The Evening Star (Independence, KS), Tue., Mar. 21, 1922
Geo. F. Culmer Into The Great Beyond
EARLY PIONEER ON GREAT AMERICAN PLAINS DIED LAST NIGHT.
Associated With Brigham Young in Utah for Many Years—Started Standard Asphalt and Rubber Plant South of the City
George F. Culmer. of 519 South Third street, a resident of Independence for the past sixteen years, passed on at the family residence at 12:30 o'clock last night at the age of 72 years. Death was due to a stroke of paralysis. Little hope had been held for his recovery for several days. His son, Harry Culmer, was called several days ago, he having arrived here Sunday from his home at Joliet, Illinois.
Geo. F. Culmer was born January 9, 1850 at Faversham, Kent, England and at an early age apprenticed himself as an engineer and merchant to firms in London. He was a descendent of "Blue Dick of Thanat", better known as Sir Richard Culmer, who served as a lieutenant under Cromwell the "commoner ". His family traced its ancestry back to Gerth 862 A. D.
At the age of fifteen years, he came to America and decided to go to the gold fields of California. The war of the rebellion had just ended when he started west over the plains. He fell in with a party of westerners among them several famous western characters. When the party reached Lanetree, Kansas, it was attacked by Indians. When the fight ended, the entire party with the exception of Mr. Culmer, a man who was scalped but who still lived and another young man, all were killed. The two made their way across the great American plains showing they were never quitters. They were picked up at Echo, Utah, by Brigham Young the great Mormon leader. There, Mr. Culmer grew to manhood and became one of the foremost business men of that city.
Shortly after his arrival in Salt Lake City, Mr. Culmer became apprenticed to a grocer. He planned one of the biggest stores in Salt Lake City. For years he was one of the leading spirits in several large companies.
Mr. Culmer was one of the first men to mine mineral gilsonite and discovered a commercial use for it.
While a young man in Salt Lake City he was a friend of Thomas Edison and helped him work out his multiple telegraph instrument. He advanced in the knowledge of electricity and when the wireless came, he was one of the earliest to lend financial assistance to those struggling to perfect it.
In 1895 to enlarge his output for asphaltum from his mines he went to Chicago, locating there where he became president of the American Asphaltum and later the Assyrian Asphaltum Company where together with others he paved many of the streets of Chicago. He was also interested in a large number of commercial enterprises there.
In the year 1900 he became interested in the oil and asphalt business in Texas where they planned a refinery now the largest asphaltum institution in the world.
The process for the manufacture of asphalt as discovered by Mr. Culmer revolutionizing the asphalt industry.
In 1905 he settled in Independence with his two sons and erected the Standard Asphalt and Rubber Company, starting with a value two hundred thousand dollars and the plant later sold for 2 million dollars. The plant here for a number of years had a payroll of $500, 000 a year.
The deceased is survived by his wife, two sons, Harry H. Culmer of Joilet, Ill., and Geo. Culmer of Philadelphia, one brother W. H. Culmer of Long Beach, California and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Simms of Provo, Utah and Esther Swanson of Oregan, Utah.
In late years he united with the Presbyterian church in Independence. He was prominent in Odd Fellowship and at one time was Deputy Grand Sire of the National order of Odd Fellows. He was also past master and past grand patriarch.
He retired from active work about five years ago.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at two-thirty p.m. from the family home in charge of the Odd Fellows. Rev. Clyde Howard of the First Presbyterian church will deliver the sermon.
Transcribed by Bill Andres (47602571).
Contributor: Bill Andres (47602571) • [email protected]
Geo. F. Culmer Into The Great Beyond
EARLY PIONEER ON GREAT AMERICAN PLAINS DIED LAST NIGHT.
Associated With Brigham Young in Utah for Many Years—Started Standard Asphalt and Rubber Plant South of the City
George F. Culmer. of 519 South Third street, a resident of Independence for the past sixteen years, passed on at the family residence at 12:30 o'clock last night at the age of 72 years. Death was due to a stroke of paralysis. Little hope had been held for his recovery for several days. His son, Harry Culmer, was called several days ago, he having arrived here Sunday from his home at Joliet, Illinois.
Geo. F. Culmer was born January 9, 1850 at Faversham, Kent, England and at an early age apprenticed himself as an engineer and merchant to firms in London. He was a descendent of "Blue Dick of Thanat", better known as Sir Richard Culmer, who served as a lieutenant under Cromwell the "commoner ". His family traced its ancestry back to Gerth 862 A. D.
