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John Herbert Sykes 1906–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 APR 1906

Birth Location: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 27 November 1961

Death Location: Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA

Father: Herbert Sykes

Mother: Sarah Eckel

Spouse(s): Dorothy Willits

Children(s): Patrick Brewer, Patricia Brewer

John Herbert Sykes was born in 1906 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA, the child of Herbert G Sykes And Sarah Elizabeth Sadie Eckel. John Herbert Sykes married Dorothy Rebecca Willits, and had children including Patricia Rose Brewer, Patrick Curtis Brewer. John Herbert Sykes passed away in 1961 in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • John Herbert Sykes was born in 1906 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA, the child of Herbert G Sykes And Sarah Elizabeth Sadie Eckel.
  • John Herbert Sykes married Dorothy Rebecca Willits, and had children including Patricia Rose Brewer, Patrick Curtis Brewer.
  • John Herbert Sykes passed away in 1961 in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sykes's Ancestors

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John Sykes
1906–1961
Birth Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Parents
Herbert G. Sykes
1886–1908
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Sarah (Elizabeth "Sadie") Eckel
1887–1932
Blue Mound, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas (Alvin) Eckel
1835–1892
Kentucky
Nancy (Susan) Merriman
1856–1892
Williamsville, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Eckel
1800–1872
Drucilla Peebles
1811–1875
Madison Merryman
1817–1905
Elizabeth Fletcher
1828–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Eckel
1773–1834
Anna Nagel
1778–1890
Hance Peebles
1775–1833
Lorahannah Husbandman
1780–1834

John Sykes's Descendants

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John (Herbert) Sykes (04 APR 1906–27 November 1961) m. Dorothy (Rebecca) Willits (9 Jun 1909–21 AUG 1972)
  1. 1. Patrick (Curtis) Brewer 1927–1985 m. Francis (Elaine) Gorham 1924–1997
  2. 2. Patricia (Rose) Brewer 1929–2006

John Sykes's Timeline

3 Records

1906
04 APR 1906
Birth of John Herbert Sykes in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
John Herbert Sykes was married in St Joseph, Indiana
St Joseph, Indiana
1961
27 November 1961
Age 55
Death of John Herbert Sykes in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA
Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 APR 1906
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 November 1961
    Event Place: Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: St Joseph, Indiana

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