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Below is a family biography included in The History of Newton County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Isaac Gearhart is a descendant of an old family, who came from Georgia, and settled in Pennsylvania. His grandfather, John H. Gearhart, who was born and reared and who died in Pennsylvania, was a prosperous farmer, and gave each of his sons a good farm. George Gearhart, his son, and father of Isaac, was also born in Pennsylvania, and was married to Rebecca Peipher, by whom he became the father of three children: Polly, Isaac and Molly. He was a Republican in politics, and a member of the German Reformed Church. Isaac Gearhart was born on his father’s farm, in Lebanon County, Penn., in 1838, and received a common-school education. He was married to Catherine, daughter of David and Susan Mitts, and their union was blessed by the birth of four children: John. Albert. Isaac and Susan A. Mr. Gearhart farmed in Lebanon and Berks Counties, Penn., for ten years after his marriage, and then moved to Wayne County, Ohio, where he followed agricultural pursuits until 1884, when he located on a farm in Newton County, Mo. He is a Republican in his political views, and is a member of the Dunkard Church. He is a prosperous farmer, and an honest, law-abiding citizen.
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