Hello Mumma researchers, cousins, family and friends - BULLETIN #24 1 May 2004 GENERAL INFO [If you don't care to receive future Bulletins, please send me a message and I will remove you from this distribution list. These messages are sent out on a random basis when I feel there is something useful to communicate to everyone. The circulation is about 700 copies.] PREVIOUS BULLETINS & NEWSLETTERS ARE AVAILABLE If you or someone else has interest in reading some of the previous Bulletins or Newsletters, they can viewed or download from the MUMMA archives. The index for the archive is located at http://www.mumma.org/archives/archives.html FIND-A-GRAVE PROJECT One interesting project on the internet is the Find-A-Grave project which has over 5 million grave entries. Most of these have been added by poeple who "read" graveyards as a hobby, then add the information to this web site. Some entries include photographs of the person, their tombstone, obituary, etc. Out of curiosity, I entered various Mumma names. All you have to do is add a portion of the name to get all of the hits, i.e. "MUMA" finds Muma, Mumaw, & Mumaugh. "MUMMA" finds Mumma, Mummah, Mummaw. "MOOMA" finds Moomau and Moomaw. So, how many were there? Here are the totals. Maybe one of your ancestors is listed Mewmaw - 1 Moomau - 1 Moomaw - 20 Muma - 8 Mumaw - 23 Mumaugh - 6 Mumma - 70 Mummah - 2 Mummaw - 4 I haven't taken the time to search and review it in detail to glean additional information for the database, but I did find one obituary that I didn't have. It might make a nice little project to photograph all of your ancestor's gravestones and add it to the Find-A-Grave project along with their obituary, etc. The URL for this web site is: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi All you need to do is cut and paste this address into your browser address bar. One nice photograph of John Mumma (1818-1890) was added by David Zellers and it can be viewed by entering "John Mumma" in the search name box. ONE OF THE OLDER GENERATION PASSES ON With sadness I report the death of Jeanne Lucille Mumma Zigler who died on April 2, 2004 in Arizona at the age of almost 103. Jeanne was born on May 17, 1901 in Cicero, Indiana, the youngest daughter of Rev. Aaron Klepinger Mumma and Martha Elizabeth Sanders. Her father was a minister and Jeanne lived in several towns in the Midwest during her childhood, eventually settling in Harlan, Indiana. It was her father that authored the wonderful story about her families migration from Hagerstown, MD, to Dayton, OH in 1827. You can read that story at: http://www.mumma.org/archives/aaron.html Jeanne married Virgil Zigler on June 3, 1924 who was studying medicine and Jeanne was studying nurses training. After Virgil received his medical training, they became missionaries and were assigned to India. They had to spend 2 years learing the language. After passing the language examination that all missionaries were required to take, the Ziglers were sent to a 40-bed hospital in Rentichintala, which is in "famine country." In 1940, a big hospital in a much bigger city (Rajahmundry) needed a medical superintendent, and Virgil was named for the position. Jeanne taught nursing and their youngest daughter was born in 1944. So, as you can see, Jeanne led a very active and productive life. You can read more about her from a story that was written by her granddaughter for her 100th birthday party. http://www.mumma.org/archives/zigler100.html MUMMA SURNAME DNA PROJECT Great progress continues with the Mumma DNA project. The 20 January report with the latest results can be viewed at http://www.mumma.org/MummaDNA.pdf. It is in PDF format so that the colors used as a visual aid in the tables and charts can be printed. The file is 350 KB, so it will take a little time to laod if you are using a dial-up modem connection. The report summarizes the results obtained from 55 men who have participated in the project. Of those participants, 44 men appear to be genetic descendants of the Mommas of Europe