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Father Kane is Supreme Chaplain of the Holy Name societies of the Diocese of Scran- ton, and is also a member of the Knights of Columbus. He is Spiritual Director of the Catholic Nurses Guild of Luzerne County. His influence has extended into the general life of the community, in which he takes an active part.
Throughout all the years of his ministry, Father Kane has been a builder, a contruc- tive worker in both spiritual and temporal affairs. He has never once compromised his high ideals, but he has never forgotten the humanity of man.
ALLAN COLBY BROOKS, M. D .- Descended from one of the oldest families in the United States, the founder of the American branch having come to America from England, to Boston, in 1635, and settled in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1649, Dr. Allan Colby Brooks occupies a distinguished position in the medical profession, both professionally, as a physician and surgeon, and socially, as a gentleman of an honorable line of ances- tors, many of whom were professional men. Dr. Allan C. Brooks was born at Knowlton, New Jersey, in Warren County, on August 12, 1869, a son of the Rev. Peter H. Brooks, D. D., and Catherine S. (Colby) Brooks, Rev. Dr. Brooks having moved to Wilkes-Barre with his family in July, 1890.
The record of the Brooks family is included in Pierson's "Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Ancient County of Albany," in this wise, that: "Brooks (Brocks) Pieter, and Francyntje Wendell, married, November 7, 1771, Frances, widow of Pieter B., April 25, 1818; aged sixty-five years, six months, five days. Children: Jonathan, born August 13, 1772; Rebecca, baptized October 15, 1775: Johannes, born November 11, 1777; Susanna, born August 11, 1779; Pieter, born May 3, 1780." This Pieter Brocks undoubtedly was the son of Jonathan Brooks (Brocks,
Broecks) who married, April 13, 1727, Re- becca Tattem (Tatton, Totten), as Pieter's eldest son was named Jonathan, after his grandfather, and his eldest daughter was named Rebecca, after her grandmother. This would appear to indicate beyond doubt that Peter Brooks, ancestor of the Rev. Dr. Peter H. Brooks and his son, Dr. Allan C. Brooks, of Wilkes-Barre, was of New England birth (1733) and that he removed when young to the Hudson Valley and settled there among the Dutch colonists, married a Dutch wife, and raised a family. And it is more than probable that Peter (or Pieter) was the son of Jonathan Brooks and his wife Rebecca (Tattem) Brooks. Family tradition has it that his father, Jonathan, was of New Eng- land birth, and that Peter was recorded as one of the inhabitants of Albany, after the custom of that ancient town. However, this may have been in fact, so far as obtainable data is concerned, the full record of the fam- ily must begin with Peter Brooks of Albany, who married Francina Wendell on November 7, 1771, though the date 1635 is fixed as the founding date of the Brooks family in New England.
Peter Brooks, then, son of Jonathan and Rebecca Brooks, was born in 1733, and died March 8, 1825. He lived in Albany, New York, and was a private soldier during the Revolu- tion, as was his son, Jonathan Phillips Brooks, in the 1st Regiment of the Albany County Militia, serving more than two years. The names of both are found in the military rolls under land and bounty rights awarded for service. Jonathan Phillips Brooks mar- ried at Normanskill, New York, February 28, 1791, Maria Haverly, who, after the death of her husband removed to Glenville and later to Schenectady, New York, where she died on July 9, 1861, an exemplary Christian char- acter; and at the time of her death one of her granddaughters was a grandmother. Aaron Swart Brooks was born in Glenville, near Schenectady, September 1, 1817, and about 1843 he exchanged his farm near West Milton, in Saratoga County, for a residence in Schenectady, where he spent the remainder of his life in various business enterprises, during the last of his years having hecome a professor of religion. His wife, Fanny Dun- can, was born in Schenectady in 1811, daugh- ter of Major John Duncan and granddaughter of John Duncan who, with his wife, Martha March, settled in Schenectady in 1755, where John Duncan was one of the new class of merchants engaging in trade across the lakes, dealing largely with Montreal and the merchants and forwarders of that part of Canada. Peter Haverly Brooks, son of Aaron Swart and Fanny (Duncan) Brooks, was born in Glenville on December 16, 1837.
