BIO: George J. BAUMMER, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 751 & 752.
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  GEORGE J. BAUMMER, superintendent of the Cascade Coal and Coke Company, and 
manager of the Tyler Mercantile Company at Tyler, Pa., who has some timber 
interests additionally, has been a resident of this place since 1897.  He was 
born September 27, 1872, at Baltimore, Md., and is a son of Sigmund and 
Geraldine Antoinette (Siebertz) Baummer.
  Sigmund Baummer was born in Bavaria, Germany, and his wife in Maryland.  By 
trade Mr. Baummer was a cooper and also learned whiskey compounding.  He 
accompanied his parents, Christopher Baummer and wife, from Germany to America 
and was reared at Baltimore, Md., where he spent the remainder of his life, from 
eight years, his death occurring in 1878, at the age of forty-two years.  His 
widow still lives in the city of Baltimore.  They had four children, namely:  
Elizabeth, who is the wife of F. G. Michel, lives at Baltimore; John C., who 
also makes his home in that city; Catherine, who is the wife of H. B. Schutte, 
also resides at Baltimore; and George John, of the present record.
  George John Baummer secured his education in the parochial schools of 
Baltimore, after which he began his business career as a clerk in a grain and 
feed store, being then thirteen years of age.  He proved a reliable, industrious 
youth and remained with the same firm for seven years.  He then assisted to 
compile the Baltimore City Directory while still a resident there.  In 1897 he 
came to Tyler and accepted a clerkship with the Keystone Store Company and 
became its manager, succeeding Geo. W. Imhof in 1905, Mr. Baummer being retained 
with the new firm.  In 1910 he was made superintendent of the Cascade Coal and 
Coke Company, succeeding W. H. Laverack.  This is an important enterprise of 
this section, doing a large amount of business all over the country.  Mr. 
Baummer is interested in large tracts of timber lands in Elk and Clearfield 
counties which supply this company, and also has a foreign exchange.
  On February 18, 1901, Mr. Baummer was married to Miss Elizabeth K. Bauer, a 
daughter of Leonard Bauer, of DuBois, Pa., and they have six children:  
Sigismunda G., Julian L., Theophila M., Virginia I., George J., Jr., and 
Elizabeth K.  Mr. Baummer and family belong to St. Anislaus Roman Catholic 
church.  In politics he is a Democrat.  He is identified with the Knights of 
Columbus at DuBois.  He is one of the representative citizens and prosperous 
business men of Huston township.