta Mumaw, Standard-Sentinel (Hazleton, PA) 23 Dec
1943: n. pag.; photocopy of newspaper clipping in possession of compiler.
Copy obtained from Peter Guattery, Baltimore, MD.

[66] Obituary of Arthur D. Mumaw, Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, PA) 17 Apr
1968: n. pag.; transcribed copy of newspaper clipping in possession of
compiler. Transcribed by Dalice Fadden as given to the Luzerne County Web
Page.

[67] Social Security Death Index, Arthur D. Mumaw, Social Security
#137-07-0313.

[68] Social Security Death Index, Anne Vannauker, Social Security
#205-26-1558.

[69] Social Security Death Index, Edith Mumaw, Social Security #182-32-3495.

[70] Social Security Death Index, Lucy Patterson, Social Security
#194-26-8560.

[71] Social Security Death Index, Polly Penman, Social Security