George Maher was born in Mill Creek, West Virginia, but, as a small boy, moved with his parents, Pennsylvania-born Sarah Landis and Virginia-born chemist Theophile Maher whose father had immigrated from France, to New Albany, Indiana, where he attended public schools.
George Maher was born in Mill Creek, West Virginia. As a young boy, he moved with his family to New Albany, Indiana, where he received an education at public schools, similar to those he would have attended if he had remained in Pennsylvania or continued on the East Coast.