Individual Details
John B. Mumford
(20 Sep 1829 - 14 Feb 1904)
HISTORY OF GAGE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, page 406
John B. Mumford first came to Gage
county, Nebraska, in May, 1860, in company
with his brother Ismay, who was the first
county treasurer of the county, and whose son
Dawson Mumford was the first white boy
born in the county. John B. Mumford re-
turned to Wisconsin, and in 1865 he again
came to Gage county, with his brother Jacob.
He settled on one hundred and sixty acres of
land, ten miles north of Beatrice on Bear
creek, one of the best farming localities in
the county. To this in later years he added
by the purchase of two hundred and forty
acres, making his estate one of four hundred
acres. On his fami he continued to reside
during the remainder of his life.
Mr. Mumford was an enterprising citizen
and had much to do with the development of
the county, and it may be said of him that he
continued to contribute his quota to the
county's progress until his death, February
14, 1904. His widow, now (1918) eighty
years of age, still resides in Gage county, hav-
ing moved to Beatrice after the death of her
husband, and is one of the venerable and re-
vered pioneers of the county, she being among
the very few of the original settlers left. Of
the nine children bom to Mr. and Mrs. Mum-
ford, six survive: Sarah E. is the wife of
William A. Foreman, who was a successful
farmer and is the owner of a good farm of
four hundred acres, located six miles north-
east of Beatrice. They have now retired and
live in Beatrice. Charles B. is noted for his
love of fine horses and has owned many good
ones. Of late years he has been engaged in
the automobile business at Beatrice. Eugene
P. was the next in order of birth. Ida N. is
the wife of Lawrence W. Epard, and they re-
side upon the old homestead of her father,
adjoining the old home place, John B. Mum-
ford having relinquished the homestead in
the early days to his sister. Frank W. is still
living in the old home where he was born.
He is also an extensive live-stock shipper.
Luther E., former principal of the Beatrice
high school, is now living in Lincoln, Nebras-
ka, and is engaged in school work.
The late John B. Mumford took a decided
interest in political and public affairs, and was
always a Democrat. He did much to advance
the party but never consented to be a candi-
date for office. His religious faith was that
of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his
venerable widow is a member of the Christian
church.
HISTORY OF GAGE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, pages 458-459
John B. Mumford was born in the state of
A-Iaryland, where his parents established their
home upon coming from England to this coun-
try, and he became one of the pioneer settlers
in Wisconsin, where he engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits and became one of the substan-
tial citizens of Lafayette county. His initial
visit to the Territory of Nebraska was made
in the year 1860, when he accompanied his
older brother, Ismay, to what is now the opu-
lent and beautiful county of Gage, and of the
conditions that then obtained in this locality
some idea is conveyed by the statement that
Dawson Mumford, son of Ismay, was the first
white child born within the limits of this
county. The general historical department of
this publication shows also that Ismay Mum-
ford was the first treasurer of Gage county.
After this pioneer visit to Gage county John
B. Mumford returned to Wisconsin, but in
1865 he brought his family to Gage county
and here established a permanent home. He
purchased four hundred acres of land, re-
claimed and developed one of the excellent
farms of the county, and he continued to re-
side on his well improved homestead farm, in
Logan township, until his death, when seventy-
three years of age, his venerable widow still
surviving him and being one of the loved pio-
neer women of Gage county : her maiden name
was Mary A. Roush and she was born in
Ohio, the original American progenitors of the
Roush family having come from Holland in
the early period of our national history. John
B. and Mary A. (Roush) Mumford became
the parents of nine children, and of the six
now living Charles B., of this review, is the
second eldest ; Sarah, the eldest, is the wife of
William A. Foreman, of Beatrice; Eugene P.
is individually mentioned within the pages of
this publication ; Ida and Frank remain on the
old homestead farm of their father, the for-
mer being the wife of L. W. Eppert. who is
associated in the work and management of the
place ; and Luther A., formerly principal of
the Beatrice high school, is now engaged in
the school-textbook business in the city of
Lincoln, capital of Nebraska. John B. Mum-
ford was a leader in the local councils of the
Democratic party, though never consenting to
accept public office, and his religious faith was
that of the Methodist Episcopal church, his
venerable widow being a devout adherent of
the Christian church.
John B. Mumford first came to Gage
county, Nebraska, in May, 1860, in company
with his brother Ismay, who was the first
county treasurer of the county, and whose son
Dawson Mumford was the first white boy
born in the county. John B. Mumford re-
turned to Wisconsin, and in 1865 he again
came to Gage county, with his brother Jacob.
