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Kenneth Leon Sykes 1919–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Aug 1919

Birth Location: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1983

Death Location: Pleasant Hills, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Leon Sykes

Mother: Elizabeth Natzmer

Spouse(s): Kathryn Workman

Children(s):

Kenneth Leon Sykes was born in 1919 in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Leon Chalmers Sykes And Elizabeth Bertha Natzmer. In 1920, Kenneth Leon Sykes resided in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1930, Kenneth Leon Sykes resided in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Kenneth Leon Sykes married Kathryn Jean Workman, and had children including Norma Jean Sykes. Kenneth Leon Sykes passed away in 1983 in Pleasant Hills, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Kenneth Leon Sykes was born in 1919 in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Leon Chalmers Sykes And Elizabeth Bertha Natzmer.
  • In 1920, Kenneth Leon Sykes resided in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1930, Kenneth Leon Sykes resided in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Kenneth Leon Sykes married Kathryn Jean Workman, and had children including Norma Jean Sykes.
  • Kenneth Leon Sykes passed away in 1983 in Pleasant Hills, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leon Sykes
1893–1921
Birth Location: Wilmerding, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Natzmer
1894–1929
Birth Location: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
EN

Spouses(s)

Kathryn Workman
1927–1996
Birth Location: Shadyside, Belmont, Ohio, USA
KW

Children(s)

Kenneth Sykes's Ancestors

Self
Kenneth Sykes
1919–1983
Birth Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Leon Chalmers Sykes
1893–1921
Wilmerding, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Bertha) Natzmer
1894–1929
McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Wesley) Sykes
1867–1939
Mount Pleasant, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Peters
1868–1944
Irwin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sykes
1837–1917
Elmira Slater
1842–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sykes
1807–1879
Elizabeth Hay
1810–1880

Kenneth Sykes's Timeline

9 Records

1919
07 Aug 1919
Birth of Kenneth Leon Sykes in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 1
Kenneth Leon Sykes resided here in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Kenneth Leon Sykes resided here in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Kenneth Leon Sykes resided here in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
1940
Age 21
Kenneth Leon Sykes resided here in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 21
Kenneth Leon Sykes resided here in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
06 Mar 1950
Age 31
Kenneth Leon Sykes resided here in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1953
1953
Age 34
Kenneth Leon Sykes resided here in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1983
15 Mar 1983
Age 64
Death of Kenneth Leon Sykes in Irwin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Irwin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1919
    Event Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2483
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3409; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 2-294
    [5] Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 172-07-1308; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: McKeesport Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1515; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 223; Image: 159
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1966; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0681; FHL microfilm: 2341700
    [9] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Pennsylvania, Marriages
    [12] U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: McKeesport Ward 7, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1515; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 223; Image: 159

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1966; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0681; FHL microfilm: 2341700

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3409; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 2-294

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2483

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3409; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 2-294

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1950
    Event Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Irwin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1983
    Event Place: Irwin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 172-07-1308; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Hills, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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