John D. Mummert 1
- Born: 14 Sep 1826, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Marriage (1): Ruth Leas
- Died: 15 Oct 1897, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA at age 71
- Buried: Mummerts Meetinghouse Cemetery, Abbottstown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
 General Notes:
OBITUARY: Obituary in the Sentinel dated 26 Oct 1897 in the files of the Adams Co. Historical Society.
DEATH: Adams Co., PA, Register of Deaths. Cause of death was cancer.
AGE: Age at death was 71-1-1.
OCCUPATION: Listed as Laborer on the 1860 census. Carpenter as found in the obituary and the 1870 and 1880 census.
MILITARY: He was drafted in the Civil War 23 Aug 1863 in Reading Twp., Adams, PA for a term of 3 years and told to report on 17 Sep 1863. In Chambersburg, PA on 17 Sep 1863 he filed a form 31 certifying that the had paid a commutlation to exempt him from the present draft. The fee was $300.
MARRIAGE:
(1)Mary Elizabeth Hart on 2 Aug 1857
(2) Ruth Lease
John married Ruth Leas, daughter of James Leas and Rebecca King. (Ruth Leas was born on 8 Jan 1839 in Pennsylvania, USA, died on 19 Dec 1908 and was buried in Bermudian Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Washington Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.)
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