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Ezekiel Peter Was A Mecrhant In Port Jervis, Owned His Own Store
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He Was Subject To Epileptic Fits
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In 1880 moved to Floence, CO
680. Jacob Cuddeback Elting Gumaer
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From "Portrait And Biographical Record Of Orange County, NY"
Peter L Gumaer, Postmaster And Ticket Agent At Guymard, In The Tow N Of Mt
Hope, Was Born In The Town Of Deerpark, January 29,1827, Being The Fo Urth Among
Seven Children Of Peter E And Esther (Cuddeback) Gumaer Of The Oth Ers We
Note The Following: Morgan Was Born January 27, 1815 And Is Now Decea Sed;
Ezekiel P Was Born May 10,1817 And Died June 25, 1877; Jacob CE Wh Ose Birth
Occurred October 18, 1820, Is A Farmer In Ovid, MI; Naomi, Wh O Was Born
Janury 20,1830 Died May 2, 1862; Andrew J,Born November 4, 1833, Is
Represented Elsewhere In This Volume; Esther Harriet Was Born Augus T 30, 1835,
And Now Lives In New York CityThe Father Of Our Subject Was Born In The Town Of Deerpark, May 28, 1 771 And
Followed The Occupation Of A Farmer Throughout Life, Giving Some Atte Ntion Also
To Surveying Though Self-Educated, He Was Very Well Informed,And Wa S Known As
An Able Writer And A Man Of Broad Knowledge At Different Times He H Eld Almost
All Of The Offices Of The Town He Was Successful, And At The Time O F His
Death, December 18, 1869, Owned Considerable Land During The War O F 1812 He
Served As A Captain In The Militia His Wife, Who Was Born In Montag Ue, NJ
November 30, 1793, Died April 6, 1870, And Both Are Buried In The Lau Rel Grove
Cemetery The History Of The Family In This Co Dates Back To Pet Er Gumaer,
A Native Of France, Who Emigrated To America, And Settled In The Tow N Of
Deerpark, Where He Lies BuriedDuring The Winter Months, Our Subject In Boyhoods Was A Student In Th E District
Schools, While In The Summer Hw Worked On A Farm When He Was Fiftee N, His
Brother Built A Grocery Store On The Delaware & Hudson Canal At Por T Clinton,
And He And Two Other Brothers Also Became Interested In The Enterpris E,
Carrying On A Grocery Store At That Place For Twenty Years He Retai Ned His
Interest In The Business In 1857, The Four Brothers Began Buildin G A Wagon
Road From Port Clinton To The Top Of The Shawangunk Mountains, Whic H They
Completed About 1861 They Then Purchased A Large Tract Of Land On T He
Mountain, And Started The Village Of Guymard, Our Subject Building Th E Depot
And A Hotel He Was Appointed Postmater, Express Agent, And Ticket A Gent, In
Addition To Which He Carried On The Hotel For Fourteen Years And Erec Ted The
Majority Of Buildings In The Place At One Time He Was Quite Wealthy, But
Through Financial Reverses He Lost Almost All Of His Money He Has T O Some
Extent Retrieved His Losses, And Is Now In Comfortable CircumstancesDecember 29, 1853, Mr Gumaer Married Miss Sarah Jane Mulock, Daughte R Of
Joshua And Sallie (Greenleaf) Muloc Six Children Were Born Of Thei R Union,
Namely: Georgiana, Who Was Born February 14, 1855, And Died May 10, 1 872;
Laertes W, Who Was Born November 22, 1857, And Is Now In The Emplo Y Of The
Commercial Cable Company Of New York City; Chauncey I, Who Was Bor N Febraury
20, 1860, And Resides In Alma, Colorado, Where He Is Prominently Conn Ected With
Mining Interests; Franklin Peter, Born August 20, 1863, And Now Engag Ed In The
Real Estate Business In Denver, Colorado; Marie Louise, Born April 15, 1966, A
