[p. 546] who is successfully engaged in the practice of medicine at New Castle, was born in 1873, at Pittsburg, Pa., and is a son of S. Henderson and Mary R. (Thorn) Sankey. S. Henderson Sankey, father of Dr. Sankey, is one of the leading contracting carpenters of New Castle, as well as one of the city's most esteemed citizens. His father, E. E. Sankey, was a farmer in Lawrence County, while his grandfather, John Sankey, came to this part of Pennsylvania in the days of the pioneers.
Dr. Sankey was reared and educated at New Castle and after turning his attention to the study of medicine, entered the Cleveland Medical College, from which institution he was graduated in the class of 1895. Dr. Sankey located at New Castle and here has built up a large and satisfying practice. He is a member of the Lawrence County Medical Society, the Physicians' Club, the State Homeopathic Medical Society and the American Institute of Homeopathy. His well equipped office is at No. 54 Jefferson Street.
On April 17, 1907, Dr. Sankey was married to Miss Lillian G. Moser, who was born at West Middlesex, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Second Presbyterian Church at New Castle. Dr. Sankey is an Odd Fellow, belonging to the lower branch and the Lawrence Encampment. His social relations are with the Temple Club.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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