William followed the trade of a blacksmith. On 31 August 1864 he enlisted in Company C. of the 208th Pennyslvania Volunteer Infantry for a period of one year; serving under General John Frederick Hartranft's 1st Brigade, 9th army Corps. He stated that he was 32 years and five months old, and he was described as having a fair complexion, dark hair and gray eyes. He mustered out the following year, receiving $66.67 for his service, less $33.33 for clothing allowance. (He is also noted to have been affiliated with Company K of the 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry.)
On 11 April 1894 William applied for a disability pension claiming rheumatism, inflammation and partial deafness. His application papers provided a wealth of information about his personal life including the birthdates of his nine children. They also show that, during his later years, he was a very ill man.
William was a farmer and blacksmith in Toboyne Township for much of his life, but he moved to Newville, Cumberland County, in the late 1890s where his wife Sophia died 9 August 1899 and where he lived the rest of his life with his disabled daughter, Emma Florence Mumper. William, although ill and totally dependent on his disability pension of $22.50 per month, lived until 25 October 1920. He and Sophia are both buried in the Fogelsanger German Baptist Cemetery in Newburg, Pa.
William and Sophia had the following children: Catherine Elizabeth (29 May 1854); Malinda J. (15 Oct. 1856); James Crawford (30 Oct. 1860); John Russell (29 Aug. 1862); Emma Florence (20 Apr. 1865); George C. (1967-1920); Willis David (1870-1945); Sarah Mae (1872-1933); and Samuel Roth (1875-1920).
William followed the trade of a blacksmith. On 31 August 1864 he enlisted in Company C. of the 208th Pennyslvania Volunteer Infantry for a period of one year; serving under General John Frederick Hartranft's 1st Brigade, 9th army Corps. He stated that he was 32 years and five months old, and he was described as having a fair complexion, dark hair and gray eyes. He mustered out the following year, receiving $66.67 for his service, less $33.33 for clothing allowance. (He is also noted to have been affiliated with Company K of the 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry.)
On 11 April 1894 William applied for a disability pension claiming rheumatism, inflammation and partial deafness. His application papers provided a wealth of information about his personal life including the birthdates of his nine children. They also show that, during his later years, he was a very ill man.
William was a farmer and blacksmith in Toboyne Township for much of his life, but he moved to Newville, Cumberland County, in the late 1890s where his wife Sophia died 9 August 1899 and where he lived the rest of his life with his disabled daughter, Emma Florence Mumper. William, although ill and totally dependent on his disability pension of $22.50 per month, lived until 25 October 1920. He and Sophia are both buried in the Fogelsanger German Baptist Cemetery in Newburg, Pa.
William and Sophia had the following children: Catherine Elizabeth (29 May 1854); Malinda J. (15 Oct. 1856); James Crawford (30 Oct. 1860); John Russell (29 Aug. 1862); Emma Florence (20 Apr. 1865); George C. (1967-1920); Willis David (1870-1945); Sarah Mae (1872-1933); and Samuel Roth (1875-1920).
Family Members
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Catherine Mumper States
1805–1888
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Eliza Mumper Barnhart
1811–1905
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Mary A. Mumper Baker
1812–1890
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John Mumper
1815–1883
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Henry Mumper
1818–1901
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Michael Mumper
1819–1902
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Margaret Mumper Shoop
1823–1898
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CPL Jeremiah Mumper
1825–1900
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Matilda Mumper Magee
1826–1917
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Andrew Jackson Mumper
1827–1884
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Sarah Jane Mumper Rowe
1829–1917
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Susanna Mumper Yocum
1833–1872
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