Tunis Ferman Mumford

As printed in 1908

TUNIS FERMAN MUMFORD, residing on a fine farm of 100 acres, situated in the northwest corner of Pike Township, has been a life-long resident of Clark County. He was born in Pike Township, Clark County, Ohio, July 4, 1860, on the old homestead farm of his maternal grandfather, and is a son of William H. and Nancy (Carmen) Mumford.

William H. Mumford was born in the old log cabin on his father's farm in Pike Township, Clark County. March 1, 1835, and is a son of Richard Mumford, who came from Maryland to Ohio on horseback and was one of the pioneers of this section. The latter died here at a ripe old age, and was the father of the following children: William H.; Alexander; Mary, widow of Peter Barley; John A. and Daniel, deceased. William H. Mumford helped clear the farm and has followed farming all his life, except the time spent in the army during the Civil War. He was a member of the Seventj'-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and during his service of three years and six months participated in many important engagements. He married Nancy Carmen, who was born in a log cabin on the pioneer farm of her father, John Carmen, who came with his wife from Pennsylvania, at an early date, and lived in Pike Township until his death, at the age of eighty years. Mr. and Mrs. Mumford became parents of the following children: Mary, who is the wife of Henry McCrosson, of Dayton, Ohio; Sarah, who is the wife of Sharon Scott, lives in Miami County, Ohio; John A., deceased; Tunis F.; Charles R., deceased; Wilbert H., who resides in Miami County; and Clara Adella, who is the wife of David Littlejohn, lives in Champaign County, Ohio. Mrs. Mumford died in xVpril, 1900. Mr. Mumford resides at the home of his youngest daughter.

Tunis F. Mumford was reared on the home place and received his educational training in the district schools. He early engaged in agricultural pursuits and rented a farm from the time he left the paternal roof until 1896, when he purchased forty-five acres of his Grandfather Carmen's old farm. To this he added twelve acres of the Henry Shell farm, and continued to reside on that place until 1908, when he traded it as part payment on the David Strock farm of 100 acres, where he now lives. He has always followed general farming, and in addition to this, during the past twenty-five years, has operated a threshing machine all through this section. For three years he was deputy for the Threshers' Association, an organization national in its extent, its object being the protection of threshers. and during his term of office organized lodges in many counties of Ohio, Michigan, Kansas, Oklahoma and Minnesota.

On February 20, 1878, Mr. Mumford was united in marriage with Martha Wrightsman, a daughter of Richard and Minerva (Adamson) Wrightsman, of Indiana. Her father died in July, 1901, and her mother now resides in Portland, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Wrightsman had the following children: Munford; William, deceased; John; Martha; Adolphus, deceased; AUie, deceased; Phoebe, deceased; Charles; Thomas; Effie; and Florence, who died young.

Tunis F. Mumford and his estimable wife are parents of three children, as follows: Clarence, who lives in Troy, Ohio, married Mary Hill, and has a daughter, Grienna May; Glenna, who died aged nine years; and Blanche, who is the wife of Wilber Maxson. Fraternally Mr. Mumford is a member of Castown Lodge No. 426, I. 0. O. F. He is a Democrat in politics. Religiously he is a member of the Honey Creek Church.

As printed in 20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens (1908). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.