Rev. Peter Haverly Brooks, D. D. was educated in the Schenectady Union School, and Union College, graduating in the class of 1862, then graduated from the Princeton Theological Seminary in 1864, and received from Union University the degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1897. As Licentiate he sup- plied about one year (1864-1865) the pulpit of the Presbyterian Church at Tom's River, New Jersey. He was ordained and installed by the presbytery of Albany, New York, served three years as pastor of the Presby- terian Church of West Milton, New York, and for three years as pastor of the Knowl- ton and Hope Presbyterian churches in New Jersey; in 1871 he became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Susquehanna, Penn- sylvania, serving in that capacity eighteen years, until 1889; was temporary supply pas- tor of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre in 1890 and at the same time
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was Presbyterial missionary under appoint- ment of the Lackawanna Presbytery, and during the many years (twenty) as stated clerk of the Presbytery he completed five different records of the proceedings, each containing some five hundred pages, said to be, for chirography and content, the most wonderful records of the kind ever seen in any part of the globe. He was a master in penmanship; in 1864 he wrote the Lord's Prayer three times upon the space covered by a silver three-cent piece, without using a glass for the work, which can be read clearly by ordinary eyes with the use of a magni- fying glass. In July, 1890, the Rev. Dr. Brooks removed to Wilkes-Barre, where he continued in the religious capacities noted and was for a number of years correspondent for several religious papers. He published several books, among which were: "History of the Lackawanna Presbytery," 1888; "Fifty Golden Years"; "Eden's Sunny Slopes," 1897, illustrating the first and second chapters of Genesis with twenty original designs. The Rev. Dr. Brooks married in Kingston, New Jersey, on September 1, 1864, Kate S. Colby, daughter of Aaron and Lydia (Van Dyke Van de Veer) Colby, her father having been a teacher and a volunteer in 1861 in the Civil War. The founder of the American branch of the Colby family sailed from England and settled in Boston in 1630. (Antonia Colby, died in 1661.) The Rt. Rev. Dr. Peter H. Brooks, who died February 27, 1922, and his wife, Kate S. Brooks, were the parents of five children: 1. Lilly, born and died at West Milton, New York, June 7, 1865. 2. John Duncan, born at West Milton, May 9, 1866, died at Glenolden, Pennsylvania, December 27, 1893. 3. Allan Colby, of whom later. 4. Phillip Haverly, born at Susquehanna, Penn- sylvania, November 11, 1874, died May 25, 1876. 5. Katherine May, born at Susquehanna.
Dr. Allan C. Brooks graduated from the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute at Towanda, Pennsylvania, in June, 1889, and from the Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 15, 1895, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. After one year as an interne he began practice in Wilkes-Barre, and during succeeding years has maintained an excellent practice. His professional, social and fraternal associations are wide. Dr. Brooks was secretary of Riverside Hospital for eleven years, 1910-21, at which time the hospital was sold. He is the authorized medi- cal examiner for the aeronautics branch of the Department of Commerce. He is a mem- ber of the Luzerne County Medical Society, the Pennsylvania Medical Society, and the American Medical Association; he is a mem- ber and deacon of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre; a member and Past Master of Landmark Lodge, No. 442, of the Free and Accepted Masons: a Past High Priest and member and secretary of Shekinah Chapter, No. 182, of the Royal Arch Masons; member and Past Commander of Dieu le Vent Commandery, No. 45, Knights Templar; mem- ber and Thrice Illustrious Master of Mount Horeb Council, No. 34, of the Royal and Se- lect Master Masons; Keystone Consistory of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons of the thirty-second degree; a member of Irem Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of Wilkes-Barre; the Irem Country Club, and the Craftsmen's Club.
Dr. Allan C. Brooks married, on October 6, 1897, at Wilkes-Barre, Margaret Hamilton Carrick, daughter of Archibald Carrick, of Wilkes-Barre. Dr. and Mrs. Brooks are the parents of two children: 1. Frances Edna, born on December 7, 1899, graduate of
Wellesley College, class of 1921, and is now librarian at the G. A. R. High School of Wilkes-Barre. 2. Margaret Allan, born Feb- ruary 22, 1905, attended Barnard College two years, Columbia University, New York City, and graduated from Wooster College, Ohio.
SAMUEL JOSEPH BANNAN-Since 1910, Samuel Joseph Bannan has been a resident of Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. In that year he established the drug store here, which he has since conducted, very successfully, under his own name, providing the community with an excellent service in pharmaceutical and allied products. Mr. Bannan is regarded in Shickshinny as a public-spirited citizen, ac- tive in all phases of the life of the city, and always willing to support liberally any move- ment which he considers designed to promote the growth and welfare of the community.
