William Gearhart, Free Methodist Minister
Looking for any and all info. on Great Grandfather William Gearhart - Free Methodist Minister. Born: 1/9/1870 ; died 6/23/1938. Lived in Renovo, PA for a long time and buried in Philipsburg.
2 sisters: one may have been Cora. Other sisters name unknown. Their married names were: Mrs. George Nicholson from Barnesboro, PA and Mrs. Saul Warner or Samuel Varner from Calvin, PA.
2 brothers: David Gearhart of Calvin, PA and Thomas Gearhart of Mt. Union, PA.
William married twice. First wife: Marion L. Stirratt 1890-1912
Had two daughters: Grace and Pearl
Grace married John Wedekind ; Pearl married a VanOrder.
Second wife (married 1913), my Great Grandmother -
Lucy Jane Whitten 1881-1971, also a Free Methodist Minister.
Had one daughter: my grandmother, Freda Elizabeth 7/9/1914. Freda married Joseph Wertz of Renovo, PA.
I'd appreciate any info.My Grandmother knows little about her parents and we can't seem to come up with a connection to any Gearharts or Whittens in the area. Putting together a very detailed Family Tree album for her 88th B-day.