and the Mumma immigrants of America. A unique MUMMA/MOMMA "genetic fingerprint" or haplotype has been determined and small variations from this fingerprint has allowed us to identify specific branches within the Mumma families. The results show that 18 men have identical fingerprints (values determined from 25 "markers", specific points on the Y-chromosome). Near the end of last year, the DNA testing company I use announced that they would be capable of expanding their analysis from 25 markers to 37 markers, thus allowing a more detailed "fingerprint" to be determined. I submitted the the DNA from the 44 men who appear to be genetic Mummas for further analysis and have been IMPATIENTLY awaiting those results. Three results were received this week, but the results from one sample remain to be returned. A revised report will be issued after all results are available and analyzed. A cursory review of the recieved results are very exciting and it appears that one of the new markers uniquely "mutates" or changes for all of the descendants of the immigrant, Leonard Mumma. His descendants show a value of 16 for one marker, where as the Mommas and Reenstjernas of Europe and immigrant Peter Mumma show a value of 17. If this proves to be valid, it will be very useful for suggesting to which immigrant the variou "unidentified" twigs belong. This would achieve one of the original goals I had for the MUMMA surname DNA project. DATABASE CHANGES & ADDITIONS o Revised databases have been uploaded from time to time, with the latest database being uploaded on 1 May 2004 and it contains 64,687 individuals. That represents a significant increase in the database since I last issued a bulletin. Some specific changes were: o MOMMA - REENSIERNA additions - I have been working with Udo Momma of Germany to revise and update the Momma families that were listed in the database. Through his diligence, aided by Fred Reestjerna with the Swedish Reenstierna data, a revised Momma data file was added. This file contains over 5,250 individuals who are interrelated the earliest Momma progenitor dating back to 1490-1500. While some are small "unattached" Momma branches and twigs, most are on allied lines which intermarried with the Momma family, especially in the Stolberg area of Germany. Some of these surnames include: Peltzer, Schleicher, Kamp/Camphausen, Lynen and Prym. Names that are still found in the Stolberg area to this day. o FULTON/FRANKLIN COUNTY additions - Through the continued efforts of Pamela Mumma, a major revision was made to the Mumma descendants who appeared in Fulton & Franklin Counties, PA in the early 1800's and remain as an "unattached" branch. Almost every individual in this branch is annotated with a source and it is quite complete. The link and connection back to one of the original immigrants still alludes us, however. o OTHER ADDITONS. Significant smaller corrections and additions were made throughout the database. I appreciate all of you who took the time to contact me and either update your e-mail addresses or provide additional information. There were several cases where smaller unidentified "twigs" were connected, which is always satisfying. If I have neglected to include any additions or corrections you may have sent me, please do so again and I will correct the oversite. DATABASE TREE INFORMATION Indiv's Desc's REF# Top Person in a particular tree + notes ------- ------ ---- --------------------------------------- 46390 25108 2 Leonard /Mumma/ b. bet 1690-1700 (1732 immigrant) * * 1 Jacob /Mumma/ b. 1685-1690 (1731 immigrant) * * 4 Peter /Mumma/ b. ~1721 (1748 immigrant) Lancaster, PA * * U8 Christian /Mumma/ b. 1791 PA (moved to Clark Co., OH) * * U56 Jacob /Mumma/ b. 1816 PA, (moved to Clark Co., OH * * U57 Samuel /Mumma/ b. 1822 Lykens, Dauphin Co., PA 5250 1978 E ? /Momma/ (European Mommas abt 1490-1500 Aachen Germany) 4185 2687 U21 Jacob /Muma/ b. ABT. 1750 (Canadian Mumas) 1939 1099 U46 David /Mumma/ b. ABT 1791 (Fulton/Franklin Co, PA) 1909 1190 U53 Jacob /Mumma-Mumaw/ b. 1755-1760 - lived Fayette Co, PA 1008 680 U7 David /Muma/ b. ABT. 1760 (Mewmaw spelling) VA, IL, MO 964 570 U45 Christian /Mummer/ b.