Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James L. Banks, Jr. and Sarah Ann McDowell




Husband James L. Banks, Jr. 1 2

           Born: 1817 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 May 1862 - Beaufort, Beaufort Co, SC 3 4
         Buried: 


         Father: James Banks (      -      ) 5
         Mother: Mary Law (      -      ) 5


       Marriage: 1841 3



Wife Sarah Ann McDowell 1 2

           Born: 10 Jun 1823 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1897
         Buried: 


         Father: Capt. Samuel McDowell (1799-1874) 1
         Mother: Martha Findley (      -1846) 1




Children
1 F Josephine Banks 3

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         Spouse: James Quest (      -      ) 3


2 M Samuel A. Banks 3

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3 M Lewis Banks 5

           Born: 21 Nov 1852 - Hickory Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: Jemima McKee (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 1880 3


4 F Eva Banks 3

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         Spouse: Joseph Pyle (      -      ) 3


5 M Edmond Banks 3

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         Spouse: Rosa Bentley (      -      ) 3
         Spouse: Mollie Fletcher (      -      ) 3



General Notes: Husband - James L. Banks, Jr.


He was a farmer by occupation, and kept up an uninterrupted work on his farm until the outbreak of the Civil War. He then enlisted in the service of the government with the three months' men in the 100th Reg. Pa. Vol. Inf., or, as it was popularly called, the "Round Head Regiment". He was a lieutenant and his death took place in Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1862, when he was forty-five years of age.

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Sources


1 Editor, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 178.

2 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 554, 557.

3 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 557.

4 Samuel P. Bates, History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5; Vol. III (Harrisburg, PA: B. Singerly, State Printer, 1870), Pg 582.

5 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 554.


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