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John Wesley Sykes 1829–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1829

Birth Location: Salter Place, Bladen Co., NC

Death Date: 1 Feb 1915

Death Location: Yorick, Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Luke Sykes

Mother: Mary Atkinson

Spouse(s): Susannah Tatum

Children(s): Mary Palmer, Minnie Woodburn, Estelle Britt, Viola McCulloch, Della McBride

John Wesley Sykes was born in 1829 in Salter Place, Bladen Co., NC, the child of Luke Sykes And Mary Ann Atkinson. In 1870, John Wesley Sykes resided in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA. In 1880, John Wesley Sykes resided in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA. John Wesley Sykes married Susannah Elizabeth Tatum, and had children including Della Sykes Mcbride, Estelle Sykes Britt, Mary Sarah Palmer, Minnie Blanche Sykes Woodburn, Viola Sykes Mcculloch. John Wesley Sykes passed away in 1915 in Yorick, Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Sykes was born in 1829 in Salter Place, Bladen Co., NC, the child of Luke Sykes And Mary Ann Atkinson.
  • In 1870, John Wesley Sykes resided in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, John Wesley Sykes resided in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Wesley Sykes married Susannah Elizabeth Tatum, and had children including Della Sykes Mcbride, Estelle Sykes Britt, Mary Sarah Palmer, Minnie Blanche Sykes Woodburn, Viola Sykes Mcculloch.
  • John Wesley Sykes passed away in 1915 in Yorick, Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sykes's Ancestors

Self
John Sykes
1829–1915
Birth Place: Salter Place, Bladen Co., NC
Parents
Luke Sykes
1797–1875
Carvers Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) Atkinson
1807–1888
White Lake, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Josiah (Sykes) Jr
1740–1803
Halifax, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Pridgen
1751–1855
North Carolina, United States
Wilie Atkinson
1781–1857
Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Susanna Barnhill
1773–1859
Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Sykes
1720–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sykes's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Sykes (23 Aug 1829–1 Feb 1915) m. Susannah (Elizabeth) Tatum (14 Sep 1842–24 Apr 1911)
  1. 1. Mary (Sarah) Palmer 1836– m. James (B) Palmer 1830–1919 m. John (Booker) Palmer 1826–1891
    1. 1. David Palmer 1870–1968 m. Manervia (Nervia) Walden 1873–1967
      1. 1. Delia (Palmer) Wilson 1894–
      2. 2. Janna Palmer 1896–1989
      3. 3. Mamie (Lee) Palmer 1897–1972
      4. 4. John Palmer 1902–
      5. 5. Roscoe Palmer 1904–1970
      6. 6. Ethel Palmer 1906–1993
      7. 7. James Palmer 1909–
      8. 8. Mittie Palmer 1914–1990
      9. 9. Hezekiah Palmer 1909–
      10. 10. David Palmer 1910–1992
      11. 11. Lucius Palmer 1914–
      12. 12. Charlie (Mae) Palmer 1918–2004
    2. 2. Jefferson (Davis) Palmer 1861–1949
  2. 2. Minnie (Blanche Sykes) Woodburn 1875–1961
  3. 3. Estelle (Sykes) Britt 1868–1953
  4. 4. Viola (Sykes) McCulloch 1861–1947 m. Eusebius (F) McCulloch 1861–1921
    1. 1. Edgar (F) McCulloch 1888–1929
    2. 2. Norman (C) McCulloch 1893–1946
    3. 3. Maud McCulloch 1896–1985
  5. 5. Della (Sykes) McBride 1862–1926

John Sykes's Timeline

5 Records

1829
23 Aug 1829
Birth of John Wesley Sykes in Salter Place, Bladen Co., NC
Salter Place, Bladen Co., NC
1870
1870
Age 41
John Wesley Sykes resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 51
John Wesley Sykes resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1915
30 Jan 1915
Age 86
Death of John Wesley Sykes in Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1915
1 Feb 1915
Age 86
Burial of John Wesley Sykes in Yorick, Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America
Yorick, Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1829
    Event Place: Salter Place, Bladen Co., NC
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: 953; Page: 509D; Enumeration District: 021
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1124; Page: 421B; Family History Library Film: 552623
    [4] North Carolina, Deaths
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1124; Page: 421B; Family History Library Film: 552623

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: 953; Page: 509D; Enumeration District: 021

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Yorick, Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Deaths
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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