Mr. Bannan was born in Delano, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on March 5, 1886, a son of Charles D. Bannan, a foreman for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, who was born in Tomaqua, Pennsylvania, and of Emma Louisa (Depew) Bannan, who was also born in Tomaqua. When he became of suitable age, Samuel J. Bannan attended the public. schools and the high school at Altoona, Pennsylvania, from which latter institution he was gradu- ated in 1902. Subsequently he entered the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, from which he was graduated in 1908, with the phar- macy degree. After working for one year in the drug business, Mr. Bannan came to Shick- shinny in 1910, and established his retail drug store, his thorough training in his pro- fession, together with marked business abil- ity, bringing him real success.
Politically, Mr. Bannan is a member of the Republican party, and for one year he served as a member of the Shickshinny School Board, and for ten years as a member of the Board of Health, in which position he still remains. He is a member of the local Chamber of Commerce, and at one time was vice-president of this organization. Mr. Bannan is affiliated fraternally with the Free and Accepted Masons, and in this body he is a member of Sylvania Lodge, No. 354, a member of all bodies of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, including Caldwell Consistory at Blooms- burg, and a member of Irem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is also a member of the Patriotic Order Sons of America. He and his family worship in the faith of the Presbyterian Church.
In 1911, Samuel J. Bannan married Maude Margaret Miller, of Shickshinny, a daughter of Irving Alonzo Miller, a prominent and well-known business man of Shickshinny and vicinity, and a veteran of the Civil War, and Mable (Wolfe) Miller, both now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Bannan are the parents of two children: 1. Samuel J., Jr., born January 26, 1916. 2. Alonzo Miller, born July 5, 1918. The Bannan family home is situated at No. 7 West Union Street, Shickshinny.
SAMUEL BYRON ADKINS-Prominent for many years in the life and affairs of Shick- shinny, Pennsylvania, Samuel Byron Adkins, in association with his brother, Mason Hix Adkins, is now editor and publisher of the "Mountain Echo," a weekly newspaper pub- lished in Shickshinny every Friday. By his liberal and progressive policies Mr. Adkins has not only furthered the cause of com- munity progress, but has also increased the circulation of his paper, which is soundly established and financially secure.
The Adkins family, an old one in Pennsyl- vania, traces descent from Thomas Adkins, who was born in Vermont In the year 1730.
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During the Revolutionary War he served in Captain William Shepard's company, and Colonel Cornelius Douty's regiment, of the Vermont Militia. There is no· date of his death known, but he is probably buried in Montpelier, Vermont. His son, Isaiah (or Josiah) Adkins, was born in Vermont on Sep- tember 24, 1760, and died at Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, May 14, 1842. He also served in the Revolutionary War, as a member of the 23d Regiment, Continental Troops of Massachusetts, and in later life was the first member of his family to come to Pennsyl- vania. He married Rhoda Carey, born in Massachusetts in 1755, died at Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, December 26, 1827, and they were the parents of three children: 1. Samuel, of whom further. 2. Laura, who married Israel Furman. 3. Mary, who married William Vaughn. All died near Mehoopany, Pennsyl- vania.
Samuel Adkins, son of Isaiah and Rhoda (Carey) Adkins, was born in Vermont, May 10, 1793, and married Hannah Hix on October 24, 1816. For a short period, during the War of 1812, he served in the United States Army and was stationed at Lake Erie. Somewhat earlier he emigrated with his father's family, the Hix and Carey families, to the Mohawk Valley, settling at Oriskany Falls for a time, then proceeding down the Susquehanna River on boats to Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in 1810. Some members of these families, and Samuel Adkins' own parents settled at Mehoopany, then in Luzerne County, where they cleared farms near Forkston, on the Mehoopany Creek. Samuel Adkins died by drowning near Mehoopany, on October 9, 1847. His wife, Hannah (Hix) Adkins, born in Massachusetts on June 17, 1796, died near Forkston, Pennsylvania, on July 1, 1841. The children of Samuel and Hannah (Hix) Adkins were: 1. Ezra, born June 29, 1817, died August 25, 1841. 2. Martha, born Sep- tember 15, 1818, died at Russell Hill, Wyo- ming County, Pennsylvania, in 1895. She married Aaron Barton on October 19, 1842. 3. Mary, born September 19, 1820, died at Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, in November, 1882. She married Warren Griffiths. 4. Harriet, born August 9, 1822, died at Wyalusing, Bradford County, June 18, 1880. She married Searle Peck Lathrop, on January 1, 1843. 5. Luther C., born June 6, 1824, died at Mason City, Michigan. He saw service in the war with Mexico. 6. Elizabeth, born May 4, 1826, died July 5, 1893, the wife of George Steele. 7. Andrew Jackson, of whom further. 8. Samuel Benjamin, born February 11, 1831. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and died at Scranton. 9. Rhoda, born February 20, 1833, died at Emporium, Pennsylvania, November 30, 1903. She mar- ried Wilbur Russell.
