BIOGRAPHY: Dr. John C. LUKE, Cambria County, PA 

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From Wiley, Samuel T., ed. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria 
County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co., 1896, p. 183
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DR. JOHN C. LUKE, a prominent and successful physician of South Fork, this 
county, is a son of John and Charlotte (George) Luke, and was born in Blacklick 
township, this county.
     For the family history refer to sketch under the head of “The Luke Family” 
above.
     Dr. Luke was brought up on the farm and received his preparatory education 
in the public schools and attending school during the summer at the Western 
Reserve seminary of Farming in Ohio and Leroy academy at Leroy, Ohio. By 
teaching during the winter months and attending school during the summer he 
obtained a good preparatory education. He entered the office of Dr. G. W. Smith, 
of Hollidaysburg, as a student of medicine, entered the medical department of 
the University of Michigan at Ann Harbor, in 1865, and spent one term; then 
after teaching two years, entered the medical department of the Western Reserve 
university, at Cleveland, Ohio, from which school he graduated in 1871, taking a 
special course in operative surgery and holds a diploma for the same. After 
completing his professional preparations he located in Summerhill, this county, 
where he practiced nine years and then removed to South Fork, his residence ever 
since.
     Dr. Luke is progressive, keeps well abreast of the medical science of the 
age, and belongs to the Cambria County Medical society, of which organization he 
has been vice-president and was one of the committee appointed to revise the fee 
bill.
     In the Masonic Order, Dr. Luke stands high, being a 32o Scottish Rite 
Mason.
     Dr. Luke has not confined himself to his profession, but has taken an 
active part in the industrial development of his neighborhood. He was one of the 
organizers of the Euclid Coal company in 1883, and was secretary, treasurer and 
superintendent of these minds until 1891, and is a one-third owner of a large 
tract of coal land in Adams township.
     Politically Dr. Luke is a republican, and was postmaster of South Fork 
under the administration of Benjamin Harrison from 1859 to 1893; school director 
for twelve years; councilman of the borough of South Fork, and has served as 
chairman of the Republican County committee of Cambria county.
     November 8, 1860, he married Annie, a daughter of Watson Thomson, of 
Indiana county, this State, and to this union have been born five children as 
follows: Arah, who died in childhood; Charles E., in the employ of the 
Pennsylvania Railroad company; Annie and John T., deceased and Roscoe M., at 
home.