At the age of fifteen years, he came to America and decided to go to the gold fields of California. The war of the rebellion had just ended when he started west over the plains. He fell in with a party of westerners among them several famous western characters. When the party reached Lanetree, Kansas, it was attacked by Indians. When the fight ended, the entire party with the exception of Mr. Culmer, a man who was scalped but who still lived and another young man, all were killed. The two made their way across the great American plains showing they were never quitters. They were picked up at Echo, Utah, by Brigham Young the great Mormon leader. There, Mr. Culmer grew to manhood and became one of the foremost business men of that city.
Shortly after his arrival in Salt Lake City, Mr. Culmer became apprenticed to a grocer. He planned one of the biggest stores in Salt Lake City. For years he was one of the leading spirits in several large companies.
Mr. Culmer was one of the first men to mine mineral gilsonite and discovered a commercial use for it.
While a young man in Salt Lake City he was a friend of Thomas Edison and helped him work out his multiple telegraph instrument. He advanced in the knowledge of electricity and when the wireless came, he was one of the earliest to lend financial assistance to those struggling to perfect it.
In 1895 to enlarge his output for asphaltum from his mines he went to Chicago, locating there where he became president of the American Asphaltum and later the Assyrian Asphaltum Company where together with others he paved many of the streets of Chicago. He was also interested in a large number of commercial enterprises there.
In the year 1900 he became interested in the oil and asphalt business in Texas where they planned a refinery now the largest asphaltum institution in the world.
The process for the manufacture of asphalt as discovered by Mr. Culmer revolutionizing the asphalt industry.
In 1905 he settled in Independence with his two sons and erected the Standard Asphalt and Rubber Company, starting with a value two hundred thousand dollars and the plant later sold for 2 million dollars. The plant here for a number of years had a payroll of $500, 000 a year.
The deceased is survived by his wife, two sons, Harry H. Culmer of Joilet, Ill., and Geo. Culmer of Philadelphia, one brother W. H. Culmer of Long Beach, California and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Simms of Provo, Utah and Esther Swanson of Oregan, Utah.
In late years he united with the Presbyterian church in Independence. He was prominent in Odd Fellowship and at one time was Deputy Grand Sire of the National order of Odd Fellows. He was also past master and past grand patriarch.
He retired from active work about five years ago.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at two-thirty p.m. from the family home in charge of the Odd Fellows. Rev. Clyde Howard of the First Presbyterian church will deliver the sermon.
Transcribed by Bill Andres (47602571).
Contributor: Bill Andres (47602571) • [email protected]
The Evening Star (Independence, KS), Tue., Mar. 21, 1922
Geo. F. Culmer Into The Great Beyond
EARLY PIONEER ON GREAT AMERICAN PLAINS DIED LAST NIGHT.
Associated With Brigham Young in Utah for Many Years—Started Standard Asphalt and Rubber Plant South of the City
George F. Culmer. of 519 South Third street, a resident of Independence for the past sixteen years, passed on at the family residence at 12:30 o'clock last night at the age of 72 years. Death was due to a stroke of paralysis. Little hope had been held for his recovery for several days. His son, Harry Culmer, was called several days ago, he having arrived here Sunday from his home at Joliet, Illinois.
Geo. F. Culmer was born January 9, 1850 at Faversham, Kent, England and at an early age apprenticed himself as an engineer and merchant to firms in London. He was a descendent of "Blue Dick of Thanat", better known as Sir Richard Culmer, who served as a lieutenant under Cromwell the "commoner ". His family traced its ancestry back to Gerth 862 A. D.
At the age of fifteen years, he came to America and decided to go to the gold fields of California. The war of the rebellion had just ended when he started west over the plains. He fell in with a party of westerners among them several famous western characters. When the party reached Lanetree, Kansas, it was attacked by Indians. When the fight ended, the entire party with the exception of Mr. Culmer, a man who was scalped but who still lived and another young man, all were killed. The two made their way across the great American plains showing they were never quitters. They were picked up at Echo, Utah, by Brigham Young the great Mormon leader. There, Mr. Culmer grew to manhood and became one of the foremost business men of that city.
Shortly after his arrival in Salt Lake City, Mr. Culmer became apprenticed to a grocer. He planned one of the biggest stores in Salt Lake City. For years he was one of the leading spirits in several large companies.
Mr. Culmer was one of the first men to mine mineral gilsonite and discovered a commercial use for it.
While a young man in Salt Lake City he was a friend of Thomas Edison and helped him work out his multiple telegraph instrument. He advanced in the knowledge of electricity and when the wireless came, he was one of the earliest to lend financial assistance to those struggling to perfect it.
In 1895 to enlarge his output for asphaltum from his mines he went to Chicago, locating there where he became president of the American Asphaltum and later the Assyrian Asphaltum Company where together with others he paved many of the streets of Chicago. He was also interested in a large number of commercial enterprises there.
