Born in Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Bowman
and Mary (Freas) Bowman
Sister of
Henry Bowman, John H. Bowman, Jesse Bowman, Susan Z (Bowman) Laylock [half] and Thomas Bowman
Wife of
John Gearhart
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Gearhart) Brown and Henry Farring Gearhart
Died
at about age 83
in Danville, Rush Twp.,Northumberland CO.,PA
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Aug 2019
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Biography
Sophia was born in 1797. She was the daughter of Thomas Bowman and Mary Freas. She passed away in 1880.
- Fact: Residence (1860) Danville South Ward, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fact: Burial (March 1880) Mount Vernon Cemetery, Riverside, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 March 2018, 23:41), entry for Sophia Bowman(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K2QS-B4D); contributed by various users.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CH-V54 : 12 April 2016), John Gearhart, Rush, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 39, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX58-BKY : 13 December 2017), Sophia Gearheart in entry for George B Brown, 1860.
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #48773382 (accessed 22 February 2024)
Memorial page for Sophia Bowman Gearhart (4 Jun 1797-27 May 1880), citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Riverside, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Judith A. Churchill (contributor 46955937).
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