Talented Professional Singer, Who Has Travelled Throughout The Unite D States,
Giving Concerts In The Large Cities; George S, Who Was Born Auguat 1 2, 1874,
And Is Now A Law Student In Paterson, NjIn His Views Upon Matters Of General Importance Mr Gumaer Is Frank A Nd Firm
He Favors Greenback Principles And The Free Coinage Of Silver, Whic H He
Believes Would Greatly Enhance The Prosperity Of Our Country Social Ly He
Belongs To The Masonic Order At Middletown He Is A Man Of Strict Ho Nesty And
Generous Disposition, Willing To Aid In Local Enterprises And Especia Lly
Interested In The Progress Of The Village Where He Makes His Home
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Half A Century Of Wedded Life
Remarkable History And Romance Of The Many Years Of Marital Happines S Of Mr
And Mrs Peter L GumaerNow Celebarte Their Golden Anniversary At Guymard
Mr Gumaer Retires As Erie Station Agent, But Remains As Postmaster-- Prominent
In Making The History Of The Neversink Valley-- Mrs Gumaer'S Disting Uished
Ancestry-- How Nature Helped Them Celebrate Their Crystal AnniversaryMr And Mrs Peter Low Gumaer, Whose Names Are Prominently Identified W Ith The
History Of The Neversink Valley, Celebrated, In A Quiet Way, The Gold En
Anniversary Of Their Marriage At Their Home In Guymard On December 29 ThThe Half Century Of The Wedded Life Of Mr And Mrs Gumaer Has Been O Ne
Continuous Love Affair Esch Possesses All The Attributes Essentia L To The
Welfare Of The Other, And The Fires Of Friendship And Affection Kindl Ed During
Their Courtship Have Been Kept Burning During All These Years, Result Ing In The
Sublime Connubial Happiness Of BothSketch Of Mr Gumaer
Peter Low Gumaer Was Born January 29, 1827, In The Old Stone House No W Owned By
AE Godeffroy And Located Not Far Distant From His Residence At Gode Ffroys
The Locality Was Then Known As Port Clinton The Remarkable Old Stone
Building Antedates The Revolutionary Period, And For Years Was Know N As The
Gumaer Homestead The Father Of The Subject Of Our Sketch Was Pete R E Gumaer,
Who Wrote A History Of The Town Of Deerpark, And Was One Of The Earl Y Settlers
Of The Neversink Valley He Died At The Age Of 98 Years And Six Mont HsPeter L Began His Early Education At The Huguenot District School, A Nd
Continued His Studies There Until 14 Years Of Age, When He Commence D A Course
At The Goshen Institute At The Age Of 15 Years He Went Into Busines S As Clerk
In A General Merchandise Store Opened By Himself And His Brothers, Ez Ekiel P,
Jacob C, And Andrew J Gumaer At Lock No 56, On The Delawarw And Hu Dson
Canal Later He Became One Of The Partners, And Continued In Busines S At This
Point For Twenty YearsOn January 7, 1858, The Building Of The Guymard Highway Was Commence D By The
Gumaer Brothers The Road Was To Extend From Port Clinton Locks To W Here
Guymard Is Now Located The Object In Constructing The Highway Was T O Have A
Nearer Route To The Erie Railroad Than By Way Of Port Jervis The Ro Und Trip
From The Locks To Guymard Was Thus Shortened Eight Miles Aside Fro M Assisting
His Brothers In The Building Of The Road, Peter L Gumaer Did The Sur VeyingReaching The Neversink River A Suspension Bridge Was Built Over The S Tream
The Bridge Is Still Standing And Is Inuse The Building Of The Roa D Was
Commenced And Continued During The Panic Prior To The Civil War, Whe N It Was
Almost Impossible For Laborers To Get Work They Were Hired By The G Umaer
Brothers For 70 Cents A Day And Paid In Trade At The Store At The Loc Ks Men