In the year 1900 he became interested in the oil and asphalt business in Texas where they planned a refinery now the largest asphaltum institution in the world.
The process for the manufacture of asphalt as discovered by Mr. Culmer revolutionizing the asphalt industry.
In 1905 he settled in Independence with his two sons and erected the Standard Asphalt and Rubber Company, starting with a value two hundred thousand dollars and the plant later sold for 2 million dollars. The plant here for a number of years had a payroll of $500, 000 a year.
The deceased is survived by his wife, two sons, Harry H. Culmer of Joilet, Ill., and Geo. Culmer of Philadelphia, one brother W. H. Culmer of Long Beach, California and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Simms of Provo, Utah and Esther Swanson of Oregan, Utah.
In late years he united with the Presbyterian church in Independence. He was prominent in Odd Fellowship and at one time was Deputy Grand Sire of the National order of Odd Fellows. He was also past master and past grand patriarch.
He retired from active work about five years ago.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at two-thirty p.m. from the family home in charge of the Odd Fellows. Rev. Clyde Howard of the First Presbyterian church will deliver the sermon.
Transcribed by Bill Andres (47602571).
Contributor: Bill Andres (47602571) • [email protected]
Geo. F. Culmer Into The Great Beyond
EARLY PIONEER ON GREAT AMERICAN PLAINS DIED LAST NIGHT.
Associated With Brigham Young in Utah for Many Years—Started Standard Asphalt and Rubber Plant South of the City
George F. Culmer. of 519 South Third street, a resident of Independence for the past sixteen years, passed on at the family residence at 12:30 o'clock last night at the age of 72 years. Death was due to a stroke of paralysis. Little hope had been held for his recovery for several days. His son, Harry Culmer, was called several days ago, he having arrived here Sunday from his home at Joliet, Illinois.
Geo. F. Culmer was born January 9, 1850 at Faversham, Kent, England and at an early age apprenticed himself as an engineer and merchant to firms in London. He was a descendent of "Blue Dick of Thanat", better known as Sir Richard Culmer, who served as a lieutenant under Cromwell the "commoner ". His family traced its ancestry back to Gerth 862 A. D.
At the age of fifteen years, he came to America and decided to go to the gold fields of California. The war of the rebellion had just ended when he started west over the plains. He fell in with a party of westerners among them several famous western characters. When the party reached Lanetree, Kansas, it was attacked by Indians. When the fight ended, the entire party with the exception of Mr. Culmer, a man who was scalped but who still lived and another young man, all were killed. The two made their way across the great American plains showing they were never quitters. They were picked up at Echo, Utah, by Brigham Young the great Mormon leader. There, Mr. Culmer grew to manhood and became one of the foremost business men of that city.
Shortly after his arrival in Salt Lake City, Mr. Culmer became apprenticed to a grocer. He planned one of the biggest stores in Salt Lake City. For years he was one of the leading spirits in several large companies.
Mr. Culmer was one of the first men to mine mineral gilsonite and discovered a commercial use for it.
While a young man in Salt Lake City he was a friend of Thomas Edison and helped him work out his multiple telegraph instrument. He advanced in the knowledge of electricity and when the wireless came, he was one of the earliest to lend financial assistance to those struggling to perfect it.
In 1895 to enlarge his output for asphaltum from his mines he went to Chicago, locating there where he became president of the American Asphaltum and later the Assyrian Asphaltum Company where together with others he paved many of the streets of Chicago. He was also interested in a large number of commercial enterprises there.
In the year 1900 he became interested in the oil and asphalt business in Texas where they planned a refinery now the largest asphaltum institution in the world.
The process for the manufacture of asphalt as discovered by Mr. Culmer revolutionizing the asphalt industry.
In 1905 he settled in Independence with his two sons and erected the Standard Asphalt and Rubber Company, starting with a value two hundred thousand dollars and the plant later sold for 2 million dollars. The plant here for a number of years had a payroll of $500, 000 a year.
The deceased is survived by his wife, two sons, Harry H. Culmer of Joilet, Ill., and Geo. Culmer of Philadelphia, one brother W. H. Culmer of Long Beach, California and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Simms of Provo, Utah and Esther Swanson of Oregan, Utah.
In late years he united with the Presbyterian church in Independence. He was prominent in Odd Fellowship and at one time was Deputy Grand Sire of the National order of Odd Fellows. He was also past master and past grand patriarch.
He retired from active work about five years ago.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at two-thirty p.m. from the family home in charge of the Odd Fellows. Rev. Clyde Howard of the First Presbyterian church will deliver the sermon.
Transcribed by Bill Andres (47602571).
Contributor: Bill Andres (47602571) • [email protected]
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