Jacob S. "Jake" Kummer

1874 - 1964  (89 years)

• Name	Jacob S. "Jake" Kummer
  Born	20 Nov 1874	Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149754749
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mason
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Prsbyterian Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-147744
  Died	15 Feb 1964	Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States   [2]
  Buried	Longview Memorial Park, Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I147744	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Johann "John" Kummer,   b. 28 Dec 1826, , Berne, Switzerland ,   d. 10 Mar 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Marie Ann "Mary" Klump,   b. 11 Aug 1840, Unterriexingen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 29 Jan 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	29 Nov 1857	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F34719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  J. S. Kummer I Dies At Home Jacob S. (Jack) Kummer Sr., 89, of 239 19th Ave., Longview, who drove the first nail in construction of the Weyerhaeuser Co. mill here, died at his home Saturday. Mr. Kummer, a retired carpenter and held No. 1 badge for Weyerhaeuser. He and his wife celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary last November. He attended Trinity Lutheran Church and was a member of Carpenters Union, Local 1707. Mr. Kummer came to Longview from Great Falls, Mont., 1925. He had held all offices in the Pythian Lodge in Sand Coulee, Mont. Survivors include his widow, Mary J.: three daughters, Mrs. Agnes McClary and Mrs. Hazel Klingberg, both Longview, and Mrs. Elma Glover, Vancouver; four sons, Grant Albany, Ore., Arnold E., Lake Oswego, William A., Portland, and Jacob S. Jr., Kelso; a sister, Mrs. Rose Wassman, Great Falls, Mont.; a brother, Oliver, Preston, Ont.; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2. p.m. at the Steele Chapel, the Rev. Arthur Wulf officiating. Interment will be in Longview Memorial Park. I. Longview Daily News, Longview, Washington Mon, Feb 17, 1964 Page 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 52. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149754749/jacob-s-kummer. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameJohannes Kummer Marriage Age30 Record TypeMarriage Birth Dateabt 1827 Birth PlaceArwangen Schweitz Res: Preston Marriage Date29 Nov 1857 Marriage ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Marriage PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Johann D. Kummer Mother Elisabeth Kummer Spouse Maria Klump Marriage Age17 Birth PlaceBlaitelsheim Würtemberg Res; Waterloo Twp Father Jacob Klump Mother Christina Klump

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Nov 1874 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Prsbyterian Canada - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Feb 1964 - Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States Buried - - Longview Memorial Park, Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States  = Link to Google Earth