Considered Themselves Fortunate, At The Time, To Get Work Even At Su Ch WagesWhen Near The Erie With The Road It Was Found Necessary To Either Bui Ld A
Bridge Or Dam At The Large Ravine Which Intervened It Was Decided T O Build A
Dam This Resulted In The Popular And Pretty Guymard Lake The Lak E Covers 45
Acres Of Territory, Is Well Stocked With Fish, And In The Winter Furn Iches A
Fine Resort For SkatingWhen The Highway Was Completed As Far As The Railroad At Guymard It W As Decided
To Extend The Road Across The Mountain To Connect With The
Finchville-Carpenter'S Point Turnpike Here Was The First Real Obsta Cle
EncounteredThe Owners Of The Land Were Disinclined To Sell The Right Of Way Th E Gumaer
Brothers Were Not To Be Daunted By This Difficulty, So They Purchase D The
Entire Tract Of 260 Acres This Proved A Valuable Investment And Lea D To The
Discovery Of Lead MinesWhen The Highway Had Been Continued About One-Fourth A Mile East Of T He Rail
Road Tracks, Large Boulders Of Lead And Zinc Were Unearthed In The Gr Ading
This Is Known To Miners As "Float," And Considerable Difficulty Was E Xperienced
In Locating The VeinTwo Years After The Discovery The Mines Wre Leaed To Stephen Hill, Jr., For A
Term Of Fifty Years A Company Was Formed, And Eventually The Leas E Came Into
The Hands Of The Osgood Brothers, One Of Whom Married Into The Vander Bilt
Family By The Terms Of The Contract, The Gumaer Brothers Accepted O Ne-Fourth
Of The Full Paid Stock In Lien Of The Lease Captian William Bluett, An
English Mining Expert, Was Ent To Develop The Mines When The Mining
Enthusiasm Was At Its Heighth, Bluett Sold His Stock For The Snug Su M Of
$100,000 And WithdrewPressure Was Brought On The Erie To Build A Siding For The Switchin G Of Cars In
Which The Product Of The Mine Was To Be Shipped, But The Company Stou Tly
Refused Ezekiel Gumaer Finally Built The Siding And Was Paid By Th E Company
Operating The MineOwing To The Expense Of Getting Rid Of The Water And To The Change O F The Lead
Zinc Ore To An Iron Sulphide, The Mine Was Closed After Eight Years Of
Operation And Many Stockholders Were Heavy LosersThe Property On Which The Mine Was Located Is Owned By AJ Gumaer The 50
Year Lease Held By The Heirs Of The Osggod Brothers Expires In Abou T Nine
Years Both The Osgood Brothers Are Deceased The Road The Gumaer B Rothers
Had Undertaken To Construct Had Been Completed In The Meantime To The
Finchville-Carpenter'S Point TurnpikeIn 1862 Mr Gumaer And His Brother Jacob Withdrew From The Firm Of Gum Aer
Brothers, Conducting The General Merchadise Store At The Canal Locks, And
Started A Similar Store At The Lead Mines, Which Were Then In Operati On
Two Years Later On September 24, 1864, The Building Of The Big Hote L Was
Started By The Two Brothers At A Point Near The Railroad When The F Rame-Work
Was Up A Heavy Wind Storm Felled It Jacob Gumaer Went West Afterwar D, But In
June 1865, The Rebuilding Of The Hotel Was Started By Peter L Gumaer, And It
Was Completed In 1867 There Were Between 30 And 40 Rooms In The Buil Ding And A
Store At One End The Store Had Been Removed From The Lead MinesHelped Erie For Years
When It Was Deemed Necessary To Have A Ticket And Passenger Room Fo R The
Boraders, Mr Gumaer Had One Placed In The End Of His Hotel, Occupyin G The
Place Where The Store Had Been Boarders Soon Objected To This Becau Se They
Did Not Care To Thus Mingle With General Public Mr Gumaer Requeste D The Earie
To Build A Station For The Accommodation Of Its Freight And Passenge R Business,
Which He, Unaided And Unsupported, Had Created For It The Company, However,
