Was born with the help of a midwife Mrs. Peterson near Kipp KS.
Spouses: Married Jessie McDaniel Oct. 18, 1915 Divorced in 1934 and then married Neva Phyrne Tinkler Oct. 5, 1935

Father of 7 children - Deloris, Chester Jr. (died at 8 days old) , Madora (died at 8 days old), Marvin, Darrell (died at 4 months old), Jean, and Ervin Clyde Gaumer. and one foster child Evelyn Lorraine Lawson



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PFC. Chester Allen Gaumer 1914-1917

Enlisted April 4, 1914
Kansas National Guard
Company M /2nd Infantry Regiment
Salina, Kansas U.S.A.

Mustered into Federal Service June18, 1916
Under call of the President to
serve on Mexican Border in
"Pancho Villa Expedition" Mexican Expedition
Private First Class August 1, 1916
Mustered out Federal Service November 12, 1916

Honorably discharged April 26, 1917 as Private First Class
from the
National Guard of the United States and of the State of Kansas

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Chester Allen Gaumer is the son of George Washington Gaumer,and the 2nd Great Grandson of Daniel Gaumer, Soldier of the War of 1812 and the 3rd Great Grandson of Johann Jacob Gaumer a drum-major in the American Revolutionary Army buried at New Hope Cemetery, Ohio and the 4th Great Grandson of Johann Dietrich "Dieter" Gaumer a DRUMMER 1 BATT. PA. MILITIA
REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Chester Allen Gaumer was a Farmer, laborer and truck driver in the Salina area.
He had his farm and no running water until the City of Salina Incorporated his property and he had to give up his horse's and get plumbing and running water instead of the water pump and the 2 holer outhouse in the late 1960's/early 1970's

During the filming in Kansas of the 1955 movie "Picnic" and since he was a member of the teamsters, was the Chauffeur for the stars (Rosalind Russell, Kim Novak, and William Holden) along with his sons Marvin and Clyde