Individual Details

Nelson Joseph Sykes

(1877 - 10 Nov 1937)

On the 1930 U. S. Census of Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon Nelson J. Sykes appears with his wife Esther H. and children Lauren B. (son) and H. Lucile, a daughter. Also in the household is an uncle Chancey L. Clayson widowed and a farmer. A roomer Zelpha F. Holtee is also living there. Nelson is a bookkeeper, Esther is an interior decorator and Lauran is a music teacher.

This family is also at the same place in the 1920 and 1910 census. The daughter is listed as Hazel L. in 1920.

Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Friday, November 12, 1937, Page 15, Col. 5: Sykes---Late of 3133 N. E. Rodney ave., Nov. 10, Nelson J. Sykes, aged 59 years, beloved father of Lauren B. Sykes of Portland and Mrs. Wayne Chastain of Freewater, Or.; brother of Russell Sykes and Mrs. Mabel Mills of Portland. Funeral services Friday, Nov. 12, at 11 A. M. at the Chapel of Miller & Tracey. Interment Rose City Cemetery.

Events

Birth1877Michigan
Marriage19 Oct 1904Yamhill Co., Oregon - Harriet Esther Horton
Death10 Nov 1937Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
BurialRose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon

Families

SpouseHarriet Esther Horton (1880 - 1958)
ChildLauren Berkeley Sykes (1905 - 1980)
ChildLucile Hazel Sykes (1909 - 1987)

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