Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James Alonza Banks




Husband James Alonza Banks 1 2

           Born: 15 Oct 1864 1 2
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         Father: William Banks (1830-1914) 3 4 5
         Mother: Jane Elizabeth "Jennie" Hamlin (1837-      ) 1 5 6





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General Notes: Husband - James Alonza Banks

Mifflintown, Juniata Co, PA - a druggist

He was educated in the public schools and Mifflintown Academy. For a time he was in the drug store of Dr. W. H. Banks, then went to Mifflintown in 1889, and was with his uncle, Dr. Lucian Banks, until his death in 1907. After 1907 he conducted the store at No. 109 Main street. He was one of the organizers of the Juniata Farmers' Telephone and Telegraph Company, and was treasurer of the corporation for a time, and a director in the Lost Creek Valley Telephone Company. He was a supporter of Democratic principles in political matters, and a member of the Presbyterian church.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 1198.

2 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 108.

3 —, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 831, 835.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 1196.

5 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 107.

6 —, History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys (Philadelphia, PA: Everts, Peck & Richards, 1886), Pg 831.


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