Person:John Gearhart (4)

Do these records represent one man or two different men of about the same age both born in PA? Did one die young?

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   Montgomery, Ohio, United States
   Will book B, page 163
   Will for his brother, Frederick, says that John is deceased. Frederick leaves goods or money to brother John's widow and children.

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   John Gearhart
   Birth: 1744 Switzerland
   Death: 12 Oct 1817 (aged 72–73) Shady Grove, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
   Burial: Byer Cemetery, Shady Grove, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
   Memorial #: 14837972
   Bio: First marriage, a Plank, her full name or burial location have not been established. After her death he married, Margaret Lowry/Loughrey.Pvt. of the Revolutionary War Veteran. 1st Batt, 6th company. Cumberland County. Militia.Children of first:(1.) Elizabeth Gearhart b. 1779 d.1853, married Johannes Besore.(2.) Catharine Gearhart b. 1781 d. 1855, married Abraham Christy, they removed to Ohio. Children of second marriage:(1.) John Gearhart Abt. 1788.(2.) Margaret Gearhart, b.1791 d. 1852, married Frederick Carpenter.(3.) Nancy E. Gearhart b. 1800 d 1892, married William Stover. (4.) Rosanna (Nellie) Gearhart, married a McDowell.(5.) Susan Gearhart.(6.) Samuel Gearhart b.1802 d.1892. first married, Elizabeth Sheely b. 1810 d. 1849, after her death married, Nancy McClary b. 1825 d. 1893.(7.) Frederick Gearhart b.1803 d. 1909 (8.) George J. Gearhart, married Mary Albright, and removed to Ohio. (9.) Jacob Gearhart b.1818 d.1850, married Frainey Frances "Fanny" Eshelman.
   Inscription: Died in his 78th year.
   Family Members
   Spouse
   Margaret Loughrey Gearhart 1765-1855
   Children
   Elizabeth Gearhart Besore 1779-1853
   Catharine Gearhart Christy 1781-1855
   Margaret Gearhart Carpenter 1791-1852
   Rosanna M. Gearhart McDowell 1798-1852
   Nancy Gearhart Stover 1800-1892
   Samuel Gearhart 1802-1892
   George Gearhart 1805-1891
   Jacob Gearhart 1818-1850
   Created by: Mike Hahn (46770538)
   Added: 6 Jul 2006
   URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14837972/john-gearhart
   Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 March 2019), memorial page for John Gearhart (1744–12 Oct 1817), Find A Grave Memorial no. 14837972, citing Byer Cemetery, Shady Grove, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Mike Hahn (contributor 46770538) .

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   View 1820 United States Federal Census
   Name: Jno Gearhart
   Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Peters, Franklin, Pennsylvania
   Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
   Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
   Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
   Total Free White Persons: 1
   Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 1
   Source Citation
   1820 U S Census; Census Place: Peters, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Page: 110; NARA Roll: M33_101; Image: 148
   
   Source Information
   Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

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   1870 United States Federal Census
   Name: John Gearhart
   Age in 1870: 82
   Birth Year: abt 1788
   Birthplace: Pennsylvania
   Home in 1870: Jefferson, Montgomery, Ohio
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Occupation: Farmer
   Male Citizen over 21: Y
   Denied Voting Rights: Y
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   John Gearhart 82
   
   
   IS THIS VETERAN IN THE SOLDIERS HOME THE SAME MAN AS ABOVE OR DID THAT MAN DIE YEARS EARLIER?

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   U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
   Name: John Gearhart
   Birth Year: abt 1788
   Keyed Birth Location: Berks County Penna
   Birth State: PA
   Birth County: Berks County
   Admitted Year: 1870
   Age at Admission: 82
   State: Ohio
   County: Montgomery
   City: Dayton
   Branch: Central Branch
   Source Information
   Ancestry.com. U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
   
   Original data: Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1749, 282 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
   
   enlisted 11 September 1862 in Cincinnati, mustered out on 26 June 1865 in Columbus
   served for the 5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A
   disability: kicked by a mule in August 1861 in Cincinnati
   born: Berks, Pennsylvania
   farmer
   single
   admitted 9 Feb 1870
   died 31 Mar 1877

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   Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863
   Name: John Gearhart
   Residence Year: 1821
   Residence Place: Antrim, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
   Source Information
   Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
   
   Original data:
   
   Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863. Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls. Records of the House of Representatives. Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA.
   
   household
   1 man , a farmer

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   Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863
   Name: John Gearhart
   Residence Year: 1828
   Residence Place: Lurgan, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
   Source Information
   Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
   
   Original data:
   
   Septennial Census Returns, 1779–1863. Box 1026, microfilm, 14 rolls. Records of the House of Representatives. Records of the General Assembly, Record Group 7. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA.
   
   household with 1 man - a farmer

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   Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 on Family Search
   Looked for John Gearhart, died 31 Mar 1877 at the Soldiers Home. Name not found. Found Joseph Gearhart, died 23 December 1878.

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   John Gearhard
   Dayton Daily Journal
   
   April 3, 1877
   
   v. XIV, iss. 21 : pg. 1, col. 7
   age 89, died March 31 National Home DVS, Co. A. 5th Ohio Volunteers of dropsy