Henry.Johnny.Ernie
Three of the Mumm boys remained bachelors throughout their lives.
Henry, the first born of Henry and Anna Christina was born August 27, 1901.
Henry suffered from an apparent sun stroke as a young man and as a result walked with a cane throughout his life. It seemed that on a number of occasions when very busy, he would seem to forget to use the cane. At those times it always was hooked into one of his overall pockets. Henry was a pipe smoker. One of the old style dropping down out of the mouth and then forming a U shape for the bowl. It was rather unusual to see Henry without both his pipe and his cane.
Most often Henry, was in charge of maintaining some of the large equipment used by the Mumm family. This was especially true in regards to the threshing machine and the corn shellers. It was always quite obvious because Henry's overalls almost always displayed a generous amount of oil and grease.
Henry lived at the Mumm farm most of his life. He eventually purchased a home in Yutan where he lived by himself.
After the Mumm Brothers farming combine came to a close Henry found employment operating a self propelled road grader working for the county and grading dirt and gravel roads. When Lyle Replogle was a freshman at the University of Nebraska, Henry stayed with he and Donna when he was doing some work in Lancaster county.
June 11, 1972
Johnny, the second born was born in 1902.
After the death of his mother in 1942 Johnny became executor of the Mumm Estate. At the same time there had been quite a significant business built by the "Mumm Boys" to do custom farm work in the community, especially corn shelling and hay baling. In addition they had acquired three trucks that were also used to transport livestock for other farmers, especially into the Omaha market. Johnny was the basic business manager of these operations.
Johnny died in an Omaha hospital on August 15, 1959. His nephew Lyle remembers that many of his siblings were at the hospital at the time and that he, his mother Lillian and his uncle Glenn were with Johnny when he died.
Ernie, the third born was born on January 26, 1905.
Ernie was the only Mumm family that may have had some education beyond high school. As remembered by his nephew Lyle it is believed that Ernest may have attended college in Fremont at ????? for some short period. If so, there is no record as to when or what course of study he may have been pursuing.
Also as remembered by Lyle, Ernie was always one to play around with the kids. He remembers many times getting the knuckle rub from uncle Ernie on top of his head. Ernie always loved to play and tease the dogs. Maintaining his interest in children, Ernie arrived in Pender one day with a bicycle for Lyle. Lyle had long wanted one but mother Lillian could not afford one. While the bicycle was used, not new, Lyle was really thankful that his uncle Ernie would think to get it for him.
Ernie had a 1932 Chevrolet coupe with a rumble seat. Lyle remembers he and Sharlene riding from Pender to Yutan with uncle Ernie in the car (not in the rumble seat). It was during the war and the speed limit was 35 miles per hour so it was a fairly long trip. The car as involved in a accident when driven by Ernies brother-in-law, Elmer Seivers and was never put back into running condition. Lyle remembers having thought that it would have been a great auto to drive to high school but he never got that chance.
Ernie served in the U.S. Army for a period during the second world war. He did not serve outside the United States. Upon his return home, Ernie joined with his brothers in farming for many years. He lived for a period of time with his brother Arnold on the farm at Sweedburg, south of Wahoo. Later hie would live in Yutan and eventually took a position working for one of the railroads, maintaining railroad tracks.
Ernie had a long history of problems with alcohol. It seemed as though his bodies system was not designed to be able to handle much alcohol and he often consumed more than he should have. But Ernie was loved by his siblings and nieces and nephews. He was working for the railroad when he suffered a heart attack. He died on June 3, 1960 less than one year after the death of his brother Johnny.
