Peter Gearhart

About Peter Gearhart

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Belgium or Germany

Death Date: 1854

Death Location: Des Moines County, Iowa, but exact location is unknown. 

Source: Iowa Society. Sons of the American Revolution. (2016, November 2). Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Iowa. Iowa Society, Sons of the American Revolution. https://iassar.org/2016/11/02/patriot-gravestone-project/ 

Service Information

Served as a private fourth class in Third Company, Worcester Township, Philadelphia County, PA under Captain John Lowrey and Lieutenant James Bean.

Source: Abigail Adams Chapter Iowa Society Daughters of the American Revolution. (1978). Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa. Walsworth Publishing Company.

Source: Iowa Society. Sons of the American Revolution. (2016, November 2). Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Iowa. Iowa Society, Sons of the American Revolution. https://iassar.org/2016/11/02/patriot-gravestone-project/ 

Source: https://honoringourpatriots.dar.org/patriots/peter-gearhart/ 

Burial Information

Cemetery Name: Spring Creek Cemetery 

Cemetery Location: West Burlington, Des Moines County, IA (Coordinates: 40.79810, -91.18920) This cemetery is inside the Iowa Ordinance Plant. To access the cemetery, go to the gate and ask to access Spring Creek Cemetery. You will be provided with an escort to the cemetery. 

Additional Information: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62351372/peter-gearhart 

Note: Many of the headstones are degraded to the point that they are difficult to read. The exact burial spot of Peter Gearhart is unknown. 

Source: Stefanie Wager personal photos, Taken September 1, 2025

Additional Information

• DAR Pathway of the Patriots Peter Gearhart