BIO:  E. W. MUMMA, M.D., Menallen Township, Adams County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania
Chicago:  Warner, Beers & Co., 1886
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Part III, History of Adams County, Page 477

E. W. MUMMA, M.D., Bendersville, was born in what is now Waverly, Baltimore Co., 
Md., July 12, 1829, a son of David and Julia A. (Taylor) Mumma, the former of 
German and the latter of English origin.  They both died at Waverly, and are 
buried in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore City, Md.  David Mumma was for a long 
time superintendent of the Baltimore & York Pike Road, and for many years kept 
the first toll house out of Baltimore City.  Our subject obtained the rudiments 
of his education at the common schools, and completed his literary studies at 
St. Mary’s College, Baltimore.  When nineteen years of age he began reading 
medicine in the office of James A. Reed, M. D., of Baltimore; graduated at the 
University of Maryland in 1851, and in January, 1852, located in Bendersville.   
From the start the Doctor succeeded in his practice, being favorably and kindly 
received by the people amongst whom he had cast his fortunes, and in turn was 
much pleased with them on account of their sterling worth in all those qualities 
which make the trusty friend and generous neighbor, and describes the vicinity 
at that time as a sort of Arcadia, where every one took delight in the good 
fortune of his neighbor, and envy and malice were unknown.  The Doctor has, up 
to the present, enjoyed the bulk of the medical practice of the vicinity, and is 
one of the most popular citizens of the county.  He was elected, on the 
Democratic ticket, as coroner, and served one term; was delegate to the 
Democratic State Convention in 1884, and the same year was appointed a 
presidential elector.  He has been twice married - first to Sarah Parker, a 
native of Charles County, Md., and a daughter of Walter Parker.  By this union 
there were four children:  David, Julia, Ella, and Edward, who died in 
September, 1877.  Mrs. Mumma died in February, 1859, and the Doctor then 
married, in 1862, Sarah Wilson, a daughter of Benjamin F. and Susan (Wierman) 
Wilson, of Menallen Township, this county.  By this union there are two 
children:  Richard T. and Susan.