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Elsie Capps 1887–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1887

Birth Location: Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina

Death Date: 31 May 1961

Death Location: Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Andrew Capps

Mother: Hannah Noah

Spouse(s): Alvis Sykes

Children(s): George Sykes, Clyde Sykes, Herbert Sykes, Kassell Sykes, Alvis Sykes, Lillian Sykes, Lonnie Sykes, Walker Sykes, Irene Sykes, Charles Sykes, Samuel Sykes, Ethel Sykes

Elsie Capps was born in 1887 in Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, the child of Andrew Jackson Capps And Hannah Jane Noah. In 1950, Elsie Capps resided in Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA. Elsie Capps married Alvis Eugene Sykes, and had children including Alvis Eugene Sykes, Charles Sykes, Clyde C Sykes, Ethel Elsie Sykes, George Herman Sykes, Herbert Hassell Sykes, Irene Ann Sykes, Kassell Chalmer Sykes, Lillian Mozelle Sykes, Lonnie Quinton Sykes, Samuel Taylor Sykes, Walker Ervin Sykes. Elsie Capps passed away in 1961 in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elsie Capps was born in 1887 in Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, the child of Andrew Jackson Capps And Hannah Jane Noah.
  • In 1950, Elsie Capps resided in Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA.
  • Elsie Capps married Alvis Eugene Sykes, and had children including Alvis Eugene Sykes, Charles Sykes, Clyde C Sykes, Ethel Elsie Sykes, George Herman Sykes, Herbert Hassell Sykes, Irene Ann Sykes, Kassell Chalmer Sykes, Lillian Mozelle Sykes, Lonnie Quinton Sykes, Samuel Taylor Sykes, Walker Ervin Sykes.
  • Elsie Capps passed away in 1961 in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elsie Capps's Ancestors

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Elsie Capps
1887–1961
Birth Place: Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina
Parents
Andrew Jackson Capps
1843–1927
, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
Hannah (Jane) Noah
1844–1937
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah (M) Noah
1815–1887
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Dinah Marshill
1815–1887
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Noah
1790–1843
Mary Nease
1788–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Noe
1765–1846
Margaret Metcalf
1762–1809

Elsie Capps's Descendants

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Elsie Capps (23 Aug 1887–31 May 1961) m. Alvis (Eugene) Sykes (13 Aug 1881–3 Sep 1958)
  1. 1. George (Herman) Sykes 1925–2000 m. Virginia (Ellen) Cardin 1923–2018
  2. 2. Clyde (C) Sykes 1908–1908
  3. 3. Herbert (Hassell) Sykes 1909–1910
  4. 4. Kassell (Chalmer) Sykes 1910–1980 m. Gertrude (K) Sykes 1915–
  5. 5. Alvis (Eugene) Sykes 1913–1967
  6. 6. Lillian (Mozelle) Sykes 1915–2003 m. Kelton (W) Champion 1920–
  7. 7. Lonnie (Quinton) Sykes 1918–1988 m. Carolyn (H) Sykes 1919–
  8. 8. Walker (Ervin) Sykes 1922–1972
  9. 9. Irene (Ann) Sykes 1927–1978
  10. 10. Charles Sykes 1929–1930
  11. 11. Samuel (Taylor) Sykes 1930–1966
  12. 12. Ethel (Elsie) Sykes 1921–2019 m. Norman (E) Allred 1921–

Elsie Capps's Timeline

3 Records

1887
23 Aug 1887
Birth of Elsie Capps in Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina
Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina
1950
1950
Age 63
Elsie Capps resided here in Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
1961
31 May 1961
Age 74
Death of Elsie Capps in Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina
Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1887
    Event Place: Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Burlington, Alamance

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Burlington, Alamance

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1961
    Event Place: Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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