Husband Joseph E. Gearhart 1
Born: 22 Apr 1849 - Boggs Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 1
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Father: John S. Gearhart (1818- ) 1
Mother: Lydia S. Showalter (1824-1851) 1
Marriage: 1871 2
Wife Mary E. Middleton 2
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1 F Sophia Gearhart 2
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Spouse: Harry D. Hasson ( - ) 2
2 M Leonard A. Gearhart 2
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3 F Ada B. Gearhart 2
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4 M John R. Gearhart 2
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5 F Edna E. Gearhart 2
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6 F Jessie P. Gearhart 2
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7 F Lydia May Gearhart 2
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8 M Emory J. Gearhart 2
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General Notes: Husband - Joseph E. Gearhart
He was born at the old family homestead, and after his mother's death, was cared for and reared by his Grandmother Showalter, until about ten years of age; she (Grandmother Showalter) went to Illinois to spend her remaining days with her children who had moved to that state in 1853-5. J. E. Gearhart was then taken home to his father. He was raised a farmer boy, and had only a meager education. From his boyhood he showed a mechanical genius by making mechanical contrivances for his own amusement. At twenty-one he engaged in lumbering for Hoover Hughes & Co., with whom he worked nine years, acting as foreman for the company. In 1890 he built a factory in West Clearfield, where he employed eight men, on an average, in the manufacture of knitting machines invented by himself, and which developed a world-wide reputation. He was also interested in real estate, and rented a number of houses in West Clearfield.
He and his wife were members of the M. E. Church, Mr. Gearhart being a teacher in the Sunday-school for twenty-five years. He was active in religious work, giving his spare time from business to Evangelistic work in the state. Politically, Mr. Gearhart was a Prohibitionist; in 1895 he was nominated by the party for Assembly, and received quite a large vote in the county.