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Velma Marie Sykes 1918–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1918

Birth Location: Scott, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 9 January 1987

Death Location: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Father: Abbott Sr

Mother: Lola Taylor

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Velma Marie Sykes was born in 1918 in Scott, Arkansas, USA, the child of Abbott Barnes Sykes Sr And Lola Ella Samantha Taylor. Velma Marie Sykes passed away in 1987 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Velma Marie Sykes was born in 1918 in Scott, Arkansas, USA, the child of Abbott Barnes Sykes Sr And Lola Ella Samantha Taylor.
  • Velma Marie Sykes passed away in 1987 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA.

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Velma Sykes's Ancestors

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Velma Sykes
1918–1987
Birth Place: Scott, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Abbott Barnes Sykes Sr
1892–1963
, Logan, Arkansas, USA
Lola ("Ella" Samantha) Taylor
1888–1927
Tate, Logan County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Rev (James Levander Sykes) (*)
1854–1929
Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Barbara (Allen) Lipe
1872–1956
Ellsworth, Logan, Arkansas, USA
Berry (H) Taylor
1850–1935
Tennessee, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) Dickerson
1861–1922
Ione, Logan Co, AR
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Velma Sykes's Timeline

2 Records

1918
26 Dec 1918
Birth of Velma Marie Sykes in Scott, Arkansas, USA
Scott, Arkansas, USA
1987
9 January 1987
Age 69
Death of Velma Marie Sykes in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1918
    Event Place: Scott, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 January 1987
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

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