~1770 (Moma, Moomau & Moomaugh) 667 434 U28 John /Mumma/ b. 1790 W. Hanover Twp., Dauphin Co., PA 618 383 U62 John /Mumma/ b. 27 Nov 1750 Hempfield Twp & York Co. PA 472 294 U30 John (Frederick)/Mumma/ b. BEF 1750 resided Cumberland Co. 241 253 U51 ? /Mummaugh/ b. BEF 1790 - resided Carroll Co., MD 228 132 U25 James B. /Mumma/ b. 1841 (Burnt Cabins, Fulton Co., PA) 193 85 - Pieter /Momma/ b. BEF 1649 in Nijmegen, Netherlands 125 77 U43 Henry /Muma/ b 17 Mar 1787 Cocalico Twp, Lancaster Co. 65 25 U50 Samuel /Mumma/ b.~1835 resided Womelsdorf, Berks Co, PA 44 22 U36 Barbara /Mumma/ b. Sep 27, 1768 (m. Henry Strickler) 40 25 - Guilliam /Momma/ b. ABT 1575 around Hamburg, Germany 35 21 U74 Jessie Nicholas /Mumma/ Mar 1833 MD, resided Rocky Ridge MD 34 25 U70 Samuel /Mummaw/ b. 1801 resided Leacock Twp, Lancaster Co. 30 14 - Jakob Ernst /Momma/ b. 1719 Stuttgart, Wuerttemberg area 28 23 U59 Solomon /Mumma/ b. 1793 Cocalico Twp. & Schuylkill Co 20 10 U71 Eli /Mumaugh/ b. 1853 resided Van Wert Co., OH 13 11 U52 Solomon /Mumma b. 1838 PA, resided Granville, IL 13 8 U63 James R. /Mumaw/ b. 1875, resided Shenandoah Co., VA 13 5 U73 Christian /Mumma/ Mar 1822 MD, buried Rocky Ridge, MD 5 1 U72 Ray /Mumma/ b. 1888, resided Allen Co., OH 1 0 U48 Samuel /Mumma/, b.~1799 d. Old Soldier's Home-Dayton OH 1 0 3 Johan Lorentz /Momma/, d. 1752 (1747 Immigrant) 2 0 - A /.Hog/ b. 1 Jan 1900 (my test individual) * because of cousin marriages between branches, five other branches are included in the totals for Leonard Mumma. Becasue of the large number of small MOMMA "twigs", not all of them have been included in the statistics shown above MUMMA/MOMMA SURNAME FREQUENCY IN THE DATABASE Mumma[3816], Moomaw[1937], Mumaw[1335], Muma[903], Momma[654], Mumau[319], Mumaugh[300], Reenstierna[215], Moomau[205], Mummau[168], Mummah[126], Mummaw[80], Mewmaw[76], Moma[60], Mumah[57], Mummaugh[53], Moomaugh[31], Mughmaw[27], Mooma[6], Mummer [1] FUTURE ACTIVITIES My wife, Joan, and I are planning to visit Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania later this month and the first part of June. My great nephew is graduating from VMI (Virginia Military Institute), receiving his commission in the US Navy, his girl friend is graduationg from Mary Baldwin College and they are getting married, all within a 4 day span. Silly kids! Anyway, this provided a nice excuse to enjoy the festivities and get in a little genealogy and sight seeing at the same time. We both enjoy touring this part of the country since we were both born and raised in California. After the festivities in Virginia, we plan to travel north and stop in Hagerstown, MD. Next we will continue into Pennsylvania with stops in Gettysburg, Hanover, York, Carlisle, Harrisburg and Lancaster. I have never visited many of these towns and would like to investigate the local historical societies, libraries, cemeteries and the county courthouses. There are some elusive ancestors in each of these locations that I hope to find some clues about their attachments to one of the main Mumma trees. We conclude this sojurn with our flight back to San Francisco and home. I will issue a special bulletin covering the highlights of our trip. READABILITY To make sure this Bulletin is readable by the maximum number of different computer & E-mail systems, it is transmitted in plain text, without embedded formatting. This message was composed in 10 point monospaced Courier font. Any necessary indenting, centering and columns was done with spaces, not tabs. It is currently being sent as "blind carbon copies". This is why your name does not appear on the address line. If you have difficulty viewing or printing this message, please let me know. Douglas M. Mumma 2123 Farmington Place Livermore, CA 94550 Phone (925) 447-5164 e-mail: doug@mumma.org Web Site http://www.mumma.org/mumma.html ************************** END ***********************