Se. 3, Ep. 11: Spotlight on Mabel Rettew Kissinger

Work on transcribing descendants from of Frederick Mumma (1767-1822) and Phillip Mumma (1765-1836) from the database at Mumma.org to my own database and website has concluded. Of the original immigrant Peter Mumma's six offspring, this leaves only the descendants of his first-born, Johannes Mumma (1763-1829) as yet to be transcribed. Work on that line will continue over the coming weeks.

While traversing the descendants of Frederick Mumma on Mumma.org, I came across the profile of professional businesswoman Mabel Rettew Kissinger (1885-1972), my fourth cousin three times removed, who, despite losing an arm at around the age of twenty, went on to become a corporate secretary, accountant, president of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Dayton, and ultimately one of the highest paid women of that city.

Links:

• GenealogyByTim.com: Episode Show Notes
• Mumma.org: Johannes Mumma (1763-1829); Phillip Mumma (1765-1836); Frederick Mumma (1767-1822)

• Newspapers.com:

• Died From Burns Received Wednesday, The Dayton Evening Herald, 6 May 1904
• Death Takes Aged Mother This Time, The Dayton Herald, 10 Aug 1908
• President of Women's Club Arrives in Dayton, The Dayton Herald, 14 May 1927
• What Is Interesting Your Neighbors, Dayton Daily News, 5 June 1927
• Obituary for Miss Mabel R. Kissinger, The Journal Herald, 21 August 1972