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Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County
Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1890

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The Biography of Cornelius MUMMERT 

Pages 488-489, transcribed in full by Danni Hopkins 

[Surnames: CASSELL, MUMMERT, STREMMEL] 

    
CORNELIUS MUMMERT. Among the younger farmers who are active in carrying on the agricultural interests in this county but few have met with more success in the prosecution of their noble calling than our subject. He is one of the most extensive farmers and stock-raisers in Woodland Township, and bids fair to place himself among the most substantial citizens of this part of the State. 
    
Our subject is a native of Pennsylvania, and was born in York County, May 8, 1854. His father, Jonas Mummert was also a native of that county, while his father came from Holland. After arriving in this country he had located on a farm in Pennsylvania and there his remaining days were passed in peace and tranquility. 
    
The father of our subject was bred to the life of a farmer on the old homestead in Pennsylvania and was there married, taking as his wife Elizabeth Stremmel, a native of the same county. She is still living, being now over sixty years old and is a faithful member of the German Baptist Church. Mr. Mummert owned two hundred acres of land and was one of the extensive farmers of York County. He also operated a gristmill seven years. He finally disposed of his property in 1866, and coming to this county purchased three hundred acres of choice land on sections 7 and 8, Woodland Township. There were but few improvements on the place and it was only by years of hard labor that it was brought to its present fine condition. He erected the handsome brick house, in which our subject now lives and put up buildings of a good class for every needed purpose. He farmed extensively and raised a great deal of stock. He was quite prominent in public affairs and while in Pennsylvania served in various official capacities and assisted in the draft during the war. He was a Democrat in politics. He was a member of the German Baptist Church from the time he was twenty-one until his premature death at the age of forty-eight years, when not only his church was deprived of a valuable worker but his community lost a good citizen. Fourteen children were born to him and his wife, of whom the following grew to maturity: John, George, Conrad, Amanda, Cornelius, Jonas, Moses, Polly, Andrew, Elizabeth, Savilla and Barbary. 
    
Young Mummert was reared to a farmer's life on his father's homestead in this county he being a lad of twelve years when his parents removed hither. He received his early education in a German school in Pennsylvania and as a boy he worked in his father's gristmill and on the farm. He was of great assistance to his father in clearing and improving his land here. After his father's death the farm was sold to his father-in-law, and our subject is now living on the place and managing it. It comprises three hundred and four acres, a part of which Mr. Mummert owns and he has besides one hundred and forty-seven acres of fine farming land in Vermont Township, all well-improved and under a high state of cultivation. Our subject is a stirring, wide-awake man, possessing shrewd business talents and other fine qualifications. He has recently completed the finest barn in Fulton County at a cost of $1,800 besides his own labor upon it. He lives in a commodious two-story brick house, which occupies a high prominence, is shaded by lovely trees and has a beautiful lawn, making this one of the handsomest and most desirable places of residence in this part of the county. 
    
Mr. Mummert and Miss Sarah J. Cassell were married October 22, 1878, and they have reared three children whom they have named, Ida, William and Jonas. Both Mr. and Mrs. Mummert are members of the German Baptist Church and politically he is a Democrat.