Johann Jacob is the son of Johannes Dietrich and Maria Elizabeth (Meinert) Gaumer. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was a drum major in General Washington's army. He participated in the battle of Yorktown, Virginia.
He married Maria Catherine Sowash on 10 Mar 1780 in Pennsylvania. They moved to Muskingum, Ohio about 1806 and settled on a piece of land near the present site of the village of Gilbert. He sold to the New Hope Church two acres of cemetery ground for the price of four dollars. His wife is believed to be the first person buried in the Cemetery. He had 8 children:
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Categories: Pennsylvania, American Revolution | Muskingum County, Ohio | New Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Adamsville, Ohio