Declined On The Pretext That It Would Not PayLater The Company Gave Mr Gumaer "Permission" To Build A Station Whi Ch He Did
At His Own Expense, Assuming All The Responsobilities And Risks Of St Ation
Agent Without Pay He Was Also Ticket Agent And Took Care Of The Sta Tion For
Two Years Mr Gumaer Fulfilled These Important Functions For The Eri E Without
RemunerationAfter Mr Gumaer Had The Hotel About 15 Years, It Came Into The Posse Ssion Of
JV Jordanand Four Years Later, In 1892, It Burned Down The Roof C Aught Fire
From A Spark From An Engine Mr Gumaer Lost About $30,000 In The Ho Tel
Business It Was Due, However, To No Lack Of Business Sgacity On Hi S Part, But
Rather To Too Much Confidence Placed In His Fellow MenHe Remained In The Emply Of The Erie And For Years Conducted An Up-Hi Ll Fight
For The Company, Often Taxing His Energy To The Utmost In The Struggl E
Desprite Strenuous Opposition From Many Sources, He Built Up A Lucrat Ive Milk
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2029. Georgiana Isabelle Gumaer
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Article From The Kincardine-- Supplement To The Reporter June 2, 1904
One Of Our Sweet Singers
A Musical Visitor
At Our Request Dr Gumaer Has Very Kindly Secured The Above Photograv Ure For
Our Use This Week In Connection With The Following Sketch Miss L G Umaer Left
Us Yesterday Afternoon And Her Departure Will Be Much Regretted By Ol D And New
Friends
But Few Singers Have Such Rare Gifts Of Song Such As Are Possessed B Y Dr
Gumaer'S Talented Cousin, Miss Louise Gumaer Of New York City The D R'S Own
Daughter Emma Is A Well Trained And Much Appreciated Musician, Both V Ocal And
Instrumental The Two Cousins Have Been Delighting People Of This To Wn For
Two Weeks Past With Their Sweet Solos And Duets But It Is Of The Vi Sitor We
Would Speak In This Issue Those Who Heard Her Last Sunday Or On Th E Preceding
Tuesday Evening At The WMS Can Never Forget The Impressions Left B Y Her
Rendering Of "Rock Of Ages" And Of The "Ninety-Nine" Tears Bedimmed M Any An Eye
While Evry Heart Felt The Purifying Influences Of These And Other Ski Llfully
Rendered Scared Songs With That Power Her Marvellous Contralto Inte Rpretted
The Deep Mysteries Of Gounod'S "O Divine Redeemer!" With That Majesti C Grace It
Swept Theough To The Triumphant Close Of "The Easter Hosannah!' Wha T Is The
Secret Of Her Success? To Us It Consists, In Addition To A Rare Natu Ral Talent
And Careful Training, In Distinct Pronunciation, Pure And Well Sustai Ned Tones,
Exceleent Interpretive Taste, And Abandonemnet To The Sentiments Of T He Words
And Music And An Attractive Presence Such Singing Reaches Our Ideal S Of How A
Song Should Rendered, From Numerous Appreciative Remarks We Have Hear D, We
Conclude That All Others Listened With The Same Degree Of Pleasure
When Dr Gumaer Wishes To Give This Twon Another Treat, Let Him Sen D For His
Talented Cousin To Sing For Us
May Success Ever Be Hers
--Buried In Laurel Grove Cemetery -- Cremated In California
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Andrew Jackson Gumaer's Biography Is In The Portait And Biographicl Record Of
Orange Co., New York
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Stillborn Child, She Was Buried With Her Mother Who Died The Same Day
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Isaac And Mary Jane Were Brother And Sister
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Died Young: Buried At Laurel Grove Cemetery In Port Jervis, NY