California Biographies
Mendocino and Lake Counties, California
 
Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

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Source:
History of Mendocino and Lake Counties, California
With Biographical Sketches
History by Aurelius O. Carpenter And Percy H. Millberry
Illustrated, Complete In One Volume
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1914


JOHN FREDERICK GUMMERUS.� A resident of Mendocino county 
since 1891 John Frederick Gummerus is a native of Nivala, Oulunlaani, Fin- 
land, born March 24, 1872. After completing his education he came to the 
United States in the spring of 1891 and for four months was employed on 
a farm at Ashtabula, Ohio. A desire to see the Pacific coast led him to come 
to California and in August. 1891. we find him in Albion, Mendocino county. 
He was employed in the saw mill for the Albion Lumber Co. and became 
second carriage man, but in 1895. he came to Ft. Bragg and took up the 
same line of work with the Union Lumber Company. His close application 
to duties and faithful services were rewarded by his promotion to sawyer in 
June, 1899, a position he has filled satisfactorily ever since. He has built 
a comfortable residence on Corry street, where he resides with his family. 

In Whitesboro, this county, January 28, 1893, occurred the marriage of 
Mr. Gummerus and Lena Hendrickson, a native of Jurva, Vasalau, Finland, 
who had migrated to Mendocino county in 1892. To them were born six 
children, as follows : Hannah, Lena, Effie, John, Fred and Ainu, Fraternally 
Mr. Gummerus is a member of the Kalevala Brotherhood and the Knights 
of the Maccabees. With his wife he is a member of the Lutheran church in 
Ft. Bragg and both are liberal and public spirited, always ready to give of 
their time and means to build up the city of their adoption, as well as aiding 
all projects that have for their aim the betterment of the moral and social 
conditions of the people of the community.