Alexander Mummey


0. Alexander Mummey

born: 1814 VA
died: 1 Jan 1878 Onawa, Monona Co., IA
buried: Onawa Cem., Monona Co., IA
married: 6 Sep 1838 Harrison Co., OH
spouse: Nancy Coultrap (1819-1845)
children:
               1. Ellen                                     1839 OH
               2. Albert R.                              1841 OH
               3. Amanda M.                          1843 OH
married: 1851 Morgan Co., OH
spouse: Lucinda Jones (1829-1908)

children:
               4. Sarah                                   1852
               5. Minnie F.                              1857 IA
               6. Lillie Dale                             1859 IA

Alexander's first wife is buried in McGee Cemetery, Harrison County, OH. Her brother, Richard M. Coultrap, said that the children lived with him for several months after her death. By 1850, the children are with Alexander in Morgan County, OH.

After re-marrying in about 1851, he moved his family to Dewitt, Clinton County, IA around 1857 - daughter Sarah died in Ohio in 1856: daughter Minnie was born in Iowa in 1857. Census records says that his wife gave birth to four children, so another child was likely born around 1854 and died before 1860..

In 1867 Alexander and family, minus daughter Ellen who had married, moved across the state to Onawa. Alexander spent the rest of his life there. In 1868, he purchased 26.7 acres of land in Monona Country from W. S. Phillips and wife. He and his wife were charter members of the First Methodist Episcopal Chruch of Onawa, organized 9 Oct 1870. Alexander was Assessor of Onawa from 1875 to 1877, almost up to his death in 1878.

That Alexander is related to Christopher is indisputable. Not only were his movements identical to those of Christopher and his family - Harrison County, OH to Morgan County, OH to Dewitt Co., IA - but his daughter, as part of her claim for a pension, requested testimony of Mrs. Ellen Hammond of McConnelsville, OH. This can only be Christopher's daughter Eleanor who married William Hammond.

The exact connection is unknown at this time, but there must be one.  See Mummey Mystery # 2 for more discussion.


Children of Alexander Mummey


1. Ellen Mummey

born: 14 Aug 1839 OH
died: 20 May 1901 IA
buried: Norway Cem., Benton Co., IA
married: 29 Jan 1861 Clinton Co., IA
spouse: John Weston
children:
               11. Alice Amanda                     1861
               12. Minnow Melvina                 1864
               13. Cora Lettie                         1864
               14. Perley Henry                      1868
               15. Bessie Ellen                        1874
               16. Mervin Ates                       1876

Ellen is a "servant" living with John Weston's parents in the 1860 census. Six months later, she was their daughter-in-law.

2. Albert R. Mummey

born: 1841 OH
died: 8 Jan 1863 Springfield, MO
buried: National Military Cem., Springfield, MO

Albert enlisted in Company A of the 18th Iowa Volunteer Infantry on 12 July 1862, being paid a bounty of $25. He is listed as a farmer, 5'10" tall, 24 years old, with grey eyes and a fair complexion.

He died on 8 January 1863 of wounds received the same day in the Battle of Springfield, one of the few major military actions fought in Missouri during the Civil War. He is interred in Grave 245 of Section 9 of the Military Cemetery.

3. Amanda M. Mummey

born: 1843 OH
spouse: J. D. McChesney

Amanda and her husband lived in Onawa, IA in 1872, What Cheer, IA in 1885, Norton, KS in 1886, and Bellevue, NE in 1908. She unsuccessfully applied for a pension for her brother's death in the Civil War.

4. Sarah Mummey

born: 6 Jul 1852
died: 29 Jul 1856
buried: Wesley Chapel Cem., Morgan Co., OH

5. Minnie F. Mummey

born: Aug 1857 Dewitt, Clinton Co., IA
died: 1924
buried: Onawa Cem., Monona Co., IA

Minnie was a schoolteacher in Onawa, and took care of her mother. She never married.

6. Lillie Dale Mummey

born: 17 Feb 1859 Dewitt, Clinton Co., IA
died: 8 Jun 1929
buried: Onawa Cem., Monona Co., IA
married: 18 May 1882 Monona Co., IA
spouse: Naham C. Marr (1859-1913)
children:
               61. Minnie Belle                       1884
               62. David Levi                          1887
               63. Lee Alexander                    1892
               64. Vern E.                              1897

Lillie was living in Wheatland WY in 1908.


Children of Ellen (Mummey) Weston


11. Alice Amanda Weston

born: 1861

12. Minnow Melvina Weston

born: 1864

13. Cora Lettie Weston

born: 1864

14. Perley Henry Weston

born: 1868

15. Bessie Ellen Weston

born: 1874

16. Mervin Ates Weston

born: 1876


Children of Lillie (Mummey) Marr


61. Minnie Belle Marr

born: Nov 1884

62. David Levi Marr

born: Jan 1887

63. Lee Alexander Marr

born: Jan 1892

64. Vern E. Marr

born: Feb 1897