Husband: James Sykes, Jr.
Birthdate: 9 March 1819
Birthplace: Huddersfield, England
Death date: 21 July 1906
Place of death: Barry, Pike Co, IL
Father: James Sykes, Sr.
Mother: Hannah Hirst

Marriage date: 16 Sept 1849
Marriage place: Adams Co, IL

Wife: Mary Ayres
Birthdate: 30 Dec 1830
Birthplace: Woodbridge, NJ
Death date: 1 April 1873
Place of death: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Father: Joseph Ayres
Mother: Hannah Inslee

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Hannah Sykes
Birthdate: 3 July 1850
Birthplace: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Death date: 8 Sept 1934
Place of death: Cresbard, SD
Marriage date: 29 Sept 1869
Marriage place: Adams Co, IL
Spouse’s name: Robert W. Cunningham

Child No. 2: Elizabeth Sykes
Birthdate: 28 Oct 1851
Birthplace: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Death date: 17 July 1924
Place of death: Lincoln, NE
Marriage date: 11 April 1876
Marriage place: Adams Co, IL
Spouse’s name: James McClain Child

No. 3: Joseph Sykes
Birthdate: 6 May 1853
Birthplace: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Death date: 22 April 1931
Place of death: Colorado Springs, CO
Marriage date: 28 Sept 1875
Marriage place: Adams Co, IL
Spouse’s name: Martha Ellen Holt

Child No. 4: Nancy Sykes
Birthdate: 20 Dec 1854
Birthplace: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Death date: 20 Oct 1855
Place of death: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse’s name:

Child No. 5: Charles Sykes
Birthdate: 30 Oct 1856
Birthplace: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Death date: 22 Nov 1857
Place of death: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL

Child No. 6: George Sykes
Birthdate: 25 Aug 1858
Birthplace: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Death date: 11 Jan 1859
Place of death: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL

Child No. 7: James Sykes
Birthdate: 18 July 1860
Birthplace: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Death date: 30 Aug 1860
Place of death: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL

Child No. 8: Edwin Sykes
Birthdate: June 1863
Birthplace: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Death date: September 1863
Place of death: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL

Child No. 9: Emma Sykes
Birthdate: 22 March 1865
Birthplace: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Death date: 24 Dec 1961
Place of death: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Marriage date: 15 Jan 1882
Marriage place: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Spouse’s name: William M. Huffman

Child No. 10: Frank Sykes
Birthdate: 19 March 1869
Birthplace: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Death date: November 1943
Place of death: Pike Co, IL
Marriage date: 23 Oct 1890
Marriage place: Pike Co, IL
Spouse’s name: Eliza Hill

Child No. 11: Hattie Sykes
Birthdate: 15 Feb 1870
Birthplace: Beverly Twp, Adams Co, IL
Death date: 9 Sept 1938
Place of death: Pike Co, IL
Marriage date: 18 Oct 1893
Marriage place: Pike Co, IL
Spouse’s name: Frank Lawson

Documentation: Newspaper clippings, family and public records of birth, marriage, and death.

Submitted by: Frank E. Huffman