Andrew Jackson Adkins, son of Samuel and Hannah (Hix) Adkins, was born May 4, 1828, died at Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, October 17, 1905. He married, on November 19, 1855, Martha Jane Kocher, born Septem- ber 25, 1835, in New Port Township, died in Shickshinny, June 25, 1916, daughter of Thomas Kocher and granddaughter of Thomas Kocher, who was one of three brothers to come from Holland and settle at Whitemarsh, near Philadelphia. Andrew Jackson and Martha Jane (Kocher) Adkins were the parents of seven children: 1. Samuel Byron, of whom further. 2. Ellen Josephine, born February 28, 1861, died July 11, 1874. 3. Harriet Adel, born March 9, 1864, died August 14, 1895. She married Levi Deubler. 4. Martha Jane, born October 15, 1866, mar- ried William H. Thomas, and now lives at Sweet Valley, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
5. Blanche B., born September 26, 1869, died November 4, 1877. 6. Mason Hix, who was born on August 16, 1872. 7. Wilbur Russell, born July 20, 1875; married Harriet Hill, of Scranton.
Samuel Byron Adkins was born on October 13, 1858, at Town Hill, Luzerne County, Penn- sylvania. He attended the public schools of Shickshinny, and when he completed his edu- cation taught for one term in the schools of Huntington Township. At the end of this time he learned the drug trade and for four- teen years engaged in this business. For three years thereafter he acted as outside foreman for a local coal company, after which he became connected with the People's Telephone Company, of Wilkes-Barre. In these various positions Mr. Adkins' fine en- ergy and ability were of the greatest value to the companies with which he was asso- ciated. Finally, however, in January, 1916, he and his brother, Mason Hix Adkins, pur- chased the Shickshinny "Mountain Echo," and have since given their time and atten- tion to the affairs of this paper of which they are sole owners. Pursuing a non-parti- san policy in strictly political matters, they have built up the circulation until it num- bers 1,500 readers, while the paper's influence is widely extended.
Politically, Mr. Adkins is a member of the Democratic party, and for ten years he served as justice of the peace of Shickshinny Borough. He was also a school director here for a period of six years, and for seven years served on the local Borough Council. For one year he was burgess. Mr. Adkins is affili- ated fraternally with the Free and Accepted Masons, in which organization he is a mem- ber of Sylvania Lodge, No. 354. He is also a member of the Shickshinny Methodist Epis- copal Church.
On January 12, 1893, Samuel Byron Adkins married Elsie Allegar, of Glen Lyon, Penn- sylvania, daughter of Norman B. and Emma (Lanning) Allegar, of that place. Of this marriage there are no children.
Mason Hix Adkins, associated with his brother, Samuel Byron Adkins, in the man- agement of the "Mountain Echo," was also educated in the Shickshinny public schools, and when he finished his high school work, learned the printing trade in the office of the "Mountain Echo," which was then owned by Mr. R. M. Tubbs, under whom he worked. Later Mr. Adkins was employed as a printer in New York City, after which, for twelve years, he was connected with the Ralder Printing Company, in Wilkes-Barre. At the end of this time, in 1916, he went into part- nership with his brother in the ownership of the "Mountain Echo." In the civic and fra- ternal life of the town, he has taken an active part, holding now the office of overseer of the poor, and having previously served as school director. He is a member of Sylvania Lodge, No. 354, of the Free and Accepted Masons, and of Lodge No. 180, of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows. He is also a member of the local Rotary Club. Mr. Adkins has achieved considerable fame as a musi- cian and vocalist. He was a member of the Wilkes-Barre Concordia at the time of the winning of the Kaiser Prize, and he is also a member of the Shickshinny Band, and is also now its president. Mason Hix Adkins mar- ried Mande Kelly, daughter of F. P. and Mary Kelly, in 1916, and of this marriage a son, William, was born on August 31, 1920.
JUDGE EUGENE FOSTER HELLER-Sit- ting in review upon human actions is a duty that calls for fine powers of discrimination, requiring of the judge on the bench that he
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be able to read human nature, to stand in the other man's shoes, and only with such adaptability may a judge be said to possess the qualities necessary to success. These at- tributes in abundance are part of the equip- ment of Judge Eugene Foster Heller, since 1921 in charge of the Orphans' Court of Wilkes-Barre and Luzerne County, whose broad sympathies and dependable judgment have made his name widely known in the district. Judge Heller is fortunate not only in his knowledge of law and the proper ap- plication of it, but in the possession of a background of family tradition and accom- plishment.