He settled on one hundred and sixty acres of
land, ten miles north of Beatrice on Bear
creek, one of the best farming localities in
the county. To this in later years he added
by the purchase of two hundred and forty
acres, making his estate one of four hundred
acres. On his fami he continued to reside
during the remainder of his life.
Mr. Mumford was an enterprising citizen
and had much to do with the development of
the county, and it may be said of him that he
continued to contribute his quota to the
county's progress until his death, February
14, 1904. His widow, now (1918) eighty
years of age, still resides in Gage county, hav-
ing moved to Beatrice after the death of her
husband, and is one of the venerable and re-
vered pioneers of the county, she being among
the very few of the original settlers left. Of
the nine children bom to Mr. and Mrs. Mum-
ford, six survive: Sarah E. is the wife of
William A. Foreman, who was a successful
farmer and is the owner of a good farm of
four hundred acres, located six miles north-
east of Beatrice. They have now retired and
live in Beatrice. Charles B. is noted for his
love of fine horses and has owned many good
ones. Of late years he has been engaged in
the automobile business at Beatrice. Eugene
P. was the next in order of birth. Ida N. is
the wife of Lawrence W. Epard, and they re-
side upon the old homestead of her father,
adjoining the old home place, John B. Mum-
ford having relinquished the homestead in
the early days to his sister. Frank W. is still
living in the old home where he was born.
He is also an extensive live-stock shipper.
Luther E., former principal of the Beatrice
high school, is now living in Lincoln, Nebras-
ka, and is engaged in school work.
The late John B. Mumford took a decided
interest in political and public affairs, and was
always a Democrat. He did much to advance
the party but never consented to be a candi-
date for office. His religious faith was that
of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his
venerable widow is a member of the Christian
church.
HISTORY OF GAGE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, pages 458-459
John B. Mumford was born in the state of
A-Iaryland, where his parents established their
home upon coming from England to this coun-
try, and he became one of the pioneer settlers
in Wisconsin, where he engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits and became one of the substan-
tial citizens of Lafayette county. His initial
visit to the Territory of Nebraska was made
in the year 1860, when he accompanied his
older brother, Ismay, to what is now the opu-
lent and beautiful county of Gage, and of the
conditions that then obtained in this locality
some idea is conveyed by the statement that
Dawson Mumford, son of Ismay, was the first
white child born within the limits of this
county. The general historical department of
this publication shows also that Ismay Mum-
ford was the first treasurer of Gage county.
After this pioneer visit to Gage county John
B. Mumford returned to Wisconsin, but in
1865 he brought his family to Gage county
and here established a permanent home. He
purchased four hundred acres of land, re-
claimed and developed one of the excellent
farms of the county, and he continued to re-
side on his well improved homestead farm, in
Logan township, until his death, when seventy-
three years of age, his venerable widow still
surviving him and being one of the loved pio-
neer women of Gage county : her maiden name
was Mary A. Roush and she was born in
Ohio, the original American progenitors of the
Roush family having come from Holland in
the early period of our national history. John
B. and Mary A. (Roush) Mumford became
the parents of nine children, and of the six
now living Charles B., of this review, is the
second eldest ; Sarah, the eldest, is the wife of
William A. Foreman, of Beatrice; Eugene P.
is individually mentioned within the pages of
this publication ; Ida and Frank remain on the
old homestead farm of their father, the for-
mer being the wife of L. W. Eppert. who is
associated in the work and management of the
place ; and Luther A., formerly principal of
the Beatrice high school, is now engaged in
the school-textbook business in the city of
Lincoln, capital of Nebraska. John B. Mum-
ford was a leader in the local councils of the
Democratic party, though never consenting to
accept public office, and his religious faith was
that of the Methodist Episcopal church, his
venerable widow being a devout adherent of
the Christian church.
Events
| Birth | 20 Sep 1829 | Maryland | |||
| Marriage | 28 Aug 1853 | Adams County, Ohio - Mary Ann Roush | |||
| Death | 14 Feb 1904 | Nebraska |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Ann Roush (1837 - 1927) |
| Child | Sarah E. Mumford (1855 - ) |
| Child | Charles B. Mumford (1858 - ) |
| Child | Eugene P. "Gene" Mumford (1863 - ) |
| Child | Ida Nevada Mumford (1865 - 1934) |
| Child | Frank W. Mumford (1868 - ) |
| Child | Luther Emerson Mumford (1875 - 1956) |