Person:Edwin Gearhart (1)

Watchers
Edwin Gearhart
b.1831 Pickaway, Ohio, United States
 
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
  1. Jacob Gearhart1813 - 1906
  2. Peter Gearhart1813 - 1906
  3. Henry Gearhart1818 - 1887
  4. Samuel Gearhart1820 -
  5. Josiah Gearhart1823 - 1875
  6. Mary Gearhart1826 -
  7. George Gearhart1828 -
  8. Edwin Gearhart1831 -
Add Spouse and Children
Facts and Events
Name Edwin Gearhart
Gender Male
Birth? 1831 Pickaway, Ohio, United States
Residence? Mercer, Missouri, United States?
Residence? Shelby, Illinois, United States?
Residence? Montgomery, Ohio, United States?
References
  1.   .

    If we think his father died before 1829 then how did he have a son born circa 1831?

  2.   Find A Grave.

    NAME NOT FOUND

  3.   .

    1850 United States Federal Census
    Name: Edwin Gearhart
    Age: 19
    Birth Year: abt 1831
    Birthplace: O
    Home in 1850: Amanda, Fairfield, Ohio , USA
    Gender: Male
    Family Number: 2027
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Samuel Gearhart 30
    Mary Gearhart 58
    Mary Gearhart 24
    George Gearhart 22
    Edwin Gearhart 19

    THIS APPEARS TO BE A HOUSEHOLD WITH MARY, THE MOTHER, AND 4 GROWN CHILDREN. WHY WOULD SAMUEL BE LISTED AS THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD WITH NO JOB WHILE GEORGE IS A FARMER? THE NAME OF HIS SIBLINGS DON'T SEEM TO BE CORRECT. FAIRFIELD AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES ARE ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER.

  4.   1860 United States Federal Census.

    Name: Edward Gearhardt Age in 1860: 28 Birth Year: abt 1832 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1860: South Okaw, Coles, Illinois Gender: Male Post Office: Mattoon Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Edward Gearhardt 28 Rebecca Gearhardt 21 Emmerson Gearhardt 1
    Detail
    Year: 1860; Census Place: South Okaw, Coles, Illinois; Roll: M653_171; Page: 160; Image: 163; Family History Library Film: 803171.

    HIS MOTHER SUPPOSEDLY LIVED IN SHELBY COUNTY. SHELBY COUNTY IS ADJACENT TO COLES COUNTY.

Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Edwin_Gearhart_%281%29"