Eugene F. (E. Foster) Heller was born March 9, 1880, at Hazleton, Pennsylvania, son of Christopher C. and Enna (Dodson) Heller. Christopher C. Heller was born at Hetler- ville, Columbia County, October 2, 1852, and died September 29, 1921, having been a mer- chant and well-known citizen of Hazleton many years. Mrs. Heller, a native of Luzerne County, also survives, and is the mother of three children: 1. Eugene Foster, of whom further. 2. Gertrude, married F. P. Barnhart. 3. Ruth, married Lewis Bacon, Jr. The father of Christopher C. Heller and grandfather of Judge Heller, Michael Heller, was a native of Columbia County and connected with a family noted for its constructive achieve- ments. The Hellers came to Pennsylvania in 1732 from the Palatinate, while the Dodsons were of early Connecticut ancestry and came to the Wyoming Valley among the pioneers.
Judge Heller received his preliminary edu- cation in the local public schools, after which he matriculated at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, from which institu- tion he graduated in 1905 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. In the same year, he passed the examinations of the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court and was admitted to practice, with offices at Wilkes-Barre. A glimpse into his chambers and his study reveals the pondering mind, before which the world is passing in review, and particularly that world in which are quartered the poor and the unfortunate. In his earlier days at the law he made the kind of success the lay- man understands when that term is used -- he prospered financially; but of later years he has turned to considerations of humanity and in a big-hearted, understanding way is ministering to the hundreds who came into his court with tales of woe, and who in many cases are ready to go the right way as his words guide them. His administration of the law is just and at the same time merciful, making the ideal that the people expect to find in a judge.
Judge Heller is a member of the Repub- lican party by political persuasion, but he does not always vote a straight party ticket when he sees an opportunity to vote inde- pendently for a man he considers superior to the nominee. In religion he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is quite prominent in fraternal order work, being a member of Landmark Lodge, No. 442, Free and Accepted Masons; Shekinah Chapter No. 182, Royal Arch Masons; Dieu le Veut Com- mandery, No. 45, Knights Templar; Keystone Consistory of Scranton; Scottish Rite Mason of the thirty-second degree; Irem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Wilkes-Barre. Judge Heller is an active and valued member of the Luzerne County Bar Association, the Pennsylvania State Board Association, and the American Bar Association. Judge Heller is a member of the Sons of American Revolution, his an- cestors-maternal and paternal, having fought in the Revolutionary War. On his
mother's side, her ancestors took part in the Battle of Wyoming, July 3, 1778. He is un- married. In civic affairs he takes a leading part, and in every way lives up to the name of a popular and useful citizen.
J. D. MORGAN-Born in Carbondale, Lacka- wanna County, on March 28, 1888, J. D. Morgan is a son of Rev. T. P. and Mary (Davis) Morgan. Rev. Mr. Morgan was born in Wales, was for many years minister in the Baptist Church of Carbondale, and is now (1928) in retirement from the profession, resident of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Mary (Davis) Morgan was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.
J. D. Morgan received his academic train- ing in the elementary and high schools, and matriculated in Temple University, where he studied pharmacy, and whence he was graduated in 1914, with the degree of Gradu- ate of Pharmacy. He passed the State Board's examinations and went to work with W. D. White & Company, of Wilkes-Barre; later, for three years, he was connected with the Nanticoke Drug Company, of Nanticoke. In 1923 he purchased the Nanticoke Drug Com- pany and reorganized it, under the style of J. D. Morgan's Pharmacy. It is located at No. 75 East Main Street, and in it Mr. Morgan carries complete stocks of drugs and sun- dries. He is skilled in the filling of pre- scriptions and has as clients several of the leading physicians of Nanticoke, who know from experience the minute care with which he is prone to execute formulae. His rating is sound commercially, and his standing in the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Associa- tion high indeed. Aside from the drug busi- ness Mr. Morgan devotes a large share of his time to the general affairs of Nanticoke. In all movements calculated for the enhance- ment of the public welfare he is interested, serving whenever possible in this direction. He is a member of Nanticoke Lodge, No. 541, Free and Accepted Masons; the Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Caldwell Consistory, Bloomsburg, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; and Irem Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Also, he is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Nanticoke, the Nanticoke Fire Department, and the Baptist Church.
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