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John Wesley Sykes 1829–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1829

Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 01 Feb 1915

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

Father: Luke Sikes

Mother: Mary Atkinson

Spouse(s): Susan Tolano

Children(s): Viola Culloch, Attelia Sykes, Della Mcbryde, Lester Sykes, Minnie Sykes, Estelle Sikes, Ann Sikes, Luke Sikes, Mae Malvin, Cecil Sykes, Isla Hill, Adalee Sikes

John Wesley Sykes was born in 1829 in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Luke Sikes And Mary Atkinson. In 1850, John Wesley Sykes resided in Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina,. John Wesley Sykes married Susan Tolano, and had children including Adalee Sikes, Ann F Sikes, Attelia Sykes, Cecil Douglas Sykes, Della Mcbryde, Estelle Sikes, Isla Emeline Hill, Lester Carr Sykes, Luke M Sikes, Mae Sykes Malvin, Minnie B Sykes, Viola Mc Culloch. 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 Bladen County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Luke Sikes And Mary Atkinson.
  • In 1850, John Wesley Sykes resided in Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina,.
  • John Wesley Sykes married Susan Tolano, and had children including Adalee Sikes, Ann F Sikes, Attelia Sykes, Cecil Douglas Sykes, Della Mcbryde, Estelle Sikes, Isla Emeline Hill, Lester Carr Sykes, Luke M Sikes, Mae Sykes Malvin, Minnie B Sykes, Viola Mc Culloch.
  • John Wesley Sykes passed away in 1915 in Yorick, Bladen County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Luke Sikes
1797–1875
Birth Location: Cumberland County, NC
LS
Mary Atkinson
1802–1888
Birth Location: Harnett, North Carolina, USA
MA

Spouses(s)

Susan Tolano
1842–1911
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
ST

Children(s)

Viola Culloch
1861–1942
Birth Location: , Bladen, North Carolina, USA
VC
Attelia Sykes
1866–1951
Birth Location: Central, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
AS
Della Mcbryde
1864–1926
Birth Location: Central Twsp, Bladen, NC
DM
Lester Sykes
1871–1948
Birth Location: , Bladen, North Carolina, USA
LS
Minnie Sykes
1875–1961
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, USA
MS
Estelle Sikes
1868–1953
Birth Location: Bladen Co., NC
ES
Ann Sikes
1878–1962
Birth Location: North Carolina
AS
Luke Sikes
1880–
Birth Location: North Carolina
LS
Mae Malvin
1882–1971
Birth Location: , North Carolina, United States
MM
Cecil Sykes
1885–1938
Birth Location: North Carolina
CS
Isla Hill
1886–1960
Birth Location: Central Twsp, Bladen, NC
IH
Adalee Sikes
1864–
Birth Location: North Carolina
AS

John Sykes's Ancestors

Self
John Sykes
1829–1915
Birth Place: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Luke Sikes
1797–1875
Cumberland County, NC
Mary Atkinson
1802–1888
Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Josiah Sikes
1740–1803
Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Sikes
1751–1850
,,North Carolina,USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaiah Sikes
1720–1812
Polly Burnell
1717–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sikes
1700–1749
Lucy Leonard
1700–1780

John Sykes's Descendants

1.
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John (Wesley) Sykes (23 Aug 1829–01 Feb 1915) m. Susan Tolano (14 Sep 1842–24 Apr 1911)
  1. 1. Viola (Mc) Culloch 1861–1942 m. Eusebius (Fernando) McCulloch 1861–1921
    1. 1. Norman (C) Mcculloch 1892–1946
    2. 2. Maude (M.) Taylor –1985
    3. 3. Norman (Clarence) McCulloch 1892–1946
    4. 4. Edgar (Franklin) McCulloch 1888–1929
  2. 2. Attelia Sykes 1866–1951 m. William (Columbus) Page 1863–1939
    1. 1. Leon (Wesley) Page 1892–1977
    2. 2. Charles (Abram) Page 1890–1962
    3. 3. Ina (Laura) Page 1888–1967
    4. 4. Eric (Edison (Ted)) Page 1896–1956
    5. 5. William (Claude) Page 1887–1957
  3. 3. Della Mcbryde 1864–1926 m. *William (Richardson) McBride 1859–1932
    1. 1. Lela (E) McBride 1890–1951
    2. 2. *William (Raymond) McBride 1894–1954
    3. 3. *Clarence (Alexander) McBride 1897–1933
    4. 4. Eugene (Babbit) McBride 1884–1951
    5. 5. Mammie (Ethel) McBride 1887–1961
    6. 6. Royden (Ernest) McBride 1899–1977
    7. 7. Lionel (S) McBride 1892–1984
    8. 8. Lionel (S.) McBride 1892–1900
    9. 9. *Carl (Byron) McBride 1901–1945
  4. 4. Lester (Carr) Sykes 1871–1948
  5. 5. Minnie (B) Sykes 1875–1961
  6. 6. Estelle Sikes 1868–1953
  7. 7. Ann (F.) Sikes 1878–1962
  8. 8. Luke (M.) Sikes 1880–
  9. 9. Mae (Sykes) Malvin 1882–1971 m. Leon (Dexter) Melvin 1875–1948
    1. 1. Lionel (Dane) Melvin 1907–1997
    2. 2. Earl (McKay) Melvin 1910–1998
    3. 3. Byron (Edward) Melvin 1914–1993
    4. 4. Wilton (Henry Lingon) Melvin 1908–1990
    5. 5. Esma Melvin 1912–2002
  10. 10. Cecil (Douglas) Sykes 1885–1938
  11. 11. Isla (Emeline) Hill 1886–1960 m. JOSEPH (AVERNA) HILL 1885–1937
    1. 1. JOSEPH (ARNOLD) HILL 1909–1997
    2. 2. JAMES (royden) HILL 1911–1912
    3. 3. RODNEY (SIKES) HILL 1916–1917
    4. 4. VERNON (WALDO) HILL 1918–1976
    5. 5. LEON (KENNETH) HILL 1914–1999
    6. 6. Edith (Mae) Hill 1919–2003
    7. 7. Gladys Hill 1930–1930
    8. 8. Vivian (Ann) Hill 1925–1929
  12. 12. Adalee Sikes 1864–

John Sykes's Timeline

10 Records

1829
23 Aug 1829
Birth of John Wesley Sykes in Salter Place, Bladen Co., NC
Salter Place, Bladen Co., NC
1829
23 Aug 1829
Birth of John Wesley Sykes in Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 21
John Wesley Sykes resided here in Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 31
John Wesley Sykes resided here in Bladen, North Carolina
Bladen, North Carolina
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
1900
1900
Age 71
John Wesley Sykes resided here in Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 81
John Wesley Sykes resided here in Central, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Central, 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
01 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
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: 953; Family History Film: 1254953; 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] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: 1183; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1241183
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: M653_888; Page: 103; Family History Library Film: 803888
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Central, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1097; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375110
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: M432_621; Page: 98A; Image: 201
    [8] North Carolina Death Collection
    [9] North Carolina, Deaths
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1829
    Event Place: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Cape Fear North East Side, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: M432_621; Page: 98A; Image: 201

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: M653_888; Page: 103; Family History Library Film: 803888

    Genealogy Event 5
    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 6
    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; Family History Film: 1254953; Page: 509D; Enumeration District: 021

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elizabethtown, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: 1183; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1241183

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Central, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Central, Bladen, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1097; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1375110

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Bladen, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Collection
    [2] North Carolina, Deaths
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 01 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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