Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Peter Gearheart
Birth2 Aug 1879, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death15 Apr 1972, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialBrown Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherAllen H. Gearheart (~1843-1919)
MotherNancy Ann Hardin (~1858-1945)
Other spousesRuby E. Debord
Marriage9 May 1898, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseNancy “Nannie” McClurg
BirthAug 1881, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death19 Jan 1919, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialBaldridge Cemetery, off Rt. 519, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherJohn L. McClurg (1859-1893)
MotherSarah “Sallie” A. Markwell (1855-)
Children
Birthabt 1906, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseElda Caudill
Notes for John Peter Gearheart
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records John Peter Gearheart, age 39, residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, born 2 Aug 1879, farmer, self-employed, nearest relative Mrs. Nannie Gearheart, wife.
The SSDI lists John Gearheart, born 2 Aug 1880, died Apr 1972, last residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky.
The Kentucky death index lists John Gearheart, age 97, died 15 Apr 1972 in Rowan Co., residence same.
His gravestone also says John P. Gearheart, 1880 - 1972, but he was recorded as one year old in June 1880, so the 1879 date from the draft registration and the 1900 census must be correct.
The SSDI lists John Gearheart, born 2 Aug 1880, died Apr 1972, last residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky.
The Kentucky death index lists John Gearheart, age 97, died 15 Apr 1972 in Rowan Co., residence same.
His gravestone also says John P. Gearheart, 1880 - 1972, but he was recorded as one year old in June 1880, so the 1879 date from the draft registration and the 1900 census must be correct.
Notes for Nancy “Nannie” McClurg
Her death certificate records Nancy Gearhart, age 33, birthdate blank, born in Ky, died 19 Jan 1919 in Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, married, father John McClurg, mother’s maiden name Sallie Markwell, both born in Ky, cause of death influenza, informant blank, burial in Baldridge Cemetery.
Notes for John Peter & Nancy “Nannie” (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 3, p. 52, records a bond filed on 9 May 1898 for the marriage of John Gearhart, age 18, residence Morehead, born in and mother born in Rowan Co, father born in Virginia, to Nancy McClurg, age 16, residence Morehead, born in and both parents born in Rowan Co., bond surety by James Markwell. No return recorded.
Census
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 13 June, lists on p. 12B as family #236:
Gearheart, John, 20, b. Aug 1879, farmer; Nannie, wife, 18, b. Aug 1881, married 3 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Ada, dau, 1, b. Apr 1899. All listed as born Ky Ky Ky, although other records say that John’s father was born in Virginia.
The next household is headed by Nannie’s widowed mother.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 4 May, lists on p. 13A as family #231/233:
Gearhart, John, 31, b. Ky Va Va, farmer; Nannie, wife, 28, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 11 years, mother of 6 children, 5 living; Allen, son, 9; Raleigh, son, 7; Willie, son, 4; Addie, dau, 4/12. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is headed by John’s brother C. W., who is married to Nancy’s sister Sudie. Two households above is the family of Nancy’s brother William Riley McClurg, and the one before that is John’s father Allen Gearhart.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 12 Jan, lists on p. 5A as family #44:
Gearhart, J. P., 39, b. Ky Va Ky, widowed, farmer; Ada F., dau, 20; Allen H., son, 19; Rollie, son, 16; Willie, son, 13; Gladys, dau, 10; Addie, dau, 3. All children born Ky Ky Ky. Annie, mother, 61, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky.
Comparing the 1910 census, it appears that they changed their minds and renamed the daughter born in 1910, originally Addie, to Gladys, and then reused the name Addie for the next daughter.
Gearheart, John, 20, b. Aug 1879, farmer; Nannie, wife, 18, b. Aug 1881, married 3 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Ada, dau, 1, b. Apr 1899. All listed as born Ky Ky Ky, although other records say that John’s father was born in Virginia.
The next household is headed by Nannie’s widowed mother.
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 4 May, lists on p. 13A as family #231/233:
Gearhart, John, 31, b. Ky Va Va, farmer; Nannie, wife, 28, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 11 years, mother of 6 children, 5 living; Allen, son, 9; Raleigh, son, 7; Willie, son, 4; Addie, dau, 4/12. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is headed by John’s brother C. W., who is married to Nancy’s sister Sudie. Two households above is the family of Nancy’s brother William Riley McClurg, and the one before that is John’s father Allen Gearhart.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 12 Jan, lists on p. 5A as family #44:
Gearhart, J. P., 39, b. Ky Va Ky, widowed, farmer; Ada F., dau, 20; Allen H., son, 19; Rollie, son, 16; Willie, son, 13; Gladys, dau, 10; Addie, dau, 3. All children born Ky Ky Ky. Annie, mother, 61, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky.
Comparing the 1910 census, it appears that they changed their minds and renamed the daughter born in 1910, originally Addie, to Gladys, and then reused the name Addie for the next daughter.
