Mumford family papers, 1787-1914

There are many individuals involved in this collection, and as a large part of the collection consists of correspondence between members of the Mumford family, it is important to understand their familial relations at a basic level.

Thomas Mumford was born in 1770 to David and Rebecca Mumford. Thomas had several siblings including Helen, Elihu, Mary P., and Henrietta. William married Mary S. Smith in 1795. Mary was born in 1773 to Reuben and Abigail Smith. She had a sister (among other siblings) named Fanny (Skinner). Thomas died in 1831; Mary died in 1840.

William Woolsey Mumford was born in 1795 to Thomas and Mary S. Mumford. He married Angelina S. Jenkins in 1827. Angelina was born in 1807; her mother was Sarah Bingham and her sister was Elizabeth S. Bingham. Betsey Calhoun (wife of George A. Calhoun) was her aunt and Sarah BinghamΓÇÖs sister as was Harriet Scoville. William died in 1848; Angelina died in 1836.

William Woolsey and Angelina S. Mumford had several children including George E. Mumford and Angelina J. Mumford (born 1833). George was born in 1831. He married Julia Hills (born 1840) in 1860, and they had several sons. George died in 1892; Julia died in 1882.

James Gregory Mumford was one of George E. and Julia MumfordΓÇÖs sons. He was born in 1863. He married Helen Ford (born 1865) in 1892. James G. Mumford was a doctor and author. He was elected to the Board of Trustees of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 1913 and served until his death. James died in 1914 in Clifton Springs; Helen died in 1934.