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References
- ↑ Gibson Cemetery, in Find A Grave.
Bertha M Johnson Sykes
Birth: 1877
Death: 1966
Family links:
Parents:
Mark Thomas Johnson (1843 - 1930)
Susie Swales Pruden Johnson (1849 - 1932)
Children:
Lola Sykes Weber (1912 - 1974)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Gibson Cemetery
Bright
Dearborn County
Indiana, United States
Created by: Tom Perdiew
Record added: May 21, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 90488441
- ↑ George Sykes household, in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule
7 Apr 1930.
George was enumerated as a painter with his own business.
Name:George Sykes
Gender:Male
Birth Year:abt 1873
Birthplace:Indiana
Race:White
Home in 1930:Cleves, Hamilton, Ohio
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Marital Status:Married
Relation to Head of House:Head
Spouse's Name: Bertha Sykes
Father's Birthplace:Indiana
Mother's Birthplace:Indiana
Household Members:
NameAge
George Sykes57
Bertha Sykes53
Hazel Sykes27
Cleo Sykes19
Clair Sykes13
Lola Clark18
- ↑ George H Sykes household, in Dearborn, Indiana, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T625)
5 Jan 1920.
George was enumerated as a house painter. His daughter, Gertrude was a stenographer in a drill factory, and another daughter, Lillian was "working out" doing housework.
Name:George H Sykes
Age:47
Birth Year:abt 1873
Birthplace:Indiana
Home in 1920:Harrison, Dearborn, Indiana
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Head
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:Bertha Sykes
Father's Birthplace:Ohio
Mother's Birthplace:Indiana
Home Owned:Own
Able to Read:Yes
Able to Write:Yes
Household Members:
NameAge
George H Sykes47
Bertha Sykes43
[42]
Getrude Sykes23
Lillian Sykes20
Hazel Sykes18
Cleo Sykes9
Lola Sykes7
Clair Sykes3
- ↑ George Sykes household, in Dearborn, Indiana. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T624)
20 Apr 1910.
George was enumerated as a painter (house decorator.)
Name:George Sykes
Age in 1910:37
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Birth Year:abt 1873
[abt 1872]
Birthplace:Indiana
Home in 1910:Harrison, Dearborn, Indiana
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Head
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:Bertha Sykes
Father's Birthplace:Ohio
Mother's Birthplace:Indiana
Household Members:
NameAge
George Sykes37
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Bertha Sykes33
Gertrude Sykes13
Lillian Sykes10
Hazel Sykes8
- ↑ Lawrenceburg Press. (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)
Page 1, column 1, 05 Oct 1934.
Accident Is Fatal To George Sykes Well Known Contractor Assisting Moving Daughter and Family to New Home When Accident Occurs
A fatal accident which brought death to George Sykes, a highly esteemed citizen and well known contractor of Bright vicinity occurred on the highway between Cleves and Hooven last Friday morning. The first tidings that came to Bright stated that Mr. Sykes had been seriously injured. Just a little while later the message of sadness came that he was dead.
Mr. Sykes and son Clair, assisted by Edwin Tisdale a son-in-law were moving with an auto and trailer a load of furniture to the new home of Mr. Tisdale at Hooven. Mr. Sykes was riding in the trailer and holding the furniture. At a turn in the road the furniture tilted and Mr. Sykes in his effort to hold it in place lost his balance and fell headforemost (sic) on the cement road and was fatally hurt. Dr. Cutley was summoned and Mr. Sykes was placed in an ambulance headed for a Cincinnati hospital. Death, however, came ere the start for the city was made, and he was taken to his own home near Bright.
There was poignant grief and anguish occasioned by this of this last home-coming of this good man to his immediate family and friends with tender, sympathetic accord, touching the heartstrings of all acquaintances to whom the shocking news had come. He was a man among men, of gentle mien, fair and just in all his dealings. hence had many friends who pay him tribute and attest to their loss in his passing.
Funeral rites were held Sunday at the Bright Christian Church with an extremely large number of relatives and friends being present to attest love and sympathy. Many beautiful flowers also bore mute evidence of esteem. Rev. Titus of Harrison was in charge, assisted by Rev. R. G. Strong of the Methodist Church and Rev. Thornhill of Harrison. The interment was in the family plot in the Gibson Cemetery. George Henry Sykes, son of John and Julia Sykes, was born March 9, 1872, and departed this life Sept, 28, 1934, age 62 years 6 months, 19 days. Members of his family surviving are: two brothers, John and James Sykes, and one sister, Mrs. Eva Miller Haley, His early boyhood days were spent in the Bright community. He was married April 22, 1896, to Miss Maud Davis, a successful county teacher before marriage. She died January 20, 1905. To this union two surviving daughters were , born, Miss Gertrude Sykes, of Harrison, 0., and Mrs. Ward Simms of South Bend, Ind.
On December 24 1906, Mr. Sykes was married to Miss Bertha Johnson. To this union were born three children, Cleo, Lola and Clara, who with the stepdaughter Hazel completes the family circle, who are bereft of a kind, loving and thoughtful father. He united with the Christian church early in life and while he attended the Methodist Church with his family he retained his membership with his early chosen church.
He was a, thorough going and active man and a liberal provider for his family. For sometime he had been deeply interested in superintending the erection of a new home at Hoover for his daughter an husband and little Barbara. It was in this desire to see them nicely set up in their new home that he met his tragic and shocking death. Greatly indeed will this daughter and family prize this last loving work of her father.
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