George Gearhart Sr. was the son of Matthias "Matthew" and Margaretha (Hummer) Gearhart. He is the grandson of George Jury Gearhart and the great grandson of Jacob Gearhart. He is the brother of Isaac Gearhart who settled in Ohio and the brother of Nancy Gearhart wife of Samuel Russell and they live in Plainfield.

George relocated after 1814 to Mauch Chunk Township, Carbon Co., Pennsylvania.

In 1822 George left Nazareth. Rented a home to live in owned by Mr. Joseph Eck near Evansville, Briar Creek Twp., Columbia Co., PA. Lived there 7 years. Joseph Eck gave George a lot of employment on his farm near Evansville. Mr. Eck owned 300 acres and wanted a man to come and clear up the land for the first 3 years crops. George accepted this offer and moved in 1829 to Mr. Ecks' tract, small log house.

Once a year the shoemakers would come to George's house to make their shoes out of cattle hide. George was a weaver by trade. Had two looms making homespun. He made rope out of flax.

Between 1850-1871 George lived in Cambra, Luzerne Co., PA. George cared for his Mother-in-law, Mary (Trout) McPherson, at his home in her old age. His mother-in-law remembered seeing General George Washington at the Battle of Trenton when she was a girl of ten years old.

Sister Nancy wrote to George. In those days letters were carried by companies at .25 cents per letter. The receiver paid the postage, but George couldn't get the letter because he couldn't pay for it.

George's brother Isaac lived in Ohio, Sister Nancy Russel lived in Northampton Co., PA.

George died at the age of 93.

FAIRMOUNT TOWNSHIP [Fairmount was taken from Huntington [Township] in April 1834.] George Gearhart, another pioneer and also a soldier of the War of 1812, located in the southwest part of the township. Although eighty-eight years old, he is as ready and intelligent as most men at fifty. He has lived to bestow his blessing upon twelve children, eighty-two grandchildren and fifty-three great-grandchildren.

War of 1812 Pensioners
Gearhart, George, SC13673, Rebecca (McFerson) m 6 Jun 1813 Northampton Co., PA, srv Capt. William Fisher's Co. PA Mil, lived Luzerne Co., PA, 1850-71.